Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-01-25

6sdy EosSg6 l5s6 SSssotWsd
prodigies of daring and strength in tearing
como from the dsash-grasp Of tbs phslsux
q deslA that chooked the door--'o come
Iesses uocra!iy tsariHg off sbeir arms, witt
out bslog able 20 exfiicats tbcu--the num-
Der OF Che saved by this. tnesus falls short
Of ffsy. More than Zee husdred persons
Of our highest society have perished-fle
greater part young girls OF hIteen to .t~en-
ty years. One mother has persisted with
her five daughters. Two-t1irds OF tue
victims we're servants, AID there are many
houses in which not one escaped. Several
houses have been noted By tue police as
empty. because ali their inhabitants have
persisted.
The people think Of nothing but the vic
tins s0d their obseqaies. All with one
yo,ce demaGd the deu.o'ition of the rninpus
wals u the fatal temple aud tue oferirg
OF monument to the dear memory Ut the
martyrs. The municipal body sole ted th,s
oy the medium OF commission on the
i2;h aud the Government Is resolved on
mpliance. Resistance is Threatened Oh
the part Of tRDoclergy. bdt such sxsspers-
ting and indecorous folly would in'aiiioiy
call forth general rising OF the people.
The past fortnight has produced no other
occurrences worth chrooiciing, and even u
It haii, they would not seem deserving u
me n ton in sbis night u heavy Anguish.
Ddrrg the last week the trionnAls and
the Government itself have suspended their
.sbcrs.
Tue people only. weep, and their public
writer's could Oniy ofier tesrs 70 nations
Dougulrs.
Haro,c acts or sublime daring have not
been wanting. Enduring gratitude has
been e xc,ted 10 every Chilian heart by the
sssiacs efforts IL Mr.. Nelson, tue M'uis'e'
81 the Uoitrd States, bis cvUntrytnaD, Nj.
Aeigss aud several other foreigners. There
! gere geuerou. men who d. fco the iury u
Il be flames to save lives, aud some Of these
,icd martyrs TO their noble hearts. An
| Engl,su,nan or Ameiisao, it is unknown
| sblch, v as seen to tush through the nimss
| to 81 z. 10 hi powerful arms lady, stride
With her little way, and then, bis hair N
hlsze and checked with snuke, fell back
into tie volcano never to rise again. A
,ou-g lady named Ocells, hsving in van
mpiorcd some b, 1t; uders Oh her knees ."
save Der mother, rushed IN, aud stortl!
sfterward mracuiuusiy issued ioita Dear.
,ng her glorious load.
| The list .! to,ugs saved makes ones blood
run cold What tho priests saved, what
they have put away IN cigar shops aud tbs
| houses in ijont ar.--a gait image, some
WOODEN ssislk, sacred sophia Or Two, some
books, chaces, silver candiest'eks, and q
great deal If satred ,nattlog and carpet I.
| Alter saving ,teir trash, tLeso specimens
Il the good shepherds that give shesr If.
Tor tue sheep hUw away in company WITT
the owls aud bats that infested tue anc,eii
| walls, except that ore priest favored the
,gouZlng victims with his absOlsticn, and
Usa..e requested t.em to die happy, b.
cause they went direct to Mary. Th.y
then forsnck the scene, ana lii that aw'nI
nigt, hen is,nting women aud desp' rate
ren screwed the streets and Writing iurms
that sUw hours ago were graceful ana
beautiful uIaldeas, noaned AMI Gied IN
ch I.s,s shops. nos priest was 70 te seen
70 whisper a word Ci Ca.ls:'s comfort t.
The q irg car, or bed tie precious ciuoihx
before the glazing eye.
No, tot 81, tor the priest OF Nature was
there, ninis.eEing augtl in ihe dark hour
tended and soothed as usual, one Dung
lady, God bless der! tclc Up all her under.
clotl!ug to make bs ndaEes, aid bound up
the xouud' AS ony wom al car. al. thu
awful H., ut t5e only thing that remained oi
the clergy wss tue Inc ssant telling Q! bells,
aho1t toe oily ting they could du to III
CT case the horrors oStho scene.
q, as We write our eyes ill wiz tears
MOTIFS can consoe US in IBIS III ction-
We can iuiuk OF nothing el.e but uus loss ol
| those . 70 viii never coiue back 10 u. but
still there vii. have ensued sume goud, II
| ~ Il q e
| base uieltco away ID the sIIlote 81 t1at aw
| fui burnt sacrifice. hich, !.don vita 1ne
dsia: breath Ci ? coo vic.i y. role1 up 10
accu.e tser.a aud A!s aceuih.iiees oil luur-
der te.Jsc t u, ;hr,,e q Goa.
SANTIAGO, Dee. IA, 1868.
| Before 3 O'clock "a tue al.esuoo., the
| hour appointed ~ petition the President u
the Require for the deu.oit,op oi the wais
! vi the church Of 9th Go Ipany," 1: nurpei.
| Gus and select meeting oi al tue social Class
/, ses bad collected n 'le open space 10 front
Of the runs. Tue decree o. demolition iav-
ing been s'gnad By lis ExceieEcJ, Doe
| Hu;llerm0 Malta Hsc .uGCa To tie upper
story of tue Gongf,ss iiousr, and tLrucu
addressed '..s people, reading the decree
promulgated few hours before, srd cai,rg
| Tor rt0a for hi, Excelieogy, .hlca was co
| thusl.s.lcali, gwen ny tue immense assem
bl, ,a4. L. d toe >ql:Fe
Tue orator prIc then 10 protest. in
tue raI-a u re,is,an and Humanity, against
those wao attempted 10 gnsiify a. sacrie
g,cu' the peoples longing ior she d, mol-
t'on. 81, ~tsa. Id icscnge on Ur," be
s.tded, '.Gpefstiticn tiits - ash ara gusn
the tghosar: passions ~ tbs rshbie int VI
p.rac: lut II. iethle tlofts ATE ~ VAR
d, caus, ~= nave never atFay.d from tee
q. Vt piiacs .k.s II pure ilgon. F.nat,-
eisri spreads !. G.8.,v nets against 10,
ha?ptee,s and peace 0! society. Let ~
4aeucp rs Il rbrant.s With tue sincerity and
nooeDe.s 4! Cur intentions"
TIC building was utterly DEPOSITED in
accordance With the decree,
Mr.. Nelson, tie Ancilcan Minister, at
Santiago, addressed letter TO The Guiian
Government expressive Of syupa,hy Tor The
people ia the terrible calamity. This let
tee ELECTED feeling response in Which the
following passage occurs:
II communicating tie foregoing 10 your
Esceliercy, csnply with q special charge
OF bis Ezceiiency TIE President ui tse Re-
pubic, 20 assure tie honorable representa-
tive aud the e,:z ens Oh tie Uoited States
" ho bavc taken tar. in eur public mourn
ing. that he noble conduct observed b,
them upon tots sad occasion will b, ever
grateful, remembered by the Cniian peo-
pie and q ,verrment.