The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-06-19

every dealer. great or small. scents money in
the air at the approach OF presumably
opuIent foreigner. Strolling down TO the
waters edge. you come upon heaps OF
crabs. shrimps. Holsters and other Shiny
vermin of the sea; and a dirty lot of Greek
fishermen, cleaning sailing and selling
their inny plumber. throwing the ottal INTO
the street Tor pedestrians 10 walk over,
and swearing like troopers" the while--if
&c be true that troopers swear worse than
anybody else
A PICTURESQUE AoUEDUCT.
One of the sights that most impress a
stranger in Rio 10 the old Carioca aque-
duct, a remnant of colonial times, con-
structed q century and a half ago. and as
picturesque as historically interesting. 1t
is twelve miles long and crosses the valley
between Santa Thorcza and San Antonio
hill on q double series of arches,
the gap being ninety feet deep
and 40 feet wide, Its water
supply is drawn from several small streams
flowing down the CarIoca hills, and at it's
head are three tanks. built of cut stone,
called the Mae a. Agua"-mother of water.
The work OF conveying water into the city
was begun by the Jesults as early as 1913.
and their aqueduct-made of open tilo
laid on foundations of masonry-passed
dov TO the present reservoir on the Largo
da Carioca: IL was partly built by the
can slaves. which the municipality import
ed for the purpose; and, though some W hat
demorallzed by wind and weather, 1t Is
yet In use. The later aqueduct did not
follow quite tho same course. though it
emptics at the Same place, and its tall
stone archca spanning the busy Rua
tstreetl dos ARGOS. ninety feet above. form
one OF Rios quaintest attractions. As
the city grew the water supply
now much of IN comas from Pin din Ouro
water works. The latter. being of modern
construction, are much more elaborate in
character than the old ones, but probably
Diehed TO the government by English en-
eineers and executed by English contract
ors, ut the cost of abe ut g. SOC. 900 sterling.
Its minimum daily supply IL estimated at
ten million gallons, and It's receiving reser-
yoir is four hundred feet above the sea
level. thIrty-threo miles from the main dis
tributing reservoir, from W hence the water
Is carried thrOug hout the city In iron pipes.
supplying the beat modern houses. Yet the
great bulk of the population still 60 to
the Old reservoir on tho Largo do Carioca,
or depend upon the water-carriors for the
daily supply; and to them tho old Jesuit
aqueduct 10 the first and greatest wonder
OF the world. never to be equaled by mod
ern engineering. In the early mornings
the streets swarm with wster-carriere. and
with house servants going after the days
supply, bearing casks and buckets upon
thor heads. As in the days when kebecca
went 10 the we'll, the public fountains are
the great meeting places for gossip ers.
Those of Rio present a scene of perpetual
animation. and often o detachment of
soldiers have TO be called TO preserve order.
AN ANCIENT CHURCH.
Among the ancient landmarks il the
little church on Castle hill, whose con-
struction was begun in 1861. immediately
after the site of the city was changed from
Villa Velha to that it now occupies. 1t
was dedicated to Sac Sebastiao. the city's
patron saint. and the ashes of the founder,
Estanio de Ss, rest within its walls. For
about two centuries it served as the ca
thedral church-until the Capella Imperial
was built, at the corner of the streets
now patriotlcally called First OF March
and seventh of September The latter is
the most interesting edifce. historically. in
Rio. IL occupies the site of an ancient
hermitage OF the CaImolites who had q
monastery clOse by. King Joa0 VI selected
the little church for a "Capella Imperial
and connected 1t with the old palace and
the monastery by covered bridges built
over the street for the convenience of the
royal family. King John made extensive
improvements In the chapel and Dom
Pedro i entirely rebuilt its facade. Ex-
ternelly it is shabby and dIlapidated, but
Its dim and mOuldy interior is attractive
by reason of ancient altar pieces and paint
ings executed by lonE-dead monks. It's
arrangement 10 as Portuguese rs anything
in PSTtufs and if the rs,ie.f sDrs
is sure to be here. The most fashionable
church in Rio Is the "Igreja da Gloria do
Outeiso," situsted on Gloria hill, overlook
Ing the bay and seen by all inward and out
ward bound vessels Ii is octagonal in
shape. small and solidly constructed. Be-
ing rather difficult of accsss however, q
sort of proxy "lerela da Gloria" was con-
structsd about thirty years ago. on the
central Largo do Machado. The latter Is
a very large edifice, modelled after the Ma
delelne OF Paris, but surmounted by a
modern splre as uEly as o nightmare and
finished inside with execrable taste In the
way Of gliding. paint and gingerbread"
work. Its position, however, 10 admirable.
facing lovely garden. whose central ave-
hue of palms forms O natural entrance.
fanked oil either side by flower beds. There
sre half dozen other largo churches of
the Roman faith, each of which 10 worth o
visit.
PROTESTANT CHURCHES.
The Protestant churches of Rio are few
in number and unpretcnd.ng in appear
ance. The oldest is the English Episcopal,
spoken of In q former letter. which was
built under the provisions of the treaty OF
1910, which stipulated that ID should have
the exterior appearance of q private house
and use no bells. The earliest attempt ut
mission work In the city was by the Amer
lean Methodist Episcopal Church. in 1895.
but it was abandoned seven years later,
About twenty years ago the Southern
branch of the same denomination inaug-
urated another mission here. which has
Resulted In the organization of two pros
porous societies for regular service in En-
glish and Portuguese, the building of
, rather handsome church edifice
and the creation of first-class
school for girls. which occupies the ate of
q jesuit Indian mission. Though small
the Methodist church il the best specimen
Of church architecture in Rio with a seat
Ing capacity OF about four hundred. 1t
was completed in 1856. The Americ
Baptist Society also has a mission here, es-
not yet erected church. The church of
the American Presbyteri mission IL q
plain. substantial structure of roughly
dressed granite, set well back from the
street within its own grounds. and partially
concealed by tho mission buildings 1t has
o seating capacity OF 600. The services are
conducted IN Portuguese. and it's society Is
largely composed of natives. There Is a
German Evangelical Church on the Rua dos
Invalidos ("street of sick people'l. very
small and plain in appearance. The soci-
ago. The oldest existing mission Is that
known as the 'Igreja Evsngolica Fluml-
nense," which was founded by O Scotch
physician, DIR. X. X. HALEY. and is now
composed almost exclusively of converted
Portuguese and Brazilians. Their sanctu-
airy. on the Rua de San Joaquine looks
like any thing but church. having been
built according 20 the provisions of the
treaty regulating Protestant worship. al
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