Telegram-herald., 1891-09-01
TOOK THU CAPITAL CITY
Santiago Yslls Into ths Hands Of
the ChiliAn insurgents
The REBELS GLORIOUS VICTORY
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DccA &Vf may ,N8tchASsS3s t1S tfstA pa
Of the congressional party i complete,
and peace and qlist may he looked for
IN Chilli before many days have passed
After she crushing defeat which Bal
maceds's forces met with as the hands
Of Gen C,unto's troops on the hills back
of this city Friday, and the subsequent
entry OF the conqusrinG army into VAL
passiso. the fall Of the capital was only
q question
Early Saturday morning word was
received from representatives of Bal
naeeda. 81 the capital, asking for .
conference with . visw 70 surrender.
The request was readily granted. and
Sen. BaqueeAno. who WAS formerly
commander in chief of the Chilian
army, was designated TO act
for the congressionAlistA A meeting
WAS held and the terms OF the surrender
were arranged. To all intsnts the
capital 10 now in possession Of the
junta. and within few hours 1t will
be actually in charge Of their oficerA
A few days moro and tho junta will
form q provisional government, which
they insist must be recognized as the
and the work OF recognising and re-
facilitating the country can proceed.
The insurgents fest came into the bay
Saturday morning and found convenient
anchorage grounds. The fret business
TO bs transacted was the formal capitu-
latson OF the city. Senior Montt an
no1nced that tho only terms he had TO
offer was the uneonditional surrender
Of the city. and of all ofBcers and troops
as prisoners of war. These terms were
perforce accepted.
The Chavsral regiment Of the con
gressional army took formal possession
Of Santiago Sunday night and practi-
cally the last act Of the bloody drama
of revolution which has torn Chilli to
pieces for the last seven months 10
closed Tho Capital city w..s in the
hands Of bloodthirsty mob Saturday
night, and. while it was upable 70 sat-
isty its murderous instincts Il did de-
stroy . vast amount Of property.
AS soon as the news reached Santiago
Saturday of the overwhelming defeat
Of the government troops on the heights
of Placilla and the fall Of Valparaiso
and TIE people knew that Balmaceda's
power was gone. and they had
nothing to fear from his wrath.
their enmity to his government
broke forth The cry was raised
that tho president should be killed
and mob started for his house. 1t
grew in numbers and fury rs IL went
through the streets. and by the time
1t reached the executive mansion was
ripe for any bloody deed. Short shrift
would have been allowed the presi-
dent had he been caught He
knew that he would have little
chance for his life II he remained
In Santiago. and At tho first receipt
of tho news Of his overwhelming
defeat he hid himself. The bloodthirsty
fury Of the mob was balked. The de-
sire OF the rabble for revenge found
vent in the application of the torch.
Soon Balmaceda's house was q mass Of
flames. Before it had been destroyed
the mob marched on to the house of
Senior Godsy. the ex-mtnister Of the in
terror and an ardent Balfnscedist, and set
It on FIRE. Then the residencss of Bal
mAceda's mother, Gen Bxrbosa, who
Wa killed at the battle Of Placiila;
Seniors McKeuna and Eastman, the
government newspaper Offices and tho
homes of several newspaper officials
were burned to the ground.
The city was panic stricken, business
was suspended, and people, outside Of
the mob. kept cleso TO their houses.
The sky was lurid with the light from
burning buildingA The police, the fre
department and the army were demor-
allied. and made not the semi blsace Of
IN attempt to maintain order.
Balmscsda. when he heard of the
fall of Valparaiso. sent fos Gen. Baque-
dano. commander Of the government
troops in Santiago. - meet him st
O'Clock Saturday afternoon 1T Moneda.
This Baqaedano declined TO do, bat
suggested that the meeting be held in
the house of Gen. velasquex- A coun-
Gil was held at vclasqusx's house,
st which President Balmaccda.
tho generals and other leading
Balmacedists were present The sit-
ustiou was thoroughly cauvssseA, and
IL was decided that further continue
ton of the struggle was hopeless and
that the surrender Of the capital was
the only proper eourse. Baquedano
was given charge of the city and WAS
authorized To arrange the ter NJ Of the
surrender with the congressioualistS
Word was at orce sent tn Gen Canto
that ell the troops In Santiago had de-
ciared their adhesion to the congress-
ional party snA THAI Santiago was at
his disposal.
Comparative srdsr has q last been
restored in this city. IL took drastic
measures 20 do L. Rioters who were
caught ia the work wers summar.ly
dealt with. and many Of them were
shet Thess Vromps msasurss have
cooled the srdcr ef the lawbrsaksTs at
Last, bat risting wss not stopped until
property essiussed - ei, 80, 90 had
been destroyed
There sss ell ssvts Of rumors about
she novsmests Of President Baims-
eedA II wss said that ne waa making
bis way overland 20 the Atisn sio coast
Another statement wss that he had
gene 10 Coquimbo. where the
AImirants Coudeil cad the I'm
Jmperisis we're waiting for him. II Is
ssid On geod sashority. howevef. that
he went by special train Saturday
~ Talcshasno, "a Coneeption hay.
and that there he viii make connection
with the coodeu and fnpsriaIe. and In
one Of thess vssseis probably the
former. maze for Buenos Ayres or
Merssvides II this is -. asd there Is
every ressss fnr bciisvin9 that " 10, Ne