In re McWilliams
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. This was a petition by Charles McWilliams and others, owners of the steam tugs Vandercook and Thomas Purcell, for limitation of liability in respect to such tugs, for the loss of certain coal-laden barges while in tow thereof.' The district court found that the tugs were in fault, and granted the petition for limitation of liability. 65 Fed. 251. From this decree the petitioners appeal.
1Per curiam
The tug Vandercook, having in tow 14 coal-laden boats and barges, assisted by the tug Purcell, left Hammond’s Flat at 6 p. m., November 9, 1893, bound up Long Island Sound for New Haven and intermediate ports. Shortly after midnight an ebb tide and strong easterly wind were encountered, creating a rough sea, by which the tow was broken up, resulting in the loss by sinking of seven of the boats. The question in the case is whether the weather conditions were such at the commencement of the voyage as to justify an experienced navigator, exercising ordinary prudence, and familiar with the…
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