NEW : This means the product will ship as received by the manufacturer, sealed, with all advertised components, and with the manufacturer warranty. The cannon fired munitions aboard the British warship HMS Hussar . Authorities remove about 1.8 pounds of gunpowder and dispose of it at a gun range . `` We silenced British cannon fire in 1776 , and we do n't want to hear it again in Central Park , '' New York police said in a statement to CNN affiliate WCBS . Author : `` It was there for so many years , and people were sitting on it ''
NEW : This means the product will ship as received by the manufacturer, sealed, with all advertised components, and with the manufacturer warranty. The cannon fired munitions aboard the British warship HMS Hussar . Authorities remove about 1.8 pounds of gunpowder and dispose of it at a gun range . Author : `` It was there for so many years , and people were sitting on it ''