Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-09-11
GERMAN BOAT
DESTROYS 4
PIRATE
.FIRMINIST GUNB0AT CRETEA>
PIERR0T IS SENT TO BOT
TOM-cREW MAKES GOOD ES-
CAPE.

BERLIN, Sept. s.-The German foreign
office informs the Associated Press that
the Haytien provisional government has
communicated to Germany that Haytf re-
garded the Firminist gunboat Crete-A-
Pierrot as a pirate and that the interests
Of Hayti were untouched by the action Of
the German gunboat Panther in sinking
the Crete-A-Pierrot at the entrance OF the
harbor Of Gonaives.
The marine ministry has given out the
following official report Of the sinking OF
the Firminist gunboat Crete-A-Pierrot:
Captain Eckerman, Of the Panther, had
received orders to capture the piratical
gunboat Crete-A-Pierrot. The Panther
went from Port-au-Prince to Gonaives
where it completely surprised the Crete
A-Pierrot. The German commandant sent
the following ultimatum:
- Strike your colors within fifteen min
utes and disembark from your ship ard
make no measures whatever, or otherwise
immediate attack will follow?'
THE Panther had already cleared for
action. The Crete-A-Pierrot hauled down
her flag within the allotted time and the
crew disernbarked.
THE Panther then intended to take the
Crete-A-Pierrot in tow, but an explosion
of her after powder magazine soon &C.
CURED which evidently was affected by
the Crete-A-Pierrot's crew. The explosion
fire, rendering the towing of the vessel
impossible, especially as further explo-
sions followed.
''As this was regarded as a hostile act
and as the guns afore were still in con-
dition the Panther's captain caused tho
forward magazine to be exploded through
a cannonade. After this was exploded the
Crete-A-Pierrot broke up and sank The
Admiral was on board with the rebels.
"Gonaives is in the hands of the reb-
els"
WILL GERMANY'S ACTION
CREATE ANY CONTROVERSY
LON--JN, Sept. ga few Of the after
noon papers in commenting on the sub
feet, seem to anticipate that the sinking
of the Firminist gunboat Crete-A-Pier-
rot by the German gunboat Panther, at
the entrance of Gonaives harbor, may
prove controversial.
$50 summary a revenge for breach
of inter-oceanic courtesy" says The ST.
James Gazette, Us like breaking the frail-
est butterfly on the largest wheel. Sup
posing the butterfiy's big neighbor takes
a hand in the game, matters may become
almost serious"
The Westminster Gazette, specializing
on the matter. holds that nothing IN
Monroeism prevents a big continental
power from boxing the ears Of a trouble
some boy on the other hemisphere, so
long as the big boy does not proceed to
eat or otherwise annex the small one.
SINKING OF cUNBoAT
MAY BE BENEFICIAL
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-As was ex-
pected, Mr.. Powell the United States
minister to Hayti reported promptly to
the state department the sinking OF the
Haytian gunboat Crete-A-Pierrot BY the
German gunboat Panther. Both or the
ministers dispatches are dated yesterday
at Port Au Prince.
In the first. the minister said that the
Panther had called upon Killik to surren-
der; that he had refused and that the
Panther had sunk the Crete-A-P1errot
and all the crew had been lost The
second dispatch corrected the statement
as TO the crew, saying they had escaped.
The minister promised to make an ex-
tended report by mall
AS matters stand, there is nothing to
be done by the state department at this
iuncture. The officials have not changed
their view that the matter was one be-
tween the German and Hayden govern
nnents and that it was not our business.
The Berlin advices to the effect that the
Haytfen government had expressed its
satisfaction with the situation, being
brought to the attention Of the departs
rnent here and went to confirm the Of
ficials in their position. No American in
ferests have been affected unfavorablys
in their Judgment, and as the United
States has not recognized the revolutions
lists in Hayti, there is no one TO make
complaint to this government. On the
whole. it Is felt that the termination OF
KINKS career in summary fashion may
have a salutary effect, not only in Hayti.
hut also in South and Central American
countries where, heretofore, the slightest
revolutionary disturbances has been made
the pretext for vexatious and expensive
interference with foreign merchant yes
sells.
only recently the British cruiser Phaeton
was Obliged to force the Colombian gov
eminent to release the British steamer
Ecuador. which It was intended to impress
into service as a troop transport, while
still more recently Commander McRea
adopted a similarly vigorous course with
respect to this same Admiral Killik and
II IS not doubted that had he remained on
the Haytien waters he would have seized
the Crere-A-Pierrot for violation OF his
warning to let foreign shipping alone. Ale
together these active naval measures are
expected to have beneficial results
throughout the section of the world so
far as foreign commerce is concerned.
A wheelbarrow with ball bearings has been
nut on the market by an Ohio firm.