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done at the republican convention. Even

the leaders in the new party, he said,

were surprised at the size and character

of the convention. 4

Colonel Roosevelt said he had read parts

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PRESIDENT OF HAYTI

PERISHES IN FIRE

Believed 400 Persons Were

Killed in Explosion

MAGAZINE BLOWS UP

Members of President's Family Are

Saved—General Auguste Elected

New President of Hayti—The

Palace is Destroyed

Port An Pri’iqe, Ha.Vti. August 8 The

national palace was blown up by a pow

der explosion and burned to the ground

today and the president of the republic

General Clnckmatus Leconte perished.

Members of H> family who wmv awak

ened by the terrific shook found them

selves almost surrounded by flumes, but

esca ped.

The first explosion was followed b.v

others when me fire reached the cellars

cf the palace where a great quantity of

ammunition war stored. So greut was

the force of the explosions that a num

ber of small cannon, fragments of iron

and sheila were thrown in all directions.

Many palace attendants were k lieu and

it is estimated tire casualty list will

reach 400 persons killed or injured.

For a tiinpanic prevailed and the mili

tary authorities immediately too.;

charge. The €*xplosiou occurred shortly

after :t o'clock in the morning aud within

«n hour when the fire which was con

fined to the palace was extlngidsued. the

structure was a mass of ruins from which

it will be impossible to recover lire body

of tlie president.

At a joint meeting of the chamber ami

Senate this afternoon General Tancrede

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The Birmingham age-herald. (1912). Birmingham, Ala., 1912-08-09. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85038485/1912-08-09/ed-1/?sp=1

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The Birmingham age-herald, 1912-08-09.