Muntz v. A Raft of Timber

On a very foggy morning in February, 1880, a large raft of logs broke loose in the upper part of the port of New Orleans. It was discovered by the steam-tug Margaret, a little steam ferry-boat then plying across the river from Louisiana avenue, in the city of New Orleans, to Harvey’s canal. The men on the raft called to the ferryboat to assist in landing the raft. The Margaret went to the assist*556anee of the raft at considerable peril to herself, and with her steam-power and crew rendered more or less service in getting the raft towards the right bank of the river, where she could be landed in…