BYERS, District Judge.
On October 14, 1926, a tow was proceeding east through the Barge Canal, made up of the tug Nat Sutton, and the barges Bloomfield, Haber, Mercer and Lenahan, in the order named.
There were two hawsers leading from the stern of the tug to the first barge, of approximately 60 feet in length; the barges were close coupled, and, on the second and fourth, there were steering wheels rigged to affect the course of the tow by "pinching" or "crimping...
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