1. Collision—Steamers—Fog—Currents.

The steamship Q.,.entering the Bay of San Francisco, about mid-channel, in a thick fog, heard, about 2% or 3 points on her starboard bow, the fog signals of the steamer C., coming out. The bearing of the signals continued the same until the C. Was seen in that direction, heading directly towards the O., and about half a mile distant. Two blasts were then blown, to indicate an intention to go to port, which was assented to, and the helm immediately put hard a-starboard. It was seen, however, that the C., instead of going to port, was moving to starboard (influenced, doubtless, by the tide rip, which she was just entering); and, after waiting about two minutes, two blasts were again given, and assented to. Almost immediately afterwards, but not until collision appeared inevitable, both ships reversed full speed. In something less than two minutes, however, the O. struck the C. on the port bow, penetrating 10 feet, and causing her to sink in a short time. The officers of the O. testified that she had been running “dead slow,” which, going with the flood tide, would give, at most, 7 knots; but the court found, from the distances traversed, and especially the force of the blow, that the speed must have been over 10 knots. Held, on a libel for causing the death of certain passengers of the C., that the O. was in fault, for not reversing as soon as it was perceived that the C. was not answering her helm so as to go to port, and that the failure of the O.’s officers to take into consideration the influence of the tide rip, which ■they knew to exist, in preventing the O. from doing as she had agreed, precluded them from throwing the entire fault upon her.

2. Same—Steamers Crossing—Application oe Rule 16.

Article 16 of the rules of navigation (Act March 3, 1885), which provides that, if'two ships under steam are crossing, the ship having th'e other on the starboard hand shall keep out of the way, applies even when the ship approaching the starboard side of the other would not actually cross, but would strike her amidships.

3. Death by Wrongful Act—Damages—Annuity Tables.

The annuity tables should not, alone, control the amount of damages, even in a state where no limit is fixed to the recovery, as in California; and the fact that many other states have fixed a limit may be considered by the court. Therefore, $10,009 are allowed in the case of a man 32 years old, in good health, and earning $1,500 a year, although the sum necessary to purchase an annuity of that amount is $24,882.

4 Same—Death oe Child.

One thousand dollars allowed to a mother for the death of a daughter 4% years old, in good health at the time.