Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-01

In New York Buying Hoats With Lavish
Hand Fitting the Ell Cid For Battle
With MeIIo's Fleet.
/. NEW YORK, Nov I-President Peixoto's
new Brazilian navy grows daily with trop-
lcal luNuriance. Five more hOatS-those
Of the United States and brazilian Steam
ship company, which suspended opera
tions in February last, when hbsls We're
tlled against four OF the fleet-bave passed
under the control of the firm ofFlint x Co.
The boats are in the Erie basin, not far
from FL Cid, where they have been lying
for months. They are stanch boats, and it
is thought that, while they are not as fast
Or as well adapted for war purposes as FL
Cid, with proper armament they could
oope with any of the insurgent Admiral
Mello's warships. with the exception Of
the Aquidahan.
Charles NJ. Pratt of I'll Broadway, who,
like John ID. Rockefeller, is one of the
principal owners of the line boats, confirm
ed the report that the Flints had an option
on the five boats. Further investigation
showed that they have passed under the
control of Flint Y Co.
GouId's Yacht Not Sold.
/ 1t was also learned that no move had
been made toward buying the swift steam
yacht Atalanta, formerly Jay Gould's
pride, and that the Morgan line will not
sell its swift freighter, Ell Rio. 1t is
| known, though, that the Fliuts want to
/ get a boat somewhat similar in size, adap-
liability and speed to the Atalanta. Mr..
Charles r, Flint is very chary in talking
about what his firm is doing or what it is
going to do.
Banker Hugh H. Baxter of SOS Fifth
avenue said that Thomas Manning of Man.
ning's yacht agency had an offer-in be-
half of the Flints. he thought-for his swift
steam yacht NADIA, built by Gardner \
Mosher last spring. She is 81 feet long, II
feet inches beam and has aspeed OF about
20 knots.
Mr.. Baxter declined to sell because the
offer was not satisfactory. In addition to
the attempt to buy the NADIA, the advisa-
bility of buying Norman l.. Munro's Nor
wood was considered, but Mr.. Munro :
price was too high. 1t is said that the Nc
Bride Brothers Yankee Doodle of Phila-
delphia was also thought of
There is quite possibility that if the eN-
igencies of the fight against Admiral Mello
demand it Mr.. Flints own swift Javeljn
will be pressed into the service of the Bra
lillian government as n torpedo boat.
Fitting EI Cid For War.
Work on FL Cid is being rushed. She en-
tered the drydock in the Erie basin yester
day, and at once gang of men went &c
scraping her hull. She has made only 8
few trips, and the hull was quite clean. As
soon as she is painted She will leave III,
dock, probably late this afternoon, and b,
lowed to the Morgan iron works at the
foot of East Ninth street. y larger force
than on the previous days We're nj work
cutting through her steel matches and stee
beams TO make place for the Il ton dyna
mite gun.
Men also began cutting holes in her stec
sides aft, through which some Of he
lighter guns will be trained. Captain
Baker was on deck and a busy, silent MAJ
he is.
Former Chief Engineer Miller announce,
that he was not going to Brazil with +.
Cid. 1t is understood that he desired
fuller complement of engineers, firemeI
and assistants than the managers of tn
enterprise would allow him. Engineer Nal
Idenstein, who had charge Of John Roach
cruisers on their trial trips, is now chic
engineer.
There was rumor in this city that Don
Augusta, IA son of the Princess Leopoldina
the second daughter of Dom Pedro H. wa
now on his way to Brazil aud that if Ad
miral Mello succeeded a prince OF tn
house of Braganza would he re-cstablishet
on the throne of Brazil. Princess Isabella
the wife of the Comte d Eu and Dom Pc
dro's heir is very unpopular, and if Ad
miral Mello made an attempt to rcstor
1 the Braganza dynasty it Is probable tina
8 he would seat either one of the two sons {
4 | Princess isabella or else Dom AugustC
4 who is very popular with all classes. Tn
a Portuguese government has sent a man-u
q war to Rio.