Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-21
TRUMBULL CONTRADICTs BROWN.
He Claims That the Admiral Makes Incor
rect and misleading Statements.

Mr.. Ricardo L. Trunbull, who has repre-
sented the Chilean revolutionists in this coun-
try during the late war in that country, and
who figured quite prominently in the loading
Of the Itata with arms and ammunition for the
revolutionists at San Francisco some time ago,
which resulted in his arrest but his ultimate
discharge, arrived in New York city from Los
Angeles, CAL. yesterday on his way to his ma
tive land. Mr.. Trumbul was seen last night
by a reporter and he discussed Chilean matters
with no little vim.
"The papers print good deal about Admiral
Brown-explanations Of his actions during the
war-this morning." he said, and what 1 want
to state is that consider his statement very in
correct and misleading. In his interview Ad-
miral Brown says first that the fact of the land
ing Of the revOlutionists at Quintaros was
known in Valparaiso long before he left the
city to 60 there. 1t is undoubtedly true that
every one in Valparaiso knew that the insur-
gent fleet was at Quintaros, but no one knew
they had made landing there. In letter to
Minister Egan Admiral Brown endeavors to ex-
plain lis actions in this affair By declaring
that Balmacedas intendente, Admiral We'll told
him this. The fact is. however, that Admiral Wei
himself was not aware Of the landing of the insur-
gerts, for after Admiral Brown left VAL
paraipo for Quintaros Admiral vieI tele-
graphed Balmaeeda that he expected the
Insurgents to make the ATTACK on the south of
Valparaiso. The moot Conclusive proof that
Admiral Wei aid know the insurgent army had
landed was the fact that the government troops
were not ordered out Of Valparaiso until after
the return of the San Francisco to Valparaiso
from Quintaros. Admiral Brown has also stated
that the news OF tho insurgents landing had
reached Valparaiso by telegraph. To show You
the untruthfulness of this statement will state
that there was in fact no Geographic COM
munication that day between 0uintaros and
Val arois toll at n,,;,,
tarOs undoubtedly found i: unsafe to remain in
reach of the guns OF the insurgent feet. Again,
Admiral Brown saws thst none Of his officers or
crew gave any information regarding what they
had seen during their visit to Quintaros and
that the statement that the papers got out ex-
tras stating that by the kindness of the San Fran
ciscos officers they gave the particulars of the
landing of the insurgents at Quintaros, was al
together false.
aThe papers, adds Admiral Brown, did not
publish anything OF the kind. Copies Of these
papers that did publish this very statement are
in some Of the newspaper offices of this city.
That is strange, isn't It'll
admiral Brown thinks probably that none
Of his crew gave any information at Valparaiso.
The fact is some one Of his crew did. 1t was
telegraphed up to Santiago, and the GaoeIa
Commercial. the organ of the Balmacedists
at Valparaiso, published the following:
From trustworthy news brought by the United
certainty that the reSoiationists have ,sebsrted
twelve transports and six ships 600 men In
the vicinity of Concon and Quintsros.'
"Admiral Brown seems to have been very
ignorant Of what was going on. He apparently
did not read the papers. He has certainly given
no satisfactory reason for his going up to Quin-
taros.
HE could not go up there to protect Amer
lean interests, for there were no American in-
terests up there. If he went there to watch
the naval operations, why did he not remain
there? None Of the other foreign war ships
stationed at Valparaiso thought it necessary TO
go up to Quintares, and il Is strange that Adj
miral Brown, whose extreme prudence during
the Chile Peruvian war would not permit
his men to rescue drowning sailors after
the blowing up OF the transport Loa by q tor
pedo should have been SO indiscreet.
1.-The American citizens in Valparaiso all
condemned his action and some of them pro-
tested against his going to Quintaros 1T such
time to the American consul at Valparaiso
The consufs answer was that an American
admiral Lad a right to 60 where he id
pleased. This is the only explanation have
ever seen Of Admiral Browns extraordinary
proceedings.
mo sensible person can for q moment be-
lieve that an American admiral would act as a
spy, but after the close Of the war an Official
which claimed that he expected to receive news
war ship.
After Admiral Browns return from ouin.
taros the unthiRking public were led 70 believe
that Balmaceda referred to Admiral Brown"
Mr.. Trumbun said he would return bv the
next vessel TO Valparaiso. He expressed no
fear that the relations of the United States and
Chile would be seriously strained,