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ZYCH v. UNIDENTIFIED, WRECKED AND ABANDONED VESSEL

Nos. 89 C 6501, 89 C 6502.

746 F.Supp. 1334 (1990)

Harry ZYCH, d/b/a American Diving and Salvage Co., Plaintiff, v. The UNIDENTIFIED, WRECKED AND ABANDONED VESSEL, BELIEVED TO BE the SB "LADY ELGIN," Defendant. Harry ZYCH, d/b/a American Diving and Salvage Co., Plaintiff, v. The UNIDENTIFIED, WRECKED AND ABANDONED VESSEL, BELIEVED TO BE the SB "SEABIRD," Defendant.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, E.D.

September 13, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul N. Keller, Park Ridge, Ill., Lenore E. McQuilling, Walker & Corsa, New York City, for plaintiff.

James R. Carroll, William K. Kane, Asst. Atty. Gen., General Law Div., Chicago, Ill., Linda A. Wawzenski, Asst. U.S. Atty., Debra J. Kossow, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Torts Branch, Civil Div., Washington, D.C., for U.S.

David A. Doheny, Andrea C. Ferster, Thompson M. Mayes, Elizabeth S. Merritt, National Trust for Historic Preserv., Washington, D.C., for The National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ROVNER, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

The Lady Elgin, built in 1851, was a celebrated sidewheel steamer which carried passengers, mail and freight on Lake Michigan and Lake Superior. On September 8, 1860, she was overloaded with approximately 450 passengers returning to Milwaukee after attending a Democratic Party rally in Chicago for presidential candidate Stephen Douglas. A violent storm arose, decreasing...

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