In re Thames Towboat Co.

THOMAS, District Judge.

This is a proceeding brought by the Thames Towboat Company of New London, Conn., as owner of the steamtug Bess and the barge Hornet, to limit its liability as such owner, for all loss, damage, destruction, or injury caused by or resulting from the sinking of the barge Hornet with her cargo of fish scrap in Grave-send Bay, New York Harbor, on or about December 20, 1925. The proceeding is brought pursuant to sections 4282-4287 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (46 USCA §§ 182-187; Comp. St. §§ 8020-8025) and the various acts amendatory thereof and supplemental…