FOSTER, Circuit Judge.
This is a case of salvage. The material facts, which are practically undisputed, are these:
The steamship Nicarao, owned by appellant, was discharged from the Jahncke dry dock at New Orleans at about 5 p. m., after undergoing certain repairs. She had no steam up and no crew on board, except the fourth engineer, a boatswain, and one or two others. About 8:30 p. m. the engineer found that the ship was leaking and called upon the superintendent...
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