The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-13
HOW BARRUNDIADIED
Brave Soldier Held Guatemala
Troops at Bay.
CAPT. PITTS UNDER THE BED
salvader Congress Elects Esets Provis-
ioaal Pssssdsnt-rrsaty Of Peace
Nss Yet signsd.


new Yoax. Sept. i2.-The Pacific Mail
steamship Colon, which reached here to-
day. brought some Of the passengers who
were ON the steamship Acapulco 1t the
time Of the killing OF General Barrundia.
One Of the eye Witnesses Of the tragedy
told the story 70 the Associated Press. It
sppes r. that General Barrundia came on
board It Acapulco. Mex. and was under
stood 70 b on his way to San Salvador.
He vas attsnded By two soldiers - body :
guard. When the ship arrived 1t Champ
frico. 0uatsmala, the authorities there
demanded that BarruBdia be surrendered.
Captain Pitts pereIopsorily refused to do
20. They Withheld clearance papers for
twenty-four hours, but finally allowed him
10 proceed. When the vessel arrived at
San Jose two boat loads Of soldiers were
sent on from the shore 70 see that no one
without proper credentials should leave the
vessel. Within pistol shot Of her were
two United States gunboats. Captain Pitts
had autographed their commanding officer
from Champtrico, requesting assistance,
bat the dispatch had not been delivered.
Now he made . personal appeal for help.
The response Was that they could do moth
ing without orders from the port captain.
The next day the ship was again invaded
By the commandant with special force Of
men and another boat load Of soldiers. The
Guatemalan commandant produced an
order Of arrest signed by American Minis
ter Miner, and made formal demand for
the delivery Of BarrundiA Then he di-
rected that all the cabin passengers be
ordered between decks. When this order
was carried ont the entire force proceeded
to Barrundia's room, Captain Pitts with
them. When the room was reached Cap
tain Pitts, after deprecating the neces-
sity Of surrendering his passenger
read the order for his arrest.
BarYundis had quietly met them
ct the door, but at once divining thst all
was oyea, retreated into the room for re-
volver, and. making the remark.
Every good" fred. The bali just missed
Captain Pitts, who. with the Guatemalan
door and hid under the bed, leaving the
man-hunting to the special officers.
Barrundia was short-sighted man, and,
being very nervous, was unable to do any
damage, though he chased the men out of
the saloon. firing wildly. At last they
dropped him riddled with shot on the hur-
ricane deck.
Inc oiave commanoant tnereupon came
dead man and fred bullet into his skull.
The dead body was rolled up in piece of
canvas and conveyed on shore in one of
the boats. The other boat. conveying the
gallant perpetrators Of the deed, their re-
volvers openly displayed, made detour
around the United states war ships. As
tney ieLs the Acapulco some smiingiy
waved tneir nanos, eno one placed MS
munro 20 ms nose sno e1senoed MS nngcrs
IN wen-known manner.
sun, sne incioent wss not over, SAID the
gentleman VINO told the foregoing. Inc
ouasemeians neo 20 wipe Snelf iees nstie
more on sne suuering snip. ana sne was
NOT suoWeo 20 proceed unui the baggage
oeionRine 70 Derrunoie Was searched. pre-
sumaoiy ioi evidence incnminaung MIN.
FMS Was submitted 20, the American gun
Doats stu silent not hundred yards away.
Inoeeo, . me 1me o. the TRAGEDY an ni'i-
s .Iom olls -. ~ '.em W. =" oosru the
vsPv -. Ae1i 80. " ooalo were
n,..s - nu'knss'on :, 'u9 ...H. Japan
.s' I. 80 souo'y uoe. vas pa,uy
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appeu AZ van " ene "1-sulps LOT as
s's'.noe snu "ss coni.on eu Win an ofoer
ION 'ne Amel,can munster. ane passen-
kets oonue"nou TUG acu0n OF tine men-oi-
s NJ, ~: .ney Ma,nsaln mat IN any event
'ney mlsn' nsse saAen cnarge OF barrnnoia
s .nh Su"e ucnn'eo expression nao come
liUn' .snlnE'on ivy
Aney a'so couuomn .oe acuon OF Minis
Mi1ueI, VINO tney tnougnt nad no
nsu. W s,Rn sne mans oeatn warrant
fursne,' sncy SUBMIT snat az the Time ne
o'o 20, ne .ne~ II amounted 70 that, no
Ms'1i ~n.s TUG Cnaiacser Oh the victlm.
Dan rKANcisco' sept: IL -Passengers on
no ss.anc. oou DiaS i1om ranama To-Day
s,a.e .nas the attempted ASSASSINATION OF
munster Mi1ner was noax. barrundia's
Sses.s ulisei' presumably WIN the IN
sS.s;,..s a. "a. @ ous "non sue was
~. ss:,.s ~ a's pIe'e"oo ner courage prop
ivy 'aneu neI' anu 'ne.e was no scene.
ga" s.. ~. .an Dla: 'cl' uua'emaia every
s "as quie', anu - as 'nousnt oy those
=. VIC c s p onas WIG 'Iouo'e was ABOUT
w. w. ony ,, par, TIL auha'a nao ev,dentiy re-
30 S'eu ~ sen ~, ,le ueariy' ana mace up
us ,nnu ~ uie oelols oei''s captured. Ac.
.O.uAe " sne e'oiy eep'ain Ii'.s refused
go " .,s passenger unuh tue last mo-
eas' anu .ne seue,.l sousn. 20 repay MS
III ~ As nu E''s appeaaeo 70
.uc captain u Tue nsngei' which was ct
Ssa.. .o 80 'ao AAe'ls, oa' the oniteo
1890 ~;.Sa,. .uuo no. seho marines
manuan' OF 'ne port every precautiou
tney having oeen yent below as soon as the
commandant wes4t on board with Mizner's
communication.