New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-07
LAW INTELLIGENCE.
LAW INTELLIGENCE.
United STATES CIRCUIT CoURT-sErr. 6.-Befor
Judge NELSON.


IN ADMIRALTY AUG. %, 1865.
a IT, Dodge and others sgt. the steamer Illinois,
NELSON. G.. 1.-The collision IN tins case TOOK
re between the schooner Statesman and me steamer s6ot
nast o'clock of the evening of tue 18th Of August 1905
49, Bay the month of the Potomac little
north and eastward Of the light hip anchored on smith
% an ,he west side of the bay The schooner bound
m. bay 20 Baltimore The steamer was on her passage
from Alexandria, Va. to the port OF New ORR WIN some
20 ahont T. E. and three or four Knots the hour VIVA Az
ebb tide The schooner was Close han'a on hr sa'ooae
,aet beadiug mort h westerly about north by west
tn ~ stated In ibel OF the schooner Is that when
tlc stsame: first seen she was heading 10 w
d IN. schooner and struck her starboard oo" carrying
awa y her bowsprit Jbboom hesd geSi' I r ,rboay1
and drove the chooBeTs bow around bringing nci
side against and under the port SIDE OF 'g xvas
The ease uiade in the answer is tha "hle 'ne We
b.sGs about s s E. light reported on the port bow
which aterward appeared was ,ne Ia m the mort
and which bore and one.hali, 10 TWO Po.s 81 VIC H.,
boy the steamer then beading about y H. Oy . =
the steamers then further changed one POM Pb,
in, b.T helm so as head ebou > ny f ana tle u NJ :,
oncd "a AZ 20 bear about three points ON the port DOW
amer the second porting of the helm the ight
soon after aud while the steamer was proceeding on nsl
800. bv f. the light rcappeared about two points on the
por bow and closing the steamer Ihet the sa W.,
hem was then put hard port and engine bells rns 70 SOP
Ihat liza schooner Immediately came into view, steering
acros the bow. Of the steamer and beading about west 70
ward the light ship and thai the schooners Iioboom sA
tho steamer on the port bow and then swinging Hohs sue
Tbere were three persons board the schooner Nekerson
the master Wiley the and wheeman, ana WIsohth
out tho were in charge OF her navigation ana
b. lson and " no concur IN saying that when they hfs'
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west and that il not changed I'LL the inone, OF he
deu, when the ordered the wheel 70 De-
in order 10 ase the blow II also ia proof that the light o
Tho schooner was discovered board the steamer IN n 70
have taken which would have cleared her tt aie
qr those on lost sight OF the schooner ana
when they again discovered her she crossing the BOWS "
the former according the proofs part OF TIE steamer
bat on part the schooner the steamer was coming i'o
the schooner her -tarboaTd bow.
There is considerable conflict of proofs to the course
the vessels bit concur with the court below that inc
weight oft j. decidedly IN favor Of the position OF me scho3n
er that from the time she first discovered the lights OF the
steamer the course Of former not changed I'LL the mo
nent the collision and then TO lessen the effects oil te
disaster.
The fn Of the steamer and in respect 20 which there u no
Dispute AZ 20 the fact in checking her speed and even
stopping need be. after she had lost sight o the ghts OF W.
schooner until she bad again discovered them lhefe j. no
Joined BY the decisions Of the courts aud obvious 20 All per
sons Of any experience in navigation IL would IN al reason
able prob,v have prevented the disaster In this he
evening was clear with starlight aud there bright hight
In the bow the schooner There could therefore nave
been no great difficulty 81 igain making the ight aer nae
Disappeared proper sters had been taken oy o'e OIL
boz ri the steamer.
The decree Of the cour. below affirmed.