Show Reported Death of Balmacetla Special to THE HEKALD Examiner Dispatch NEW YORK Sept 2 Rtconlrr today Wednesday says A report reached this city yesterday from Santiago that Balma ceda exdictator of Chili had been killed in the mountains while trying to effect his escape According to this story Balma cede left Santiago Saturday night before tho rioting commenced He took his family with him and carried a great deal of personal property including a considerable sum of money and same valuable jewels When he reached a point a few miles outside out-side of the city he and his family aban doned the carriages in which they bad been traveling and took a special train which was in waiting to convey them to Los Andes thirtytwo miles northeast of San tiago Here Balmaceda left his family and with a companion started Monday night to make his way across the mountains his ultimate purpose being to reach Buenos Ayres Balmaceda rode mule Tuesday morning the muleteers began to grumble I and wanted to turn back as the weather was becoming so severe and ttfe snow BO deep that they feared they would lose their lives Balmaceda knowing that almost certain death awaited him if he returned refused to turn back and in a fit of passion pas-sion struck one of the muleteers who re tahateJ by drawing a pistol and shooting the expresident dead on the shootinf companions then killed Balmacedas companion com-panion and after rifling their pockets made good their escape Their bodies according to the story sent here were found by a party of mountaineers and returned to Las Andes No further particulars could be obtained |