New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-20
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.

WASHINGTON. Sept. l9.-1he following Is the de-
Gi sl. % ' Fho Sa Sl,1 af ya W. B. Donason ec
claimants OF me steamer Great RON The
Circuit Court To- the District al lol.an Nj justice paws
delivered the opinion Of Ing Court Tins i case ~ collision
"a , ~ ~ 49,, ia f,,it when fo bolf- collide in ieu.
ssn g M ,sy Ieatier or nn dark hight but there no
eYcupatory clrern, ances ,,te9g ris dS1f IT mp
light was goot enough - Distinguish small objects
aud ciE and HE yrr uroj-trnced aforlrg ample room
for passsge on thcr side % me pom, Mnrr ne Nes'' o
and The wre Of thc smaller .tele u = '.y pal ihat IT
To- l There is no dispute hat Tie Cl'9na ;nal stern
~, RE s,t - .i,ns SO a. al,. ; a, N boupd on
voyage Donaldsonv La. md that the steamboat Great
vessel vim wec- New the same evening ior
the cit rank jas; above Nine Nile POM, aud straight
s soT no Tor 81 some n the ceona beng soae distance
9h@i and ne noiG no&9t ia9I n .d nSi , H%SS
10 The river N ~ onlquc direction intending 10 MAJ
inc her corst I'D nai overlook abou. thc middle OF
tc all ne collision occurred lhe distance between
wv Sc beni 81 from 800 to $50 Yards while tn witnesses
& ,,rr,rt hi ia lines 81 excitement there is very
without II ussns the plooabinss o. mis- matter there are
resrondtnis Accounting 20 e testimony q nearly al the
or N o;hfr words making 200 Yards 70 the mas
quite clear that the Ceona VAS not more tlan 30
to cross over, and mist have ssed 10 each the mid
A. tr ru!,c was arhOari Sic must have
gone con slarabv over yards the point OF col
tho lepna len 0Oa short the respond hts
say eoson wOnd have occurred much sooner ~ ue
speed Rcpubc II miles au hour enabling h'i 20
minute. II would, therefore, seem
quite that she far enough ahead 10 cross t ,ie,
the sunpoaiiion that the iolON'ng bOi "ouu
navigation. start rom ms view OF he su.l
an th rwbr camel escape condemnation The quot says
mat a. soon sheered to t larDoai D" pulled 10
M arhoar ana rang stopping and bacAng bel ana u
10 ie,u. ave no snal url been running out
about half minute when she blew Two blasts OF hcI whistle
and that collision occurred N about hall minute Uu ,o
he In
III NAT th. Cle,na shecrd when she made the such
tn and tt rrfor followed until he overlook her IN the
midd u the river instead Of keeping ms course "Sh inc
shows would have prevented tht VouistOh
CleOna movement was not clear rlttr mdtert
enough what right had the pilot Ia proceed on tha' sho
sitonl Impression this sor not admissible anu Ought
never Ia n, ned by pilot and II disaster the
the boat he l. guiding IN" cause
of this clearly traceabie 10 tins mistake and To e
occasion. II ms dnty TO have kept on ms
course and he hat done this instead Of SWINGING
lie did the signals OF the Ceona which the NV
saws he must avoid mistakes Two whistles we're
blown Cleona which this pilot 9nd others on pu
Republic interpreted rs meaning but one sgnal st
whistles constituted signa or tvO answer
have bee made may be- II tins had been done ue 70
suit woul been different To the version OF te
The Kepubr that the Cle0na gave signal unt hall ln
after she turned cross n. Court reply that the
SO omit a plain matter OF duty, hon he should nav spp
~, omission By signaling "a soon AZ he disoo'oeu "
= Peters, appellant agt The schooner Dsst up
neal from Court tor the District OF
Justice Chnord delivered the opinion OF tns & i'm 10
prevent collisions between Ness'ls Ia
ton have been adopted by Congress- H m - "a,
end nearly end on INC - it
hph helmH 20 that tich may pass on inc
port side Of the other At large CO. me hbe was
me-, by the owner the schooner Mary Jnh when Was SUNK
In Cbsan,ae Iav ON The lTth Of November, 1870 by the
exter heavily with oyHters The schooner OF
tle n6elant bound up the Bay irom tho oysiS