The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-06-27
A Lamp Explosion Destroyes by Fire
the Principal Business Block
of Ravalli.-LOsses.
Great Damage by Floods in the East
ern States Still Continues and
Paralyzez the Means
of Communication.
FROM THE SEAT OF WAR.

An Interesting Report of Happenings on
the Cost of Chill.
WASHINGTON, June 25-The navy de-
partment has received report from Ad
miral McCann on board of his flagship,
the Baltimore, dated Iquique, Chill, May
25th, as follows: There have been no
military or naval operations of import
ance in the northern provinces recently.
Admiral Sotham, who keeps himself
informed concerning events by his cruis-
ers moving up and down the coast. writ
ing from Coquimbo on the l4th inst, in
formed me that all the revolutionary
squadron had gone north from Caldera
and that only 700 or 800 men were left
together on the Caldera and Copiapo;
that the Huascar had grounded in Cal
dera bay during the night, but had sue
ceeded in getting atioat again. Since the
loss of the Blanco Encalada, most of the
insurgent forces are concentrating about
the nitrate ports. The only efficient yes
sells remainingi to the insurgents
are the Huascar and Esmeralda
and the Almirante Cochrane. the re-
mandcr is made up of a few old gun
boats and armed transports broken down
and worn out, the remains of the Chilian
navy. There is, therefore, little or no
probability of a demonstration by water
against Valparaiso or other southern
ports by the revolutionary fleet. as ]
have previously reported to the depart
ment. but ON the contrary the govern
ment torpedo cruisers, Almirante Lynch
and Almirante Condell and the armed
transport Imperial. keep the insurgent
vessels in motion ard the nitrate ports
| in a constant state of alarm by threaten
| ing attacks
Early on the morning of the 18th of
May the Condcll appeared oil this port,
| ovcrhauled the vessel in the offing. and
cruised about for some time. when the
| Almirantc Cochrane, which had returned
| to anchorage after cruising outside all
night. got up steam and went IN pursuit.
soon after which the Condell appeared
| off Pisagua. where the two gunboats also
| Joined in the pursuit.
Again, on the 18th, the lmperial APP
pearcd oil this port just before dark and
opened rapid fire. The object OF the
firing could not be discovered, as no
other vessels were IN SlgnI III lne oHlllS
The Cochrane and gunboat OHiggins
stood OUT toward the Imperial, after
which the firing was again heard until a
late hour, but with what results
could not be learned. Just before
these vessels went in pursuit of the I'm
perial about G:15 p. m, one of their tor.
pedo launches between the O'Higgins and
this ship, nearer the former, was acci
dentally blown up by its own torpedo
and sank Immediately, drowning two
and mortally wounding four of the
crew of eight men. One of the deae
bodies was brought alongside the Balti
more in A gig and was soon after sent or
shore. The Condell attacked Taltal OF
the DIST, burning the government build
| ing and custom house. On the 25th tht
Cochrane, Magellanes and Amazone'
and small coaler left Iquique and stoot
to the southwark to protect that locality
The speed of the Condell and Imperiar
is such that they easily elude pursuit ant
may turn up most unexpectedly and a
| any port.