Bradley Fertilizer Co. v. The Edwin I. Morrison

The libel in this case was filed against the schooner Edwin I. Morrison to recover for the damage done to a cargo of guano by sea-water taken aboard on the tenth day of January, 1884, on her voyage from Boston to Savannah. The schooner sailed on the fifth of January, and, according to her log, on the afternoon of the ninth of .January met a very strong gale and heavy sea, and shipped great quantities of water. The 10th opened with a strong westerly gale, sea running very high. “At 8 A. m.,” as the log continues, “set two reef foresail and storm trysail, and hove vessel to, heading about…