New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-14
MOUNTING MORE GUNS.
WORK ON TIE BRAZILIAN WAR FLEET
ALMOST FINISHED.
iUE VESSELS WILL SAIL IN FEW DAYS AND
ASSEMBLE AT PERNAMBuCo-MELLo NOT
EXPECTED TO RAISE TIE IMPERIAL
STANDARD - CROWDS WATCH
THE PREPARATIONS

STANDARD - CROWDS WATCH
THE PREPARATIONS.
Az tho days PASS by and Braz's navy approaches
completion the crowds watching the work at the
East Ninth-st. pier grow larger and larger. Inc
DAYS when they could be left to control them'
selves ended long ago, and there are now haii
dozen blue-coated policemen wandering about the
pier preserving order. Visitors have never peen
heolv admitted to the vessels. and yesterday they
we're kept off of the greater part OF the pier
Nearly all the stores are on FL CID now. ana tie
number OF carts and wagons bringing their Ioads
10 her sides has apprecably decreased STILL many
boxes and crates of queer-shaped iron articies'
whose use Is not patent being brought down.
Several Of the cases of guns transferred from La
Touraine Saturday were hoisted on board yesterday
by means of the big derrick which handied '''e
dynamite gun pair of revolving cannon Were
rnoun,ed on either side of the latter yesterday All
FL Cids guns are on board with the possioie
execution of a heavy rife at the stern
The carpenters are busily at work constructing
the cradles on which the Yarrow torpedo-poat anu
the Fieseen are to be carried Inc 'a'eii" -
20 on the Britannia. The boats will be ca:reo
amidshps one on each side OF the ueCh 'o!
cannot be bojsted on board until the enormous
tbrty-ton dayits which have been under construc-
ton at the Morgan Iron works, anu are "o"
nearly completed. have been hxed III 'he' po'
tions FL Cid, is in fact, nearly coihpie'e'i 1
though there seems to be much confusion on BOARD
added and by Thursday the ship VIII De reddy u
take her coal on board. Five hundred to'S are
already On her but to get the balance she must
go to a more convenient pier. pronap'y !" D'00"
iyn where $500 tons more VIII DE ioaueu' -, o,,
'rhe britannia is not so far advanced as III |'u'
and will mot he finished until at least five days
later.
ADMIRAL. QUARTZ TO COMMAND THE FLEET
Cable disnatches announce that Admiral Joao
Gonsalves Duar.e. Of the Brazilian Navy mas oec,
assigned TO the duty OF organizing squau'o'' %
Northern Brazil and has left Rio TOT that pu'Poe.
II seems probable that he IL 10 coihi'a,' w ,a ~
that Is being prepared in New-forK ana III HuIope'
There are two vessels, the Bahia ana the IRA
dentes belonging TO the original Navy, tha' nave
remained loyal TO Peixoto. and THESE wiz p,V'D'
try TO Join the new fleet. Whether they "rn nov at
~ and the Rcpubca Meos best cruiser Ser
Is watching for them TO come ou' OH"
chance at them
TO ASSEMBLE At PEENAMBUCo
r,. ,,.cs for the assembling of the fleet just no"
e,,,,o out here has been fixed at Pernampuco
,s, - hs heen chosen because Of its opeI
roadstead which will enable the fleet to mahoeu'i'
against any rebel ships which Admiral Memo n''s"
send up to fght the feet from the united STATE ~
SIDES this there is at Pernambuco nsaa1 amoun
naval Stores are there. which will be 9ro,n Q. use mi
The set from the tbn n1rn Vessels as may Join then
Of those which s remain loyal or,bern 70 Praz
Il was AT first intended to assemble the neet e a
Para. but It considered ihat II the sseIs AZ
Disadvantage in the Para River. Then again. u u
loyalty OF Para Is not so uhoouo'eo "s ''"'
Pernambuco.
THERE NAY BE FIGHT AT Elo.
II the feet reaches Rio de Janeiro without bat
tie It win steam in by the Sugar Loaf and withou
Offering battle proceed close up to the water iron
Of the city. Ii the ships are hred on pattle WI
ensue AS soon as the feet reaches Pernampuc
oicers and men who desire to take service with IN
Brazilian Government will receive uniforms an
Will formally be enlisted l., j.. oo on, M f,h,.
George H. Coleman. who Is 10 90 OUT ,b az emno
Engineer OF FL CD was roT'nuib d nubseouentiv was
the service Of the Ward line For the Ward I'm III
ne superntended the building Oh '"e i"'"'A" "''
another ship. ,oes out as Ordnanc
Macdonoush Craven who goes, ., 1hs tbe Naval Acaf
emy and served several years IN m .ne vas emnovs
After he left the coast coast, romnany in the hydr
sraphic survey at the harbor OF Greytown.. ne
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