The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-21
NAY PUT INTO TYBEE ROADS
The NiChteTOy on Her Way to Meet
MellO'S Forces.


day Morning for Rio-A Rumor
That She Will Stop Here - 1t
Nay Be for Practice With Her
Guns Something About the New
War Vessel.
The Nichteroy, Brazils new cruiser, re-
Gently the El Cid, which is expected to
play havoc with Admiral Mello,s forces,
sailed from New York yesterday morning
Tor Rio.
4 New York dispatch to the MORNING
News says the cruiser anchored off
Scotland Light last night. 1t is rumored
in New York that she will
stop here or at Tybee roads.
Although about the size of the City of
Augusta or the NacOochee, the Nichteroy
drew tweuty-six feet of water when she
left New York. This was due TO her
being heavily loaded with coal, every
available space being filed. With this
draft it is not likely that she will do more
than put into Tybee roads, or she may
anchor of the bar.
The Nichteroy is about the best known
ship aifoat to-day She was
built at Newport News for the
Morgan steamship line to run in the New
York and New Orleans trade. This was
before she was known as the Nichteroy
Uutil she was sold to the Brazilian gov
ernment she was the FL Cid.
UNDER HER NEW FLAG.
Since her change into war vessel she
has become the center of interest in the
Brazilian revolution, and is expected to
play an important part in it
if she ever reaches Brazilian waters.
She carries a formidable armament
The big 47-inch rapid-hre gun mounted
aft is in charge of Lieut.. Edward Brin-
ley, graduate of Annapolis of the class
80. The 47-inch piece is'the heaviest pow
der gun carried by the Nictheroy. The
projectile weighs fifty-fve pounds and
the range of the piece is nearly five miles
Five men will be required to work this
gun.
The dynamite gun and the four Hotch-
kiss torpedo tubes are in charge of Lieut.
Macdonough Craven, the senior watch of
Ger.
The forward two 4-inch rapid-fre guns
and the forward lot of light rapid fire
weapons are in charge of Lieut. r. II.
Sparkling. Lieut.. J. A. Conway is in
charge of the rapid-fire guns on the main
deck, and the powder division is in charge
of Lieut. A. T. Lowe. As the result of
the last apportionment of the crew, the
vessel has been allowed $50 men outside
L
comprises nearly fifty men
The officers wear uniform dress SINH
lar in every respect TO the service dress
worn by officers in the United States
navy The navy insignia are the same as
worn in the United States navy The
only devices lacking from the uniforms
are the spread eagle and the United States
devices of the regular United States
service.
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the Feissen and Jarslin and the Yarrow
torpedo boat. They lie in the waist of
the ship, where they can readily be
brought out and lowered.
HER OFFICERS AND CREW.
A complete list of her officers is as fol-
lows: Chief navigator, Capt. Baker; as
sistant navigator, Evelyn; executive Of
fcer, 9. II. Hill; first watch officer, Mac
GonOugh Craven; second watch officer,
Edward Brinley; third watch officer,
John j. Conway; fourth watch officer
Fred. II. Sparkling; fifth watch officer
LIEUT.. Lowe; chief surgeon, DR.. j. A.
Tonner; surgeons assistant, DR. Samuel
G. Armor apothecary, Rudolph Wilhelm
gincer, G, Van Iderstine; and S. S. Fon-
| tame, of the captains staff.
Executive officer Hill, upon whom will
! devolve the duties of fighting the ship
was born in Maintowac, Wis, thirty-five
years ago. He is a graduate of the United
! States Naval College at Annapolis, class
of 80, and was in the lumber business
| having resigned from the navy in 1884
when he was engaged for the Nictheroy
| With the exception of Lieut.. Lowe, all
! the watch officers are Annapolis men.
| Lieut.. Sparkling was born in Detroit ir
| 1861. He has been in three cruises, anC
was in the French-Tonquin troubles
| Lieut.. Brinley was born in Virginia il
| 1860. He will have charge of the 47-inch
| rapid-tire rife mounted aft, in addition
! to other duties. Lieut.. Conway was bOrr
in Norwich, N. Y, thirty-tive years ago
Lieut.. Lowe is a product of the revenue
cutter service, which he entered as
cadet in 1880 just after leaving the Uni
versilysof Illinois, in which state he wa.
born in 1859. He became third lieutenant
in 1882, and a second in 1887. He resigned
last spring.
WELL EQUIPPED FOR FIGHTING.
The surgical department of the Nicthe
| roy S equipment is particularly strong II
includes a complete operating set, a large
supply of drugs especially adapted fol
controlling hemorrhages, for alleviatine
pain and for stimulating the heart in case
of profound shock or depression. Chief
! Surgeon TOnner was born in Wilmington
Del, and is a graduate of the University
of Pennsylvania. He has served five
years in the United States army, and has
also been chief surgeon of the immigra
ton service at New York. His assistant
DR.. Armor, is graduate of the Ions
Island College Hospital, Brooklyn, anC
has had experience as ships surgeon
DR.. Wilhelm is native Of Germany.
| Paymaster Hunt and Chief Engineer
Van Iderstine were in the old Brazil line
no fnF xargg hlys . H., H.,
cihc, of American parents. The latter
was assistant engineer of the United
States gunboat tlambe in the latter
years of the war. Officer Fontaine is q
native of Kentucky and a graduate of St
johns College tOrdham. As second
| lieutenant Of Company +, Kentucky State
Guards, he played an active part in the
famous Neal and Craft troubles, severa
times being under fire and Otter
in serious jeopardy of his life otherwise
If the Nichteroy puts in here she will
be due tomorrow night or Thursday. Sht
may stop at Port Royal to practice hel
dynamite gun, The Republica, Mello',
cruiser, left Rio last week to meet tn,
! NichterOy. The result Of the meeting il
a matter of speculation.
THE SOUTH BOUND DOING WELL
Net Earnings for the First Month
Under the F. c. & P. Were 5000.
The officials of the Florida Central anC
| Peninsular railrOad who have recent,