Osterhoudt v. Federal Sugar Refining Co.

(after stating the facts as above). No one saw the sequence in which the Queen Anne’s line to the dock slipped around the bitt and the lines of the Francis Scully parted. Plested, the captain of the Francis Scully, testified that he was awakened by the operations of the tug, got up, and started his fire. He continued his testimony as follows:

“Q. Captain, after you dressed, forgetting all about this towboat, tell me when you saw the first indication of the boats breaking away and how it happened. A. I happened to glance over towards' the dock, and I saw the boats starting to move. I opened my…