Before the passage of the act of Congress of February 13, 1893, 27 Stat. 445, c. 105; 3 Comp. Stat. U.S. 2946, known as the Harter Act, it was the settled law of this court that, in the absence of special contract, there was a warranty upon the part of the ship owner that the ship was seaworthy at the beginning of her voyage. The warranty...
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