The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-09-16
POoE PERU
Is cody EGrbaPgatea by Peru
Viaa GgeFFs11as
Horrible Tales si Esa pRue ssud
Slaughter.

Slaughter.
Panama, "A Chuian core
SpOndent writes the Star and Her
aid, that when the inhabitants of
rarma learned that the Chiiiau
forces were to leave, a large major
ity Of Peruvian families were al
lowed to accompany them III order
to escape the depredatioas OF their
laWless cOuntrymen. Only some
foreign families, believing Iheg uer-
illas would respect them. decided Go
remain. Fully 500 women followed
the army. Just five hours after
the troops left immense hordes
of guerlllas poured in. There
were 500 armed with rifles
and equipped like regulars
who entered, they formed in a col
umn, followed by about 500 gueril-
las armed with sticks, clubs and
lances and similar weapons, who
entered peli nell, shouting Yocifer-
ously. On it being known that all
the Well-tO-dO and decent families
had left the town, the fury of the
Indians knew no bounds. Resi-
denceS were stripped and those Of
many foreign residents shared the
Samesfate. Many asSassinationS fol-
lowed and amongEthe victims were
eighteen foreigners. In the midst Of
the drunken Orgie, Tarma was re-
duced TO ruins with the object Of
burning the properties of foreigners
and ChIlianS. TamariO and all the
town was burned. The cities of
JaDja and HaaanchO shared the fate
of TaFma. The names of some of
the Foreigners assassinated are
given: two ItasBAnS, named MettOs,
and two Germans named String and
Sahalk are among the slain.
Four soldiers and six fugitive
PeruVlans were frozen to death in
the COrdilleras, at Conception. The
CHILEAN garrison made a noble de-
Tense against the Indians when the
ammunition Of the Chilians was
exhausted, The aSsailants secured
parafine and fired the barracks,
burning some Of the wounded sol
diers. Captain Pinto and few SUI
YivOrs at the garrison made a sally,
cut down the enemy and cleared the
front and sides of the barracks,
while the men Inside extinguished
the flames and removed the wounded
to a place of safety. In another
sally Captain Pinto was shot dead.
The Indians again fired the build
ing, and Sallies were organized.
! by Sub-Lieutenants Mautt, Cruz and
PeieZ. In one of the earliest sallies
the first mentioned officer was nor
tally wounded. Subsequently Lieut..
PeieZ fell wounded. In another
sally young officer was immedi-
ately pOunced upon by horde of
Indians vino lanced him to death.
At this hour five friars from the
neighbOring convent of Ocapa ap-
/ peared on the scene, and with cruel
fix in hand melted the Indians to
renew the attack on the building.
At 10 o'clock, Of the u Chilians
composing the garrison only four,
and two Of them wounded, re-
mained 10 offer resistance, the
others were either dead or dying.
and the buildings we're now ablazs
in every direction. Four women,
the wives of soldiers, were eyeWil-
nesses to the death Of their hus-
bands, one Of them, accom-
panied by her son, years old,
another by an infant who
had come into the world ct the
commencement of the attack, and
after the removal Of the wounded
from the burning building went out
into the square, hoping that their
lives would be spared. They had
barely stepped outside the building
when they were set on by a crowd
of drunken savages and horribly
butchered. The 5-year-Old boy had
his throat cut from ear to ear, and
was barbarously mutilated, and the
body Of the newborn child was
found pierced with six lance wounds.
Sub-Lieutenant Cruz and the sur
viYing soldiers were also surrounded
and they fell one after another, but
not until they had sold their lives
dearly. When other CHILEAN troops
arrived, few days afterwards, they
found in the square and adjacent
streets, 200 Of the enemy's dead.
The wounded were doubtless twice
that number, and were carried off
into the hills. The Gillian dead
were collected and buried. The
city was burned, and everybody i'm
plicated in the massacre, who could
he fNun0. was summarily expcutod