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THE SUNKEN VESSEL TO BLAME
The New York Times, November 28, 1894

ST. JOHN'S, N. F., Nov. 27. - Judgment was rendered to day by Chief Justice Carter of the Vice Admiralty Court, in the collision case of the British steamer Cyphrenes versus the Dutch steamer La Flandre. The decision was to the effect that the Cyphrenes was alone to blame for the collision which occurred Dec. 30, 1893. The Cyphrenes was cotton laden, and bound from Savannah to Liverpool. She ran into the La Flandre, (a tank vessel) which was on the way from Antwerp to New-York.
The Cyphrenes sank, but the La Flandre managed to keep afloat, and came here to undergo repairs. The case, which is the largest ever tried here, and involving half a million dollars, including ship and cargo, will be appealed to tho British Privy Council.