The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-02
EContin,led from he First .Pnne.1

ntSogc'on SUSPENDED her FIRE on the depot and
moved up near the Num0noid, the other two yesse IS
continuing the bon baromont.
TFFECT THE SHOTS
From the buff near the pa ace where the Le0a-
loh mad taken refuge at the residence of Lewis OSt
haus, Esq we could over ook TIE who action and
see the shots strike IN the bu dIngs just below u.s.
change. driving brick and pank out into the plaza
ana then struck the palace knocking the mortar in
al ultehons. MANY of her shell passed through
rows Ct hot ses expod ng several squares from tne
pubic buildings and fnally setting them on hre The
Custom House, v hIch by tnis lime was badly shat.
tered and the ChiEan flag on the hill above, the
the coIors. shots fred at the flagstaff continued
their fhght up the SIDE OF the ranges beyond SKIP.
lng along the earth like stone thro i across the
water, ana endane erng the lives of hundreds who
had supposed thtm ewes secure.
THE CITY FIRED
Al Zen minutes 10 IL the fire in tho private re7l-
dences broke out thTo lPh the roOIs tnreaenng the
destruction OF that portion of t,e CITY, aud short
time ter wards smoke appeared from the first ms.
tom House, showing tnat one of those buildings had
also taken fire
OUR VESSELS LOOKING ON THE SCENE.
The Mohongo, OF our squadron, and one of the
Ehy ilSh Iriga,es, arung out from among the YES.
sells lylrR III the BACKGROUND, then steamed down
OwSlas the CITY Tor tne purpose of obtaining bet.
after laying oil ,he staI board bow OF the Viiia de
Madrid a lew minutes, returned again 10 their sta.
Lons, the WIND having increased and cleared the
haIbor OF most OF inc su Oke
CHURCHEs AND HOSPITALS FIRED UPON.
By hi. time the Banca had returned to a poin
-" ''iiN iOSu hCI hTo WIN
great Ugor, both vessels not only selling the Gus
tom houses. but tilIng at The chu ch towers and
hospitals, oil OF whlcn were siTuCR, also throw
ing round shot at the groups of men, women and
children n The hi There can be apology 10
such ac,s The churches and hospitals, with
eXccI ton, we've ut remote distances from the gu yl
p'0perty, ana cOuid not lave been struck wItnou
lis belug Intentional The people on the hills wer
aso not only out OF the range OF the Palace and
bo:a, Dut were so high above the city that tney
@ couia n0t nave been reacned without great eleva-
At ten minutes past IL the little steam launch put
out IRON the NamdHcid, and ran on gside the
blanca. That triPate sacked firing, and moved
off towards the flagship giving, two parting
the Vita de MddrG, while the RcSolucon, after re.
ceving another oroer from the launch, came up
Sc s. It was twenty minutes before the Resolution
opened her batteries, and III tho meantime, the Vit
dc Mdd,i id had be, Ii forcing head nearer the Gus.
tom Houses from which dense volumes of smoke
were ascending.
THE GILLIAN FLAG srRUcK.
Both triaates lurbGd ,h,r tire the Chilian flag.
and in short time 1 dropped of the guys
OF tn" stan av ng be0n cut. Ihe Spanish sailors
Chilians rushed rom the o u barracks let down
the topmast and the flag fOated as fairly as
before.
THE BoMBARDMENT ENDED.
The bomoardment momentarliy became
severe the irRates sweeping the whole city west of
Numdnctd, suddenly increased her speed. turned her
head towards the c'ty and, after lending few shot
House and Bolsa, ran along the beach opposite the
railroad oepot and opened agaln within musket
shoi oi the buildings For haf an bour the frigaies
pounded steaCly at the silent town, as iC
exaspera'ed BY their miserable firing OF the morning
when sudden Ine HTiid de Madrid shifted her
position and started towards the NumGnciu. and as
breath o. wind from tn lifted up the smoke Tor
moment, We caught GLIMPSE of the spanish flag
haLplns list essy from the hagshp's fore, ardarm
The bombaro ment was over. he ReSotuciOn and
Blanca fired a few shots evidently reluctant to
abandon their enjoyment, and then all the Spanish
yesseIs under full head"ar, steamed out towards
the mouth OF the harDor turning at last to Their
anchoIase, near the northern side of the bay five
miles distant.
EFFORTS TO ExTINGUIsH THE FLAMES
As soon the ST. nal oG the Num4nciG was distin.
guIshcd the lis OF the CITY ruup ana the fire.
men who hah been prevented from approaching the
lire, rushed out w III heIT engines hile the people
streamed down from the hills to the city. Four of
the custom houses were on ire. when threatened
every moment to envelope the others, and three
blocks oil private buildings already destroyed
The flames were spreading with great rnpidity, and
the wind ireshened from the bay, but tne fremen
fna, succe, ded IN checking the progress OF the
fire though not W! hout the assistance OF fire com,
panies from santiago, and seven hUndled sailors
sent ashore from our squadron.
The English Admiral sent hundred men to help
put out The fire, out the feeling against the British
squadron was so bitter among the people, including
all the English residents. that ther assistance was
declined, ana the men returned TO the SHIPS Troops
were stationed throughout the CITY to protect !
property from evi disposed persons, and tho
lire, which broke out number OF times after being
apparently overcome, was finally wholly eXtln-
tingu she'd one OF the custom houses beng saved.
Among those who dis lngulshed themselves in pre-.
venting the further spread of the confagrahon were
Mr. henry Melgs, the American Millionaire, and hls
two sons, all OF whom labored as iremen until late
b ur al night.
The quiet which prevailed after the bombardment
was Temalk lkable. There is In Ch such character
as TOwdS have not seen a single djsordery Chi. |
han since my ARRIVAL here and fieh among inhabi.
tants and disturbances such afford the subject of
our police reports, are unknown. There was reason
to tGel Owever that after such event there might
be some drunkenness street fghts and perhaps pll-
lagDe, nut the night passed IN as peaceful manner
as moth had tTanspIred except far as the in.
teresG manifested by the nhabtants the effect of
the bombardment was concerned. On Sunday SER
Vic's were held IN the chulches as usual, and the
street cars resumed their trips, well as the trains
between VALPARAISO and Santiago.
FEARS OF ANOTHER COMMANDMENT
EotwithstanOn0 however, that the United States
squadron and the English frigates had returned to
their ANCHORAGE close in near the city Immediately
after the bOmbardment had -ased, the authorities
apprehended another attack in short time and the
would renew the attack Oh Monday great uneasiness
prevailed. Mr.. WheelwrlPht, prominent American
in Valparaiso, accord nglY called on Commodore
Rodgers for the purpose OF ascer' aiming what he
ml"h know on the subject, and received the follow
ing reply in writing:-
COMMODORE RODGERS ANNOUNCES THAT THE oIrY
WILL NOT BE AGAIN BoMBARDED
UNITED STATES STEAMER VANDERBur," VALPA
RAlsO, April lS66.-Sir-ln official interview which
ha9 his morn ng with he spanish Admiral board
the Numdtc he assured me that he had present in
tenon of bOmbarding The city,
Upon the strength of this assurance feel confident
thSt tue pe0p can return In safety @ to shejT homes
JOHN WHRELRIGHT, Esq.
THE PEOPLE REAssURED.
This Information appearing in an extra of the
Pdtria, the alarm speedily sTOsIded, and the re-
mainder OF the day passed in quiet On Monday a |
lew OF the inhabitants returned 70 their places of
business but most OF them beng gone out some dis
tance nom the citr, small proportion of the esta
blishments have been reopened. Several hundred
families gratultOus provided or in SANTIAGO