New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-02
PRICE THREE CENTS.
THE CHILIANS' BRUTALITY.
OUTRAGEOUS TREATMENT OF OUR SAILORS
BY THE VALPARAISO POLICE.
TESTIMONY THAT RIGGIN WAS KILLED by TRD
GUARDIAN APPRENTICE DRAGGED TO
PRISON by a HoRSE-CAPTAiN
scHLEYs DIsPATCH-sENoR
MONTHS WORK.
Ipr TELEGRAPH TO TnE TRIBUSE.l

MONIIS WOhh.
Ipr TELEGRAPH TnE TRfBUSEl
Washington, Nov. 1.-The dispatch received b.
Secretary Tracy to-day from CAPTAIN w. g.
Schley commanding tho United States cruiser
Baltimore at Valparaiso, will produce most pain
full sensation throughout the country. and deepen
and strengthen the feeling Of indignation which
was aroused by the frsts reports Of the murderous
outrage committed upon unarmcd. defenceless and
pcaccabe men who wore the uniform Of the
United States Navy in the streets of Valparaiso on
October 6. The text Of Captain Schlcy's dis
patch reads as follows:
Petty Officer Johnson, in whose arms Riggin
was killed, declares that the act was done By
the police guard. Apprentice Williams reports
that he was arrested by mounted policeman, who
placed catgut nippers around his wrist and started
his horse into galop, throwing him down. After
that the policeman walked his horse. Coal-heaver
McWilliams was arrested and taken to prison with
catgut nippers around his wrists and lasso around
his neck. lie was bitten in the arm after arrest,
Coal-heaver Qugley, while trying to effect escape
from the mob, struck with sword by a
police officer. Apprentice Talbot was arrested,
catgut nippers were placed around his
wrists, and on the way to prison he
struck repeatedly by police. Petty Officer
Hamilton, dangerously wounded and unconscious.
was dragged to prison One of my people, try
ing to make him comfortable, was threatened
with the 1utt Of musket and made to desist.
My men in prison examined secretly. al
though I sent an officer to the court to request
authority to allow his presence. The request was
denied on account of the proceedings being secret.
Before discharged my were required TO
sign paper, but before doing it Rinehart asked
the court official the meaning Of the paper He
was informed that it was a mere form stating
that the signer was not engaged in the trouble.
1.-TWO are dead, three are dangerously wounded.
and about fifteen are slightly injured. Surgeons
believe the wounded are out Of danger"
NAMES OF THE SAILORS.
The seamen Whose names are referred to In tho
above dispatch are as follows:
Boatswain's Mate Charles w. Riggin. twenty.
eight years oil, enlisted at League Island Penn
sylvania; killed.
Apprentice Francis d. Williams nineteen years
old. enlisted at Baltimore, Md.
Cbal-heaver Patrick McWilliams, twenty-five
years old, enlisted at Boston, Mass
Coal-heaver Joseph Qugley, twenty-nine yeau
old, enlisted at New-York
Apprentice John W. Talbot, twenty years old,
enlisted at New-fork.
Carpenters Mate John Hamilton, forty.nine
wears old enlisted at New-York; dangerously
wounded
In addition to those mentioned above, according
to the dispatch previously received Coal-hcaver
William Tnrnbull was also killed; age twenty
three years enlisted at Boston, Mass
Coal-heaver George Painter, age thirty, en-
listed at Boston. Mass wounded
Iandsman John II. Davidson, age twenty.four,
enlisted at Norfolk Va; wounded.
If the testimony of the survivors of the OUT
1age be true-and there unfortunately seems to
be little or no ground upon which to base
doubt of its verity-the conduct Of the Chilian
police guard was only shade less barbarous,
cruel and brutal than that of the assassins who
made the first assault. and the action Of the
judicial authorities afterward was such as must
create strong mistrust of their fairness and i'm
partiality To refuse to allow officer of the
Baltimore to he present at this so-called JudiciaI
proceeding under the circumstances was an arbi-
a paper written in a foreign language which mono
of them could read, and without having its mean
ing explained to them by competent and trust
worthy interpreter, was an outrage upon their
rights and a travesty on justice. The explana-
ton vouchsafcd, according to tile testimony OF ono
of the victims, an insult 10 human infelli-
gcnce Here men bearing wounds, some
fatal some dangerous and some slight, which they
had received at the hands of would-be assassins,
and it was explained to them that the paper
which they had been compelled to sign as the
condition OF their release was simply statement
showing that they had not been concerned in the
trouble.
CHILL COMING TO HER SENSES.
II it were rot for the dispatch from Captain
Schley, the feeling here in regard to the Chilian
situation would he better, owing to the receipt
of information unofficial it is true, but apparently
sufficiently trustworthy to warrant the belief
that the Junta has had time to recover,
and actually has recovered from it's attack
Of unreason. In bringing about this desirable re-
suit there is reason TO believe that Senior Pearn
Montt has played conspicuous part. Though nos
yet fully occredted to this Government as Minis
ter Plenipotentiary of his country. he vet has had
more than one informal conference with Secretary
Blaine, in the course of which he was offered sn
opportunity to convince himself OF the modera.
ton and Justice Of the demands made by the
United States. lie cannot have failed tn inform
his Government promptly Of the true state Of az
fairs nor can he have omitted 10 point out TO his
political friends in Chilli that the Admin
istration while disposed to grant reasonable time
for a proper investigation and judicial In
quiry, was yet in no frame Of mind to be trifed
with. At the same time he has been able to
gauge public opinion in this country upon the
pending difficulty. and to convince himself Of the
facts that without the slightest disposition to
desire a rupture of the friendly relations between
the two countries there is yet a sentiment strong
enough among the people to justify the assump-