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REPORTAJE A CHILE
DIBUJOS DE MELTON PRIOR Y
CRONICAS DE
THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS
1889-1891
REPORT ON CHILE
SKETCHES BY MELTON PIUOR AND
REPORTS IN
W E ILLUSTRAmD LONDONNEWS
1889-2 891
MONTT
PALUMBO
FUNDACION ANDES
~
MONTT
PALUMBO
&CIA. LTDA.
EDITORES
Hemos colaborado en la edici6n del presente lihro, continuando nuestra tradicion de dar a conocer
nuestro patrimonio cultural, nuestra historia y nuestras raices.
En el pasado lo hicimos con Santiago, Estilos y Ornamento, Balnearios Tradicionales de Chile,
Parques y Jardines Privados de Chile y El Amor de Chile,
ediciones que hoy por hoy se encuentran agotadas y que
marcaron un hito en la difusi6n de nuestra historia.
Hoy dia hemos respaldado la impresi6n de la obra del famoso ilustrador y cronista
MELTON PRIOR, originariamente publicada en THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS,
con la esperanza de que las nuevas generaciones conozcan
el Chile del pasado y aprendan a querer cada &a mas a nuestra patria.
We have contributed to the publication of this book continuing our tradition of disseminating
Autores
Museo HistOrico Nacional
Ghislaine de La Taille, Hernsn Rodriguez, Isabel Margarita Stewart
Francisca Valdes y Kira Zauschkevich
Fotografia
Ilonka Csillag, Pedro Marinello
Restauracih
Patricia Araya
Traducci6n
Maria Teresa Escobar
Diseiio
M. Bernardita Santelices
Colaboradores
Patricia Morton, M. Teresa Torres, Soledad Vargas, Mdgdalena Vicufia
Impresibn
Ograma
Inscripci6n No 85.175
ISBN 956-7297-01-0
Editado por
Museo Histhrico Nacional
AGRADECIMIENTOS 1ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Banco BICE.
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PROLOG0 1PROLOGUE
We know what Chile was like one hundred years agofrom the
John Thomas North, conocido como el Rey del Salitre por sus
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PROLOG0
forThe Times.
I'hepreparations for the trip were widely publicized, not least the
the host, himself attired as Hen y VIIll, welcomed more than one
Times.
Financial Times.
desembarcaron el 16 de marzo.
I'heparty visited the coal area from Penco to Lebu, observing the
was a partner.
They took the train to Santiago, where they were received with
great enthusiasm.
expectaci6n.
England. He travels all over the world, speaks all languages, and
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PROLOGUE
Ae SudamCrica."
Vifia del Mar. They were to meet him again in Santiago, at the
obierno de Santiago.
government palace.
In May, North and hispaqy sailed for the north of Chile, after
renowned artist.
hileno.
Chile.
The visitors saw the largest oficinas or nitrate works and nitrate
and Iquique, Colonel North and his p a rty, including artist Prior,
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PROLOG0
During their stay in Chile they travelled the county from south
always alert, quick to note events and custonas with the acute
Tarapaca .
pleasing. Prior had some artistic training and was more than
trahajo.
PROLOGUE
pais.
before.
diferentes a las siiyas, sup0 que Chile era una repfiblica llena de
customs different from their own, theyfound out that Chile was a
investors.
el Imperio Britinico.
world.
though the text did not always coincide with the illustrations.
transmitted by telegraph.
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CONTENTS
INDICE
En el Estrecho de Magallanes
24
the S.S.
Galicia stops at Punta Arenas.
River Bio-Bio
mining town
Colico.
En Santiago
-
Quilachauquin.
42
Santiago
En la zona salitrera
53 - El puerto de Iquique.
56 - Visita a las oficinas salitreras de Jazpampa y La Paccha.
Report of Iquique
- The nitrate wmks at Jazpampa and La Paccha
61
Primitiva
Manufacturing nitrate at Primitiva; brief descn$tion
64
Chileanpampa
pampa chilena.
79
- Notes on agriculture
82
84
Santiago, Chile.
88
- Santiago, Chile
- The ports of Valparaisoand Arica
94
Magahnes
Magellan
congressionalforces in F e b m a y 1891
- Description of fighting in Vabaraiso in
Janua y 1891
administrations
-
bombardment of Iquique
Chile
Placilla
Placilla.
156
Notas
Notes
163
Referenlcias
References
164
Fuentes de la Iconografia
Sources of illustrations
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1. MELTON PRIOR
ARTISTA Y CORRESPONSAL VIAJERO
DE THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON
NEWS
1. MELTON PRIOR
ARTIST AND CORRESPONDENT FOR
THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS
2. MELTON PRIOR
27 de Julio de 1889
Jul. 27,1889
PATAGONUN FUR-DEALERS
nine hundred miles from the Rio Negro, the bounda ry o f the
the large human footsteps they saw on its soil, before t h qi met
dogs, and shooters with the bow a z d arrow, or throu,ers o,f the
(0
guanaco) es el animal
clothing and shelter, their dresses and their tents being miade of
3.
EN CUBIERTA.
3. O N D E C K .
THE GALICIA PASSENGERS ON DECK,
FIRST ON THE LEFT IS JOHN THOMAS
NORTH. KNOWN AS THE NITRATE
KING, MAJORITY SHAREHOLDER IN
NITRATE COMPANIES OPERATING IN
TARAPACA. WHO ORGANIZED A
VOYAGE TO CHILE WITH A PARTY OF
DISTINGUISHED BRITISH
PERSONALITIES, INCLUDING WILLIAM
H RUSSELL, CORRESPONDENT FOR
THE TIMES AND MILTON PRIOR.
