Page:Federal Reporter, 1st Series, Volume 2.djvu/804

 WOLF V. BCHOONEE EERTIE CALiaNS. 7a7 �the port tack, sailing S. S. W., and would be the starboard bow if she was on the starboard tack, steering eastward or south of east. Some of the witnesses are somewhat uncer- tain whether the horn was heard on the weather bow or nearly ahead, but the weight of the testimony on this point is as stated. Upon response being made from the Mason,. with two blasts, indicating a vessel on the port tack, the horn of the approaching vessel, which proved to be the Calkins, was again heard on the Mason about ahead, but appearing, in the language of the mate of the Mason, to be working to leeward. A third blast was soon heard still more to leeward. A green light was ahnost immediately seen from a point to a point and a-half on the lee bow of the Mason. Very quickly both a green and a red light were visible. The two vessels were then very close, and the mate of the Mason shouted to the Calkins, "Why don't you starboard your wheel ?" or, "Put your wheel hard up — ^you are running into us ;" which was answered from the Calkins with the inquiry, "Why don't you luff?" to which the master of the Mason, who was then on deck, responded, "We are by the wind and can't lay any higher." The collision occurred almost instantly, the Calkins striking the Mason on the starboard side, abaft the main rigging. To this extent we have, as shown by libellants' testimony, what may be regarded as accepted facts touching what transpired on the Mason immediately before the colis- ion. �The horn of the Mason was first heard on the Calkins about a point and a-half off the starboard bow. The second horn was heard right ahead, or nearly so, and the third horn was heard on the lee bow. When the first horn of the Mason was heard, the master of the Calkins, who was on deck, though it was the mate's watch, ordered the vessel luffed up, which was done, and her course changed from N. |- W. to northeast. the object of this movement being to go astern of the Mason, �The horn of the Mason was heard to leeward as this maneuver was executed. The wheelsman of the Calkins says he at first tried to lufiF three points to N. N. E. J E. and then he luffed her up again. The master of the Calkins says at �13* ����