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to assure the district attorney that he

has a strong case against the, four

men charged with being the actual

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EXPLOSION KILLS r

CHIEF EXECUTIVE r

Powder Magazine Set Fire to

Haitian Palace.

MANY OTHERS ARE KILLED

Cause of Disaster Said to be

an Accident

MILITARY KEPT ORDER

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LeConte Had Tumultuous

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PORT AtT PRINCE. HAITI Ang. A-i

Th* national palace *u blown np br

a powder exploaton and burned to tha

ground today and the Preatdent of the

republic, General Clnclnnatue Leconte

perished. Members of hie famly, who

were _ awakened by the terrific shock,

found themselves almost surrounded

by flames but escaped.

The first explosion was followed by

others when the fire reached the cel

lars of the palace where a great quan

tity of ammunition was stored. lie

great eras the force of the explosions

that a number of small cannon, frag

ments of Iron and shells were thrown

In all directions. Many palace attend

ants were killed and It Is estimated

the casualty list will reach 4«« per

sons killed or Injured.

Por a time panic prevailed and the

military authorities immediately took

charge. The explosions occurred

shortly after 3 o'clock In tho morning

and within an hour, when the fire,

which was confined to the palace, was

extinguished, the structure was a

mass of ruins from which It will bo

Impossible to recover the body of the

President.

At a Joint meeting of the Chamber

and Senate this afternoon General

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The Montgomery advertiser. (1912). Montgomery, Ala., 1912-08-09. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84020645/1912-08-09/ed-1/?sp=1

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The Montgomery advertiser, 1912-08-09.