The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-03
THE REVOLUTION
 IN HAITI TR|UMPS
 AND SIMON FLIES
Riot Occurs as President Embarks and Five
 Are Killed

| Port Au Prince, August 2.-Revolu
 ton In Hayti has triumphed Presi- dent Antione Simon fled the capital
 today and took refuge on board the
 Haytien cruiser Seventeenth Decembre
 formerly the watch American. With
 him are his wife and number of his
 followers. The Seventeenth Decembre
 lay in the harbor tonight and it is be- | lieved Simon is awaiting the arrival of
 foreign merchantman on which he
 can take passage for St. Thomas, D. ". | I. or Jamaica.
 l The departure of the aged president | was not without disorder AS he was embarking at the wharf there was a
 riotous demonstration in which the ex- presidents chamberlain, Deputy Prin
 of Jeremie and five other persons were
 killed and Clementina simon, his
 daughter, and six other persons were , wounded. The injuries of Miss simon
 are slight.
 l On all sides the capital is invested 1 by followers of General Firmin, one | of the revolutionary leaders The city itself is in the hands of a committee
 of safety and there is no general dis
 order. Tonight numerous shots were
 heard but these are believed to have | been fired only in celebration of the overthrow of the Simon administra- | tion. Foreign interests are believed
 to be secure. None of the foreign bat | tleships have landed their blue jack cts. President Simon left the palace this afternoon after he had been inform ed
 that one wing of the revolutionary
 army commanded by General Peralie ! had denied his request for three days | in which to secure the safety of the
 city General Peralle had informed I T1.-.A. . 1 Simon must leave the capital imme- diately or otherwise he would attack | the city without delay. In view of the attitude of General Perale, it was deemed best that Simon immediately | lay down the reins of government and 1 leave the city.
 Promptly at o'clock Simon came out of the main entrance of the palace. over his shoulders the old man who
 almost to the last had declared that
 he would fight to the end and if neces- sary die in harness, carried his rifle. | With head erect he marched down to | the wharf.
 At his side walked his daughter. | IClementina Other members of his
 family, however. previously had taken
 refuge on board the Seventeenth De- cembre.
 As Simon and his daughter gained | the wharfathere was a rush of the mob
 that had gathered to witness the de- parture. Miss simon was in the center l of the attack and several women, bowling and shrieking, succeeded in pulling off her hat Chief of Police
 Saint Lo rushed to the rescue and led the young woman away from the in | furiated crowd toward a schooner, the 1 Bradford c. French. On the gang
 plank Deputy Prin offered his arm to Miss Simon. As he did so sn enraged man rushed up and pressing the barrel of his rifle fairly into the deputy's face, fired. Prin dropped in his tracks dead. Firing became promiscuous and before if ceased the five others had been killed and six were wounded.
 Antione Simon assumed the presi-
 dency of Hayti December, 1905 after Nord Alexis had been deposed and on December 1T was regularly elected as the chief executive by Congress.