Telegram-herald., 1891-10-20
AGAINST GREAT ODDS.


Details Of the Recent Street Fight In Val.
pzrslso - AnerieAn Sailors. Exek to
Bach. Defsna Thsu3seives from A.
s~ek by CssArdiy ehisi>ns-
VALPARAISO. Oct l2.-Here are fur.
ther particulars Of the ARRAY between
the sailors from the Baltimore and the
CHILEAN man-of-war's men in the streets
of this city Liberty was given the
American sailors Saturday for the first
time since the change in the govern
ment The indendente assured Capt
schley, of the Baltimore. that full pro-
lection would be given the men.
The feeling between the American
and CHILEAN men-of-war's men, hcwev-
ar, has been running very high. Tho
row between the Baltimore sail
ors and the Chilians first broke
out on q wharf but was stopped
before IL assumed serious pro-
portions by some Of the more prudent
of the Americana The quarreling
sailors. however. later in the day again
met, this tims in one of the numerous
saloons, and ~ both sidcs had been
drinking freely the fight was soon re-
newed The Americans had to fight on
the defensive all the way back to their
ship.
1t seems evident now that the row
was the result Of concerted action. the
elimination of the intense ill-feeling
that has all along been evidenced
against Americana Whenever Gillian
men-of-wer's men met the Baltimore's
sailors fierce fights resulted. The
Americans were few in number.
but they made . plucky ard deter
mined resistance. They fought back
to back with their 6sts only as
weapona They kept together as long
as possible, but at length wero sep
arated By superior numbers and dis
persed- The Chilians used their knives
all through the fights and in . most
cowardly fashion, too. for. In every in
stance where an American was woun-
ded. the stab thrust was in his back.
Boatswain's Mate Regain. receiving
one of those slabs frem behind, fell
covered with blood The cowardly
Chilians threw themselves with their
knives upon the PROSTATE man
and repeatedly cut him in the
neck and stamped upon him
until he was dead, which was in
a few moments. Another o. the Balti-
more's men hed into o house and
locked the door. The frenzied mob
rushed after him with cries of 'Kill
the Yankee" They hammered upon
the door, demanding that 1t should be
opened so that they might take tho
Yankees life"
The frightened residents of tho house
at the anne time were doing all in their
power to push the unfortunate sailor
out into the street again, but
he fought with all the despera-
ton OF one whose life was at stake,
and SO successfully that before tho
mob could get at him the police. who
had at last heard of tho ARRAY and
had been ordered to quell it. arrived
and rescued him from the fury of his
would-be riurderers. Il was then
found that besides the killing Of Boat
SWANS Mate Regain six other sailors
had been wounded. Ten Chil;ans
had been taken to the hospital
suffering from stsb wounds probably
inflicted by their own countrymen.
Two of the men arc seriously injured.
One Gillian was killed. Thirty Amer
leans were taken into custody and are
now in Jail The greatest excitement
prevails throughout Valparaiso. The
affray Is the universal theme Of ex-
cited conversation.
LONDON, Oct. ia dispatch TO the
Times from Valparaiso says evidence
from neutral sources confirms the
statement made that the United States
squadron 10 Gillian waters. both In
words and deeds. displayed enmity to-
word the congressional navy during
the civil war in Chill