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for great distances in all directions.

Many palace attendants were killed

and it is estimated that the casualty

list will reach 400 persons killed or in

jured.

For a time a great panic prevailed

and the military authorities imme

diately took charge of the situation.

The explosion occurred shortly after

3 o’clock in the morning, and within

an hour, when the fire, which was con

fined to the palace, was extinguished,

the structure was a mass of ruins,

from which it will be impossible to

recover the body of the president.

At a joint meeting of the Chamber

and Senate Gen. Tancrede Auguste,

senator and ex-minister of public

works, was named as president.

Cincinnatus Leconte was elected

unanimously by Congress president of

Hayti on August 14 last year.

He first gained prominence in

Haytian affairs in 1908, when, as

minister of the interior in the cabinet

of President Nord Alexis, he was

credited with ordering the summary

shooting of 10 prominent revolution

aries at Port au Prince.

When the regime of Nord Alexis

was brought to an end shortly after

ward, Leconte went into exile in

Jamaica. While there he intrigued

against the new president, Simon, and

In January, 1911, started a revolution

against him, which was, however,

short-lived. The insurgents were de

feated and Leconte took refuge in the

German Consulate at Cape Haytian,

later being sent from the island under

German protection.

Leconte returned to Hayti in May

last year anil succeeded-in overthrow

ing President Simon.

He was a mulatto, between 40 and

50 years of age, and belonged to the

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Virginia free press. (1912). Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.], 1912-08-15. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84026784/1912-08-15/ed-1/?sp=2

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Virginia free press, 1912-08-15.