ARTIST AND CORRESPONDENT FOR
THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS
25
4.
OFlClO RELlGlOSO A
BORDO
4. SERVICE ON BOARD.
5 . ESTRECHO DE MAGALLANES
5.
STRAITS OF MAGELLAN
26
6.
ESTRECHO D E MAGALLANES
6. STRAITS OF MAGELLAN,
7.
7.
FUEGIANS ALONGSIDE.
27
OF
RED BERRIES
27 de Julio de 1889
/m.27,1889
8. COMERCIANTES VENDIENDO
PIELES A BORDO D E U N
BARCO BRlTANlCO EN PUNTA
ARENAS, ESTRECHO DE
MAGALLANES.
8.
PATAGONIAN FUR-DEALERS
ON B O A R D A BRITISH SHIP AT
SANDY POINT, STRAITS OF
MAGELLAN.
PUNTAARENASFURTRADERS
BOARD THE GALICIA TO DISPLAY FUR
RUGS AND CAPES WORKED BY
TEHUELCHE WOMEN
28
17 de Agosto de 1889
-.
seam, which isfive feet thick, runs to the right and left into the
seam, the two, conjointly, turning out atpresent about 230 tons
29
1 7 d e A ~ o s t o d e1889IAar 17.1889
9.
CORONEL
SU
EXPLOTACION CARBONIFERA
DE LA
9.
CORONEL.
IS A SHAREHOLDER
CORONEL IS A PROSPEROUS
SEAPORT TOWN OF 7,000
INHABITANTS. W T H SUCCESSFUL
COAL MINES, FURNACES AND
FOUNDRIES. PARTICULARLY THE ONE
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1 0 . T U N E L DEL FERROCARRIL D E
ARAUCO
~
CARBONIFERA
A LOS
PUERTOS
DEL
LITORAL
MAOUEHUA DRIFT
31
12.ENTRADA A LA M l N A DE
C A R B d N D E ARAUCO, CERCA
D E CORONEL, CHILE.
TIENENCERCASUYOLASCABANAS
EN LAS QUE VIVEN LOS MINEROS Y
SUS FAMILIAS
32
17deAgostode 1889iAun.17.1889
CORONEL, E N LA COSTA D E
CHILE.
BARCOSCARGANDOCARB6N.
EN EL PUERTO DE LARAQUETE SE
EMBARCA UN PROMEDIO DE 600
TONELADAS DE CARBON AL MES.
TIENE UNA RADA ESPACIOSA Y UN
MUELLE DE MADERA DESDE DONDE
SE CARGA EL CARBON EN
LANCHONES QUE LO LLEVAN A LOS
GRANDES NAVIOS.
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24 de Agosto de 1889
el centro de Chile y las provincias costeras del sur. Este rio fue
coast. This river has beenfor centuries the main obstacle to the
ofhdians, who resisted the advance of the white man fron the
bridge in the world, with the exception of the Tay and Fort h
miis largo del mundo, salvo 10s puentes sobre el Tay y el Forth.
below the bed of the river. This operation has been attendc?d
Stanningley, Leeds.
LA COMPANiA DE FERROCARRILFS
SU COMITIVA
DEL NORTE
EL PUENTE METALICO
35
1 6 . T H E 810-810 BRIDGE,
CHILE.
CHILE
en 1881 por la firma W.H. Allen & Co. El autor dice que el
due south to the Carampangue River, and thence onward ti2 the
Curanhilahue (sic). The line is now open and working for trraflic
for the present, but Colcura will ultimately become the chi4
36
which river there is also the valuable Peumo estate, likely to rival
QU
SUPierficie
limit of curve radius is 200 m8tres. The line is laid with SO-lh.
j?.
Colonel North and Mr. E. Edmondson -to take over this and other
this portion of Chilian territoy . At the outset the idea was simply
cannotfail to be exceeded.
37
31 de Agosto de 1889
APUNX2ZS DE CHILE
SKETCHES IN CHILE
wars that long afflicted Peru and the Argentine or River Plizta
in the fierce war, by land and sea, that terminated a few ye1a rs
__
beans, peas, potatoes, and hay are grown largely in the sout h
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and
31 deAgostode 1889/Aup.31,1889
17.CARRETAS DE CAMPO.
THE TRAVELLERS
18. TRANSPORTANDO
PRODUCTOS AGRiCOLAS E N
CHILE.
LOS M h O D O S Y EQUIPOS
AGRiCOLAS USADOS EN EL SUR DE
CHILE SON TODAVIA BASTANTE
PRIMITIVOS. SIN EMBARGO, HAY
UNA APRECIABLE CANTIDAD DE
TRIGO, MAIL Y OTROS GRANOS QUE
SE EXPORTAN
vO
con to&
diferentes.
39
7 de Septiembre de 1889
September 7, 1889
DIBUJOS DE CHILE
SKETCHES IN CHILE?
at once the whole of the children born since his last visit, which
infants in thefront rank, turn out and line the village street,
cotton stufls, with well-Jounced skim, and the men, who lour
paja de anchas alas que son 10s elementos tipicos del traje
settlements, will soon learn the Spanish language and adopt the
40
Jose
DE COLICO, CHILE.
