Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York March 27, 1925 (Beer v. Clyde Steamship Co.)

Martin, J.:

The plaintiff’s intestate, Adolph Beer, was first mate ■ of the steamship Inca. His death is alleged to have been caused by an explosion of gunpowder on that vessel while her cargo was being unloaded at San Pedro de Macoris, a port in the Dominican Republic.