Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-27
ncparaiiou Formally Demanded by
Munster Egan.

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SANTIAGO, Chile, Oct. gG.-rhe
United states government today,
through Minister Egan. formally de-
manded PREPARATION from the governs
ment for the attack recently made In
Valparaiso upon q number OF scamcn
Of the United States cruiser "Balti-
more" Lgau presented the Junta
with detailed statement II tho results
Of the investigation made by Captain
Schlcy Of the"BnltimoTo" and himself.
These investigations show that Charles
Ilggan, one Of The "Baltimore's" petty
officers, was brutality assaulted by seve-
raj Chiicans while riding on n street
car. kiggan resisted, but was dragged
from the car and murdered IN the arms
of his COMPANIONS, Turnbull, another
of the "Baltimofe's" wounded men,
who died to-day from tho Injuries,
received no less than eighteen stab
wounds In the back, two Of them peue.
trating the lungs. After giving n full
llst ~ the "Baltim0re's" crew injured
10y the mob, Egan's statement called
attention 10 the fact that thiriy-nvc Of
tho ctuiser'h crew were, on the day Of
the sioi, arrested, unnecessary Violence
boiug used by the police, and detained
| la custody without due cause. Ia con-
clusi0n, Egau said that tho surgeons II
/ the "Bsltlmore" expressed the opinion
that some wounds Inflicted upon the
| American sailors werv bayOuet wounds
/ and this clearly showed that the police
] officers % Valparaiso, who nru armed
| with hayunets, took part In the attack.
| The Americans were without arms and
practically deicnsoless.
Lgap, In prcsonting the Chilean
Junta with this statement, expressed
In distinct terms the feeling of great
Indignation which the state Depart.
ment at Washington feels at ths whole
affair, and especially NJ the brutal con.
! duct OF the police Of Valparaiso In
! Joining with the mob In tho lattcrs
attack uIOn the Baltimore" ssAmen
and In drawing their bayen.is anu
using them against the unarmod
| Americans.
Egan also particularly called atten.
ton TO the additional brutality Of the
police OF Valparaiso In using horses To
drag the Americans 90 prison. After
making brief hut polluted summary
Df the facts 10 which he had been luz
siulcied TO call attention, EgAn in-
formed the representatives Of the Junia
that Ia tho name Of too United States
| h'h'HNNhsA A'liAiaNtoh ANN Ant ihrhlB
and injuriol com plalu.d Of.
Now the question which arises IL,
what viii he the action OF the Chilean
government. AZ Il appears now, there
seems 10 10 doubt that the Junts viii
soon mako tho PREPARATION demanded.
Naturally the action taken today by
Minister Egan IA attracting the atten-
ton 81 foreign ministers and foreigners
generally who afa resident la the ro-
public. The sympathy " the American
colony is entirely With Captain Schley
and his bluelackets, and they ARE one
aud all glad 10 receive the nows made
public today, that another United States
war vessel, tho "Boston," had actually
sailed for these waters.
The Chilcnos try 10 smooth over the
assault upon aud the imprisonment Of
the American sailors by chasing II IA
u street row.
Up 10 the present time the Junta has
. expressed no regrct for the attack mado
upon the American sailor.
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