12 F. 798 | E.D. Pa. | 1882
The respondent was blamable in running too near the Pennsylvania shore. The bark kept in her wake until she found herself running aground, or in imminent danger of it, when she sheered off towards deeper water; but was brought up in the mud before reaching it. The testimony of Captain Keller, of the Atlas, that the Lena ported her helm, running to starboard of his course, making a shorter turn than the tug, and thus approaching nearer the Pennsylvania shore, is contradicted by all the witnesses on board the Lena, and unsupported by any evidence in the cause. If it were true, it is susceptible of being proved beyond doubt. It furthermore seems incredible that the captain of the tug should have seen his tow thus