Evening journal., 1889-08-12
ONE CENT.
VIZ ECKED, THEN ROBBED
The American Flag Insulted In
San Domingo.
THE SHIPS PURPOsELY BEAoHED,


And tl.on Loote d by Pilots. whose SER
vices the Yankees Were Obliged 70
Use--eapt. TooIer Nails the Flag 10
the DTast.
NEW YORK, Aug 12.-The United States
government through the state departments
is investigating the charges made by Capt
John w. Wines, OF the schooner H. s. Mar
loe, recently wrecked at the mouth Of the
Oznma river, ia San Domingo Capt Wines
alleges that his ship was deliberately rum
ashore and pluhdered by officials Of the Sam
Domingo government He asserts, in his
appeal 10 the government, that after his ves-
sci had been run on the coral reef he anchor
ed her, left his ii,st officer in charge, and
went ashore with the intention Of securing
lighters TO unload the cargo SO that his vessel
could be noated Wisa he sought toreturn,
he alleges, the captain OF the port refused TO
allow him 20 board the ship, and when hs
called the officials attention 20 the fact that
the vessel was being stripped OF her rigging
aud blocks, and wrecked under the eyes OF
the government ofiers, this officer treated
his appeal for protection with contempt The
he sailed has been insultcd, and he demands
Indemnity for the loss OF his vessel and cargo
A Plot TO wreck American ships.
Capt Wines was in the nirbor OF san Do
mingo with his vessel during the excitement
over the seizure OF the Haytian Republic by
the Haytian government lie Expressed mum
self freely at that time, and expected some
opposition 10 himself by his outspoken criti-
eism OF Legitmes action. There are but two
pilots in this port both appointed by the
government, and under the law every vessel
going out or coming into the port Of San
Domingo must be surrendered into the hnnds
of these pilots Immediately after the Hay
tian Republic affair the pilots, it is stated by
Capt. Wines in conjunction, ne alleges and
believes, with higher government officers,
conceived the plot OF venting their spite upon
American shipping by systematically wreck
| ing aud plundering the vessels sailing fruia
that port aying the American flag.
The MarIoe wns Looted.
The first victim was the brig Ozama,
which was wrecked in the mouth of the har
bor She failed TO obey her helm, it was
claimed and went ashore ON the east side Of
the channel Little was Thought of this
wreck, and while the captain fretted about
what he claimed TO have been gross careless
ness ON the part Of the pilots no other atten-
tion was paid TO the affair The next VIC
tim was the schooner H. n Mnrloe whose
plucky captain says bis vessel was dahb-
crately beached and furnishes evidence to
prove that the channel was clearly defined
and that the pilots We're warned that they
were steering IN the wrong direction. The
Marloe was wrecked and looted Nay "a
BY this time the Yankee captains in port
had become thoroughly aroused, and when
the schooner james slater, which had been
lying IN the rondstead Just OIL the fort started
TO come into the harbor, May 30, with tha
two government pilots on board, her move
ments were noted from the fort by a number
Of Americans The Slater was run by the
mouth OF the harnor going cut Of the chan
mel on the east side. The captain saw his
danger and, in defiance Of the fact that the
ship was in charge Ok the government pilots,
ordered his men 10 lot 20 both anchors, and,
throwing the colored pilot from the wheel,
hove the ship into the wind. The anchors
held and the schooner swung around with her
head 10 the tide, but so close in shore thar her
, stern struck the hard bottom with such force
as TO make her leak badly.
Capt. Tooker Laid for Them.
, Capt Tooker, with the fate Of the II. s.
! Maroe fresh in his mind, prepared TO protect
D himsalf and his vessel He armed his men
and prepared them to iepel boarders and
then, climbing to The masthead OF his vessel,
he nniled the stars and Stripes securely 10
J. the spar and cut the flag clear from the hal
p yards He had hardly returned 10 the deck
e when several government officials and other
I San Domingans, under one pretext or anoth-
en-, sought to board the vessel, but the cap
4 tain warned them that he had not abandoned
? the ship, and that so long his dag waved
. aloft he purposed to defend her. The wreck
:, ers left vowing vengeance against the cap
d tain Eventually the slater was got of the
beech, but not until much OF her rigging and
nearly all her blocks had been stolen
Actions for Damages Commenced.
The fourth vessel wrecked was tine bria
x Twilight She was apparently deliberately
beached near whore the llarloe struck Tn,
= = NTH ship was the Madina Capt Potter tn,
I other captains have not yet signihed whai
they viii do. Capt TooEer is on his way t
= New York in his vessel Capt. Wines stage,
in san Domingo long enough 70 learn thai
he could 90 nothing there in the way OF Sc
e curing redress, his demands being scOffed a
by the government authorities. He arrive,
in New York a few days ago and has al
j. ready commenced proceedings 20 compel
y satisfactory settlement of his losses, whicl
= he insists resulted from a determination &
deliberately insult the United States iiag.