Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-02
SANTIAGO SET ON FIRE.
In the Hands of Mob-Balmaceda's
House Burned.

In the Hands of Mob-Balmaceda's
House Burned.
NEW YORK, Aug. 31.-The Herald this
morning prints special advices from Chilli
as follows:
VALPARAISO, Chill, Aug. 30. = The
Chanaral regiment of the Congressional
army took formal possessian of Santiago
| tonight and practically the last act in the
| bloody drama of revolution which has
| torn Chill to pieces for the past seven
months is closed. The capital city was in
| the hands of bloodthirsty mob last night,
and while it was unable to satisfy its muir
derous instincts, in did destroy vast
amount of property.
AS soon as the news reached Santiago
| yesterday of the overwhelming defeat of
| the government troops on the heights of
the people knew that Balmacedas power
was gone and they had nothing to fear
| from his wrath, their enmity to his govern
ment broke forth.
| The cry was raised that the President
should be killed, and a mob started for his
| house. 1t grew in numbers and fury as 1t
went through the streets, and by the time
it reached the executive mansion, was ripe
| for any bloody deed. Short Shrift would
have been allowed to the President had he
been caught. The blOodthirsty fury of the
mob was baked. He had fled. Then the
| moo ) u6S1I0 LOT ToVCuSo lOullu NouG III Glo
| torch. Soon Balmaceda's house was a
mass of flames. Before it had been de-
| StrOyed the mob marched Off to the house
of Senior GOday, minister of the interior,
and an ardent Balmacedist, and set on fire
| his house.
Then the residences of Balmacedas'
mother Gen. BarhOsa. who was killed at
the battle of Placilla Seniors McKenna and
| Eastman, the government newspaper OIL
ces, and the houses of several prominent
officials were burned to the ground.
The city was panic-Stricken, business
was suspended, and people, outside of the
mob, kept close to their houses. The sky
was lurid with the light from the burning
| buildings. The police, the fire department
and the army was demOraliZed, and made
not the semblance of an attempt to main
| tain order.
Balmaceda, when he heard of the fall of
| Valparaiso sent for Gen. BaquedanO, COM
mander Of the government troops in San
| tiagO, to meet him at O'Clock yesterday
afternoon at Moneda. This Baquedana
declined to do, but suggested that the
meeting be held IN the house of Gen.
! Velasquez. A council of war was held at
| VelasqueZ's house, at which President Bal
maceda, the generals and other leading
| BalmacediStS were present. The situation
was thoroughly canvaSsed and it
was decided that the surrender Of the CAPT
iCal was the only proper course. Baqueda-
authorized to arrange the terms OF the sur
render with the COngreSSiOnalists. W ord
was at once sent to Gen. CantO that
all the troops in Santiago had declared
their adhesion to the Congressional party
and that Santiago was at his disposal.
Senior Don Jorge MOntt, who is in charge
of affairs in the south, ordered that the
Chanaral Regiment proceed at once to San
tiago where they are to assist the forces OF
Gen. BaquedanO in keeping order and also
to prepare barracks for 1000 additional
troops.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. 30.-The fol-
| lowing dispatch, dated Valparaiso, August
49, has been received at the Navy Depart
ment from Rear Admiral Brown:
1.-The insurgents have possession Of the
city of Valparaiso; was taken yesterday
morning after a very Sanguinary engage
ment. The government mad adj
yantage-gOOd pOSltion-but bad gen
eralshlp. Troops d1Satfected. Insur-
gent ships were not present.
Forts not engaged. Lynch with three
secOnd-claSs torpedo boats captured. The
foreign government demand guarantee IN
protecting lives and property Of foreign
subjects. l have 100 men at the consulate.
Many refugees aboard. Provisional preSi-
dent here"
The following dispatch was received this
afternoon by Mr.. Montt, one OF the Con
gressional ENJOYS:
IQUIQUE, Aug. 3O.-DOn Pedro Mont, Washing
ment. is enroute for Santiago to-day.
(Sipned