41
5 de Octubre de 1889
Oct. 5, 1889
SANTIAGO, CHILE
SANTIAGO, CHILE
'
ft., and covered with perpetual snow, can be seen from the cf
formerly the Mint. The Cathedral and other churches are not
engineering.
is a delightfulplace of recreation.
20. SANTIAGO
20. SANTIAGO.
43
21. CITY
LUCIA
OF
44
22. EL MANTO.
TO
ECLESIASTICAS Y TODAS
LAS
23. PROCESSION
O F CORPUS
CHRISTI AT SANTIAGO.
45
5 de Octubre de 1889
Oct. 5.1889
7PE WIVZAGEATX~CUL,CHILE
yield.
general.
sketches made during the vintage, and may serve to give somt
46
47
Bupundy, the merlan, the malbec, the verdeau, and the sernillon
iron posts, thereby doing away with the necessityfor stakes. The
rows are aboutfourfeet six inches apart, and the same internal is
grape begins to swell. The vines come into bearing in their third
year, and are trained with two shoots on each side of the stock.
del vino. En otros lugares parece dificil cultivar vifias para vino
Chile no parece que ello fuera as?. Con todo, se piensa ampliar
expected.
barrel three years before bottling. The cellars at Macul are cool,
toneleria.
48
25.
INCORPORAN EN L a VENDIMIA SE
USAN VAGONES PARA LLEVAR LA
UVA A PRENSAR LO OUE SE HACE
su
PRODUCCION ES DE 60 000
BOTELLAS AL A f l O
IS WORKED BY STEAM
PRODUCTION TOTALLED 60,000
B O T L E S PER ANNUM.
49
16 de Noviembre de 1889
Nov.16 1889
the centre, and fresh sheaves of corn areput down. The ground
50
'
27.TRILLANDO T R I G 0 EN CHILE,
SE
FOREGROUND, A HUASO OR
WOODEN STIRRUPS
51
OF CHILE, IQUIQUE.
A POPULATION OF 20,000
ESTA
CONSTRUIDAEN MANZANAS
YUNAPLAZADONDESEENCUENTRA
VENTANASENTONOSMASOSCUROS,
ITINERANTES UN HlP6DROMO Y
CIUDADES DE CHILE
53
EN LA ESTACl6N DE LA NITRATE
RAILWAY HAY INGENIEROS,
EMPLEADOS Y CONDUCTORES
INGLESES. Y TRABAJADORES
"NATIVOS". JUNTO
A LA ESTACIbN
DE
AS WELL AS OFFICES,
AS IN ANY
EUROPEAN TOWN
RAILWAY.
RUSSELL REMARKS.
UP LADEN WITH
OFICINAS
CERROS, VE EL H U M 0 BLANC0 DE
AS
YOU
SMOKE OF A GUN
CRONOMETRADA '
IT IS A
ANOTHER TRAIN
[APPEARS]
PRESENTLY A THIRD
AT THE
54
"
CADAVERES,
PERTRECHOS UNIFORMES
55
26 de Octubre de 1889
Our Special Artist, Mr. Melton Prior, who lately visited Chile,
cuentan entre las mas importantes y son sin duda las mis
which the level surface of the pampa has been rent apart b)
maquina, and, being run through them, falls into the boilin)s
hand, and shot from tip-curs into the valley below. The nitrate
The caliche on the other side is also rich, and has the advan,tage
constituye el hecho que estas oficinas son las que quedan mis
56
ESTAN SITUADASEN
UN LUGAR MUY
Y MR COMBER
34. LA PACCHA.
34. LA PACCHA.
57
2 de Noviembre de 1889
Nov. 2, 1889
system, having its termini in Iquique and Pisagua, the two ports
North, and formed for working one of the richest and most
themselves with picking out the richest spots and passed over
into play. He is a small and slender boy, who slips down to the
bottom of the shaft and scoops away the loose earth all round
shaft ira such wise that the coming explosion may rather gently
flying into the air. Thefuse isfired, and then follows either a
upward
explosion and brisk jet of smoke and dust, mingled with widely
inspected by the particular and the coruector, and the price per
the caliche lies, the thickness and quality of the stratum, and the
de la co:;tra. El particular y
SLIS
lumps about the size of a mans head for loading into the carts.
2deNoviembrede. 1 8 8 9 i N o v . 2 . 1 X 8 9
-
PROVINCIA DE TARAPACA,
PROVINCE OF TARAPACA,
CHILE: SACANDO
EL CALICHE.
OFICINAS DE LA PROVINCIA DE
way BY
MR J T HUMBERSTONE
MR J T HUMBERSTONE
DE
MULAS, A LA OFICINA.
