Investigation of the Sinking of the Submarine "S-4".

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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1928 - 326 psl.

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139 psl. - But when, as in this case, a ship at the time of a collision is in actual violation of a statutory rule intended to prevent collisions, it is no more than a reasonable presumption that the fault, if not the sole cause, was at least a contributory cause of the disaster.
25 psl. - Washington, DC The subcommittee met, pursuant to the call of the chairman, at 10 o'clock am, in the room of the Committee on Territories in the Capitol, Senator Tasker L.
231 psl. - Gerry would like to be with me when we consult you. (Thereupon, at 11 o'clock am, the subcommittee took a recess until 2.30 o'clock pm) AFTERNOON SESSION The subcommittee reconvened, pursuant to the taking of the recess, at 2.30 o'clock pm, Senator Tasker L.
186 psl. - Montreal to the outlying depots and return, are contemptuously dubbed mangrum de lard,' " pork-eaters," because their pampered appetites demand peas and pork, rather than hulled corn and tallow. Two of the crew, one at the bow and the other at the stern, being especially skilled in the craft of handling the paddle in the rapids, receive higher wages than the rest. Into the canoe...
111 psl. - ... must, like every other question of fact, be determined by the court upon the testimony of witnesses — that is, upon the testimony of nautical men of experience and judgment. It cannot, in the nature of things, be judicially known to the court as a matter of law.
123 psl. - ... at the masthead. Every vessel seeing this signal should steer so as to give the escorting vessel a berth of at least 1 mile, and also to pass astern of her. When from any cause this can not be done the escorting vessel should be approached at a slow speed until warning is given by flags, semaphore, or megaphone, as most convenient, of the danger zone, a good lookout being kept meanwhile for the submarines, whose presence may be only indicated by their periscopes showing above water.
111 psl. - ... discharge the duty with which he is charged. And all of the experienced pilots who have been examined as witnesses in this case, accustomed to the navigation of the bay, well acquainted with the form and construction of the Louisiana, unite in testifying that the place where Ward was stationed was the best and most suitable ; and they point out the serious disadvantages that might arise from stationing him at the bow. There can hardly be a rule of law which requires a steamboat to station a lookout...
109 psl. - ... each particular case, and that no general rule can be laid down which will cover all cases.
67 psl. - It appears to be impossible to determine whether or not there was a failure on the part of the mechanical appliances of the S-4 prior to the collision.

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