The morning call., 1891-10-27
ReparatiOl for the Attack on
American Sailors.
The Chilean Junta Presented With a De-
tailed Statement Of The Outrage.
Brutality Of the Valparaiso POliCe-HOBFS
Used to Drag Americans to Prison.
Death of Another Victim.


SANTIAGO Chile, Oct. 26-The United
States Government to-day, through Minis
ter Egan, formally demanded reparauon
fro III the Government of Chile for the at
tack recently made in Valparaiso upon a
number Of seamen of the United States
cruiser Baltimore.
Minister Egan presented the Junta with
detailed statement of the results of the
investig alton made by Captain Schley Of the
Baltimore and himself. These investga-
tions show that Charles Rggan, one of the
Baltimore's petty officers, was brutally as
saulted by several Chileans while riding on
4 street-car. Riggan resisted. but was
dragged from the car and murdered in the
arms of his companions,
Turnbull, another of the Baltimore's
wounded men, who died to-day from his in
juries, received no less than eighteen stab
wounds in the back, two penetrating his
lungs.
After giving full list of the Baltlmore's
crew injured by the mob Minister Egan's
statement called attention to the fact that
thlrty-fve Of the cruisers crew were on the
day OF the riots arrested, unnecessary vio-
lence being used by the police, and detained
In custody without due cause. In couclu-
sion Minister Egan said the surgeons OF the
Baltimore expressed the opinion that some
of the wounds inflicted upon the American
sailors were bayonot wounds, and this
clearly showed that police officers of Val
paraiso, who are armed with bayonets, took
part in tie attack. The Americans were
without arms and practically defenselesS.
In presenting the Chilean Junta with this
statement tile Minister expressed IN dis
tinct terms the feeling Of great indignation
which the State Department at Washington
feels at the whole affair, and especially at
the brutal conduct Of the police of Valpa-
raiso in joining with the mcb in the latter's
attack upon the Baltimore's seamen, and
in drawing their bayonets and using them
against the unarmed Americans. He also
particularly called attention to the afdi-
tiOnal brutality Of the police Of Valparaiso
in using horses to drag tile Americans to
prison.
After making a brief but pointed sum-
mary OF tie facts to which he had been in
structed 10 call attention, Minister Egan
informed the representatives Of the Junta
that, in the name Of the United States, he
demanded reparatiOn for the insults and in
luries complained Of.
Now. the question which arises Is, What
viii be tile action OF the Chilean Govern
ment? As it appears now, there seems
10 doubt the Juuta Will make tie repara-
ton demanded. Naturally, the action taken
to-day by Minister Egan IS attracting the
attention Of foreign Ministers, and foreign
ers generally who are resident IN the re-
public The symIathy of the American
colony is entirely with Captain Schley and
his blue jackets and they are one and all
glad TO receive the news, made public to
day, that another United States waT-vessel,
the Boston, had actually sailed for these
waters. Chileans try to smooth over the
assault upon and imprisonment of the
American sailors by CHASING it as 4 street
row.
Up to the present time the Junta has ex-
pressed no regret for the attack made on tie
American sail rl.
DEATH OF ANOTHER SAILOR.
WAsHINGToN. Oct PA short cable
gram WAS received al the Navy Department
to-day from Commodore Schley at Val
paraiso, announcing the death of William
Turnbuil, one OF the Baltimore coal-heaveTs,
wounded IN the recent assault.
Orders have been sent by Secretary
Tracy to Admiral Brown at CalaO, Peru,
to sail Immediately for San Francisco. The
reason assigned is the foul condition of the
vessels bottom, which cannot be cleaned in
Chile or Peru.