Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-08-31
TROUBLE IN CHILLI
SantiagO's Streets Filled With
Raging Mobs.
DWELLINGS DESTROYED BY F1RF
Over Two Million Dollars Worth of Prop
erty Destroyed.

6aImaceda's House the First Destroyed.
The City NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Sus
pended and the People Keep Close to
Their H"mes--The Police and Fire De.
partments Thoroughly DemoraIized.
VALPARAISO, Chill, via GALVESTON,
Texas, Aug. 31.-The Chanaral regiment
OF the Congressional army took formal
possession of Santiago last night, and
practically the last act in the bloody
drama of revolution which has torn Chill
to pieces for the past seven months is
closed.
AS soon as the news reached Santiago
OF the overwhelming defeat of the gov
eminent troops on the heights of Placilla
and the fall of Valparaiso, and the peo-
pie knew that Balmaceda's power was
gone, and they had nothing to fear from
his wrath, their enmity to his government
broke forth.
The cry was raised that the President
should be killed, and mob started for
his house.
1t grew in numbers and fury as it went
through the streets, and by the time it
reached the executive mansion was ripe
for any bloody deed. Short shrift would
have been allowed to the President had
he been caught.
He knew that he would3 have little
chance for his life if he remained at Santi-
ago, and at the first receipt of the news
of his overwhelming defeat he hid him
self, and the bloodthirsty fury of the mob
was baked.
Then the mob's desire for revenge
found vent in the application of the
torch. Soon Balmaceda's house was a
mass of flames. Before it had been de-
stroyed the mob marched off to the house
of Senior Goday, the Minister of the In
terror, and an ardent Balmacedist, and
set on fire his house.
Incendiaries at Work.
Then the residence Of Balmaceda's
other; General Barbosa, who was killed
at the battle of Placilla; Seniors McKenna
and Eastman, the government newspaper
offices and the houses of several promi-
nent officials were burned to the ground
The city was panic stricken, business
was suspended, and people, outside of the
mob, kept close to their houses. The sky
was lurid with the light from burning
buildings
The police, the fire department, and the
army was demoralized and made not the
semblance of an attempt to maintain
order.
Balmaceda, when he heard Of the fall
of Valparaiso, sent for General Baque-
dano, commander Of the government
troops in Santiago, to meet him at three
O'Clock yesterday afternoon at Moneda
This Baquedano declined to do, but sug-
gested that the meeting be held in the
house of General Valasquez.
Decided to Surrender.
A council of war was held at Valas-
quez's house, at which President Balma-
ceda the generals and other leading Bal
macedists were present. The situation
was thoroughly canvassed, and it was de-
cided that further continuation of the
struggle was hopeless and that the sur
render of the capital was the only proper
course.
Baquedano was given charge of the
city and was authorized to arrange the
terms of the surrender with the Congress
sionalists. Word was at once sent to
General Canto that all the troops in
Santiago had declared their adhesion to
the Congressional party and that Santiago
was at his disposal.
This despatch was supplemented to-
day by letter from Baquedano which
came by special train, and in care of
committee of leading citizens Of Santiago.