The record-union., 1891-11-23
How the Insurgents Treated the
Enemy's Dead and Wounded.
THE BODIES OF THE SLAIN OFFICERS
ARE TORN INTO SHREDS.
Burying Was Too Much Trouble, so the
Corpses Were I'lod up and Burned
An American Girl Who Was on
the Scene Gives Some s;cl1ening
Details.
specinl 10 the RrcoRn-uN1ox.

Special 10 the REcoRD-UNIoN.
New YORK, Nov. % 2--Some interest
ing details regarding Chilean events inn
mediately following the battles which re-
suited in the downfall of Balmaceda and
his followers are contained in private
letter received from young American
girl who has been living III Valparaiso
and Santiago.
The writer had been member of the
households Of some influential families
On Chile, including that Of Balmaceda
himself, and also was for a long time with
the Edwards family, who were exiled by
Iialmaceda and aiterward allowed to re-
turn TO Santiago.
Following are portions Of the letter,
which is dated Santiago, September 18th !:
KEy0LTING DETAILS.
Referring to the treatment of the de-
feated leaders Of Balmaceda's forces after
! the fall ot Valparaiso, the writer says:
1t IS sickening TO write OF it, but saw
that mob fight fer bone, band, small
piece OF flesh anything out OF the carts
containing the bodies of the dead Cen
arals-and six officers OF the Junta looked
on and smiled. The Generals had done
ment. They were not good men, but
they led Balmaccda's army, and after the
battle Were found wounded on the field.
When tie enemy found them and de-
manaed their sworCs they answered,
Generals never surrender" So they
were killed, their bottles stripped, cut to
pieces and carted around Valparaiso.
IT WAS VENGEANCE.
Women-mo.hers with their daugh-
/ .Trs txNT.l L 4 III =
this is tie vengeance OF tie Constitutional
party Catch Ealmaceda and roast
him. !"
Speaking OF the battles of Concon and
Eina del Mar, the writer says: From
the top of Il house we could see the tents
| and hear every shot. Thousands Of the
! Government troops passed over to the
| opposition. On the morning of the 18th,
after the final battle Of placilla, the firing
continued an hour and :; half. and then
ceased entirely. Twenty minutes later
! the remnants Of the artillery dashed by
as if the devil was after them, and Que
shouted up to us. 'All is iostl We inn
mediately signaled the Baltimore and
San Francisco for help, and the Marine
Corps soon arrived.
\ DELIGHTED COMMUNITY.
About noon the opposition came in,
and all the church and fire bells imme-
diately rang a medley. The whole popu-
! Iation turned out to meet the invaders
Never was town so willing to be taken
Ladies pulled the officers from their
horses and Rugged and kissed them.
Pandemonium reigned that night. Next
morning in various parts of the city 600
men, women and children were found
dead. Balmaceda turned the Govern
ment over to General Baquedano, who
was neutral, sent his wife to Minister
Egan, and then disappeared.
a week ago to-day we returned to
Santiago and as soon as we arrived the
Chileans locked us up in our own house.
We telephoned to Egan and soon received
assistance. The Chileans wanted to
search for Balmaceda, but were not
allowed to. They appointed a guard to
watch our going and coming. The guard
is still Watching us.
HUMANE FOREIGNERS.
''The last battle occurred on Friday.
The victorious army forgot its 5000 dead
and wounded on the battlefield and the
first ambulance sent out was by foreign
ers, on Sunday morning, and for ten
days | assisted the surgeons of the Balti-
more and San Francisco. Many of the
wounded whom I.attended did not know
what they had been fighting for. After
each battle the Government men who
had been wounded were all killed. At
one time in Valparaiso there were 1000
wounded Congressionalists. When the
soldiers went to bury the dead they first
stole their clothes and arms. For a day
or two they dug deep wells. into
which the bodies were pitched headlong
But this occasioned too much work, SO
| they piled up the dead, poured kerosene
over them and burned them. Our doc
tors did noble work and although called
Yankee spies soon won the good will of
everyone"
THAT INVESTIGATION.
New YORK, Nov. 22.-The HerdZd's
Valparaiso cable says: Judge of Crimes
Foster has concluded the Sc ret examina-
ton into the assault upon the seamen of
the Baltimore, and the result of the testi-
mony will probably be obtainable this
week.
The evidence will show that Rigan was
killed by rifle shot after having been
stabbed. Regarding Shields, the fireman,
who was subjected to such ill-treatment,
there probably will be an argument over
h nationality. 1t will be alleged he is
not al American citizen. as the ships
articles show that he is a native of Ire
land.
LOOKS LIKE PEACE.
VALPARAISO, Nov. 22.-The PROPOSE
ton Of President Montt to cut down the
army and navy has caused considerable
satisfaction among the commercial resi-
dents OF Valparaiso, both foreign all ma
tive, as it indicates that he does not an
ticipate any serious trouble with the
United States, and that the existing diff
Guilty will be amicably settled. The
reason given in influential Chilean quar-
teTs for Months action, is that he is afraid
to maintain the army and navy at their
present formidable strength, for, since