Show HEAD OF ution BURNED TO FOUR HUNDRED LOSE LIVES AS RESULT OF EXPLOSION WHICH DESTROYED PALACE president Preel dent of republic of hayti among the victim victims the member members of his family being saved cause of explosion unexplained port au prince haftl general cin cinnatus leconte president of the re public ot of hayti perished thursday in a fire which destroyed the national palace jt it was caused by an explosion of the dodder m attached to the palace later investigation showed shoed that the casualty list in dead and wounded amounted to persons the explosion occurred at 3 15 thursday morning and the shock shattered the palace firo fire fol lowed quickly and the a wood nood en structure was consumed within half an hour there were a great number ot of explosions of munitions ot of war that had been stored in the iel lel lara lars all the houses around the were greatly damaged h nit as the pal ace itself was ced the firemen succeeded in their efforts to localize tho the fire the members of the family of the tho president all of whom aare ere in the palace at the time were vere saed saied but president leconte himsel perished at a joint meeting of the chamber and senate thursday afternoon uen gen oral tancredo auguste senator and aix minister of public works w ae as nam ed as president |