The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-08
IHSURGEHf CREW NOT DR. sHBBD
No International Complica-
tons Likely to Result.
UNITED STATES SATISFIED
Haiti Net Expected to Find Fault With
Germany as KIlIiek Had Been De-
olared a Pirate-Ship was Insur-
gents Entire Navy.

! Commander Mclean, Of the Cincinnati,
has cabIed the Navy Department con-
firming the report of the blowing up OF
the Firminist gunboat Crste-a-Pierrot
in Haitian waters by the German gun
boat Panther The State Department
has also received Official news Of the en-
gagement between the two ships from
Minister Powell
Commander Mclean explains in his
dispatch that the crew Of the Haitian
gunboat escaped. The dispatch says:
German gunboat Panther sank Hal
tian gunboat Pierrot at Gonaives. Crew
escaped Panther returned 10 Port-au-
Prince
Commander Mclean recentIy succeed
ed Commander MeCres IN Haitian w.
ters.
The first dispatch from Minister Pow
ell to the State Department stated that
the report then IN circulation at Cape
Haitien was that the German gunboa4
Panther had called upon the Crete-a-
P1errot 10 surrender. Admiral KiIlick
had refused this demand. whereupon the
Panther commenced firing, and after
thirty shots sunk the Crete, with all en-
board
Kllick Had Gone Ashore.
The second dispatch. which followed
close on the heels of the Erst, announced
the incorreetness of the report, and said
that the German boat had sunk the Crete
after admiral hiilick and all of nis
crew had gone ashore
No international complications are ex-
pected 70 result from the destruction
Of the Crete-a-Pierrot.
In fact, naval officers say Germany
has saved the Uuited States the unpleas-
ant task of itself destroying the Crete.
Commander McCrea had already threat
ened Admiral KiIIick. who was opeTat-
ing the Crete n the interest Of n
FiTnin. one Of the candidates for the
Haitian presidency. that if he interfered
with any foreign ships he would use
force against him
Waited Until MccTea Left.
Just as soon as McCrea left. however,
KiIIiek overhauled the German steamer
MaTkonania and took from her a cargo
Of arms and ammunition sest by the
provisional government TO Cape Haitiea.
after her cargo Of arms had been taken
from her BY Admiral KilIiek. and es-
corted her through the blockade lines.
No opposition was made by kilIick 70
this move
Cincinnati Took No Action.
The Cincinnati took no action toward
furnishing the -Pierrot FOR having
nterfered with the German ship. prob
ably because her commander knew os
he presence of the German gunbeaS
Panther and concluded that if Germany
wanted 10 resent the interference It was
he Panther's busznes 10 do It It would
have been different If 1t had been an
American vessel that had been stopped.
The State Department here is well sat
SIZED that the Cincinnati took no fur
her steps in the matter.
AS Firmin for whom KiIiick was act
ng. is quite likely to be the successful
candidate for the presidency, such ae-
ion by the United States might have
ed to unpleasant consequences in the
uture Germany,s prompt action is
therefore something of a relief to the
,ficials here.
This Country Not Interested.
Admiral KiI1ick had already been de-
Jared pirate BY his own government,
md Commander MeCrea had been asked
0 capture the Crete-a-PierrJt Ths
1aitien government is therefore not
ikely TO find fault with the German
ommsnder for taking the matter in hiE
wn hands. and the United States Gov
rnment regards it solely as a question
etween the German and Haitian gov
The destruction Of the Cre+= -a-Pierrot
ripes out the entire Haitian navy Ad-
1iral KiIlick mas no ctbeF boa. and the
truggle for The pTesidenc! viii now
ave to be fought out entirely On land.
he FiFminists have had several en-
agements with the forces of the pro-
il zjonal government under Gen. Alexis
lord and have generally been success
ul, II is said. Z