Sharpley v. The Calvin S. Edwards
Sharpley v. The Calvin S. Edwards
Opinion of the Court
This is a claim on the part of the owners of the schooner Eleanora and the owners of the steam-tug Idlewild to recover salvage compensation for services rendered to a derelict. The schooner Calvin S. Edwards, laden with lumber, was discovered by the schooner Eleanora below Absecomb, abandoned, with four or five feet of water in her; the gaff, foregaff, and forebeam broken; no boats, no water-barrels on board; all sails gone but the topmast staysail; held to an anchor by a single hawser fastened to her bitts, and nearly chafed off; her chains were overboard with no anchors attached. As she was situated, she would have held on but a very little while longer. The Eleanora, finding her abandoned, made a line to her, put three men on board of her, and commenced to tow her towards New York. This was about 9 o’clock in the morning, and the sea was calm. After a while the wind began to breeze up, and the line parted. Then another line was made fast to her. By the time the Eleanora had arrived with the derelict off Barnegat the weather was looking very ugly. About 9 o’clock in the evening, the tug-boat Idlewild, coming in sight, was signaled, and asked to assist the Eleanora to get the derelict into port. This she agreed to do upon an understanding that any salvage that might be realized would be divided equally between the tug and the schooner. By the combined efforts of these two vessels the derelict was brought safely into
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- The Calvin S. Edwards. Sharpley v. The Calvin S. Edwards
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