 She came to the aid of German, Austro-Hungarian, Dutch, French, and Spanish civilians during this period, and the HAPAG steamers and evacuated some 1,200 foreigners throughout the relief effort.On 21 January, "Dresden" arrived in the region, allowing "Bremen" to return home.But before she could leave the region, she had to steam to Port-au-Prince, where renewed instability in Haiti threatened Germans there.