The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-24
ATTACK ON OUR SAILORS.
INFORMATION SHOWS THAT II
WAS UNPROvOKED.

A Petty Ofacsr Dragged From Street
r,ar and Murdered in the Arms of
His Companions by 100 Armed
Chleaps-A Promiscuous attack by
an armed Mob.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 23.-5eoretary Tracy
and Gen. John w. Foster had a conference
with the President this afternoon In regard
10 the Valparaiso incident, and at its close
Secretary Tracy dictatedsthe following as
the latest official information on the sub
iect: From q dispatch received from Capt.
Schley last evening, it appears that he has
made careful investigation OF the origin of
the assault on our sailors attached to the
Baltimore at Valparaiso on Oct. 16. The
investigation showed that Petty Officer
Charles Riggan while riding in a street
car. was assailed, dragged from the car
and shot; that he was murdered in the arms
Of his com panions by about 100 men, who
were armed; that Apprentice Fred Talbot
was sssailed and dangerously cut several
times in the back, two of the wounds psne-
Lrating his lung; that Coal HEAVIER Ither-
s9n was robbed and dangerously cut
several times in tho back, this as
sauIs being made by about twenty
five men: that Coal HEAVIER Turnbull
received eighteen wounds III the back, two
of which penetrated his lungs. and that he
is in a critical state; that Petty Officer
Hamilton was wounded several times in the
back and other parts of the body: that Coal
HEAVIER Painter and Lsnds1 an Davidson
we're dangerously injured by assaults with
clubs, stones and Knives and that many
other men were seriously injured
by assaults; that tnirty-five seanen were
arrested by the public authorities and
detained: that the surgeons on the Baltimore
are unanimously Of the opinion that some
Of the wounds were Inflicted by hayonets,
thus showing clearly the participation of the
police that the American sailors were with
out arms and defenseless; that they were
sober and innocent of any misoehaviour ::
that two of tue seriously wounded are still
In the hospital; that in several instances
sailors OF the Chilean feet rendered assist
ance to our sailors and that in some In =
stances police officers protected them"
Secretary Tracy said that he was obliged
to paraphrase the dispatch in order to pro-
tect the departments cipher code, other
wise the dispatch would have been made
public exactly as written. He said that
through some difficulty with the cipher used
10 the dispatch they were as yet unable to
ascertain wha, disposition has been made of
the men arrested by the authorities. He
declined most positively to say anything
furfhnr in, 70 fau
NO SERIOUS OUTC ONE EXPECTED.
1t is i'm 0ossible that any serious results
willfollow tue incident. Among the diff
cult matters With which diplomacy has to
deal Is that of the amenability of nation
Tor oubrages resulting from mob violence
lfnothing was done By the county in which
the outrages occurred to incite the trolhle,
and the country subsequently dealt
with the perpetrators according
to law it has been held that such occur
rences are hardly ground for a diplomatic
rupture. The principle was thorough My ex-
pounded by Secretary Blaine in the case Of
the Italians killed III New Orleans, and
from information at hand it appears that
L tue Chilean government has complied with
beth requiremonts. In other words, it has
not connived at the demonstration and
II mas through its magistrate, set in motion
s. the machinery of law to fix the RESPONSE
onlty and punish the perpetrators of the
a'lacA on the Baitimore's sailors. So it is
probable that this government will await
'ue outcome OF the legal inquiry now in
progress before making any move, aud that
meanwhile precautions will be adopted to
AVOID any further collisions.
MINISTER EGAN's REPORT.
SANTIAGO DE CHILE, Oct. 23.-Uuitsd
o'aVes Minister e gan has received from
CapV' Sch!ey Of the United States steam-
snip Baltimore full report of the recent
attack on the Baltimore's sailors. The re-
port shows the attack to have been brutal
ano coWardly, and to have been made be-
cause tne men were Americans. Minister
Nsan "lil present the matter to his gov
~hnent, but will not make formal demands
upon the Chilean government until he hears
uoln The state department. The Chilean
sOVernment has informed Minister Egan
'laS SAFE conduct will not be Issued for
eiusees now in the United States legation
'Ae supposed ground for this refusal is that
~e men are criminals. Minister Egan con-
~ausS 70 demand safe conduct for the men.
zoe question now appears far from settle
nsnt