District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania June 30, 1964, Civ. A. 15908, 16001 (Kernan v. Gulf Oil Corporation)

KRAFT, District Judge.

On the evening of November 18, 1952, shox'tly after 10:00 o’clock, the tug Arthur N. Herron was proceeding downstream in the Schuylkill River, with a tow consisting of a loaded mud scow made up on her port side. As she was approaching the Penrose Avenue Bridge, the tug was suddenly enveloped in flames, and portions of it, including the entire wheelhouse, were destroyed.