The evening world., 1893-11-02

the main ship channel and fouled her
propeller.
She returned thi' morning and an
CT red on .>,dpletun. ne sh,ps agents
down one Of their tugs With Marine
Superintendent. Capt. oenninG, on
bt ard
chain of the buoy is entangled in the
screw Pilot Phillip had just left the
ship when the accident occurred.
Since Consul Castillo left SO quietly
! on the Wordsworth 1t is, reported that
she has been purchased by representa-
tives OF Peixoto, and that Castillo; who
Is close friend of the Brazilian Presi-
II is argued that Peixoto will endeavor
e TO get vessels near at hand without az. a, ;
tracting attention; II the Wv MorasT9tshh hi S3ieh
> out for war at Pernambuco and be
ready to join in the attach, when FL ca
Repubiica. Il provided Admiral Melio
sends this warship north to waylay e.
Cid.
in frequent Communication with Flint
& Co. before he went on board the
Wordsw orth. and this fact, in connection
with the efforts he made TO depart Sc
cretiy, gives color to the repor; that the
Wordsworth is to become vessel OF
war.
Busk & Jevons to-day denied that the
Wordsworth had been sold. but then 1t
was also denied that FL Cid had been
purchased, and such denials, even at the
expense of truth. are considered hon
orable in warfare.
The agents also contradicted a report
that therA are arms on boaru the "oru'-
for that
might be smugglel on boaru without
their knowledge.
The most interesting phase OF the
Brazilian trouble to New Workers Is the
possibility OF naval conflict of Sandy
Hook. Melo has w,atchfui agents In
this city, 1t is said who keep themselyes n, v,
posted on the transformation OF FL cd
They. in turn. notify him as the work
Now it liz hinted that the rebel Ad,
miral will send his warship Republica
or some other warship. TO Intercept
FL Cid as soon as she gets, beyond tht
three-mile limit from Sandy Hook: J.
take place at New Yorks very gate.
Some color Is given to this rumor by
the statement that Mello.s agents In thi:
city are negotiating for the purchas. o.
several large tugboats. These. II Is said
are to be utilized as rams to assist ~
Repgblica in her prospective hattls IL. W, VT,
feet as soon as the vessels pass the pre-
scribed limit
Following upon this comes the state
ment that Messrs. Flint u 60. may pre-
vent such an encounter by sending i.
Cid and olhei newly purchased Vessel
to Brazil under the protection Of tn
Having been purchased by an Amer
lean firm the formal transfer TO m
Brazilian Government may be purpossr,,
within the harbor of Rio de Janeiro.
AS the property OF Flint & Co.. a.
be entitled to Uncie. sans protectio
until they are officially made the prop
erty OF Brazil. For Mello to fire o
these vessels while flying the America
= flag would be nothing less than piracy
and in this event Uncle Sam would l.
forced to exercise "A chastisinE hand
70 In such an event matters would be mad
decidedly unpleasan: for the rebel Ad
miral.
Meanwhile. pending any definite infor
nation regarding Flint e. Co.'S Inter
. tions. the prospects for an encounter o.
Sandy Hook N this stag" Of the Sout
American revolution may be considere
v. P. Lassoe who was associate
with Ericsson in perfecting the ID,
stroyer and who ia one of the legatee
of the Ericsson estate, said this morr
ing that he would use every legal near
possible to prevent the Destroyer frol
r going to Brazil under the option hel
by Charles r. Film. 4: GO.
counsel. Lawyer II; K9pke. Of 4!
Phenix (, Rpllding F,lI o Brooklyn; and IL
view OF getting out an. injunCto
against any further proceedings lookir
10 the sale Of the Destroyer.
81 shall not allow the Destroyer
go on such FOOLS errand II l can he
IT. he said
IneIS lS M reason WY the fpS
required by Flint ~ CO. cannot be co,
Quoted here. 1t is not fair that the We
sel be sent voyage which In my mil
she could not make,
''1he Destroyer can only carry enouI
coal to run her twenty-fou: hours
speed. She wrs built for harbor wor
aHe a,Sa is not ea eaTorthy for kyoyage , on
before she reached her destination
20, "of course course she re- would Hnd,, have 2 to
ia N
MeliO Would BE- ighn66Tant Of her ri!ftt arriv,
and would soon settle her case.
Where would We come in for o
money then? There is no doubt III
Mello has agents her" who keep HI
informed OF all that goes on.
Besides. there are only thre" m
living who are capable of handling t
80 THEY are Capt. G. A. Converse, w
Is in charge Of the torpedo station; y
w. II. jacques manager Of the or
nance Department Of the Bethlehe
Iron and Steel Work", and myself.
am pretty sure neither OF us would
in her Her complicate2 machine
could not be managed by a novice"
Although there are nlmherl"ss rune
as to the transactions of Charles
Flint e. Co. in the purchase of ships
President PclXoto, at Flint & CO. s. OF
nothing authoritative could be learn
on Mr. Flint's desk, however. lay Il
forenoon ore OF tho Krupp ManutaCtl
Ing Company's catalogues. Inquiry, T
lowing this hint revealed the fact II
Flint x Co. ha"'. received estimates FRI
~ all the large manuiacturers IN q
son TO doubt that not half ha" been Il
OF the extent OF the purchases ma
or contemplated by Flint & Co.
Brazil.
Concerning the alleG'-i violation Of I
neutrality laws should crew be
~ tained fIom here TO man III Cid, Fl
4 Co. are but little troubled. 1t "
Bc'h there this morning that sect
b.26l OF the United States Revised st
utes. which seems to cover the casa