DRAUGHT ANIMALS
are light iron vehicles drawn by mules. I n some cases the carts,
tirados por mulas. A veces las carretas, una vez cargadas, van
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9 de Noviembre de 1889
Nov. 9, 1889
while the latter boasts the largest output and most extensive
reciente y provista
l3
and of the
A OFICINA RAMIREZ
A OFlClNA RAMIREZ
B SUPERVISION OF CALICHE
EXTRACTION
62
C OFICINA PRIMITIVA
PRIMITIVA. UNA DE LAS OFICINAS
MAS RICAS Y PRODUCTIVAS DE LA
PROVINCIA DE TARAPAGA. ES
ADMINISTRADA EN FORMA MODERNA
Y EFICIENTE POR EL SEnOR J T
HUMBERSTONE EN LA OFICINA
PRIMITIVA, GENDARMES VESTIDOS
CON UNIFORME BLANC0 Y CON
SABLE, RESGUARDAN EL ORDEN
C. OFICINA PRIMITIVA
PRIMITIVA, ONE OF THE RICHEST AND
MOST PRODUCTIVE OFICINAS OF THE
PROVINCE OF TARAPACA. IS
ADMINISTERED IN A MODERN AND
EFFICIENT WAY BY MR J T
HUMBERSTONE GENDARMES
WEARING WHITE UNIFORMS AND
SABRES KEEP ORDER AT PRIMITIVA.
dt
-.,LuL6u,
Z0,OOO quintals
16 de Noviembre de 1889
NITRATE-MXKING IN CHILE
sodio o salitre.
carretas de hierro que hacen unas dos toneladas cada una, que
iron tip-cars. These are run along rails to the boiling-tanks, into
64
known as aqua vieja (sic), or mother liquor, is drawn off for use
thrown out into the caucha, or dying ;floor. Here it dries in the
65
A SUPERVISORES EXAMINANDO EL
CALICHE
CALDERAS
F ENSACANDO SALITRE PARA LA
EXPORTACl6N
G NATIVOS Y TRABAJADORES
AFUERA DE LA PULPERiA
LA COMITIVA, EN MEDlO DE UNA
POLVAREDA. ASISTI6 A LOS TIROS
EN EL CAMPO DE CALICHE DE
PRlMlTlVA DONDE ENCONTRARON AL
SENOR HUMBERSTONE VISITARON
TAMBIEN LA OFICINA AGUA SANTA.
DONDE LES LLAM6 LA ATENCIbN
UNA VIA FERREA INCLINADA QUE
UNiA LA SALITRERA CON EL PUERTO
DE EMBARQUE CALETA BUENA,
SALVANDO UNA ABRUPTA
PENDIENTE
66
67
OF THE PRIMITIVA
68
16deNoviembrede 1 8 8 9 l N o v . 16,1889
69
30 de Noviembre 1889
OF CHILE, PISAGUA.
THE BRITISH TRAVELLERS VISITED
THE NEIGHBOURING PORT OF
PISAGUA. WHICH SEEMED TO THEM
LIKE A MINIATURE IQUIQUE."
PISAGUA. CHILE.
WERE PILED
THESEBAGSANDCONVEYINGTHEM
LANCHONES LO REALIZABAN
HOMBRES DIESTRAMENTE
CONSEGUIAN CARGAR 25
THAN H A L F ~ A N ~ H O U R .
71
41.SHIPPING NITRATE AT
andfleecy cloud.
y aborregada.
usually lacking either near the summit of the hills or the bottom
72
COStlra
%en there is a red variety, deriving its distinctive hue from the
the caliche.
zf
All these
30 de Noviembre de 1889
LOS B&OS
DE CAUQUENES, CHILE
capital city of Chile, is the station for Canquenes l5, one of the
at this place.
74
LA SIGUIENTE DESCRlPCl6N DE
DESCRIBED CALJQUENES AS
CAUQUENES
NO MUY LEJOS DE
MANANTIALES DE AGUAS
SEENCUENTRAN ENEUROPAEN
LUGARES COMO MONTE CARLO
75
MONTANA
NORTH Y ACOMPANANTES.
76
1 de Marzo de 1890
March 1, 1890
CAUQUENES, CHILE
CANQUENES, CHILE
uisited last year by our Special Artist, Mr. Melton Prior, arefond
77
Rios,
BAAOS D E CAUQUENES,
CHILE.
78
10 de Mayo de 1890
APUNTES DE CHILE
SKETCHES IN CHILE
and
de Chile.
79
/
EN CORONEL Y ALREDEDORES SE
PONCHO~CLADHORSEMEN AND
PARECE A NORMANDIA.
RESEMBLED NORMANDY
CONSTRUCCIONES. LOS
TRANSPORTES Y LA VEGETACl6N
ILLUSTRATION NO48
80
S1 REET VENDOR
IN AN OUTLYING
81
14 de Junio de 1890
Museum, and the High School, are the most conspicuous public
Melton Prior, quien viajb a Chile hace unos doce meses, dibujb
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14deJuniode 1890lJune14.1890
48.APUNTES DE SANTIAGO, LA
CAPITAL DE CHILE.
A VENDEDORES CALLEJEROS DE
PROVISIONES
B HERMANAS DE LA MISERICORDIA
C EN EL MERCADO
D UN LECHER0
UN CABALLO
ESTA
CARGADO CON
SISTERS OF MERCY
C. IN THE MARKET
D. AMILKMAN
E
F A BREWER'S DRAY
ABOVE, SELLERS OF TORTILLAS,
CHICHA. FRUIT, TWO NUNS WALK
ALONG THE DOWNTOWN STREETS
IN THE MIDDLE, A HORSEMAN
SELLING HAY AND A HORSE LADEN
WITH BASKETS FOR MELONS AND
WATERMELONS OPPOSITE A STAND
ON THE CALICANTO BRIDGE A
HORSEMAN IS SELLING MILK
BELOW, AN INDIAN WEARING A
PONCHO DRIVES A BEER WAGON
83
16 de Agosto de 1890
Aug. 16 1890
SANTIAGO, CHILE
SAN77AG0, CHILE
,
Its streets are broad, wellpaved, and clean; most of the houses,
enjoys fine public promenades; the rocky hill called the Cerro
84
Santiago
49. TARDE DE D O M I N G 0 EN LA
ALAMEDA, SANTIAGO.
