The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-12-30
BUZZED LIKE BEES.
How the Balls Flew Around the Head
Of Skipper Stubs.
THE CAPTAINS ACCOUNT OF THE
OUTRAGE AT SAN DOMINGO.

His Sailors Were Rowing Away from the
Shore When the Soldiers Began Firing
Reached Port, Was Carried Five Miles
a Stretcher--The Kearsarge Sup
posed To Be on the Way to Demand
Satisfaction.
New York, December 29.-The Herald
says that the sudden ordering of the U.
S. S. Kearsarge to San Domingo was
probably caused by news of the shooting
of two sailors of the schooner Henry
Crosby of Bangor, Me. Captain Stubs,
at the time of the outrage, wrote out the
particulars. His account, under date of
Aqua, December 10, runs as follows:
1--WE arrived here yesterday, the 9th,
at p. M, and as we had not had any
visit from customs officers up to today,
1 told the first officer, Mr.. Brooks, to
take two men in the boat and go in near
the beach. where / saw two men, and
ask if this was the port of Azua. AS
there is not house to be seen from the
ship I thought I might be mistaken in
the place. He went in where the two
men were, within two or three hundred
feet of the beach, and asked the men if
that was the port of Azua.
''As he understood them to say YES
he started to come back to the ship, as
had ordered him not to land under any
circumstances.
'sThere had gathered on the beach
some 20 men and women, and when he
had got some distance off the soldiers.
which these men proved to be, COM
menced to shoot at the boat and vessel.
They shot Carl Smith in the thigh. The
mimic ball struck him on the fore part of
the thigh, and came out about two inches
above, hear his backbone.
'sThe mate received flesh wound on
the hip and had his face wounded by
splinters from the boat, which had three
balls shot through her.
II was on deck at the time they COM
menced to fire. The shots were flying
around my head 80 thick that got into
/ the cabin as quickly as possible. I
should say there were at least $50 shots
fired
II have dressed Carl Smiths wound
and have stopped the bleeding, but [
think it will prove fatal without doubt.
~ thought they had a dozen guns
apiece from the way the bullets were fly
ing around my head. Why they did not
kill all in the boat and myself and the
second mate on the vessel | don't know.
I think some of the balls went within a
foot of our heads by tile sound they
made. They sounded like swarm Of
bees. They did not have a chance to get
a second shot at me, for got down be-
low as qnick as God would let me.
''Our flag was flying at the mizzen at
the time, and I at once set signals f B
w for a doctor, but l suppose we may
flag them until doomsday before we get
one.
a
''Since writing this the mate tells me
he only saw one woman in the crowd on
the beach and that there were at least %
or 30 men, all soldiers. My sailors were
frightened out of their wits and wanted
me to weigh anchor and get away from
there.
y ~
SO p. m.-Since writing the above we
have had visit from II or Is soldiers
and pilot from Aqua. We are about
SIX miles, so the pilot SAYS. from Azua.
came in from Point Salinas, as | was
told, and found the mouth OF two rivers
one going to Aqua. All the captains
in New York told me Aqua was north
west from Point Salinas. Now learn it
bears north northwest instead of
northwest. Some men are fools and al
ways will be.
% a. M. 11th.-We are now getting
nnder way to proceed to Aqua.
ot oh r L1r
sent for doctor. Shall wait till he
comes. Smith seems nicely today;
hardly any fever-but my! what a
wound he has! AS near as / can meas
ure it it is II inches from where the ball
went in to where it came out. 1t was
made by IA calibre bullet.
''12th--Steamer sails this evening. I
have taken my sick man on shore. We
had to carry him about five miles on a
stretcher.'
Bip Mills Starting TN.