Mr. Gresham to Mr.
Baker.
Department of State,
Washington, June 13,
1893.
No. 12.]Sir: I inclose for your information a copy of a
letter from Mr. Lane, of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, relative to
the pointing of a Krupp gun at the City of New
York on the 11th ultimo by authorities of Corinto.
Awaiting your expected report of the facts,
I am, etc.,
[Inclosure in No. 12.]
Mr. Lane to Mr.
Quincy.
Pacific Mail Steamship Company,
New York, June 1, 1893.
In case the State Department has not received from the U. S. consular
agent at Corinto any advices respecting the pointing a loaded Krupp
breech-loading gun against this company’s steamer San José and City of New York, we
beg to hand you copy of a letter from our general agent at San
Francisco, dated May 25, together with copy of official report of
the U. S. consular agent at Corinto, under date of May 11, to Capt.
F. H. Johnston, commanding this company’s steamship City of New York, all of which explain
themselves and which we submit to the Department for such action as
may be deemed proper.
Respectfully,
[Sub-inclosure 1.]
Mr. Cutler to
Mr. Houston.
San
Francisco, May 25,
1893.
Dear Sir: Inclosed please find copy of
report relating to the pointing a loaded Krupp breech-loading gun
against this company’s steamer San José and
City of New York as made by the U. S.
consular agent at Corinto to Capt. F. H. Johnston of the steamship
City of New York, under date of May 11,
1893.
I am, etc.,
Alex. Cutler,
General Agent.
[Inclosure 2.]
Mr. Palazio to
Capt. Johnston.
Dear Sir: In compliance with your request
that I should give you an official report with regard to the steps
taken by this Government to protect itself against the
revolutionists from approach by sea, I beg to state that a Krupp
breech-loading gun carrying a 50-pound shell was pointed against the
San José yesterday, and against your ship
this morning, and pivoted on both ships from the time of rounding
Icacos Point until anchorage. An officer held the tiring-lanyard in
his hand, and the slightest accident would have caused its
discharge, and the possible sinking of either ship, especially at
such close range.
They probably thought that both ships had called at San Juan del Sur,
supposed to be held by revolutionary troops, although I had
officially advised Gov. A. L. Rivas that the City
of New York was due this morning with the new American
minister, the Hon. Lewis Baker, on board, and coming direct from
Panama.
I remain, etc.,
Henry Palazio,
U. S. Consular Agent.
