The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-25
LOSS OF THE PETroN.
Only One Survivor from Among
Ninety Persons on Board.

Only One Survivor from Among
Ninety Persons on Board.
The New York Herald gives additional
details Of the loss Of the Haytian gunboat
Alexandra Potion, the story Of the found
ering Of which was briefly told in the
MORNING NEWS dispatches.
The Alexandra Potion was the last Of
the gunboats constructed for the Haytian
navy, says the Herald. She was built in
Havre for the government Of Hayti only
a few mouths ago, and left Port-au-Prince
on Sept. bound for the city Of San Do
min0o. She had on board as passengers
General Moliner, special Dominican plen-
ipotentiary TO Hayti NJ. de Jean, consul
to san Domingo, and Mr. Cohen, formerly
Haytian minister to Mexico. the party
were going 10 San Domingo to arrange the
final terms Of an agreement between
Hayti and San Domingo.
wEST DOWN BOW FIRST.
The Alexandra Potion carried ninety
sailors, marines and officers, besides the
diplomatic party. She went down at 4
o clock In the morning. Why 1t was that
shesank nobody knows. Her sole survivor,
a cOlored sailor, was picked up few
miles from Porto PimintO on Sept g.
He was upon heavy plank and was
padding with pair of oars. He was an
ignorant man and could not give an intel
igible account Of how the accident took
place.
The negro said that it was in the early
morning The gunboat began to 90 down
bow first Nearly all those on board
sank with the vessel. A few jumped and
kept up until they were too exhausted to
struggle longer.
The survivor found the plank and two
oars near the vessel. He floated about for
a day and q half when he was picked up
by small sailing vessel.
GRIEF IN PoRT-AU-PRINCE.
The news Of the loss of the Alexandra
Potion cast gloom over the town of
POTt-au-Prince. Many of the gunboat's
officers and crew had families in the
town. The citizens of Port-au-Prince are
in hopes that others of the crew may have
escaped.
There are no reefs or shoals in the
neighborhood where the vessel foundered,
according 10 official charts The point is
out of the usual path of navigation.
Gen. Moliner was a gallant soldier and
popular in PoT-au-Prince. Shortly be-
fore his departure on the Inflated gunboat
a dinner was given in his honor by United
States Minister Durham
GEN. MoLINER's SPEECH.
con that occasion" said Mr.. Durham
W mt GSbcTuhN, WHEN i IutG MIN on Ilc
Prinz Willem l., 1.-THE general spoke in an
exceedingly pathetic manner. He had
just been cOmplimented on account of
his many distinguished services to his
country.
1t is true, he said, that l have
fought and suffered much for my native
land, yet have really lived for my fam
lily, and for those dependent upon me. In
all these years my constant thought has
been Of them, and what would befall
them should be taken from them.
The diplomatic party were cordially
treated while in Port-au-Prince, and
many people went to bid them farewell
on the day that the Alexandra Potion
steamed out of the harbor.
COST $3.50, 900.
The Alexandra Potion was one Of the
best equipped of the gunboats of the Hay
tian navy, and cost $3.50, 900.
The Potion was 27S feet long. She was
armored, and carried fifteen guns. None
of my informants could remember the
name of her commander.