The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-23
BROOKLYN COURTS.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT causr-fH1tm DISTRICT.

An Interesting North River Collision Case
Dccisi0u Of Judge Benedict.
The Hoopien Land and Improvement Company ~. tie
Steamboat Cay~ea, de-BEsEprcr, This Is. a case OF
collision. The ibellanls the Of the Hoboken
ferrybost James Watt who proceed against the Hudson
river towboa Cayuga 70 for injuries received BY
the ferryboat the 18th Of June 1864 The place Of
the collision the middle OF the Hudson rlver
about opposite Robinson street. The tide ebb The
weather clear and the time about four o'clock
in the afternoon The course Of the Cayuga had been
from her BERTH N the foot OF Desbrosses street. the
New York aide, down 70 Hubert street, when she
rounded up the river, expecting to pick up boat there
but the boat being unable 70 get out the Cayuga again
rounded and down the her way 70 the Bat
terry make her tow shortly after heading down, che
contact with the ferryboai which proceed
ing upon OF her regular trips from Hobokcn TO New
York striking the srboard quarter OF the some
ten or fifteen feet from the stern Tho claim the
part OF the Cayuga k that when she rounded out and
down from Hubert street the ferry boat farther up
the river and going greater speed than the Cayuga
that the ferry boat down upon the Cayugas star
board quarter and then down upon course
Outside Of ser ss ss as ssa b. be sy
boat until her stern with the tayugas bow,
when she heeed sharp TO east across the Of the
latter and 20 close that there not time for the Cay
ugs V reverse her engine swing wcst and
quently the vessels On the part OF the
ferry boat ts claimed that the two vessels APP
preaching upon convcrgng lines the ferry boat crossing
from Hoboken and the cayugs heading for the Jersey
side Just below Jersey St that tue ferry boat NJ
the outset further down the than the Cayuga
that the latter going toe faster OF tho two that the
ferry boat held straight course headed fov about the
foot OF Liberty street. and. she outside Of aud
upon the stsrboard hand Of the Cayuga the duty
OF the latter 70 AVOID her; that the Cayuga &C.
cordingly dd stop hor engine when the boats
were IL such distance apart as would enable
the ferry boat to pass, but started u again
before the fsrryboat out of the way and
her The volumlnou and in many respects con,radic-
tory testimony introduced in support OF thees respective
theories has been examined with care, but a. view the
case Il necessary 70 consider only single feature of
consider II TO have been satisfactorily shown that
after the Csyuga had rounded out and down the river
ro Hubcri street. and when the ferry boat vas 10 plain
sight and crossing the river upon regular and known
trip from Hobokco TO New York, the engine OF the
Cayugs stopped and again started when the ferry.
boat was directly ahead OF and closs 70 hor. Nov
whether the and speed Of the two vessels up 70
this point had been contended for By the bcant OF
the claimant the feryboas being. ~ she was, ferry
boat and CLAIM sight upon seeing the Cayuga stop her
engine became entitled consider that the Cayuea In
tended 70 allow her to pan upon her "Trip and 70 act ae
cordray There therefore, fault on the part OF
the fsyboat IN Keeping and passing the bows o. the
Cayuga Such a 70 have been expected whom
,he Oayuga stopped and would have enaiied no dsn-
ger Of collision bad not the Cayuga started her engine
ngsn before The ferybcai had fairly passed This start
ns p VI mo csyoga yhcn she dh brought Ihs Two Int