DE LA ESTATUA DE O'HIGGINS.
YOUNG MANTO~CLADLADIES, A
LOS NINOS
DE G a s
85
ALAMEDA, SANTIAGO.
FILLED BALLOONS.
7 de Marzo de 1891
March 7, 1891
while serving him with another glass of liquor, and the girl is
bebida nacional. Entre otras obras del sefior Caro, del mismo
86
50.ESCENAENUNAPOSADADEL
CAMINO. D E U N CUADRO D E
DON MANUEL ANTONIO CARO.
UN CLIENTE SE HA DORMIDO EN LA
CANTINA, EMBORRACHADO CON
CHICHA LOS HIJOS DE LA
CANTINERA APROVECHAN PARA
ROBARLE OTRO CLIENTE, UN
ARRIERO DA LA ESPALDA CON
PRUDENCIA
87
9 de Agosto de 1890
Aug. 9, 1890
APUNTES DE CHILE
SKETCHES IN CHILE
and on the River Plate, are still afJicted with revolutions and
Special Artist, Mr. Melton Prior, who visited the country some
de un terremoto.
88
VALPARA~SO.
EL FERROCARRIL ENTRE EL PUERTO
Y LA CAPITAL RECORRE UNA VIA DE
89
5 3 . A RAILWAY STATION.
90
ESCENA DE VALPARAISO. E l
LIVERPOOL DE CHILE LA CIUDAD
POSEE TODAS I A S COMODIDADES
10s
55.APUNTES DE CHILE,
SUDAMERICA.
A VENDEDORES DE FRUTAS EN LA
ESTACl6N DEL FERROCARRIL
B MUELLE DE PASAJEROS EN
VALPARAISO
C COCHE DE VIAJE
D. ESTACl6N DEL FERROCARRIL EN
SANTIAGO
E ALMIRANTES Y MARINOS DE LA
ARMADA DE CHILE
F VALPARAISO DESDE EL MAR
VALPARAISO ES EL PRINCIPAL
PUERTO COMERCIAL DE CHILE ES
UNA HERMOSA CIUDAD DE MAS DE
1 eo
ooa
HAHITANTES ESTA
92
56. PUERTO D E A R I C A .
93
June22, 1889
22 de Junio 1889
ship, after striking on a rock, sank very quickly, but the crew and
vessel at full speed; and the second oflicer was on the lookout on
del barco a1 sacar a 10s pasajeros tan rapidamente del barco que
Captain Hayes, said, '1 hope you will get another ship."
94
'
5 7 . S I N K I N G OF THE STEAM-SHIP
COTOPAXI I N THE STRAITS OF
MAGELLAN.
VaLPaRaiso G R a c i a s a L CAPITANY
L a TRIPLILACIONPUDIERON
HERRERA, a BROTHER-IN~LAW
OF
UNA ILUSTRACIbN
95
24 de Enero de 1891
cmm
LA INSURRECCION EN CHILE
TRE INSURRECTTON IN
puertos, 10s habitantes rurales, las minas de carb6n del sur, y las
on land.
rarapaca.
Tarapaca.
ES EXlGlDA POR EL
CONGRESO.
DE ACUERDO A LA MEJOR
lNFORMACl6N OBTENIDA HASTA EL
MOMENT0 PODEMOS SENALAR QUE
HAY SUFICIENTES INDICIOS QUE
MUESTRAN QUE CHILE GOZABA DE
UNA GRAN PROSPERIDAD, Y AL
PARECER. DE UNA ESTABILIDAD
POLITICA MAYOR QUE CUALOUIER
OTRO ESTADO SUDAMERICANO
INDEPENDIENTE ES AS1 COMO NOS
INFORMAMOS CON PESAR Y
DECEPCION QUE EL 7 DE ENERO SE
24deEnerode 1891iJan.24.1891
99
31 de Enero de 1891
from Peru and Bolivia in the obstinate war some years ago,
pages.
They include also the groups of the officers and crew of the
fleet has therefore blockaded nearly all the ports along the sea-
31 deEnerodel89l/Jan.31,1X91
59.0FFICERS OF THE B L A N C 0
ENCALADA, THE LARGEST
CHILIAN WAR-SHIP.
101
our Special Artist, Mr. Melton Prior, some time ago furnished a
E.J. Breed, K.C.B. Cada uno tiene 210 pies de eslora, 43 pies de
of
31 deEnerode 1891lJan.31.1891
ENCALADA.
ENCALADA.
103
31 deEnerodelR91IJan.31,1891
VALPARAkO.
with the nauy, but ifthey did the revolution would only be a
5000 strong, and the navy, numbering about 1500, are very
meet. 'I
105
March 7, 1891
7 de Marzo de 1891
LA INSURRECCION EN CHILE
There was hard fighting in the streets and on the Pampa near
streets and squares, and many women and children were killed
106
RECENTLY
BOMBARDED BY THE
REBELDE.
INSURGENT FLEET.
SURRENDEREDTOTHECONGRESS
B A L MACEDA CLJANDO P A R l L OE
_ A
-L>k
l l Z A oLJI.-.c>
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Or IHEOPPVNENISOiBALMACEDA
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THE GARRISON
107
TI</..
