Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-23
What an American Girl Saw
in Chile.
Details of Events at the Close of
the War.
Sickening Scenes Witnessed on the
Battlefelds.
The secret Inquiry Into the Baltimore
Affair Concluded-Fonseca Is
sues q Proclamation to the
4f# People of Brazil. ft
,Associated Press Dispatches.

Associated Press Dispatches.
New York, Nov. 22.-Some interest
ing details regarding Chilean events i'm
,mediately following the battles which
resulted in the downfall OF Balmaceds
and his followers, are contained in q
private letter received from an Ameri
can girl who has been living in Valpa-
raiso and Santiago, The writer has
been a member of the household OF
the most influential families in Chile
including that of Balmaceda himself,
and also was for a long time with the
Edwards family, who were exiled by
Balmaceda, and afterwards allowed to
lreturA to Santiago. ui f
Following are portions of the letter,
which is dated September 18th:
Referring to the treatment of the de-
feated leaderso of Balmaceda's forces after
the fall Of Valparaiso, the wEter says
''It is sickening even to write it, but I
saw that mob fight for bone, hand, a
small piece of flesh, anything out of the
carts containing the bodies of the dead
generals, and the officers of the junta
looked on and smiled. The generals had
done nothing but remain loyal to the
government. They were not good men,
but they led Balmaceda's army, and
after the battle were found wounded on
the field, When the enemy found them
and demanded their swords, they an
swered, Generals never surrender So
they were killed, their bodies stripped,
cut to pieces and carted around Val
paraiso. Women, mothers with their
daughters, looked on and said: We'll
done; this is vengeance for the constitu-
tional party; catch Balmaceda and roast
him., = a ~
Speaking OF the battle OF Co neon and
Viha del Mar, the writer says: From
the top OF the house we could see the
tents and hear every shot. Thousands
of government troops passed over TO the
opposition. On the morning OF the
-28th, after the final battle at Placilla,
firing continued an hour and a half, then
ceased entirely. Twenty minutes later
the remnants of Balmaceda's artillery
dashed by as though the devil was after
them, and one shouted up to us: 'All is
lost We immediately signalled the
Baltimore and the San Francisco for
help, and u marine corps soon arrived.
About noon the opposition came in, all
the church and fire bells Immediately
rang medley. The whole population
turned out to meet the invaders; never
was town more willing to be taken.
Ladies pulled officers from their horses
and hugged and kissed them. Pande-
monium reigned that night. Next
morning in various parts of the city,
800 men, women and children were
found dead. Balmaceda turned the
government over to General Baquedano,
who was neutral, and sent his wife to
Minister Egan, then disappeared.
1.-THE last battle occurred Friday. The
victorious army forgot it's 5000 dead and
wounded ON the battlefield, and the first
ambulance sent out was by foreigners,
Sunday morning. For ten days | as
sisted the surgeons of the Baltimore
and the San Francisco. Many OF the
wounded whom attended did not know
what they had been fighting for. After
each battle the government men who
0du Ue6u WOuuuCu WCI0 dll hlilCus al
one time in Valparaiso there were 1000
wounded congressionalists. When the
soldiers went to bury the dead they first
stole their clothes and arms; for day
or two they dug deep wells into which
the bodies were pitched ,headlong; but
this occasioned too much work, SO they
piled up the dead, poured kerosene over
them and burned them. Our doctors
l;l -oh1a xuorH ond o1thnrub ballad
Yankee spies, soon won the good will ol
every one.
"a week ago today we returned to
Santiago, and as soon as we arrived the
Chileans shut us up in our houses. We
telephoned Egan and 80 received assist.
ance. The Chileans wanted to search
for Balmaceda, but were not allowed
to, but they appointed guard to watch
our going and coming; the guard is still
watching"
THE BALTIMORE INQUIRY ENDED.
New York, Nov. 22.-The Herald's
Valparaiso cable says: Judge of Grimes
Foster has concluded his secret examin
alton in the assault upon the seamen o
the Baltimore, and the result of the tes'
timony will probably be obtainable thil
week. The evidence will show thai
Riggin was killed by a rifle shot, after
having been stabbed. Regarding
Shields, the firemen who was subjected
to such ill treatment, there probably
will be argument over his nationality
1t will be alleged that he was not al
American citizen, as the ships articles
show he is native of Ireland.
THE BARK KATsow's LOSS,
The bark Katsow, whose loss wa
cabled yesterday, was loaded with man
zaneze. After she had been out min
days the cargo shifted and the vessel wa
thrown on her beam ends. The crew
sixteen in number, got off in smal
boats. They were four days at tn
mercy of the waves before they coul
effect landing on the northern coast
They had very little food and suffere
greatly. They finally reached Fongoy
thirty miles southwest of Coquimbt
when they came here:
Brazilian Adyices.
LONDON, Nov. 22.-A dispatch receive