The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-16

boat wen built; that the Syiph struck her shs
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sllph bress sesd way through the hull 81 th, Eags
making an opening 2sa.ly o. the shape Of the ssss
pilot and the engineer Of the syiph not ceased IL
accerdsncs with tho Of the Of Csagrsss
ssss the came within the term q the press:
which exempted ferry boats from the provisions Of tho
Held BY the Court-rAat a. the place whore the col
son occurred where vessels accustomed to pass
and to repass and to anchor II required Of beth
care that the motion the beats could be stopped
upon ths first approach Of danger That the tnsmooy
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would b difficult 70 CONS TO any satisfactory result.
That the position and character Of the wound show that
the Eagle must have been nearly stt, and tbs Sylph
under rapid motion; as, the Syph had bssn sii, IL
would have required lateral motion tbs part Of the
rapid motion she would have been further
starbosrd side and the wound would have been different
That ibis vsH Of the case % not changed ng TIE test
BILE on the Fart Of the Eagle, which under head
way sufficient to cause injury to any vsssel at the tins
was the rapid Roadway OF the Syiph. rhs: Il Ii
cessarY therefore, to determine WHISTLER IL
t9s the syph 70 have licensed piist and snsassr but
bo't" used in the act OF 1852 IL meant boats that
are employed in carrying passengers over streams aud
law would be defeated If did apply {, boats nsvi
gated a. the Syiph Was. Decree for hbsl!ants, with
COLLISION IN NORTH OVERLOOKING TOO MAR THE PIERS.
frederick A. Victor al rs The Propeller CemeT
hossTSis iSss was a.si By the own'r Of the Be%sa
by collision with the Cement Rock which occurred on
the 18th Of October, 1854, off pier No In the North
north side Of that pier to DO taken out Of her slip
by the steamboat Only Son, to 60 to Pier No. Il
soDg pier piers Nos and 10 are short ones. and pier
end Of piers Nos and H. leaving but narrow gsp OF
about ships length through which the Caroline had to
ont tu0 Waa O0 hsr lnrho ard afd nd tha
ship cano out at the rate OF but or two miles
hour being under the control of experienced pilot
ts hs
carried to vessel at the end of pier No. to assist in
turning her round in the slip became entansd that
move moro slowly, but this attributable to any
neglect of those board the Caroline Az the head Of
the Caroline projected ont into ths stream the Censnt
Rock discovered coming from port up the river,
bound to Brooklyn; she was then passing pier No. 49,
which 10 229 feet above pier No. IL aud in the
from SIX to miles hour; when about 100 feet
off, she rang to slow to stop and to back the sgnals to
slow and stop obeyed but not tbs signal to back,
In consequence OF the engine catching the CENTRE
her pilot put the helm to starbcard but her
not materially changed and shs came into the Caroline
Held BY the Court-That upon the testim, ny NO nsgl
improper conduct ID discovered thu part Of
the Caroline; that when she discovered the Cement
Rock she could not 20 ahead, and had drfted little
with the tide that she could be backed into the
slip; that the Cement Rock, In coming dowa the river
tre ran great risk Of doing da mage to some Of the YES
sells that almost constantly coming out Of the slips,
and that there was DO for her running SO near
the piers that the Cement Rock could have taken
course like vessel with the wind free, while the Caro-
line, like vesael close hauled, could pursue but
vas q
dangerous course - running the end OF PIERS
they must expect to be made liable for all
was occss oned by the Negligence Of the Cement Rock
Decree for hbsllants, with reference.