The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-03-20
BRAZIL.


rARrE AND THIRTY OF HER CREw-YELLow
FEVER RAGING IN RIO JANEIEo SCHEMES
OF RETRENcHMENT.
RIO JAxErRo Feb % 1878.
the British steamer Astarte lost at Castillos ON
the night of the 3lst OF January. At nine r. NJ. OF
the LIST inst the settlers the castos coast saw
ste,ner with lights closely approaching tho shore
Aerward the steamer stopped and the people on shore
judged that she had got aground The sea, how
ever was 80 rough they could launch tho boat
they had During the night the storm increased and
at daylight, only the tops OF tho masts were seen
above water, with seven eight persons clinging TO
them This sad scene visible all the day, but no
hcp could be rendered because oil the high sea on.
The sea continued rough until the 9Th, when boat
got TO the isets near the wreck, but nothing was
found except purifying corpses Captain Baync ana
thirty OF the crew persisted, only TWO men being
saved These survivors of the Astarte-william Par
sons first mate, and Donald Campbol third engineer
give tho following Interesting details or the wreck OF
the Astarte and OF these Two survivors Il
the thrty-two composing the crew.
STORY OF THE SURVIVORS.
Tho Astarte struck on the Cas:illos rocks on jan
uary 81 ut half.past eight p NJ, Captain Bayne the
second mate, and watch being on deck at The time.
Almost Immediately alter slrixng the Astartc went
down. the stern hanging on the rocks about
ten minutes. The second mato and three men
tne sea carrying The bridge away, but they man.
aged TO get hold Of the davis The attempts 10 lower
the boats were not successful, tho iieboat having
been destroyed. rhe second boat was got into the
water. anu the steward, the chief engineer
on the rocks ana allied. Tho Chief engineer and
steward had lite preservers and Jumped into
me sea- oI were not snd Of the
took rouge In tho mizenmast until II was car
ricd into The sea; Of this number were the two
SURVIVORS, who though separated BY the tall into the
sea- were thrown together on The Island OF Pol0no,
after u most desperate battle with the sea. whilo
on tho island they some Of their unfortunate
companions struggling In the sea, but were unable 10
render assistance and one alter another they disap-
pcarod. These men renamed all day. the first, on
but without making themselves understood. Thoy
then began 10 construct raj. out Of pieces
clothing could be found Having finished this Work.
they made meal OF raw seal, which they found, and
noon, seeing hopc OF relief, they sought to make
the passage, with seal for food and Two oars ana
three times upso. them into the water,
after having each time almost reached the
KEEP, up thirty hours, when las. they made land
ing In Paloma, where tho lighthouse Keepers re-
cevcd the brave fellows Chief Mate parson was 80
bruised and exhausted that no was obliged 10 take to
his bed. The authorities OF Maldonado did every
thing they could for tho comfort and relief OF tho
sufferers
YELLOW FEVER RAGING
II s no longer possible ignore the fact that the
last four weeks OF excessive heat and drought has
caused yellow fever, previously sporadic, 10 as
sumo the proportions OF an epidemic, in which tho
fatal cases In the cty and shipping have run up some
days TO twenty-five or tweuty-sx Besides this other
levers OF malignant type are common, and our gen.
era mortality OF late days averages nearly fifty q
day, at which rate the city would be entirely
depopulated in thirteen years. Under these crcum-
stances tho Minister of the Empire has invested the
Board OF Health with full powors and the Minister OF
loat frnu RiO (xran Ia dO
Sui, with Marquis Hcrva, Minister OF War, has
ordered all foreign vessels leave the pestlental
vicinity OF the shore and anchor at distance from
one another, IN q line in the middle Of ithe bay. He
has also forbidden their loading and unloading be-
tween ten A. NJ and four NJ, 10 avoid exposing the
crews TO the heat Of the day. These measures will
undoubtedly save many lives, and as tho heat has
moderated little with The advent OF some showers,
VIC may hope that next week will not show such u
fatal record as this.
Retrenchment goes steadily IN the Brazilian pub
lie service and treat the waiting among The bureau
cracy OF the country the incxorabe scissors of
fnc. welded by ruthless reforming Ministry, cuts
OF lucrative employ mont alter employment with the
stern announcement, mo appropriation" or sun
Into The details Of svery branch Of the public SERVICE
with tho purpose OF Topping on every unauthorized
dspensabe expense, and the lndvut'ons are tnat
they will be able to announce 10 tho Chamber In May
an equilibrium OF receipts and expenditures.
SHILLING THE GOVERNMENT RAILWAY.
Among the advocated to relieve the treas
ury needs the sale OF the railroad from
Rio MeEas Geraes upon which over SIS 900, 900
by tho government paying fairly. In 1915 1t paid
55S the cost OF the constructed part, and
lust year the gross revenue was 40 increase
six per cent on the cost An English company would
probably give bonus OF ten per cent over cost were
sod but the government will resort 10 such an ex
pedient only as a last resource.
THAN TAMMANy.
Some curious revelations have come to light during
the tePfa