Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-31
AN UNjUSTIFlABLE ATTACK.
With Companions He Had 0es-
perate Fight for His Life and
A Very Narrow Escape.
A, ". McCune, Sr.. VIII Return To the
United States Arriving in New
York About sept, 20

The Deseret News Is IN receipt Of
The fist complete account 10 reach the
United States Of the desperate battle
at Cerro de Pasco. South America.
wherein The natives in drunken de-
hauch made an attack upon the life oj
a. ". McCune Jr.. and associates.
when they were simply acting as peace
makers IN thu incipiency Of a riot
The story is a translation from Fl
Concrete. daily paper printed AZ
Lima and the impression that q Aug.
J. 70 shows that IN addition 10 Mr.
McCunc. Jr., several other employees Of
the company were more or less seri-
ously hurt. Of course. all OF this was
prior TO the earthquake and before M
Mccune escaped from the Chilean pri-
SOL.
Simultaneous with the receipt OF the
II Concrete record Of the disturbance
comes the news TO Mrs McCune. now
in Salt Lake. that Mr. McCune "A. W,
ST. intends returning TO the United
States. and that he will arrive IN No.
York about Sept. %.
Ell CoMERcIo's ACCOUNT.
The account Of the trouble as printed
IN the paper above referred n and
translated from the Spanish for the
Deseret News Is as follows.
Yesterday afternoon al 4.50 VIC were
advised that the manager Of the Cerro
de Pasco Mining company. Mr. Nc
Cune. had taken the train Al Morocco
cha, accompanied by his son Alfred.
bound for this city. the last named be-
Ing detained IN that place on account
Of the regrettable incidents that have
happened and Of which the readers of
Fl Comrcio' have already been in
formed
We were also advised that the gov
tmment, in view Of the foregoing. hal
issued the necessary orders that the
prefecture should attend 10 the send
ing Of this gentleman 10 the military
hospital Of San Bartolome, under de-
iention, Immediately upon his arrival.
Al o'clock yesterday afternoon the
ordinary passenger train arrived at
Desamparados station. to which was
attached the Pullman. owned by MI
McCunc. In which he came together
with his young son, the doctor Of the
mining company. DR. Mackenzie,
Lieut.. Pacheco Of the mounted police
Ot Junin and several Americans.
WAS BADLY HURT
At said station we're waiting the
side-de-camps Of the prefecture and
chief Of police. lleutenants Reyna and
Ugsrriza. who. as soon as the train
stopped, Informed AIR McCune " the
order they had TO escort his son Alfred,
under arrest. 10 the hospital OF San
Bariolome. which information was ac-
oepted by said gentleman
A few minutes later the young man
McCune alighted and on account OF the
extreme prostration from which he suf.
Tered, he was supported on either side
by his father and Lieutenant Pacheco
rs far as the main entrance 10 the
station. where a hack vas engaged that
carried them to said hospital.
BY order ~ the prefecture. az this
establishment he was installed IN the
Fan Vicente ward.
HAD MANY WOUNDS.
McCune shows wounds on the face
and hands and. according 10 the per.
sons that accompanied him. he has
three severe wounds on the head. one
Of them being long and deep. Although
Mr. McCune desired that his son occupy
, pay-ward. where no doubt there are
more comforts than IN the public
wards. the mother superior of the es-
adjustment could not accede 10 the
request as the patient was under ar
rest Then a bed vas ordered from
the Maury hotel In which the young
patient was placed.
SENSATIONAL REPORTS.
The reports which have been cir
ruiated regarding the events which
have taken place On Morococha being
% varied aud all versions being 80
contradictory as 10 what has hap
pened there, that for the moment Il IL
not possible to form a distinct idea Of
what has really occurred.
In the evening We went 10 the Maury
hotel, where Mr.. McCune senior is
staying. for the purpose Of obtaining
bis report on those events. As Nj.
MoCune was greatly affected. our r..
porter had 10 speak With Mr. Rabbit.
general auditor Of the Cerro DC Pasco
Mining company, and one Of the prin-
cipal actors IN these events
STORY OF THE TROUBLE.
The information supplied by Mr.. Bab.
hit Is published below and Is given
Just as the gentleman expressed him
self TO our reporter IN the interview
that took place.
We were In Tuctu House" Mr. Bah
hiit began. "Messrs. McCune. father
and son Best. Arthur and myself. and
as we required some cigars after break
fast, Mr.. McCune. Jr.. went out TO the
Pullman 10 get them. the car being
situated about half a mile beyond the
station towards Lima and consequently
some distance from the house.
Mr.. McCune. Jr.. continued Mr. Bah
hit. instead OF returning 10 the house.
went 10 the mine "Natlvidad." 10 find
McClue. In. order 10 return With him
10 Tuctu, When they were returning.
on passing by n sort Of street where
there are several small shops and huts
and nearby being a square. where the
porulsce, with a band OF music we're
amusing themselves en- celebration Of
the Peruvian holidays. Mr. Mcclure
heard some OF his workmen. that had
been shooting az bottles begin shout
ing loudly. On approaching them. ac-
oompanied by Mr. McCune. Jr.. he saw
mat me populace were also shouting.
asking them 90 stop their shooting.
Then McCune and Mcclure. fearing a
conflict, because both their workmen
ana the populace had been drinking.
approached the workmsn and spoke 10
BEN sharply and told them to leave
hat place,
NATIVES BECAME INsoLENT.
Then. Mr. Rabbit, added. the other
people. thinking that McCune and Nc
lure were ordering them on. began TO
insult them fMcCune ana McClure) and
rot conisnt With this, they threw stones
az them as well a. az the other en-
ployss. Accune and Mcclure. with six