Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-29
STORY OF CAPT. STUBS,
ne TELLS of the Assault on His Sailors
In San Dominica.

In San DOmfuRo.
Inc agents in New York city of the
American schooner Henry Crosby have re-
ceived the following letter from Cant. A
L. Stubs Of that schooner, dated. De- en-
Der TO- at Aqua, San Domingo, detailing
the nring on American sailors related ia
the dispatches to yesterdays Star:
We arrived here yesterday, the 9th. at
z PM, and as We had not had any visit
from customs officers up to today at l2 m.
l told First Officer Brooks to take two
men In the boat and go in near the beach.
where L saw two men. and ask IL this was
the port of Azua. AS there was not a
mouse to be seen from the ship. 1 thought
l might be mistaken in the place. He went
In where the two men were within 200 or
5oo feet OF the beach, and asked the men
II that was the port of Aqua. AS he un-
derstood them to say yes he started to
come back to the ship, as 1 had ordered
him not to land under any circumstance
Ihere had gathered on the beach some
twenty men and women, and when he had
got some distance of, the soldiers, which
the men proved to be, commenced 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 near his
backbone. The mate received q flesh
wound In the hip and had his face wounded
by splinters from the boat, which had
tnree balls passed through her. 1 was on
oeck When they commenced to fire. The
shots were flying about my head SO thick
that L got into the cabin as quickly as DOS
slble L should say that there were at least
100 shots fired. 1 have dressed Carl Smith 8
wound and stopped the bleeding, but IL
Will prove fatal without a doubt
thought they had a dozen guns apiece
sthe way the bullets were flying around INV
head. Why they did not kin all in the
vessel don't know. 1 think some of the
balls went within a foot of our heads by
the sound they made They sounded like
a swarm of bees. They did not have a
got down below as quick as God would let
me. Our nag was flying at the nizzen at
the time and l at once set signals for q
doctor. but / suppose we may fly them
until doomsday before we get one. / hope
this trouble will get to the American con-
sui. that he may hurry things up a little
for this man. / have done all ] can for
the poor fellow, and / don't know as
one else. So all / can do is to await COM
ing events.
Since writing this the mate tells me that
he only saw one woman In the crowd on
the beach and that there were at least
twenty-five or thirty men, all soldiers. My
sailors were frightened out of their wits
and wanted me to weigh anchor and get
away from here. / will be glad when 1 get
back into Gods country. viii close for to-
night.
- p.m.-Since writing the above we have
had a visit from twelve or fifteen soldiers
and a pilot from Aqua. We are about six
miles. so the pilot says, from Azua.
December 11-Arrived at Aqua at noon.
/ have sent for q doctor. Smith seems
nicely today. Hardly any fever. but, my,
what a wound he has. As near as / can
measure Ii 1t is seventeen inches from
where 1t went In to where ii came out. 1t
was made by a .44-caliber bullet.
December 12-Steamer sails this evening.
/ have taken my sick man on shore. We
had to carry him about five miles on a
stretcher. 1 would not take chances in
such another affair for all the money in the
United States treasury. 1t is great re-
lief to get that man of my hands"
At the Dominican consulate.31 Broadway,
1t was said that no information had been
received of the affair, and pending its ar
rival no opinion could be given.