14 de Marzo de 1891
tierra contra 10s bores de 10s buques, que iban de aqui para all&
departed on Jan. 11, and not much happened till the 16th,
i%e
1 4 d e M a r ~ o d 1e 8 9 1 / M a r c h 1 4 , 1 8 9 1
BATERiAS EN LA BAHfA D E
GARRISON I N VALPARAISO
VALPARAiSO.
HARBOUR.
VALPARAISO. HA ENTRADO EN
BALMACEDISTAS APOSTADAS EN
BAHIAEL
109
DISPARA A LAS
RESTO DE LA FL.OTA
COSTERAS Y EL ACORAZADO
BLANCO ENCALADA.
MAS
110
blockade was notified on Jan. 18, but there was not a suflicient
force then to blockade the port.
11 de Abril de 1891
harbour.
112
SUS BATERlAS
HAN SIDO
INCREMENTADAS CON LA
ADQUISICION DE CAlilONES
ARMSTRONG DE 21 TONELADAS LA
lLUSTRACl6N MUESTRA LA SUBIDA
DE UNO DE ESTOS CANONFS AL
FUtRTE VALDIVIA DURANTE EL MES
DE ENERO (1891)
113
18 de Abril de 1891
LA GUERRA C M L EN CHILE
troops, some of whom came over to the Opposition side, and the
been disamed.
drove the seamen into the Custom House. The ships then took up
and children were allowed to leave the town. But next day the
peace. The troops were marched to the Plaza, and there laid
114
BOMBARDEO DE IQUIQUE.
BOMBARDMENT OF IQUIQUE.
LA ESCUADRA. CQNTRARIA A
BALMACEDA,
TOM^
ENTONCES
SQUADRON, OPPOSED TO
FUEGO CONTRA EL
POSICION Y A B R I ~
PORT MUCHDAMAGEWASDONE
R I N D I ~ N D O S LAS
E
TROPAS DEL
PRESIDENTE
115
30 de Mayo de 1891
May30, 1891
pulgadas,
116
30deMayode 1891lMay30.1891
6 9 . T H E CHILIAN CRUISER
ESMERALDA.
~
EL ESMERALDA ES UN CRUCERO DE
117
NEWCASTLE~ON-TYNE SHE IS
OF
NEWCASTLE~ON~TYNE
TIENE UN
CONGRESO
FLEET
13 de Junio de 1891
LA ALMIRANTE LYNCH
knotsper hour, the lines being finely designed. She has a steel
and two Gatlings, with five 14-in. torpedo tubes, onefixed in the
118
BARCOS DE LA ARMADA
CONGRESISTA.
119
7 0 . T H E CHILIAN TORPEDO
27 de Junio de 1891
June27, 1891
LA GUERRA C M L EN CHILE
landing of men from the shqs, in aid of the brave Merind, who
120
27deJuniode IR91/June27,1891
POR EL
BOMBARDEO DE LA ESCUADRA
121
CONGRESISTA EN EL QUE
WERE KILLED
RESISTANCE
29 de Agosto de 1891
say for himselfsince the conflict in Chile began, and that he has
we know little more than that, after a long dispute with the
algunos monarcas.
REPUBLICA DE
CHILE.
OF CHILE.
ViAa del Mar, pero, segdn las iiltimas noticias de Nuevd York,
repulsed the attack of the insurgent troops, but both reports lack
Along the shore of the bay, on the beach, m n s the Circular Road,
behind which lies the seaside village of Viea del Mar, five miles
124
73.VALPARAkO, LA PRINCIPAL
CIUDAD COMERCIAL D E
CHILE.
73.VALPARAISO, THE C H I E F
COMMERCIAL CITY OF CHILE.
~
125
5 de Septiembre de 1891
Sept. 5, 1891
LA GUERRA C M L EN CHILE
the sea-coast, while the army was in the hands of the President;
a mere narrow strip between the mountains and the sea. What
127
128
77.APPROACHTOTHEBEACHAT
VINA DEL MAR, NEAR
VALPARAISO.
seven miles from the city, near Vifia del Mar, when the
general del Canto y el capitan de navio Montt *j, jefes del ejercito
power, under the state of siege, was with General del Canto and
a L I N T E R I O RDEL P o B L a n o DE vima
DEL MAR HACIA LOS CERROS Y
JUNTO AL GAMIN0 DE QUILLOTA, SE
ENCUENTRA EL SPORTING CLUB
DONDE SE REALIZAN CADA DOMING0
ANIMADAS CARRERAS DE CABALLOS
QUILLOTA
vim
DEL MAR TO
pagar 10s buques que este habia comprado en Europa. Esta plata
pay for the ships he had ordered in Europe; this silver had been
Concon on Aug. 21, and at Placilla, near ViAa del Mar, on Aug.
taking place on the hills above ViAa del Mar, neither the ships
ESTUVE SORPRENDIDO Y
AGRADADO ANTE LA APARIENCIA DE
FLAG
OESTE DE SUDAMcRICA"
H RUSSFI I
WILLIAM
133
"
WILLIAM
THE
OF VALPARAISO
134
to attack him at ViEa del hfar and those coming from Santiago;
this being done, General del Canto drew his own main force a
ambos bandos lucharon con gran valor. De igual merito para 10s
136
have been secured by these events, and that there will be a just,
respetuoso de la ley.
