The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-03

SHOT DOWN
IN STREETS
Haytien Force Fires Into
MObS SaCking the j
Capital. 81
REBEL ARMY EXPECTED
TO ENTER CITY TONIGHT
Another American GunbOat
Added to Fleet Whose Guns
Sweep Port=au-Prince.
!. NORD ALEXIS ESCAPES
ON FRENCH WARSHlP
Committee of Safety Will Ask
Foreign Blueiackets to Land
if Roting Continues. :.
NORD ALEXIS ESCAPES
ON FRENCH WARSHlP

PORT AU PRINCE, Dec. 3. 3 .. ms--
The stirring events of an exciting and
historical day that saw President Nord
Alexis driven from his capital with nm
Infatuated mob at his heels, were fol-
lowed by a night of Iooting and piiiaEe
in Port Prince.
The passions of the populace had been
aroused, and after being defeated IN
their endeavors to do bodily harm to
Alexis, they turned their attention to
well-stocked storehouses and the resi-
dences of the supporters of their late
president They were rapidly getting
out of hand when the authorities sue
ceeded in controlling the situation.
Twelve men were killed before order
was restored.
The British cruiser Scylla and the
American gunboat Eagle came into
port at daybreak today. Their arrival
gives Port au Prince the protection Of
i've foreign warships.
! General Simon, the leader of this
successful revolutionary movement,
has been informed of the occurrences
of yesterday At the head of his army
of 5000 men he is making a . forced
march for Port au Prince, and probably
will arrive here this evening.
The trouble began shortly after the
president had been escorted to the
French cruiser Duguay Trouin by NJ.
Carteron, the French minister.
People from the Pelair and Salines
sections of the city invaded the busi-
ness quarter and, dividing into bands.
completely looted eleven stores belong
! ing to Syrans and Haytiens.
! The crowd became enraged over the
division of the spoils and were soon
| fighting among themselves. In these
encounters four men were killed.
Fire Into Mob.
The looters increased rapidly in num-
hers, and it was feared that the entire
city would be sacked by mobs. Gen
eral Poldevin appeared on the scene at
this time and saved the situation. He
got together number of courageous
citizens to whom he issued arms and
rounded up also a small detachment Of
| loyal soldiers. and at the head of this
body of men he marched on the Iooters
| The pillagers We're unaware of his ap-
proach, and the first intimation that
they were to meet any opposition came
to them in the shape OF volley from
General Poidevins command. Eight Of
the looters fell at this first fire. This
onslaught broke the spirit of the mob.
which dispersed to safer quarters.
Another mob was looting the rich
residential section of the city. The
residences of General Coicou. General
Gabriel, General GuilIaume, NJ. Le-
fentant, General Marcelin and General
Leeonte were broken into and plum
dered.
Priests Threatened.
At IL o'clock the Seminary of tbs
Priests was surrounded by a lnenacing
| crowd demanding that General Coicou
be turned over to them. The priests
made reply that the general was not
there Word reaching General Poide-
vim he hurried forward with his force
| i'll time to save the seminary from at
tack
! At midnight the city was compare
lively quiet, but from that hour till
daybreak there was occasional riffs fir-
| irg.
| Had these disorders broken out in
the daytime II is probable that armed
| forces from the foreign fleet would have
been landed.
| General Poidevin undoubtedly saved
| the city from general outbreak of
pillage and ineendiarisn The commit
tee of public safety met this morning,
and with the concurrence of M. Car
teron, General Poidevin was made mill
tary governor of Port au Prince. A
force sufficient to maintain order in the
capital will be placed at his disposal.
Should serious situation again arise,
| however, and it appears that the mon
might get the upper hand, the commit
! tee promises to ask the foreign cruis-
ers to send landing parties ashore.