Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-24
The VALPARAISO INCIDENT.
How the Sailors from the Baltimore Were
Attacked-The Casualties.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., October 23.-Secre-
tarv Tracy and General John W. Foster
had n conference with the President this
afternoon in regard TO the Valparaiso incl
dent, and at its close Secretary Tracy dlc-
tated the following as the latest olhcial H.
formation ou the subject:
From a dispatch received IRON captain Schley
last evening IL appears that he has made an IN
yestigatiOn Of tho origin Of the assault on our
sailors attached 70 tho Baltimore at Valparaiso
on the 10th instant. The investigation SHOWS
that Petty-Orlcer Charles kiggan while riding
i'm n street-.ar was as5aied. dragged from tue
car, and shot that he was murdered In the arms
of his companions by about 100 men, VINO were
armed: that Apprentice Fred Talbot was AS
sailed aud dangerously cut several times III tho
back, two OF the wounds penetrating nus iuu9s ;
that Coal -Heaver ltherson Was robbed ana uth-
geronsly cut several times IN the BACK, this as
sault being made by avout twenty-five men ;
that Coal-Heav Turnbal received eighteen
wound, In the back, two Of which penetrated
he lungs, and that no is In criti-
cal state; that Petty-Onicer Hamilton was
wounded several times IN Tue Oacx anu
Other parts Of the body; that Coal-Heaver PAN
ter and Landsman Daydsoh were dahserousiy
injured by assaults with clubs, stones, and
knives. aud that many other men were seriously
injured by assaults; that thirty-hye seamen
were arrested by the public authorities ana de-
tained that the surgeons on the BALTIMORE We're
unanimously Of the opinion that some VI the
wounds we're inflicted by bayonets, thus showing
clearly the participation OF the police; that the
American sailors were without arms and de-
fenceless; that they were sober and innocent OF
any misbehayiOr; that two OF the seriously
wounded are still in the hospital; that In several
instances sailors OF the Chilean neet rendered
assistance 10 our sailors, and that IN some In
stances the police officers protected them.
DIsPosITIOs OF THB ARRESTED MEN UNKNOWN.
Secretary Tracy said that he was obliged TO
naraphrase the dispatch in order 70 protect the
denartment's cipher code, otherwise the dis
match would have been made public exactly as
written. lie said that through some difficulty
with the cipher used in the dispatch they were
as vet unable TO ascertain what disposition mas
been made OF the men arrested by the authori-
ties. lie declined most positively TO say any
thing further in regard 10 the matter.
NO SERIOUS RESULTS TO FOLLOW.
Ills IMPOSSIBLE that any serious results will
follow the incident Among the difficult mat
ters wit which diplomacy has 10 deal Is that OF
tho amenabity OF nation for outrages result
ing from mob violence. II nothing was done by
the country In which the outrages occurred to
incite the trouble, and the country subsequently
dealt with the perpetrators according TO law, II
has been held that such occurrences are
hardly ground for diplomatic rupture.
The principle was thoroughly expounded
| nv Secretary Blaine in the case OF the
Italians killed IN New Orleans, and from
| the Information at hand 1t appears that the
Chilean Government has complied with both re-
onIrements In other words, it has not con-
nnived at the demonstration, and Il has, through
| ira magistrates. set in motion the machinery OF
law 10 IL the responsibility and punish the per-
nerrators Of the attack on the Baltimores sail
ars So Il is probable that this Government viii
await the outcome OF the inquiry now IN pro-
gress before making any moye and mean while
'nrecautions will DO adopted ~ avoid any iurther
| collisions.