, 1891-11-19
JUST FROM CHILE.
ADMIRAL BROWN ARRIVES ATT SAN
FRANCISCO TODAY.
Some of the Closing scenes of the
Revolution and RaIma-
cedR9S DhwmfaEi

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 19.-The United
States cruiser San Francisco, flagship of
the Pacific squadron, which left here April
8th for Iquique, Chile, returned here this
morning. The vessel was present at the
closing scenes Of the Chilean revolution,
and Admiral Brown, in an interview with
the Associated Press representative, stated
that the fall Of Valparaiso after the defeat
Of Balmaceda's forces at Vina del Mar by
congressionalistf forces under General Canto
was attended with scenes Of carnage and
rapine.
The reports of the bombardment of Iqui-
que, the admiral stated had been
much exaggerated, but little damage
having been done to the city owing to the
fact that the insurgent vessels blazed away
at the town from distance of about five
miles off shore. After decisive battle at
Vina del Mar, near Valparaiso, the family of
Admiral Viel, intendente of Valparaiso,
and other refugees were taken on board the
cruiser Baltimore, and were landed at Mol
lendo Peru. A number of minor offend
ers who went aboard the vessels after
wards went ashore again at Valparaiso
Admiral Brown stated that despite the
charges againstUnited States Minister
Egan the latter's conduct had been digni-
fed and impartial Concerning the re-
ports that the cruiser San Francisco has
acted as spy at Quinteros bay, the ad-
mlral said that he had denied these
charges both in letter to Minister Egan
and in his report to the navy department
and that lie did not care to discuss them
further.
"The fact Of the landing Of the reyolu-
tionists at Quinteros," said Admiral
Brown, twas known in Valparaiso long be-
fore either Minister Egan Or any. Of nv offi-
GERS knew of it. took with ME on the
san Francisco only one person not belong
ing to my own crew, that one was the flag
officer of the German war ship Leipsic.
On returning to Valparaiso | sent Lieuten-
ant Geo. Dyer, flag lieutenant Of the San
Francisco, ashore with cipher cable dis
patch. he, as was necessary, went to the
office Of the intendente. That official was
very busy and merely glancing at the dis
patch, which was entirely in cipher, wrote
on it the words, 'Buena Vista, and affixed
his signature. The dispatch was then ca
bled to Washington not a soul in Valpa-
raiso knowing it's contents It was then
after 5 p m. The insurgents began land
ing at sunrise, only eighteen miles distant
Is it credible that they had to wait for in
formation, as to the landing for all those
hours? The statement that the papers got
out extras stating that by the kindness of
the San Francisco officers they gave the
particulars Of the landing at Quinteros, is
altogether false. The papers did not
publish anything Of the kind. We left
Valparaiso" continued the admiral, "on
September H. two days before the attack
on the Baltimore sailors in Valparaiso.
We had on board Col. Vedume, president
of the court martial that convicted and
sentenced to be shot torty-two men for
plot to blow up the government railroad
and storehouses, and O'Valle Vicuna,
cousin Of the president elect. These ofici-l
aIs ara were err Ian landed dt.i at Gallao On arriving
pected to be ordered back to Valparaiso.
but were finally ordered north. We came
up easily, running at the most economical
speed, according to general department
orders. During the trip we never used
moIe ttsan fourteen hundred horse power.n
The San Francisco received dispatch at
noon today instructing her to proceed 10
Mare Island at 12 O'Clock tomorrow to 20
into the dry dock there.