Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-23

households Of somc Of tho most inilu
entinl families In Chile, including that
Of Balmatcda himself, anu a'al was ior
n long time with the Edwards family,
who were exilcd by BalmsCela and
afterwards allowed 10 return TO Santi-
ago.
The following are portions Of the let.
tor, which g. dated Santiago. Septem.
Der 10Th. Referring 20 the treatment
Of the defeated leaders NJ Balmaco las
forces after the fail Of Valparaiso, the
writer says. "It a sichcning ~ oven
write II, but saw that mob fight Tor =
hone, hand, u small piece VI flesh,
anything out Of the carts containing
the bodies OF the dead generals. And
ak officers Of the Junta looked on aud
smiled. The generals had done
nothing but remain loyal 10 the
government. They were not good
mou, but they had led Balmaceia's
army, and. after the battle, were found
wounded on the field. When the
enemy found them aud demanded
their swsris, they answered, Generals
never surrender So thuy were killed,
their bodies stripped, cut 70 pieces AMI
cntted Rrouud Valparaiso. Women.
mothers with their aushters, looked
on aud said. well done; this In the
vengeance Of the Congregational party.
Catch Balmaceda and roast him."
Speaking of the battles Of COncon
and Vino Del Mar, the writer says.
"Ffom the top Of house we could
see the tents aud hear every shot.
Thousanda Of government troops passed
over 10 the opposition. On the morn.
INK u the 2sth, after the final battle at
placilla the filing continued an hour
and o half and then ceased entirely.
Twenty minute later remnants or the
artillery dashed by, M though the devil
was after them, and one shouted up 10
u! 'All IL lost We Immediately
slgnaled the baltimore aud san
Francisco fot help aud the marine
coTps soon arrived. About uOOu the
opposition came In. All the church
aud lire bells immcdiatcly raug med
ley. The whole population turned out
Ia meet the invaders. Never was n
town ~ willing 10 be- taken. Ladies
pulled the officers from their hor.es
aud Rugged aud kissed them. Pande-
monium reigucd that night. Next
mOrnlng In variou, iarls Of the city six
hundred men, women ani children
wnrn found dead. Blimaceia turned
the government over 10 General
BaquedanO, VINO was neutral aud sent
hlswifc 30 Minister Egan, ami then
disappeared.
~ week ago today we returned 10
Santiago, and ~ soon ma We arrived
the Chlrans shut us up In a house.
We tclephonvd Egan, aud ~ received
assistance. rhuCil wanted g. search
for Bnlmaccda, hut were not allowed
10, hut they appointed a guard TO
watch our going aud coming. The
guard ia still watching.
"rhe last battle occurred Friday.
The victorious army f0rgot ita 300
dead auu wounded ON the battle field,
aud the frt ambulance sent was by
Foreigners sunday morning. For ten
days | assisted the surgeons Of the
baltimore aud san Francisco
Many wounded whom | attended did
not know what they hal been lighting
for. After each battle the government
men who had been wounded were all
Killed. AZ one time, Ia Valparaiso,
there were 400 wounded Congre-sion.
alists. when the soldiers went TO
bury the dead, they fret stole their
clothes and arms For day or two
they dug deep wells into which the
bodies were pitched headlonF, but this
nccasloned too much work. So they
piled up the dead, poured Kerosene
over them aud burned them. Our
doctors did noble work, ami, although
called Yankee spies, soon won the good
viii Of every one"