Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-08
Firminist Gunboat Crete-a-Pier-
rot Sunk by Gunboat Pan
Their at GonaiveS.
WAS COMMANDED BY AMERICAN
Trouble Was Caused by the daytien
RevoIutionist Vessel Stopping Ger.
man Steamer Markomannia-Noth
ing Officially Known at Washington.

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Teen sunk at the entrance of the har
Dor Of Gonaives by the German gun
boat Panther. Details of the occur
renee are lacking. The crew Of the
Cretea-Pierrot left her before she
went down.
Demanded Surrender.
| Port-Au-Prince, Hayti, Sept. 8.-The
| German gunboat Panther arrived here
| Sept. and received instructions from
| the German government to capture
The Firminist gunboat Crete-a-Pierrot.
she left Immediately for Gonaives,
tie seat Of the Firminist government.
The Panther found the Crete-a-Pier'
not in the harbor of Gonaives and the
commander Of the German gunboat
Informed Admiral Killick, on the
C:ete-a-Pierrot, that he must remove
his crew and surrender his vessel in
| five minutes time. Admiral Killick
asked that this time be extended to
Il minutes. This request was grant
ell on the condition that the arms and
ammunition on board the Crete-a
Pierrot should be abandoned when
her crew left her.
Fired by Her Crew.
The crew of the Crete-a-Pierrot left
that vessel amid great disorder. At
the end Of Is minutes the Panther
sent small boat carrying an officer
and 20 sailors, who were to take pos
session of the Firminist gunboat
When these men had arrived at a
point about 30 yards from the Crete
a.pierrot flames were seen to break
out on board of her She had beer
fired by her crew before they left her
Tie Panther then fired on the Crete
a-Pierrot until she was completely
immersed. Thirty shots, all told
we're fred.
There is much feGifng here against
the .Firminists. and their cause is con-
sidered to be bad one. Soldiers are
leaving here to attack st. Marc. Port
Au-Prince is calm.
Consular Corps Protested.
The Crete-a-Pierrot was formerly
in the service of the Haytien govern
mcnt and Admiral Killick was COM
1nander Of the Haytien fleet. June p,
Of this year. Admiral Killick disem-
aarked troops from the Crete-a-Pierro'
TO support General Firmin, ex-Hay'
ten minister at Paris and one of tho
candidates for the presiI~rcy Of the
! republic, and after refusing to recog'
nize the constituted authorities, he
threatened to lombard Cape Haytien
nhe consular corps protested against
such action being taken. but their eff
forts failed Of success, for few days
later the admiral did lombard Cape
Haytien, although little damage was
dine by the Crete-a-Pierrot's fire.
Since June 81 the Crete-a-Pierrot has
been operating in the interests of
General Firmin.
The Haytien government disavowed
The action of Admiral Killick in bonn
harding Cape Haytien and ordered his
arrest.
An Act of Piracy.
It was announced from Cape HaE
lien Sept. 8. that the German steamer
| Markomannia. Captain hansen, b.
LONGING to the Hamburg american
Packet company. having on board
a"ms and ammunition sent by the pro
! 1isinnal government to Cape Hayticr
had been stoNpCd Sept by the Firm
I'M, gunbCat C"ctc-a-Pi9rrOt at the
| entrance CT the hlvhOr Cf Cape Hay
| Iiru. a-i that en- armed force sent Gil
board the steamer from tho gunhoa'
took possession Of the war munitions
~ spite CT the protcStatiOns Of Cap
tain Nansen and the German consul,
The seizure Of the MarkOmannia
has been characterized as an act OF
pracy. But 4 dispatch from Berlin
~ the Associated Press. dated Sept
t. said German government circles
did not take a tragic view Of the Seiz
ire Of the German vessel. but that sat
Sfaction would be demanded. The
foreign Office agrees with the view
held by the foreign representatives
at Port-Au-Prince, said the dispatch
that the action Of the Crete-a-Pierrot
was piracy, but it was not then known
whether satisfaction would be de
manded from General Firmin o!
whether the result of the revolution
IN Hayti would be awaited.
No Official News Received.
| WASHINGTON. Sept $50 far a.
could be learned last night no Cffcia
news had been received in Washing
ton Of the German action with refer
ence to the Crete-a-Pierrot All th'
more important officials Of the stat
department are out Of the city, so thai
il is not possible to secure an expires
sion Of the probable course of thi:
government in the matter from an!
Gne in a position to influence the gov
ernment's policy. The German EN-
5assy was closed and headquarter!
of the secretaries who have charge o
the diplomatic interests Of German!
are at Observation-Disclosures.
The destruction of the Crete-a-PieT
| rot without doubt will he made tn