Price v. The Elmbank
District Court, N.D. California
This was a libel by Thomas Price against the ship Elmbank and her cargo for salvage services rendered in extinguishing a fire in the cargo of sulphur in the hold of vessel' by the use of chemicals. Value of vessel, $76,000; of sulphur, $21,000; total, $97,000. Award, $10,000.
1Opinion of the Court
MORROW, District Judge.
This action is brought to recover for salvage services alleged to have been rendered in June, 1893, to the ship Elmbank and her cargo, consisting of about 2,000 tons of sul-phur, by Thomas Price, a chemist, in extinguishing a fire which had started in the sulphur stowed in the hold of the vessel, and which had baffled the efforts of the fire department of this city, assisted by three .steam tugs, to place it under control by the use of water. The salvage services claimed to have been rendered consisted of skillful labor and the scientific application of chemical…
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