Reports of Cases Ruled and Adjudged in the Several Courts of the United States, and of Pennsylvania: Held at the Seat of the Federal Government, Volume 92reporter at the Aurora Office, 1876 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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Page 32
... vessel might know that the schooner was a pilot- boat waiting for employment . Such lights are shown , under such circumstances , to disclose the special character of the vessel ; and the evidence 32 [ Sup . Ct . THE " CITY OF WASHINGTON .
... vessel might know that the schooner was a pilot- boat waiting for employment . Such lights are shown , under such circumstances , to disclose the special character of the vessel ; and the evidence 32 [ Sup . Ct . THE " CITY OF WASHINGTON .
Page 33
... vessel ; and the evidence shows that the approaching vessel immediately displayed a blue light , which is the proper signal to show to a pilot - boat to signify that the light of the pilot - boat is seen , and that her services as such ...
... vessel ; and the evidence shows that the approaching vessel immediately displayed a blue light , which is the proper signal to show to a pilot - boat to signify that the light of the pilot - boat is seen , and that her services as such ...
Page 34
... vessels were then close together ; and it appears that the steamship was still under considerable headway , and that she struck the schooner on her port side just abaft the mainmast , cutting five or six feet into the hull of the vessel ...
... vessels were then close together ; and it appears that the steamship was still under considerable headway , and that she struck the schooner on her port side just abaft the mainmast , cutting five or six feet into the hull of the vessel ...
Page 35
... vessels , if pursued for any considera- ble distance , would cross each other as the vessels advanced ; and the proofs show , that , when they had approached within a quarter of a mile of each other , the steamship ported her helm ...
... vessels , if pursued for any considera- ble distance , would cross each other as the vessels advanced ; and the proofs show , that , when they had approached within a quarter of a mile of each other , the steamship ported her helm ...
Page 36
... vessel should be adjudged liable for the consequences of a collision by reason of not having a masthead - light , where it appeared , beyond all doubt , that she constantly showed flash - lights , which were sea- sonably seen by the ...
... vessel should be adjudged liable for the consequences of a collision by reason of not having a masthead - light , where it appeared , beyond all doubt , that she constantly showed flash - lights , which were sea- sonably seen by the ...
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