St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-25
SACKING OF IQUIQUE.
Tremendous Destruction Fol-
lows the City's Bonn
bardment.
The Fight Which Resulted in
the Fire a Stern and Bloody
Tragedy.
Prompt Vengeance Falls Upon
the Cruel Governor Of
Belanona.
The Injury to Timothy D.
Healy More Serious Than
Supposed.

PANAMA., Marcn 16.-Ine English
lronclad Warspite arrived at CalIao on
March l. Those on board furnished in
formation of which the following is a
summary: We left Iquique on Feb. 26
subsequent to the different events which
led to the capture of that port by the
rebels, and the first fire, which caused
the destruction of property valued at
s2,o00,00O. 1t appears that when the
rebels captured the port the government
troops took up position at some distance
from it and held themselves in readiness
to attack the city. The rebels returned
on board, leaving only some fifty men
in charge. The troops soon heard of
this and marched on the place some 200
strong, under Col. Soto. They reached
the vicinity at about o'clock in the
morning and there fell in with a guard
of sailors. Firing commenced and the
shore fusilade led the ships to
Promptly Open Fire.
The Blanca, Encalada, Esmeralda and
Huasshar used their guns. while the
transports kept their mitrailleuSes
busily employed. Tremendous destruc-
ton followed, and at 10 a. N. fire broke
out in nitrate warehouse. which was
eXtinguished by the fire brigade. At
$3.50 p. IN. another fire broke out, and
this time the efforts of the firemen
proved useless, and the flames spread
until the whole central part of Iquique,
where the best stores and buildings
were situated, was in ruins. Up to the
Goth. when the WarSpite left Iquique,
the ruins were yet Burning. The fight
which resulted in the fire was a stern
and bloody tragedy, and it would have
been more prolonged, had it not been
for an arrangement having been
reached by the chiefs of the two parties,
and under which the opposition leaders
engaged to pay Col. Soto $4,000 to de-
liver among his men. who were then to
join the rebels. Under this arrange
lnent the government troops abandoned
their arms and soon dispersed. Sub
sequently Col. Soto was arrested and
sent on board the AmaZonaS, accused of
having distributed only $1,000 among
his men, and having retained the re-
naming $4,000. Those on board the
Narspite had also been informed that
Col. RobleS had 1900 of
Balmaceda's Troops
on the pampas. and that it was possible
they would again attack Iquioue. in
tionists stated they had 5000 men.
They were, however, short of ammuni-
tion, but were expecting some by q
steamer. 1Quique is in completely ab-
normal situation, and all the inhabitants
have taken refuge on the island,
where they had previously been sta
tioued. PiSagua has been abandoned
by the populace. The Intendent of
lquiQue sought refuge on the Warspite,
and subsequently left in the cable
steamer Silvertown for Valparaiso. The
report is confirmed of the fight at San
Francisco in which Gen. Vidagran was
killed and where the rebels were de-
feated. In the fight at Iquique on the
18th about 200 persons were killed.
Some Of the number lost their lives
through their own lmprudence. The
Office of the daily newspaper, VOZ de
Chill, which supported the government,
was sacked and burned. The Warspite
gave passage to Callao to 115 persons of
different natiOnalitieS. Altogether the
Revolutionary party holds twenty-siX
men Of war and steam vessels of differ
ent classes, while the government re-
tains only two-the Imperial and the
Cousino. The Valparaiso Comercio re-
ported on Feb. II:
Capture of q Rebel.
yesterday the important capture
was made Of the rebel A. Edwards, who
has furnished the rebel forces with
money and who held 100000 in deposit
in respectable mercantile house This
money, il is supposed, he intended to
send on board the rebel squadron, and it
will be seized by the government"
The French steamship Vile de Bel
fast, which arrived at Iquique, reports
that 800 killed and wounded were the
outcome of the fights On Tarapaca Pam
pas. Capt. Louis G. Goni, who COM
mandS the rebel steamer Blanco Encal-
ada, issued proclamation to the in
habitants of Iquique, in which the fol-
lowing words occur: "Fhe generous
blood wasted on these Tarapaca fields
will lead to the death of the tyrant and
to our rights being regained." The
Lima Diario said On Feb. 25: "The
present revolution in Chill threatens to
result in serious international conflicts,
Peruvian territory had already been
violated by Chilian government troops"
Buried With Honors.
a report reached Panama on March z
that when the forces of Valparaiso fired
Oh the Blanco Encalada, killing several
of her crew, the commanding officer
solicited permission from the shore
authorities to bury them, and that the
answer he received was ''that
he might bury them in the sea-"
The commander of Blanco Encalada
thereupon referred to the captain of her
maiesty's ship Champion, and the lat
ter significantly replied, request me
to bury them and l shall do So" The
request was accordingly formally made,
whereupon the British commander had
the Chilian dead seamen taken ashore
under the protection of the British flag,
and buried with due military nonors in
the graves ne had prepared for them.
THEIR BLOOD AVENGED.
Prompt Vengeance Falls Upon