AUGUSTUS N. HAND, Circuit Judge (after stating the facts as above).
The drums of sulphuric acid were lawful cargo, but possessed dangerous potentialities. They were properly stowed on deck, which was the usual place for such cargo. Unless there was negligence on the part of the ship in stowage, custody, care, and proper delivery of its cargo,
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