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Show 8CHf ME Giant Powder Hidden in Bunkers (o Blow Up Big Liner New York. Aug 20. The discovery a few hours before the time set for the sailing today of the Russian line steamship LItuanIa, of a can of giant gunpowder in the coal that was being loaded into the ship's bunker, Is believed be-lieved to have forestalled a scheme for the destruction of the vessel at sea The LItuanIa carries more than KM passengers and a large cargo. Had the powder escaped notice, it would probably have found its way with the coal into the furnaces and disaster would have followed. The can, containing one and a half pounds of gunpowder, was almost scooped up by the great shovel woen a workman saw it. It was taken to the captain, who had it soaked in water wa-ter and the cover pried off. |