MOSCOWITZ, J.
The El Mundo was a coal barge, and up to the time of the accident was seaworthy. On February 11, 1923, this boat, loaded with a cargo of coal, had been lying in Wallabout Canal from about 2 a. m. to 8 a. m., waiting for the Washington Bridge, which is owned and operated by the city of New York, respondent herein, to open. The bridge is used for pedestrians and vehicular traffic. On the bridge is conspicuously displayed a sign, "Boats towed through without...
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