The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-05
HAYTI.
MR. .. HEEvELIYAN's ACCOUNT OF THE REvo>
LuTIoNARY TRAGEDIES.


MR.. >. HEEvELIYAS's ACCOUNT OF THE REvo>
LuTIoxARY TRAGEDIES.
Our advccs from Hnyt have already briefly reported
the elimination the popular discomfort In tho Re-
public by the rising Of the whole people tho
18th OF April and dangerously II not fatally wounding
President Dominique; killing the Woo President, Ra-
mcau, Kidding his body with any bullets, and break
Ing INTO the house of General Larquet and killing him
also.
a THRILLING ACCOUNT or THE TERRIBLE TRAGEDIES.
The following is an authentic OF the terrible
and stirring events, as given by Mr.. }. Henvenan,
merchant OF New York, who has just returned from
Hayii aud was an eyewitness to most OF the
tragedies 50 lately enacted there. lie says:-
For some time past the government very unpop-
uIar with the owing arbitrary conduct Of
Vice President Ramcau Tho President, old and
feeble man. delegated nearly all the power to the Vico
President The latter ruled the people with rod Of
iron, and The slightest expression by any the nhab
itanis OF dissatisfaction was the signal for either in
prIsonnent or death. Tho dungeons Of Port Prince
which had displcased Rameau, and executions Of
daily occurrence The debts Of the governments wcrc
also accommodating rapidly and the people ground down
with taxes aud levies Tor money On
GOOD FRIDAY APRIL IL,
tho popular storm commenced TO assume formidable
proportions. The troops deserted aud joined with the
popmiacc, and hasty council OF tho President, Vice
President and officers was held all through the night at
the palace The result that Vice President Rnmcau
early tho following morning procured schooner and
about transferring the contents Of tho Treasury
board her to be taken Gonsavcs when the
and the whole people new arms. Ramcau hastily
rctrcacd to the palace where the President also
by this time even The palace guards had joined the
CONDITION on DOMINIQUE AND RAxxAu
was very precarious The American Consul, Mr.. Bias
sctt and the British Consul, Major stewart werc com
municatcd WITH and repaired TO the palace to try and
prevent blood being shed They clearly demonstrated
that nc should Mt once take measures leave tho
country and conciiatc tho furious rovolutoniss
u massacre would cnsuc
TmE ARMY THE REVOLUTION
Atths time about two O'Clock on Saturday afternoon,
10Th OF April the revolutionary army, fully 5000
strong under command Of General larquet, was
about thirty i've miles from Port au-Prncc Tho
President proposed that the American aud British
Consuls should 70 and meet tho advancing army and
propose armisco Of twenty Jour hours, and that he
would resign AT tho end Of that time. They carried
tho proposal 10 General Larquet he agreed the
armistice lie then left his army where it was with
orders to come on by marches, and, with two OF
his officers. rode rapidly TO Portau-Prince Hc ar
rived In the city carly on sunday morning and found
tho mob perfectly wild and furious Everything was
confusion anu there was no one 10 restrain the blood
thirsty passions OF tho people, now thoroughly
aroused they charged General Iarquct with having
designs on the Presidency himself, and with fierce
yell rage and with all the frenzy which actuaed the
Communists such deeds Of violence and blood Parm
they surrounded his house Tho doors were bat
tered In and search made for the General They DIS
covered him hid away IN closet, and In few mo.
ments he was corpse. They lung his body into tho
streets and danced over IT and most barbarously mutt
lated It.
GENERAL LARQuEr
did not sell his life dearly no had only single bar
relied pistol, with which no killed OF his assassins
then raised to sack the palace but the French Con-
sui ana tho Spanish Consul reasoned with the mob and
quoted them a little. Then tho two Consuls went to
the palace and offered President Dominique and his
wife and Vice President Ramcau and his wiic tho
protection OF tho Consulate building The now thor
oughly frightened heads OF tho government willingly
accepted tho procrcd assistance, and the whole party
With tho French Consut on one side and tho spanish
Consul tho other started 10 walk to the French
Consulate Tho rcvoutonsts met them in the streets
and followed thcm thor passions every moment wax
Ing nerccr Suddenly they
BEcAME uSGovERSABLK
and tho son OF Monpascr Pierre rushing up TO vics
President Rameau, shot him dead on the spot
SHELTER
Fortunately for tho party they were the Con-
snlatc and within its friendly shelter
PRESIDENT DOMINIQUE
received terrible wound In the thigh which may ter.
inmate fatally, as he old and feeble man.
ruE PRESIDENT
kicked about the streets of the city for two days
and muIiated beyond all recognition, aftcr which u
thrown into hoo outside the city and covered up
with stoncA All the other Minister'S Of the govern
ment, any who held Office under Dominique, took
refuge speedily In tho Consulate buildings, aud
left unolcstcd Alter being two days guarded IN the
French Consulate the deposcd President got on q
schooner, and taken 10 ST. Thomas, where he now
Is A military provisional COMMITTEES was then organ
lied, with General Canal a. It's head, and partial ordcF
restored. Tho popular vengeance appeared 10 he
satisfied by the OF the Vice President and
General Larquet and the flight OF President Dominique.