Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-08
SH[[LED By GERMANS
Kaiser's Gunboat Sinks a Rebel
Haytien Vessel in Harbor
OF Gonaives.
Punishment OF the Crete.a.Pier.
rot for Boarding a Mer.
chant Steamer.
United States Not Likely to Take
official Action in the
Matter.

Cape Haytien. Hayti. Sept. S.-The
German gunboat Panther Sunday sunk
the warship Crete-a-I'ierrot. in the
service Of the E'irmnist party, in the
harbor of Gonaives.
The Panther arrived on Sept 5 at
Port au Prince and received instruc-
tons from the German government to
capture the Perrot. She
cleared for action and left Immediate
ly for GonaiNes. the seat of the l'irrnin-
list government. The Panther found the
Grete-a-P ierrot in the harbor of Con
man gunboat Informed Admiral killick
on the Crete-a-Pierrot that he must
remove his crew.and surrender his yes
sci in five minutes time. Admiral Kill
lick asked that this time be extended to
fifteen minutes. The request was
granted on the condition that the arms
Pierrot should be abandoned when her
crew left her.
The crew of the Crete a-Pierrot left
that vessel amid great disorder. AT the
end of fifteen minutes the Panther sent
q small boat carrying an officer and
twenty sailors, who We're to take pos
session of the Firminist gunboat.
When these men had arrived at a point
about thirty yards from the Crete-a-
Pierrot, flames were seen TO break out
en- board of her She had been fired by
her crew before they left her. The Pan
Their then fired on the Crete-a- Pierrot
until she was completely immersed.
Thirty shots all told were fired.
The Panther arrived at Port au
Prince on Sept. 5. 1t was announced
from Cape Haytien on Sept. that the
German steamer Markomannia, Cap
tain Nansen. belonging to the Ham
hurg-American Packet Company, hav-
ing on board arms and ammunition
sent by the provisional government to-
Cape Haytien. had been stopped on
Sept. 2 by the Firminist gunboat Crete
a-Pierrot, at the entrance TO the harbor
of Cape Haytien, and that an armed
force sent on board the steamer from
the gunboat took possession of the war
munitions in spite of the protestations
of Captain Nansen and the German
consul.
The seizure of the Markomannia has
been characterized as an act of piracy
But a dispatch from Berlin dated Sept.
6 said German government circles did
not take a tragic view of the seizure OF
the German vessel. but that satisfac-
ton would be demanded. The foreign
office agrees with the view held by the
foreign Representatives at Port au
Prince, said the dispatch, that the ac-
ton of the Crete-a-Pierrot was piracy,
but it was not then known whethers
would be demanded from
General Firmin or whether the result /
OF the revolution in Hayti would be
awaited.
The Crete-a- pierrot was steel screw
vessel of $50 tons displacement. She
was armed with one 6.2-inch gun, one
10 inch, four 3.9-inch, two Maxim ma
chine guns, and four Nordenfeld ma
chine guns. The Crete-a- Pierrot was
in the service of the Haytian
and Admiral Killick was
of the Haytian fleet June |!
"a of this year Admiral killick disem-
parked troops from the Crete-a-Pierrot
to support General t'irmin, ex-Haytian
to Paris, and one of the cam
didates for the presidency of the rel
public, and, after refusing to recog
niZe the constituted authorities, he
to lombard Cape Haytien |
The consular corps protested against /
such action being taken, but their eff
forts failed of success, for a few days
later the admiral did lombard Cape {
Haytien, altho little damage was done
by the Crete-a-Pierrot fire. Since juno
II the Crete-a- Pierrot has been oper-
lting in the interests of General Fir
min.
The Haytian government dlsavoweoi
the action of Admiral killlck in bonn
harding Cape Haytien, and ordered his
arrest.
The Panther is steel cruising vessel
Of 917 tons. She was built at Danzis |.
n 1901, and is FOG feet long She is
armed with eight 3.4-inch quick firing
guns, six 1.4-inch and two machine
guns. The Panther left Germany July
70 for the Caribbean sea- Captai,
Sheder, the newly appointed German
commodore on the American station,
lad an audience with Emperor William
o receive special. instructions before
starting for his post on the Panther.