Valparaiso; also one of the streets in that city, named the Calle
the Muelleor moles, the piers in the harbour there; the Congress
from the v e y heart of the city. %is hill has been converted into a
public walk, and is lit by gas. Besides this there is the Alameda,
que forma una avenida triple de mis de media milla, con una
by seats andpavilions for the bands that enliven the scene with
the prospect.
a1 parlorama.
EL CONGRESO ACUSA AL
PRESIDENTE DE USURPAR
DICTATORIALbdENTE EL PODER ES
POR ELL0 QUE LA ARMADA
BLOQUE6 CAS1 TODOS LOS
PUERTOS DE LA COSTA CHILENA
POR OTRA PARTE SE CONVOCO AL
EJERCITO PARA APOYAR
fL
PRESIDENTE
138
LOS VENCEDORES DE LA
REVOLUCION ENCARGARON A t
GENERAL MANUEL BAQUEDANO QUk
RESTABLECIERA EL ORDEN EN LA
CIUDAD DE SANTIAGO
PROVISIONALDE L a REPOBLICA
140
141
Ciriaca Contreras (sic) were sent after him, he went across the
142
143
12 de Septiembre de 1871
LA REVOLUCION EN CHILE
Condell y el transporte
outrageous acts.
144
C A ~ D ADE BALMACEDA.
A BAHIA DE CONCEPCl6N SUR DE
CHILE
CHILE
145
C ESTACl6N DE FERROCARRILES EN
CORONEL
D VISTA DE CORONEL MIRANDO
HACIA EL SUR
SERIOS DISTURBIOS TUVIERON
LUGAR EN LOS PUERTOS DE
TALCAHU~NOY CORONEL Y EN LA
BAHIA DE CONCEPCION CUANDO SE
OF BALMACEDRS SUICIDE
146
147
26 de Septiembre de 1891
they have not had the opportunity of tearing him topieces, which
he certainly would have been had hefallen into the hands of his
pursuers. That this would have been hisfate was asserted by the
148
17 de Octubre de 1891
LA ULTIMA BAT-
DE LA GUERRA
CIVIL DE CHILE
CIWL WAR
after they happen on the other side of the globe, has the
later. The end of the fierce and obstinate civil war in the
ammunition. i%e loss of the victors was 300 killed and 700
150
PROVISIONAL DE IQUIQUE.
GOVERNMENT I N IQUIQUE.
A DERECHA
IRARRALAVAL. ERRAZURIZ
URRUTIA Y
HOLLEY
151
during four days, to cut the enemy off from the sea. But
the first battle; there was equal bravey on both sides; they
the steep hills by the road and on all sides of the heights,
surrender. The battle was over, 3000 men having been taken
GENERALS,KILLED ON THE
BATTLE-FIELD, NEAR
D E VALPARAiSO.
153
BALMACEDA, ABATIDOS EN
VALPARAISO.
EL DESEMBARCO DE TROPAS
1 8 ~ AT
1 CONCON AT THE MOUTH
FUERON DERROTADAS
GENERALESALCERRECAYBARBOSA
OF GENERAL BAQUEDANO
the town, and by five oclock the whole army were in peaceful
154
NOTAS / NOTES
MAQUEGUA
MAQUEGUA
QUIJACHAUQfiN 0 QUILACAUCHfJN
ISIDORA GOYENECHEAD E C O U S I N 0
Cousifio en 1869.
JUAN MACKAY
5 JUANMACKAY
156
NOTAS INOTES
S A N JOSE DE COLIC0
Arauco.
mining headquarters.
GOfJTDUTERROIR
G O m D U TERROlR
SANJOSE DE COLIC0
JAZPAMPA
JAZPAMPA
39 krn away.
9 PACCHA
PACCHA
Oficina salitrera del Cant6n de Z6fiiga, prbxima a la oficina
10 FERROCARRIL SALITRERO
I O NIT-
TE RAIL WAY
11 PRIMITIVA
1 2 PRIMI77VA
NOTAS /NOTES
12 JAMES T. HUMBERSTONE
14 JAMESSJ3ANKS
14 JAMES SHANKS
works.
15 CAUQUENES
2 5 CAUQUENES
Rancagua.
16
IG
El cronista se refiere a1 incendio de la iglesia de la
incendio.
158
NOTAS /NOTES
aplaudido de su tiempo.
S.S.
en octubre de 1840.
October 1840.
19 JOSEMARhSOTO
19 JOSE M A R ~ A
SOT0
159
NOTAS /NOTES
revolucionario.Muri6 en 1923.
22 VICENTE MERINOJARPA
22 W C E N T E MERINOJARPA
23 OROZIMBO B A R B O S A
23 OROZIMBO BARBOSA
Naci6 en Chillan e n 1838. Se incorpor6 joven a1 ejercito,
age and fought in the war with Spain (1865) and in the
combatiendo.
fighting.
NOTAS INOTES
25 JORGEMONTT
25 JORGEMONTT
young age. Fought in the war with Spain and from 1879
en 1922.
26 DOMJNGO GODOY
26 DOMING0 GODOY
en 1916.
2 7 EMILIO KORNER
27 EMILIOKORNER
Naci6 en Sajonia, Alemania, en 1846, graduiindose como
28 JOSEANbALFRIAS
C o n c h and Placilla.
