The record-union., 1893-11-18
Special to the RzcoRD-UxroN.

NSie~A W oAAS
RIO DE JANEIRo, Nov. IA corre-
spondent who has Just returned from
Nitcheroy says the scenes there were APP
palling and the misery is great. Over 100
houses have been utterly destroyed and
over 1900 people injured. The streets are
full of bodies and debris. All the people
able to do so have removed from the
town. The soldiers are dividing their ra-
tions with the starving people.
Lieutenant Beauchamp Mowbray, Sec
ond officer of the British flagship Cirrus;
Lieutenant Tupper, serving on the Racer,
and Subaltern Starts and Seaman Lynch
were blown up in the great explosion of
the insurgent powder magazines on Mat
teso Point on Friday evening. Five Eng
lish sailors were also badly hurt. Tho
BraZilians claim that they were making
torpedoes for the use of the insurgenb
fleet, while the foreigners claim that they
were picnicking on the island.
Robert Grant, United States Consular
Agent at Desterro,, has been made prise
Oner by the revolutionists. he was ar
rested during q skirmish between the
Government troops and General Saraiva
yesterday, and is now confined on board
the revolutionary steamer Iris, which is
of Desterro.
THE BRAZILIAN FLEET.
New YORK, Nov. IL, The World says:
The Brazilian fleet to be bought in this
country by the agents of President Pick
otto will include at least thirty vessels.
Flint x Co. viii send a check for $780,,
600 for the Ward Line steamship City of
Washington and she will be transformed
speedily into sister cruiser of the Mic
theroy.
Captain Zalinski was on board Ell Cid
yesterday and inspected her dynamite
gun. He said: LAS it looks now | shall
not go on lei Cid beyond American
waters. II [ can get leave L shall go as
far as the West Indies on her in order to
train the men III handling the gun. In
no event Will [ so further than the West
Indies or engagefn any fighting for for
eign power"
THE Ell CID ATTACHED.
New YORK, Nov. II. = The United
States Marshal has levied an attachment
on the new Brazilian warship Nictheroy,
formerly El CID, restraining her from
leaving port until the wages Of two of her
engineers and three Of her cooks are paid.
These men were promised 500 month,
but were notified this morning that they
would be paid only $40.
a VAGUE RUMoR.
Madrid says the Spanish foreign office
has received news that insurgent Admiral
Mello has proclaimed the son of Comte
D'Eu President OF Brazil.
MELLo MUCHLY CRIPPLED.
WASHINGTON ID. C.), Nov. 17-Pick-
ing, commander Of the United States
navy at Brazil. wires the Navy Depart
nent that eight nations, including the
United States, have decided not TO allow
3 i
Janeiro. The Brazilian Government is
in possession of Santos and has connec-
tion there to Rio by rail. and munitions
of war must be landed at Santos. \ es-
terday the insurgents dressed their ships
and the Brazilian Government fired a sa-
lutte in honor OF the anniversary of the
establishment of the republic.
Secretary Herbert, in answer to in-
quiries OF the significance of the act of
the naval representatives, said: ut looks
to me that this means that Mello is being
very much crippled. The dispatches L
have received, taking them all together,
indicate that Mello should not have much
cause for firing on Rio There is a con-
certed effort on the part of the naval rep
resentatives to prevent any firing on Rio
by MelIo, or on MellO by the other side
The object of the naval representatives III
making this declaration is for the protec~
ton of commerce. If Mello cannot fire on
Rio, and if he cannot stop commerce, he
Will not effect much. Mello decorated his
ships for show. He wants to give out the
impression that he is for the Government.
The tact that he did this leads me to be-
lieve that he is weakening, and that he
considers the existing Government the
strongest side"
The department has no information of
the reported arrest in Desterro of United
States Consul Grant by the Brazilian
rahalS.