Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 January 1903 — That Haytian Captain. [ARTICLE]

That Haytian Captain.

..Rebel and semi-pirate though he was, the Haytian Admiral Killlck seems to have been somewhat of a black hero, after .all. The details of, the destruction of the Crete-a-Pierrot gives to Killick what little honor tljgre was in the affair. He deliberately g&ve up his life fSr his cause, and that Is the highest sacrifice any man can make for any cause, good or bad. When the German commander demanded the surrender of his vessel, it appears that Killick put his crew- off the ship, drove it as nearly alongside the German gunboat as he could and then fired the magazine, hoping that its destruction would overwhelm his enemy also. The plan failed. The German drew away far enough to escape injury, and then turned its gunq on the burning bulk of the Haytian vessel—a somewhat inglorious proceeding. But there is a good deal to be said In behalf of a captain who will blow up his ship and himself rather than buy safety by surrendering her, no matter how petty the flag he serves under.— Buffalo Express.