The evening world., 1893-10-30
BRAzIL'S new NAVY.
Ell Cid Followed by Feiseen, Jaye-
lin and Destroyer.
Two lronclads Said TO Have Been
Bought from France.
Working Hard to Arm the few
Dynamite Cruiser.

FL CID Will 80 to the ury uoCN AT LIle
Basin this afternoon, where she Will re-
place the Morgan liner Chalmette. A
large gang of men was busy this morn
49, preparing the forecastle uecK for
/ lie big dynamite gun 10 be placed
. II the steamships bow. y circle -
Get in diameter has been cut through
ne four-inch plankinS. and the iron
- ANS running hwa ship were being
away. The orlop deck is to be
N'iilt down solid to the main deck.
The comblng Of the forward hatch
) to be cut down, and the big dyna-
lite gun will rcvolve on a turret.
The work Is being directed by Vice
President Kaffcr. of the Morgan Iron
md Steel Works. while he Is assisted
oy Supt. Henry Rodman, OF the same
concern
Carpenter Rowland and his assistants
\ are making the necessary changes in the
H 1t will he Wednesday before III Cid ia
taken to the Morgan iron and steel
works To have her arms put ON board.
about thirty men were hanging about
the vessel this morning in search of
employment as stokers and assistant
engineers.
Chief Engineer Nlillar will not go to
Brazil with EI Cih; Ic viii resume his
Hawthorne, lately COMMANDER of III cid.
Capt. +: G.. Baker, who has succeeded
him on. II t,,id. WAS on board this morn
It is understood that he Ia simply
going to take III cid to Rrazil, and that
when she arrives there he will he super
seeded by a brazilian.
q. Van lderstinc.. formerly in the
employ of the United States ana l'razIl
Steamship Company, came aboard Fl
cid this morning and will temporarily
serve as chief engineer in place of Mr..
Millar, if he does not ill that berth
when she Leaves, New York. which is
AaI.NY 11n1 d fha NlAd SfnnGfnTHFnl WIN
vas also present. is likely to be his
first assistant.
The new owners are having trouble in
engaging the engineers and tremon en-
pioyed on the ship when she was "A Nor
gan liner. They do not want to ship
them before a United states Commits
sioner, but simply want them to go to
sea on the ship as Brazilian sailors.
T'he Brazilian flag will be hoisted as soon
as the ship leaves New York, and the
men say that If they enter the Brazilian
service ia this manner they will forfeit
the protection of the United States Gov
eminent.
1t is said that Brazil has also bought
the fast steam yacht Javelin of Charles
r. Flint. The latter. and his brother.
Wallace Flint, bought the Yacht last
Flint: when asked to-day If he had sold
the Jsvelin to the parties who bought
If 1 had it would simply be selling
her to myself, for l bought the FL cid"
He would give no information re-
SarQlnS the matter.
IT was learned today from an au-
thoritative source that the Brazilian
government has purchased two war
IStGr: the fr Brnjn Trsnc son sn1 ,S Sna the
Toulon. -" ' ," N'
'Thc Evening Worlds" informant also
said that one of England's bag ironclads
had also been bought by Brazil and was
new undergoing necessary changes at
ihrough the n" EEngIRisshh 'I iirm of N ATmst maas
Il TO.
Charles r. Flint, who has conducted
the purchase of El Cid and the Ericsson
boat DESTROYER for the Brazilian Coy
ernment. still declines to talk about the
firms connection with the Transactions
He would not 20 into any of the details
connected with the purchase Of the yes.
sells. He, however, would not say tina
The newS printed in THE Evening
WOrld' was not correct in every par
ticular. and expressed surprise that such
accurate accounts of the deal had beer
MIR. Flint referred the reporter to G
S. Bushnell. President Of The Ericsson
tCast-Defensc Company. for news re.
latins TO tho sale of that craft to Brazil
Mr.. Bushnell was ike Mr.. Flint in
that he was very retirent concerning the
details of his c~ompany's dealing with
Brazil. lie admitted that the Destroyer
Rad peen sold and that as SOON as She
could be got ready for sea she would
be sent south at once.
The fact that The swift Feisoen is tc
EO bl l'Dd'I I'll 1T as .fIlll'I 10 Una
vessel is acknowledged to-day by al
who are posted.
This marine marvel !s now at the
shop Of \. Il. Wood N CO.. at City Isl.
and. having IA new bow put in her and
some minor changes which are neces.
sary before she is delivered 70 the own.
ers OF IL cid
At Tcbo'S wharf in South Broof1vr
II was said this morning that the Fei,
seen had been sod. according to Cant
Peter Connolly her commander.
The Feiseen, which H. japanese FOR
THE Flying Arrow" is Quilt THROUGHOUT
of mahogany and oak. thus combining
lightness and strength. Her length over
all when she Is again afioat will he =
feet. her beam 10 IL feet and her draugh'
90 inches. She has n uuadruule eXpan
sion engine capable of developing 500
horse power.
Her displacement will be about thlr
teen tons. Her speed is expected to eX
coed thirty miles an hour. 1t is sale
that she viii be carried on the deck o
the Ell Cid ana used as a torpedo boat
n that in place of . pilot-house sh'
will have a coming tower. She vii
carry IA torpedo tube in her bow, It l.
said. and a small ranid-iirc CUR aft.
The report that IL Cid had brouEh
n price far above her 'Cst to build wa
contradiCted to-day by Mr.. OlCutt, Oi
the Newport News Shipbuilding CO
Brazil, through Flint & Co, paid $4,000
for FL Cid. She cost 10 build $4,000