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Show Nsxt Witness. Ineurance companies tried to prove that Ihe lose ot a steamship waa by sinking, not by burning, making It a marine loss, against which Bra Insurance Insur-ance com pan tea did not Insure. It appeared ap-peared from the evidence that the pilot of tho boat was banging on tho rudder Jnat before the steamship went down, and waa aaked by eounael: "What do you think the boat waa worth at the time you were holding on to the rudder!'' "I really couldn't tell, sir." "But what do you think. slrT" "I didn't think anything at all about IL" "Would yon hava been willing to have given the old coat that you had on at that tiros for the boat!" "Well, I don't know but I should). On the whole, I guess I should, for I don't suppose I should have needed an overcoat where I waa going." |