Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1892-02-04
CAPTAIN sCHLEA's REPORT.

CAPTAIN SCHLEA'S REPORT.
Gives . Grsphtc Account Of tho Chilian
Troubles.
The Baltimore inquiry was completed
Wednesday afternoon at Vallejo, Cal.
1t has lasted six days and every aspect Of
the affair. has been fully investigated.
The first four days were taken up with
individual experience during the riot.
by these, facts were clearly brought out
to the effect that the attack was premedi-
tated and that the police anu soldiers
aided the mob in their deadly work.
The fifth day the medical officers of the
ship testified As to the wounds received
by the BAltimOre's men and as to the
criminal neglect Of the wounded sailors
in the Valparaiso hospital, the authori-
ties refusing to treat the men themselves
or to allow the Baltimore's surgeons to
do 1t. Several senior officers testified as
to the legal proceedings in Valparaiso,
bringing out clearly the utter failure of
the Valparaiso court 10 establish any
thing to the detriment of the sailore, and
the care which the court exercised in
avoiding any questions that might bring
forth reflections on the Valparaiso police
Then Captain Schley took the stand and
proceeded to give resume Of the whole
history OF the shi p since ita first reaching
Val paraiso. lie spoke over an hour, ami
said:
The Baltimore first arrived ut Valpar.
also April 7, 1891. She remained little
over a month, when she went to Iquique
to act in connection with the Itata mat
ter. During this stay at Valparaiso the
men we're given liberty on shore repeat
eddy and there was no trouble of any
kind. The residents were exceedingly
aordial to us. When We arrived ut
Iquique it was in possession of the con.
The junta in surrender.
ing the ltatA stated they did go because
they could not indorse 80 palpanlc vo-
lation Of the laws of neutrality, nor
could they defend the action of their
officers in escaping from the municipal
authorities OF San Diego. Nevertheless,
after her delivery the whole tone of the
people changed. The papers stated that
thu United States was guilty of an act Of
injustice which could never be forgotten |
Or forgiven. While ut Callso the agent
Of the American Cable Company called
On Admiral McCann and requested his
aid in securing uninterrupted COMMUNE
o"VsOu N0oAO OOIWCCu oIpAI6I6O Auu
Callao. The cable touched at Iquique
jun,a had refused to allow mess ages to
pass through. Admiral M.:Cann in
me to aid the company if they
wished to put loop in the cable in the
sea beyond Ch,llan Jurisdiction. l con.
suited with the consul ut Iquique, and
finding the junia obdurate, l notified |
them the cable-b boat would cut the cable,
and advised them not to interfere.
went ont with the cable.boat and selected
> point over five miles from shore, whe q
the cable-hoat cut the cable and put in
> loop. then left lquique and vent t i,
'aldera. On August ~ returned to
Valparaiso. arrived On the day the
''attle Of Concon. found great excite,
m mt prevailing, and thought it best not
70 give the men leave. Wi, hin a week
,he battles of Vina del Mar and Placilla
ook place near the city. During the
a'ght after the last battle the city was
given over to pllage and rapine, and in
he morning over 5000 men, women and
lay dead in the streets. MANY
iros also occurred.
The same dav naval force was landed
rom the cruiser San Francisco to protect
he American consulate. In q few DAYS
he Baltimore sailed for Molendo, Peru,
% land the refugees aboard. l returned
It once to Valparaiso and arrived Sep
embrr IA. he San Francisco at once
'ailed for San Francisco. A few DAYS
afterwards the American legation at San.
iago was surrounded by police, and
very one leaving there was arrested.
treat excitement prevailed aud gave
10 leave for long time. But as affairs
lnieted down little aud all the other
nen.of war we're giving leave to their
men. allowed III men to 20 on liberty
N Oct'ber l6. Al Z :3Op. m OF the same
lay and my first lieutenant went q. hore
or walk. We saw large number of
,ur sailors walking alb nut the streets and
was much impressed with the cleanli.
less, sobriety and good conduct of the
men. l left there for the ship at 5
'clock. had seen fully s-venty of the
men on liberty and all was then quiet.
About 8 80 p. m. heard the riot. The
'ext day l called on the Judge end he
aid to me: "This affair is the direct
esult Of the hatred felt by the lower
lassee for your men because you sided !
With the DICTATOR" then had q court ,
rganized, which sat from October 10 to :
Il. The report surprised me. l did not
now before that the assassination OF nv :
nen had been 30 general. en- cowsrdly .
nd premedita'ed. After this riot great Z
oldnees was shown us. We were neg.
'cted in every way and avoided by our :
'rmer friends, and many small discour-
esles shown US. No one, official or I'M :
fhic'al, ever expressed any regret for the !
restment Of my men. The newspapers .
ried TO make it ont as merely drunken I
,,arrel, although cannot see why the =
'hiIians should be held excusabie for
,nrderine my men, even if they were .
runk. Drunkenness is not punishable :
18th death by any existing laws. :
Captain Schley's testimony concluded .
le Investigation. and court adjourned. a
A Family's Sad Fate.
A most peculiar and frightful quad.