Marx v. The Britannia

In December, 1885, the Britannia delivered in New York 102 drums of glycerine, consigned from Marseilles on the libelants’ ac- ' count. Two of the drums were so injured on the passage that the glyc-erine was lost to the value of $175; the rest of the drums were uninjured. 'The bill of lading excepted loss from “leakage” or “pressure of other ¡cargo.” Drums of glycerine are peculiar in construction, and require to be specially stowed with boards or planks between the drums. The testimony of the mate, given two months after the arrival of the steam-ship, 'shows that these two drums were in the…