Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-14

Gable between Valparaiso and Callao.
The cable touched at Iquique on the
way between the ports, and the junta
bad refused to allow messages to pass
through. Admiral McCann instructed
me to aid the company if they wished
to put loop in the cable in the sea
beyond Chilean jurisdiction. l con-
suited with the consul at Iquique, and
finding him obdurate / notified them
that cable boat would cut the cable,
and advised them not to interfere. l
went out with the cable boat and
ascertained point over FIVE miles from
shore. The cable boat cut the cable
and put in loop. l then left Iquique
and went to Caldera.
EXCITING DAYS AT VALPARAISO.
ION August Goth / returned to Val
paraiso. ! arrived on the day of the
battle of Concon. found great excite
ment prey ailing and thought it best not
to give the men leave to go ashore.
Within week the battles OF Vina Del
Mar and Placilla took place near the
city. During the night after the last
battle the city was given over to pillage
ard rapine, and in the morning over
500 men, women and children lay
dead in the streets. Many fires oc-
CURED. The same day a naval force
was landed from the cruiser San Fran
cisco to protect the American consulate.
In a few days the Baltimore sailed for
Mollendo, Peru, to land refugees aboard.
| returned at once to Valparaiso; ar
rived September 14th. The San Fran
cisco at once sailed for San Francisco.
A few days afterwards the American
legation at Santiago was surrounded by
police and every one leaving there was
arrested. Great excitement prevailed,
and gave no leave for long time.
THE FETEFuL 18TH OF OCTOBER.
"But as affairs quieted down a little,
and as all the other nen-of-war were
giving leave to the men, 1 allowed III
men to go on liberty, on October 10th.
At 2 80 D. m. on October 10Th. and my
first lieutenant went ashore for walk.
We saw large number of our sailors
walking about the streets. | was much
impressed with the cleanliness, sobriety
and good conduct of the men. The first
lieutenant and | commented on this. /
met Hamilton, one of the crew who was
afterwards badly wounded. He was en-
tirely sober and orderly. saw also Jerry
Anderson who was afterwards stabbed.
He, too, was sober. / spoke to both
| saw Talbot, Riggin, Stewart, Wallace
and Williams, all at about O'Clock. All
were sober. I left shore for the chip at
40 O'Clock. had seen fully seventy
OF the men on liberty. All was then
quiet. About s 80 heard of the riot.
Next day called on the Judge, and he
said to me: "This affair is the direct
result OF the hatred felt by the lower
classes for your men, because you sided
with the dictator" He stated that he
had nothing against the men, still held,
and they, eleven in number, were re-
leased next day.
I.a CowARDLy ASSASSINATION.
fsMeanwhile organized board con-
,sisting Of Lieutenants May and Sears
and r.White to investigate the trouble.
The court sat from October 10Th to 21st.
The report surprised me. l did not
know before that the assassination of
my men had been so general, SO cow
ardly and premeditated.
81 sent DR.. .Stitt to inquire whether the
wounded men in the hospital were sober
when taken there the night of October
lOtn. IO 0lotClS VI Ondllby ICDilCu
that they were. My men were sober
and unarmed.. After this riot great
coldness was shown us. We
were neglected in all ways,
and avoided by our former
friends, and many small discourteses
were shown us. No one, official or un-
official, ever expressed any regret for
the treatment of my men. The news
papers tried to make it out merely a
drunken quarrel, although cannot see
why the Chileans should be held excus-
able for numbering my men, even if
they were drunk. Drunkenness is not
punishable with death by any existing
laws"
Captain Schley's testimony concluded
the investigation, and the conrt ad-
journed. 1t will take a day or two
more to reduce all the testimony to
writing and have it duly signed.