The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-09-02
Scenes of Riot at Valparaiso.

PANAMA, Sept. IA letter from Val.
paraiso, Chill, gives an account of the riot
ing that characterized the recent strikes
there.
1t seems that the launchmen and steve
uores struck in the morning and soon com
PEELED the workmen in the custom house to
cease labor. The strikers demanded paw
ment in coin, not in notes, and this de-
mand caused the doors of the custom
house TO be closed. This step was
promptly followed by most of the business
houses throughout the city. The strikers
then formed mob and visited several
manufacturing establishments, doing much
damage. A number of citizens appealed TO
the authorities to act but they remained
passive for several hours, during which
rioting and rlundering were going on.
Finally. after eighty men had been
wounded and twelve killed, the author
tiles determined to send out mil
itary pickets and defend the pubic
officers. BY this time the mob, which was
divided in three sections, was busily en-
gagged in plundering and destroying stores
III the streets not visited i'll the morning
compelling workmen in all places to Quit,
and lighting where resistance was offered
AT bakery in one street twelve men were
pounded. The bakery and several adj
Joining stores were sack. d. Finally
a picket of soldiers appeared and
asked the plunderers to withdraw As
they did not do so, the soldiers withdrew
Similar scenes were at the same time being
enacted in other quarters of the CITY, The
railroad shops were completely DESTROYED
as well as the manufactures in the vicin-
ity, and their contents thrown into the sea.
While the mob was engaged in sacking the
national bicycle factory picket arrived,
and the men not retiring, opened
IRE, killing one of the rioters and wound
ing four others. BY this time, however
the crowd numbered at least ten thousand
and although repeatedly charged by the
police. who employed their sabres, il stood
its ground, although some twenty of IFS
members were killed and seriously woun
ded.
Viewed from the beach the scene was
horrible, as the police were seen sabres
In hand charging here and there. The
mob offered some resistance and wounded
the policemen but order was temporarily
restored with the assistance of reinforce
ments of two fresh pickets, and by station
ing another company of artillery near the
Baron railway station.
BY D p. n. the mob had dispersed tie
drinking soups and groceries. AT the time
the foregoing scenes were being enacted
many others of similar class were in pro
gress in other parts.
AT pm. body OF policemen charged on
the mob and MADE FIVE prisoners At the
same time a band of rioters passed through
Victoria street, smashing doors. windows
etc, and crying ''Pillage Piliagen They
piunoered many houses. During the night
the streets were patrolled by troops.
AT 2:2O pm. the cavalry pickets made
several charges in the Amandral, where
stores were being sacked. In Cordell
street the mob attacked some iewerlv
stores. The pickets arrived after all was
over.
At9:30 pm. trains arrived with a battal-
Ion commanded by Gendral Valdiviesi. and
subsequently corps 800 strong. The in
tendente and commander of police had al
most fraternized with the strikers. On the
hills around Valparaiso many outrages and
robberies have been committed At Sauti
ago somewhat similar rioting occurred AT
the session Of the deputies