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Mary llall. at Groton Gake. November

9. 1911. Tin- other four were con

victed for crimes committed iu New

TorU county.

Worst Disaster in History

of Negro Republic Is

Recorded

MARKS BEGINNING

01 A REVOLUTION

Bomb Placed Under Palace

and Elatnes Spread to

Ammunition Stored

in Basement

PORT AC PRINCE, HAITI, August

,S In the v rst disaster known to

Haiti's historj President Cincinnatus

Le Conte was killed and four hun

dred persona killed and wounded, by

an explosion -«rly today wj^h wreck

ed the national palace In this city. The

edifice was a tt <T wards destroyed by

fire original ok in the explosion, but

every other member of the family of

the president escaped.

The explosion is believed to have

been carried out by means of dyna

mite m tSo bands of agents of the

revolutionary party. Accurate figures

of the casualties are unobtainable, as

the cit;. is under lartial, law and

strict secrc y i-s being maintained con

cerning tin assassination.

Begins Revolution.

The disaster "as reported as acci

dental in tin official statement, but

cables were allowed to be sent to for

eign governments intimating that the

palace was Mown up by an explosive

placed beneath it for the express pur

pose of killing the president. The

murder is believed to mark the begin

ning of the new revolution.

.»i 111 u i s ei wie s lainiiv

and their servants were awakened by

a terrific explosion which shook the

entire city at it: 15 this morning. Then

I followed severaj other explosions in

rapid suet ession. all of less intensity

than the lirst. hire started from sev

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The Richmond Virginian. (1912). Richmond, Va., 1912-08-09. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn90052005/1912-08-09/ed-1/?sp=1

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The Richmond Virginian, 1912-08-09.