The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-11-23
such menf When they were defeated they

aIOuuO 10 make the repaeO iDutcnefy Ol
the wounded) and demanded their swords.
which they were still grasping. they,
answered: Generals never surrender
Then they killed them. stripped them, cut
them in pieces and drew them around Val
paraiso. Women-mothers, with their
danghters-looked on and said: Well done;
so is the vengeance of the constitutional
party. Let them catch Balmaceda and
make roast of him.
Il tell you frankly. little more of such
was lost my head. and when one of the
wretches looked up to me and asked me to
viva l leaned over and called out. What
brutes you are. what animals. what de-
MONS, and lot more that don't remem,
ber Though 1t had meant certain death
could not have contained myself.
ION the 2lst the opposition attacked at
Concon, and after very hard battle the
government troops were defeated. Then,
after that victory, the government fell
back to the heights of Vina del Mar, and
the opposition followed. and for a week
they lay intrenched, facing each other
on the hills near Miramar. the river
between. We could see the tents. from
the top of the house and from the Begin
ming we heard every shot. Nothing was
done until the 2Sth, but meantime the gov
ernment troops passed over by thousands
to the opposition. 1t was foreeone con-
final battle of PiacIlIa came, and the
hring for an hour and half
was dreadful Suddenly it ceased
entirely. and twenty minutes later
the remnants of artillery dashed by as
though the devil was after them. One
whom we know shouted up, All is lost; in
two hours the opposition will be here to
take the town and sack it, Immediately
Mrs. McCreery siRnaled from the top of
the house for help from the San Francisco
and Baltimore, in the bay. In an hour one
hundred of the marine corps with their
officers arrived.
A NIGHT OF TERROR.
About noon the opposition came strag-
Cling in and the uproar began. All the
church bells and fire bells rang madly. The
whole population turned out to receive
them, all with red ribbons or badges. Never
was town SO willing to be taken. Women
pulled the officers from their horses and
hugged and kissed them. Atnght the city
was pandemonium. We went up on the
roof, where they were signalling with
electric lights to the admiral on board, and
We counted several fires going on at once.
and spent bullets were flying around in all
directions. We did not sleep much that
night, can assure You. though we were
we'll guarded. Next morning they found
in various parts of the city 600 men, women
and children dead. The man-of-war Leip-
sic sent men ashore to guard. as did also
her Majesty's ship Champion and the
safe on the street.
When Balmaceda knew of the defeat of
Placilla he handed over the government to
General Ba9uedano, who was a neutral. SO
as TO save the city il possible, sent his wife
to Mr.. Egan's at 1:30 o'clock In the morn
ing. and then disappeared, no one knew
where.
"A week ago to-day we returned to San.
tiagO and about an hour after we arrived
they came and shut us up in our house
until dark. Mr.. Hillman was out. but sud
denly thought of telephoning to Mr..
Egan, and SO we got help. They said they
wanted to search for Balmaceda, but they
were not allowed to, and had to he content
with appointing guard to watch our go
ing out and coming In. Mrs Balmaceda
and family are now at her mothers house,
Don Domingo Toros. Tomorrow | am 60
ing to see them.
''The last battle was on Friday. Aug 2s.
Saturday. the dreadful scenes in the Plaza,
one of which L have told you Of occurred
over the remains of Generals Barbossa and
Alcerreca. and there were others. And all
utterly forgot its 5000 dead and wounded
on the field. Don't be incredulous. The
first ambulance was got out on Sunday
morning. at O'Clock, by the foreigners of
Valparaiso. They began to bring the poor
fellows IN about 9. aud continued al day.
At noon l went as an assistant to Drs.
Stitt and Edgar, of the San Francisco and
Baltimore. and l was with them ten days.
l had charge of their ward. with twenty
eight wounded, and was there from A. NJ.
to p. N.
''Some of the wounded had been lying
teu days hidden in holes or corners, in
dread of the repOso. with no food but what
they had with them. Such pitiful stories;
poor, poor fellows. And some did not know
for what they were fighting. Most of my
first day had wet eyes and very unsteady
lips, but / learned. After each battle the
government wounded We're all killed, and
even some of their own by mistake. Per-
haps they found forty wounded govern
ment men on the field. On Monday, the
31st. they remembered their wounded. and
some soldiers were sent out to bring them
in and bury the dead. AT one time there
were four thousand wounded In Valpa-
raise. but they sent some to Talca ChilleOn
an Santiago.
do you know how they buried? / rode
6 o'clock. They piled up the dead. after
stealing their clothes and arms, in piles of
fifty each, poured kerosene over them and
burned them. At fret they dug wells
very deep, and pitched the bodies in head
long, but even this was too hard work. so
they did the other. l will let you COM
ment; / am past that. How our doctors
did work. Soon they had earned the good
will OF everybody, aithouGk they were
died."
President Months Fears.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LONDON, Nov. GA Valparaiso dispatch
says that the proposition Of President
Montt to cut down the army and navy has
caused considerable satisfaction among the
commercial residents of Valparaiso, both