The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-15
BALMACEDA Is SAFE
He Finds a Refuge on Admiral
Browns Flagship.
HE WAS In UNCLE SANS UNIFORM
Making His Way Through the Streets OF
valparaiso Assuming the Role OF
Drunken Tar to the san Francisco.

NEW YORK, Sept. IA Herald special
cablegram from Valparaiso, September IA.
says: Baimaceda has escaped from the
clutches of his enemies and is now safe on
tue nigh seas under the protection of the
United States flag. AL the time the SOL
dlers OF the junta were guarding the passes
OF the Andes to prevent his getting into
the Argentine republ and the police
OF the new provisional government were
searching the monasteres in and around
Santiago for the fugitive, the ex-president
was IN hiding in this city. Here he was
more apt to escape detection than any
where else, for his opponents never
dreamed he would dare to return to VAL
paraiso, they being assured he had fed
from it.
Balmaceda chose his refuge wisely, for
he was enabled to throw himself upon the
mercy of Admiral Brown, of the United
States flagship San Francisco, and beg to
be saved from the revenge he feared
from his foes. Admiral Brown did what
other foreign admirals would have
done under similar circumstances. He
stepped in to save possibly q human life:
IN the name of humanity he consented
to afford Balmaceda the shelter of his ship
and the protection of the stars and stripes.
10 erect the ex-president's escape it was
decided to have Balmaceda disguise him
self as drunken United States sailor.
clothing was sent ashore in
market boat last night by order of
Admiral Brown. 1t was smuggled by
one OF Balmaceda's faithful adherents into
the house where to eX-president was in hid
Ing lie carefully donned it, and after a
close inspection of his new and strange at
tire to see there was nothing about
the .get-up which would arouse
suspicion he stole out by the
rear entrance into. the street. Night
fall favored his disguise and he had studied
his part 30 well he feigned the drunden
tar to perfection. In his way toward
the water front he rolled by many men
who would have been delighted to
have had chance to seize and turn
him over to the police authorities.
In time he reached the spot in the harbor
agreed upon. There he found boat
awaiting him. 1t was manned by sturdy
United States men of wars men, Balma-
cede, still maintaining his disguise made
hnal drunken stumble and fell into the
boat. 1t pushed off at once and in a
snort time the eX-president, all signs
OF 1neDrlty at an end, climbed swiftly m
the ropes and was saved. He went at once
TO one OF the cabins aft of the San Fran
cisco and did not again show himself above.
Ihls part of the vessel was reserved solely
for its prominent guest Nobody was al
lowed TO visit the cabin.
The officers Of the San Francisco were
questioned about the matter, but resolutelv
refused to discuss it. The San Francisco
left Valparaiso this evening for Calloa.
thence it will sail for California. Balma.
ceda may elect to land at Callao.
where many of his leading partisans
have been taken by foreign ships
on board which they sought refuge after
the fall OF Valparaiso Admiral browns
action will undoubtedly, for time at least
increase the bitter feeling here toward the
United States Government, although the
admirals of other foreign vessels have
taken prominent Balmacedists aboard.