Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-11-01
THE EFFECT
4, the Brooklyn Navy Yard-Grea
Activity.

4, the Brooklyn Navy Narc-"re
Activity.
yrw YORK. October 8.-The ChiIeah
..,,na shows its effect at the Brooklyn
~ Ward iu the renewed activity that Is
| 80, 6isD.aved in fitting out all the yes
...DoJv there. The number OF men en-
- nm the monitor MiantonOmah mas
- increased. From conversation with
h. ,A,rers Yesterday il was learned tnat
4 .s ronld be got ready for sea within Ten
a,ssf occas on should require IT,
i So is classed by all officers as the most
,.-.s,hls-shiniu in the navy. and II neces-
/ i.r .Aat orders had been sent from Secre-
az Tracy 10 the Brooklyn Navy Yard TO
let1ree ships sail as soon as possible
/ hr Chile, but Captain Erber, Commandant
The Navy Y ard, denied that he mad re-
/ N.,ed such orders.
twas learned that three ships, the Phil
sie.phia, The Concord aud the Kearsarge,
were being prepared TO leave on Thursday
/ or ;te West IEdies. A ship going from
New YORK 70 Chile, general makes her
| -.s SOP ~ st. Thomas, so 10 is possible
| there may be some connection between the
r-Ored orders from Chicago and the de-
/ g4Iure of these ships.
The Philadelphia is regarded as about
he 1uest ship in the navy yard. She is a
sister ship Of the Baltimore, Row at
Cae. Admiral Gherardi was not on
ocalt the Philadelphia yesterday after
H)1, but Lieut.. Fremont, the officer of the
tayE, when asked about the rumor of the
n-ee ships being ordered TO Chile, said he
bought iJ might be true. a special from
'apar0.so 20 the World gives the following
account OF the attack Ou our sailors;
"Capt Schley'S men had been on board
le Baltimore several months without lib
Iy. When be arrived at Valparaiso be
resolved Tue usual visit of courtesy and an
-S,lIa-ce Of assistance. Other foreign
,-.S were daily giving their men liberty.
therefore, Capt Schley sent 40 men
Slore OF those only four returned
rlls, four OverStayed their liberty, thir-
l'SX were imprisoned, seventeen We're
'9l-.cd, one was killed outright, and one
S,seQueHlly died.
Men received from five 70 twenty-five
.,lals, mostly knife and bayonet cuts in
s 1Ack which would characterize the as
i, Us uCprOvOked, brutal aud daSUardly.
'' AlUgaluE circumstances have vet
-et To- Tue World correspondents knowl-
sc 10 Is probable that if there were
o.! ,d,F would be published.
[4e- ochi6v ordered court on board
7, Da'unorc TO take testimony. The re-
'-.'S SAD 10 DC remarkable for clearness
~ 'OulSclo0. Two sailors in the streets
''e .nSa.te1 by Chileans splitting in their
,sS. cloUd near by was waiting 10 at
-.1 ..r ,uea' Slolld they resent the insult.
4le baltmOre'S men wisely took refuge
USn c3r. TIE crowd stopped the ear
""-.ea the men out, beating them with
,"> daC ones, and knitting them. One
= ''ii WIN twenty-five StaOs, and while |
-paa.ou was assisting him to u chem
- pose nan shot him through the
s,.4 ne ,Ned Instantly. A second shot
-" passed bctweel the flesh ana shirt Of |
NJ o,aer man. '"''' u
,-,' a. Z, o'ncer who w0re white cap, pre-
|y.sT-t' d SeLLemdn, Drew his sword aud |
s-s-..-. JOIN tae living and the dead. The I
ss,,-e 'ue2 became general. Sailors quiet |
sars -. 10 small restaurants about town /
& 1.,''4y beaten and stabbed. Mount |
49, s.-:ee arrived, but instead OF succoring |
49, Is-QrS o,grn Sabceing them. One man |
80 WltC nipperS ABOUT the wrists 10 /
|a.g,;,r', Mulch was started at full gallon, !
-sSe-s ,-c man through the streets.
| ter r--.. "''VCS horse was walked 10 an
| ~ -','n VINO was hauled, TO the station |
ssS,,'H a .to saSSo ABOUT his neck There were /
.f OF Witnesses on shore tothe shooting
|n .rSs! We're afraid to testify. One wrote
a,sr,r-oo!y s-,-oy,nous letter 70 Capt Schlev and /
r.-i.' r-ii"9IuS , visited the ship, buthe savs he
s,T,- nm 'eSe his life if he were kpown. a /
nj 15o-r 5c- saw the deed from neiFhborinr
ca.rg rS men men were obliged TO sign paper de-
9cdue, 'DgE 'Es were satisfied with thspolice
Zen We, ,Ts,, Inc paper is in Spanish aud the
|B..,i".eaIe ignorant of its contents The
|slose,' ,'.C.e or'S men were completely unarned
Er O,t'cS''u were searched at the sta-
FOND h, MY y SIX & ordinary pocket knifes ware
Esas seq. Tue Ghuean investigation wbish
|en,e6 A., The mems cause was unrepra-
e officer 'b5,'noug1 =. Capt. Schley urged tha.
E.el On clsirIt ttsSent, his request was deN
||~'eys secreta '-' '"ou proceedings are