New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-05
IN his letter OF November S. Commander Hub
bard sets forth tho facts more in detail;
AMERICANS PREVENTED BLOODSHED.
d. S. S NashvLLle. Thlrd Rate.

u. > : NashvlLe, intro Rate;
Sir: ! I have the honor to make the Following re-
ana Panama in the interval between the arrival Of
the Nashville at Colon on the evening OF November
by the arrival Of tho Y. S. S Dixie at Colon was
T Dcieno Is ss YaTv o'er 0y Commander D. h
AZ the time Of the arrival Of the Nashville at
the isthmus was quiet There was talk OF pro
mite action had been taken and there had been no
disturbance Of peace and order. At daylight the
Colombian gunboat Cartagena, carving between
that these troops We're for the garrison at Panama
and the government Of Colombia was at the time
/ did not feel in the absence OF any instructions,
h r woS as % g pGeEsnnf the andRs OF
barked The commanding officers Generals Amava
and Tobal. with four others. Immediately went over
in charge Of an officer whom later learned to be-
dressed to the care OF the United States Consul
tho ships boats while was at the co cons1 %I and
not to the consul as addressed The message was
$50 Immediately on declpherirg the message
road company had made FOR the ramsnoratio Tal Of
these troops 10 Panama, and learned that the COM
o. the Governor OF Panama and that the project at
had been so notified by the general
OF the Panama Railroad Company. I remained at
on my part would be needed to prevent the trans
pOrtatiOn OF the troops that afternoon. when | re-
turned board and cablef the Department tba
situation Of affairs. At about $50 p. m. l again
went on shore. and received notice from the gem
eral superintendent of the railroad that he had
celVrd the request for the transportation OF the
troops and that they would leave the S a. m
train on the following day. l Immediately went 10
see the general superintendent and learned that it
had Just been announced that a provisional govern
me3t had been established at Pauama-that Cen
erals Amaya and Tobal tho Governor Of Panama
and four officers who had gone to Panama I'm the
morning. had been seized and were held as prison
lersi that they had an organized force of 1900
troops and wished the government troops in Colon
TO be sent over This I declined to permit and
verbally prohibited the general superintendent from
giving transportation TO the troops OF either party.
COLOMBIANS BROKE AGREEMENT
1t beins then late IN the evening I sent early in
the morning OF November written notification To
the general superintendent OF the Panama Rail
road, to the project Colon and 10 mo oHfce ief+
In command Of the Colombian troops later ascer-
tanned TO be Colonel Torres that had prohIbited-
the transportation OF troops In either direction in
OF l-le ISIiilus. copies or these letters hereto
apPeHIedi also copy OF my notification to the con
SUI i-NCcpL 70 q Few people, nothing known
IN ~oloh or the proceedings In Panama until the
eITlVal or the train al lQ:45 the morning th,
am, sumo propositions l later
mace 70 colonel Torres by the representatives, OF
Ile new government at Colon, with view to in
QuclhB MN 10 re-embark in tho Cartagcna and re-
turn 70 Inc port OF Cartagena, and IL in an
s,WcI 10 TINS proposition that Colonel Torres
Inc threat and took the action reported IN my letter
the port Just after the threat made ana | did
not deem II expedlent TO attempt to detan her as
sHCI acton wouH certainly, IN the then state OF
aIialrs, nave precipitated conflict shore which
l was not prepared to meet. II - my understand
ing mat she returned to Cartagena After tho with
draWal OF the Colombian troops. the evening OF
November and the return OF the NashviIle's fSree
board, reported in my letter No 96 there was
no disturbance on shore. and the night passed