161
NOTAS /NOTES
29 SALVADOR VERGARA
Naci6 en Valparaiso en 1862, hijo del hombre pliblico Jose
Falleci6 en 1917.
29 SALVADOR VERGARA
Brigade.
Bermudez, Oscar
Historia del Salitre, desde la Guerra del Pacijko
basta la Reuolucidn de 1891.
Ediciones Pampa Desnuda. Santiago, 1984.
Blakemore, Harold
Gobierno chileno y Salitre Ingle% 1886-1896,
Balmaceda y North,
Editorial Andrks Bello. Santiago, 1977.
Carruthers, Jane
Melton Prior. WarArtist in Southern Africa
1895 to 1900.
The Brenthurst Press (PtY;,Ltd, 1987.
O'Brien, Thomas
British Investors and the Decline of the Chilean
Nitrate Entrepreneurs, 1870-1890.
Yrarr&aval
163
1.
5.
ESTRECHO DE MAGALLANES
STRAITS OFMAGELLAN
Fields of Tarapacl
London, 1890.
Nov. 5, 1910.
6.
2.
3.
MELTON PRIOR
STRAITS OFMAGELLAN
MELTON PRIOR
Photograph, unreferenced
Fields of Tarapack
London, 1890.
EN CUBIERTA
7.
ON DECK
FUEGIANS ALONGSIDE
ESTRECHO DE MAGALLANES
Fields of Tarapack
Fields of Tarapacl
London, 1890.
London, 1890.
SERVICE ON BOARD
MAGALLANES
Fields of Tarapacl
London, 1890
164
9.
CORONEL
CORONEL
MINA DE ARAUCO
Fields of Tarapac5
London, 1890.
CHILE
OF CHILE
Fields of Tarapac5
London, 1890.
ARAUCO
LOADING W R H COAL
Fields of Tarapac5
London, 1890.
CORONEL, CHILE
CHILE
22. ELMANTO
COUNTRY CARTS
THE MANTA
Fields of Tarapacii
Fields of Tarapacii
London, 1890.
London, 1890.
Sept. 5, 1891.
SAN77AGO
Sept. 7, 1889.
20. SANTIAGO
SAN71AGO
SANTIAGO
Fields of Tarapacii
London, 1890.
DE TRAmAS
SANTIAGO
STATTON
Oct. 5, 1889.
Oct. 5, 1889.
Fields of Tarapaci
London, 1890.
AND LA PACCHA
34. LAPACCHA
LA PACCHA
Fields of Tarapacii
London, 1890.
Fields of Tarapacii
London, 1890.
Fields of Tarapacii
London, 1890.
Nov. 2, 1889.
Fields of Tarapacii
London, 1890.
167
A. Oficina Ramirez
PRIMITIVA
C. Oficina Primitiva
A. Oficina Ramirez
C. Oficina Prirnitiva
CRUSHING CALICHE
Nov. 9, 1890.
Chile
D. Crushing caliche
CHILE
168
B. Hermanas de la Misericordia
C. En el mercado
D. Un lechero
Fields of Tarapacii
F. Carret6n cervecero
London, 1890.
NORTH Y ACOMPANANTES
B. Sisters OfMercy
C. I n the market
D. A milkman
AND CO
F. A brewer's dray
Fields of Tarapacii
London, 1890
CHILE
March 7, 1891.
47 PANADERO DE PUEBLO
THE WLLAGEBAKER
Fields of Tarapacii
London. 1890.
H. W. Nicholls
PORT OF ARICA
Sept. 5, 1891.
Aug. 9, 1890.
Fields of Tarapacl
DE MAGALLANES
London, 1890.
EN VALPARA~SO
54 ESCENA CALLEJERA
Aug. 9, 1890.
C. Coche de viaje
Photograph by Meisenbach
170
LA BAH~ADE V.4LPARAiSO
Fotografia de Meisenbach
Photograph by Meisenbach
Fotografia de Meisenbach
Photograph by Meisenbach
Fotografia de Meisenbach
Photograph by Meisenbach
67. GUERRA CIVIL EN CHILE SUBIENDO UN
CANON
VALPARAf SO
Fotografia de Meisenbach
Photograph by Meisenbach
171
Photograph, unrejerenced
Sept. 5, 1891.
Photograph, unreferenced
Sept. 5 , 1891.
BOMBAROMENT
Photograph, unreferenced
Sept. 5, 1891.
VALPAMISO
APPROACH TO THE BEACHAT WfiA DEL MAR, NEAR
VALPARAISO
REPUBLICA DE CHILE
DONJOSE BAWCEDA,
CHILE
Photograph, unreferenced
Sept. 5, 1891.
CHILE
Sept. 5, 1891.
Photograph, unreferenced
The Illustrated London News
Aug. 29, 1891.
172
Sept. 5, 1891.
Sept. 5, 1891.
FLOTA CONGRESISTA
CONGRESSIONALFLEET
Sept. 5, 1891.
TESORO, SANTIAGO
BUILDINGS, SAN72AGO
CONGRESISTA
CONGRESSIONALARMY
Sept. 5, 1891.
MUEL
Sept. 5, 1891.
Sept. 5, 1891.
Photograph, unreferenced
The Illustrated London News
Sept. 5, 1891.
173
DE LA CA~DADE BALMACEDA
IQUIQUE
OKER7HROW OFBALMACEDA
91. LOS DOS GENERALES DE BALMACEDA, ABATIDOS EN LA
174