The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-19
A STORM OF SHELLS
An Insurgent Haytian City
Bombarded.
CAPE HAYrr A MASS OF RUINS.
Deed of Dictator Iexitime
The Aged and Sick Slain In
Their Homes

NEw YoRK, Dec. 1s.-Capt. Kelly o
the steamer Saginaw, which arrived 70
day from Hsyti, viii not make any re
port of Haytian affairs. but it i
learned from other sources that tht
steamer Hsytian Republic was still IL
the har5or of Port-au-Prinee when tn,
Saginaw sailed Passengers by ths
Saginaw bring important news from
Hayti-
On the morning Of the 5th of De
cember, as the passengers state. foul
OF Legitime's men-of-Har. The Dessa
lines. Belize, Toussaint L'Oaverturt
and one other, homharded Cape Hayli
The gunboats dropped anchor four al
five miles of shore, lying broadside or
10 the town. Guns we're fired with
blank cartridges to give notice OF the
wariike intentions. The foreign con
suls in the CITY sent olss petition n
the commander OF the fleet, asking
time to get out of the eity. They
were gwen S6 hours 10 evacuate the
town. The people led into the hills
taking all their possessions they could
conveniently carry. The supply OF
paek-mules. being limited TO 50 or 20
animals, were in great demand, and
fabulous prices were paid to convey a
single mule-loaa OF the more valuable
effects OF wealthy residents to . place
OF safety. Those Of the poorer classes
who were fortunate enough 10 own a
mule preferred renting Is out 20 using
the animals 10 save their own goods.
Shortly after dsybreak on the sec
ond day after the arrival of the feet,
the Haytian officers trained their guns
on the town and the bembardment
commenced. Operations were begun
at this early hour, because a favoring
tide enabled the vessels TO lay broaa-
side To the town. The Toassaint fred
the first shot, which went whisiling
along through the air and buried itself
IN the sand on the beach last IN front
Of the frail thatched bamboo houses of
the poorer natives. Other vessels fol.
lowed suit, and fred wildly In a few
minutes, however, the shot began to
tear through the town, demolisbing
the frail structures. The bamboo huts
easily, but the stone build
ings in the central and more elevated
destroyed, the heavy walls resisting
for several hours.
NO MERCY FOR THE SICK.
Despite the warning they had re-
ceiyed TO leave the fatal town, many
of the residents clung to their habi-
tations. In fact, il was impossible TO
remove many OF the sick in the town
within the limit allowed by Legitime.
On top OF all the houses in which sick
persons were known TO be. "A white
flag were placed, but the shot and
shell were no respecters of the ap-
pealing emblem. None OF the people
who arrived to-day could estimate.
with any degree of accuracy. the mum
Der killed, but it is thought Is or % at
least suecumbed to the deadly fire.
Legitime is by degrees losing the
of the people, and most all
the sympathy is with the North.
The HAYTIAN REPUBLIC COMING HOME.
The agents in New York of the
steamer Haytian Republic are much
surprised that their vessel will sail
from Hayti to-day in charge of the
American crew which sailed from here
last week on the Atlas line ship Aline,
TO be delivered at an American port
subject 10 the disposal OF this govern
ment. Mr.. Austin, one OF the agents.
says: II don't see what either Hayti
or the Atlas people gain by this.
doubt very much whether
they can bring the Haytian
Republic up here. She has no stores,
fuel nor anything else on board. and
she must be in bad condition. They
say she will leave this morning. The
Galena ought 10 be there to-day and
will probably reach them before she
can sail. suppose the Galena viii
take possession OF her at once. Mr..
Morse, one OF the owners, is on the
Galena, and he viii take charge of his
vessel