Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-09-17
BALMACEDA'S FLIGHT.
He Was Taken Aboard the United
State Flagship.

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Disguised as Tipsy Tar The Once Die
tator of Chilli Escaped With His Life--
Hidden in valparaiso--Now on the High
Seas.
New York Heraid's special Cablegram.
VALPARAISO, CHILL, VIA GALVESTON,
TEXAS, Sept. 14.-Balmaceda has escaped
from the clutches Of his enemies, and is
now safe on the high seas under the pro-
lection of the United States flag.
All the time the soldiers OF the Junta
| were guarding the snowy passes Of the
Andes to prevent his getting. into the
Argentine Republic, and the police Of the
new provisional government were search
ing the monasteries in and around San
tiago for the fugitive ex-president, he was
in hiding in this city.
Here he was more apt to escape detec-
| ton than anywhere else, for his opponents
never dreamed that he would dare to re-
turn to Valparaiso, they being assured he
had fled from it.
A rumor reaches me of the house where
he received shelter, but as II is uncon-
firmed do not want to do the proprietor
an injustice by stating what may turn out
to be untrue.
BALMAcEDA BHes FOR PROTECTION.
AZ any rate Balmaceda had chosen his
refuge wisely, for he was enabled to throw
himself upon the mercy of Admiral
Brown. of the flagship San Francisco, and
beg to be saved from the revenge he feared
| from his foes.
Admiral Brown did what all the other
foreign admirals would have done under
similar circumstances. He stepped in to
save possibly human life. In the name
of humanity he consented to afford Bal
maceda the shelter of his ship and the
protection of the Stars and Stripes.
How to effect the ex-president's escape
was the next question. II was seen that 1t
would be most difficult undertaking,
Balmaceda being so well-known to and
cordially hated by SO many residents of
Valparaiso.
PLAN OF ESCAPE.
After many plans had been suggested,
discussed and rejected as too risky, one
| was at last hit upon that ii was thought
would work successfully.
This was nothing less than to have Bal
maceda disguise himself as drunken
| United States sailor.
The clothing was sent ashore in market
| boat last night by order of Admiral Brown.
Il was struggled by one of Balmacedas
faithful adhercnts into the house where
the ex-president was in hiding.
lie carefully donned 1t and, after close
inspection of his new and strange attire
to see that there was nothing about the
get,up which would arouse suspicion, he
ot't btib ny u rear tlltTullCG INTO LIle street.
HE PLAYED HIS PART WELL.
Nightfall favored his disguise, and he
had studied his part so well that he fegned
a drunken tar TO perfection. In his way
toward the water front he rolled by many
| men who would have been delighted to
have had the chance to seize and turn him
over to the police authorities
In time he reached the spot in the harbor
that had been arranged upon. There he
md hanN Us. IL
| manned by sturdy United States man of
wars men. Balmaceda, still maintaining
his disguise, made his final drunken
| stumble and fell into the boat.
1t pushed off ut once and in short time
the ex-presdent all signs of inebriety at
an end, clambered swiftly up the ropes
and was saved.
He went at once to one Of the cabins aft
OF the San Francisco and did not again
show himself above deck. That part of the
vessel was reserved solely for its promi-
nent guest. Nobody was allowed to visit
his cabin.
WOULD NOT DISCUSS 1T.
The officers of the San Francisco were
questioned about the matter, but resolutely
refused TO discuss it. The San Francisco
left Valparaiso this evening for Callao
Thence it will sail for California. Balma
ceda may elect to land at Callao where
many OF his leading partisians have al
ready been taken by foreign ships, on
board which they sought refuge after the
fall Of Valparaiso
Admiral Browns action will undoubt-
edly, for time at least, increase the bitter
feeling here toward the United States gov
ernment, although the admirals of the
other foreign vessels havetaken prominent
Balmacedists aboard. The German ad
miral, it will be remembered, gave refuge
to Claudio Vicuna, who was elected to sue
coed Balmaceda ms president, and refused
to obey the German minister's orders tt
surrender him and the other refugees.
The United States war ship baltimore
returned here to-day from Cailao, where il
had landed refugees.
SENT BY THE JuNTA TO EUROPE.
Officials have been dispatched by the
Junta to Europe to bring over the new
CHILEAN war ships Pinto and Errazuriz
Naval commands have been assigned tt
all the CHILEAN fleet.
Some of the adherents of the Congress
sional party, while returning from Mon
tevideo on the British steamer John Elder
were, upon their arrival at Punta Arenas
threatened with arrest by Bamareda':
governor there. He had not vet heard tn,
news Of Balmaceda's downfall. Tn,
British captain refused to deliver tn,
persons up and Sney arrived here safely
to-day.
WONT SURRENDER BALMAcEpA.
WASHINGTON, Sept. ia cablegram
was received at the Navy Department from
Admiral Brown, dated Valparaiso, Chill
September 18th, saying thatthe Baitimor,
which took the refugees north to Peru, re
turned yesterday to Valparaiso, and tha
lie would sail for Callao, Perm, immedi
ately on his flagship the san Francisco
Both the state and navy departments are
in Ignorance OF the reported escape of Bal
maceda TO the San Francisco, but it is sale
that If the ex-president has succeeded ii
gettlng aboard a United States naval yes