The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-03-01
AT TACK
OF INSURGENTS ON AMER
ICAN STEAMER.
THE OFFICIAL REPORTS
Details Furnished by v.
S. Officials.

Washington, Feb. 26.--Detailed re-
ports of the recent abortive attack
made by San Domingo insurgents on
the American Clyde steamer New
York and the consequent landing in
san Domingo OF q force of United
states marines and bluejackets have
been received by the navy department
from Captain James Miller command
ing the cruiser Columbia.
The report Of Lieutenant Commsn.
der Parker, who commanded the land.
ing party from the Newark is for.
warded by Captain Miller.
Commander Parker tells of the land
ing as follows; "A landing was eff
Iected on the beach to eastward Of
the mouth of the Ozama river, a few
hsots having been hred at the boats.
At this point the armed force under
my command marched up the bluffs
on the east bank of the river. No in
surgents were found until we reached
the vicinity of the church on the hill
above the town, where an insurgent
outpost had been established The Of
ficer in command or the insurgents
advanced, and asked for parley. He
was ordered imperatively to leave the
east bank OF the river at once with
all his forces and not to return to the
vicinity as long as the present revolu-
tion lasts.
"A written memorandum to this ef-
feet was given to him and he at once
proceeded to withdraw his men, about
55 being in sight. He was followed by
the force under my command until he
was about mile beyond the church.
AS he was in retreat considered that
the object of our landing had been eff
! fected, and l returned to the beach
and embarked. J regret that the bug
Ter of this ship, G. Doctor, was wound
ed on the way ashore by the accident
al discharge of his own revolver"
Cant Miller also sends to the navy
| department copies Of the letters he
sent to the minister of the interior and
police, of the Morales government in
San Domingo city and to the conf
manding general of the insurgent
forces on February S. calling their at.
tention 10 the killing of one of the
crew Cf the Yankee, and directing that
there be no firing across the river,
while boats flying the United States
flag are at the landing OF San DOmin-
go. II was because the insurgents dis
obeyed this order and fred on the
steamer New York that it became nee
essary TO land a force OF American
sailors. Capt Miller tells of the land.
ing OF the American sailors in very
graphic manner He says:
The brigade, when at the mouth of
the river, was fred upon from the
shore and the fire was returned by
the boats guns, the whole force was
then landed and cleared the insur-
gents from the bushes and bluff The
Newark kept up fire with inch
guns. and this ship (the Columbia)
with four inch guns until the brigade
had landed and moved to the north
ward"
In his report Gunner David Lyons,
who commanded one of the boats
guarding the New York, said:
Il steamed ahead of the steamer
with the color flying from the bow of
the steam launch, and after entering
the river being about abreast of the
customs house landing, the insurgents
from the left bank opened fire with
small arms upon the steamer and
steam launch and after the steamer
had gotten abreast, the insurgents
opened fire with their ield piece, FIR
ing across the stern o. the steamer
and on the iron roof of the dock The
steamers boast crew were constantly
fired upon and ran the steam launch
in between the steamers boat and the
left bank of the river with the object
OF being protection to the boats
) crew, but found that the insurgents
kept on firing, no matter how placed
the steam launch, the shots flying all
around the steam launch and steam
er's bow"
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