Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-12
TOWN IS A PILE OF RUINS
Petit GOavs in Hsyti is Destroyed BY
Armed Forces.
PEACEFUL INHABITANTS ARE SUFFERERS
arising Of HevoIutionists in Many OF
n p Provinces Adds 20 the Choadc
- rpndition PrevaiIing
N the InIaad.

PORT AU PRINCE. Bayti, Aug. 1.-THE
correspondent Of the Associated Press Wis
tied Petit Goave yesterday and found tha:
the town had been entirely destroyed, there
being nothing left but pile Of ruins.
About 1000 persons are homeless and are
greatly In need Of assistance. The greater
number Of them have sought shelter in the
Simmonds factories, near the town. The
French cruiser Du Assas arrived at Petit
Goave yesterday with provisions for the suf-
ferers and returned 20 Port Au Prince with
zoo women and children and fifteen wounded
men. The authorities refused TO permit
the Firminists to leave. fearing they would
go TO other points and take up arms again.
Each party accuses the other OF having
set FIRE to Petit Goave. but the general be-
lief is that General Chicoye, the Firminist
commander. resolved to destroy the town
when he saw that he could not hold It
against the Fouchardists.
WARRINGTON. Aug. 11--Minister Powell
has cabled the State department from Cape
Haytien that the provisional Cvasquez) gov
ernment Of Haytl has notifed the United
States legation that Gonaives, Port de Paix,
Petit Goave and st. Marc provinces are In
rebellion.
Government troops captured Petit Goavc
after strong resistance. In which many
lives were lost. Firmin's troops, in re-
treating to the place, set FIRE and destroyed
the town.
Commander McCrea Of the gunboat Ma
chias today cabled the Navy department
that defacto blockade has been estab-
lished by the insurgents Of Cape Haytien.
Machias is at It's anchorage.
The following y the text OF the dispatch
received BY the Navy department from
Commander McCrca Of the gunboat
Machias. dated August IL at Cape Haytian:
Secretary OF the Navy, washington: Your
dispatch has been received Having notf-
termination to protect foreign commerce
ana telegraphic cables and to resist bonn
bardment without due notice. he replies ac-
cepting terms, with notice Of all foreign
consuls that this port Is biockaded by or
der5 OF the cabinet council. established at
oonaives. Blockade IS de facto and pro-
Firmin signs proclamation. Moderate force
expected to arrive Tuesday from Gonaives
ought not to leave my anchorage.
Acting Secretary of the Navy Darling sent
the following reDiy to Commander McCrea:
II the blockade Is not effective Cuban.
American and unprotected innocent citi-
zens should be protected In their interna-
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PORT AU PRINCE. Aug. 1.-THE gun
boat crete-a-Pirot. which is IN the Firmin
service, gave notice Of the blockade OF
Cape Haytien. The foreign consuIs here
and Commander McCrea Of the United
States gunboat Machias protested against
this action. Soldiers have again gone out
from here and a battle in few days is
believed to be inevitable. The bad feel
ing against foreigners has increased.
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A Port au Prince dispatch on Saturday
last gave information Of the burning OF
Petit Goave after an attack had been made
by Fouchardists After the attack General
chicoye, minister Of war in the Firmin
government. set firs to the town and aban-
doned IL.