u. =. District C0urt-In Admiralty.


Before Jud0e Betts
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JAN Collision Case-ROberf Gibbs, ct al LaBeans,
The Steamboat Navraganset, her tackle, &C. and the
New Jersey Steam Navigation Company This libel
filed by the plaintiffs, Of the sloop Corinthlan
against the steamboat Narragansett and her owners 1t
appeared that the Cornthian sailed the port Of New
Bedford the third of January, 1s45 with cargo Of
port Of New York On the evening Of the sth Of Janua
~, while opposite Black Rock, or Bridgeport and near
ly midway between both shores of Long Island Sound,
the wind blowing north west about five knot breeze
the sloop into BY the steamboat which pro
ceedng from the city of New York, tearing away her
bowsprt and opening her bows so that she filed with
water in about three minutes. The libel also charged,
that after the accident the having charge Of the
Narragansett proceeded on their voyage without stop
ping enquire if the sloop had received any damage
offering any assistance to those bosrd Immediately
after the COLLISION the master and Of the sloop had
to get into the long boat and remained in the Sound,
near the wreck, until morning; they then proceeded to
Brooklyn, where they arrived at O'clock and hired
two soops and went back to the sloop and found her
upset and part of her cargo consisting of barrels Of
oil, floating her They finally, with the aid of the
two sloops rghted her. and had her towed into Black
Rock.


For the defence insisted that the Corinthan was
off her at the time Of the collision that after
she had changed, when both vessels close upon
each other if she had then put her helm port
throw her bows away from the steamboat, such
ment in connection with the effort made by the
boat, would have avoided the collision at all events,
would have greatly diminished the violence OF the
shock. .,.


This case was not finished when the Court adjourned