Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-15
BALMACEDA SAFE.
The Chilean Tyrant Finds a
Haven of Refuge.
The United States Flag Affords
Him Ample Protection.
Admiral Brown Aids Him In Making
His Escape.
He Was Hiding All the While in VAL
paraisO, and Is Now Steaming
North In the Good Ship
San Francisco.
Associated Press Dispatches.

NEW YORK, Sept. 14.-A Herald's
special cablegram from Valparaiso, Sep
tember 14th, says: Balmaceda has es-
capped from the clutches of his enemies
and is now safe on the high seas, under
. the protection OF the United States flag.
All the time the soldiers OF the iunta
were guarding the passes OF the Andes,
to prevent his getting into the Argen-
tine Republic, and the police OF the new
provincial government were searching
the monasteries in and around Santiago
for the fugitive ex-president, he was in
hiding in this city. Here he was more
apt to escape detection than anywhere
else, for his opponents never dreamed
that he would dare to return to Val
paraiso, they being assured that he had
fled from it.
Balmaceda chose his refuge wisely, for
he was enabled to throw himself on the
mercy of Admiral Brown, of the United
States flagship San Francisco, and beg
to be saved from the revenge he feared
from his foes. Admiral Brown did what
the other foreign admirals would have
done under similar circumstances. He
stepped in to save, possibly, human
life. In the name of humanity he con-
sented to afford Balmaceda the shelter
of his ship and the protection OF the
stars and stripes, to the effect that the
ex-president escaped.
1t was decided to have Balmaceda dis
guise himself as a drunken United
States sailor. Clothing was sent ashore
in a market boat last night, by order of
Admiral Brown. 1t was smuggled by
one sof Bamaceda's faithful adherents
into the house where the ex-president
was in hiding. He carefully
donned it, and after close inspection
OF his new and strange attire,
to see there was nothing about the get
up which would arouse suspicion, he
started out by the rear entrance into the
street. Nightfall favored his disguise,
and he had studied his part so well that
he feigned drunken tarsto perfection.
On his way toward the water front he
rolled by many men who would have
been delighted to have had chance to
seize and turn him over to the police
authorities.
In time he reached the spot in the
harbor arranged upon. There he found
a boat awaiting him. 1t was manned
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men. Ralmaceda, still maintaining his
disguise, made his final drunken
stumble and fell into the boat. 1t
pushed off at once, and in a short time
the ex- president, all signs of inebriety
at an end, climbed swiftly UP the ropes
and was saved He went at once to one
of the cabins of the San Francisco and
did not again show himself above deck.
This part of the vessel was reserved
solely for its prominent guest. Nobody
was allowed to visit the cabin. The
officers OF lhe San Francisco were ques-
toned about the matter, but resolutely
refused to discuss it.
The San Francisco left Valparaiso this
evening for Callao, thence she will sail
for California. Balmaceda may elect to
land at Callao where many of his
leading partisans have already
been taken by the foreign ships
on board of which they sought refuge
after the fall of Valparaiso.
Admiral Browns action will undoubt-
edly, for time at least, increase the
bitter feeling here towards the United
States government, although the adj
mirals of other foreign vessels have
taken prominent Balmacedists aboard.
New YORK, Sept. 14.-The Herald's
Callao, Peru, cablegram, under date of
September 18th says: 1.-THE Chilean
junta's war ship, Truman, which ar
rived here few days ago to take back
to Valparaiso the torpedo boat Condell
and the transport Imperiale, late Of
Balmaceda's feet, sailed today for that
port with several prominent MEM
bers OF the Balmacedan government, who
took refuge on foreign warships in the
harbor of Valparaiso after that city was
captured ,and arrived here today. Among
them was Vicuna, who during the
ascendency of Balmaceda, was elected
as his successor to the presidency.
state and foreign affairs, and Balma-
ceda's brother were also OF the party.