The sun., 1893-11-19
NAME AND FLAG CHANGED.
FL Cid Is Now the Brazilian ship EIctheroy
she May Sail To-day.

Fl Cid Is Now the Brazilian ship Nictheroy
she May sail To-day.
Minister Mendonca formally owned up yes
terday that the ex-Morgan liner FL Cid be-
longs to the Brazilian Government This
acknowledgment was made at the Custom
House by the filing OF the following certificate
BRAZILIAN LEGATION WisnISGros. d. c.
NEw YonK, Nov. Is. 1898
fn'scny o, C.,'om.. Nen yo,k
This is to certify that tho United States vessel FL Cid
has been sold and transferred to the Brazilian Govern.
menI and in consequence thereof sails under tho
Brazilian hag as public ship OF Brazil not engaged in
trade and will hereafter be kno the Sictheroy
In testimony whereof have hereunto ai xed my of
fetal hand and seal OF office this eighteenth day OF
November. 1893 SALA MESpoSCA.
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister PenIpotentiary OF
the United states OF Brazil. at Washington.
Certificates were also filed stating that the
former steam yachts Javelin and Feiseen. now
turned into torpedo boats were the property
OF the brazilian Government. In consequence
OF these certificates it is stated that It will NOT
be necessary for the ships to take out clear
ance papers The Nictheroy may take out q
bill OF health as one would be useful In case
she stopped al u West Indian port on her way
to Brazil.
All day the Nictheroy swung round her an
chor southeast OF Liberty Island. Sticking close
10 her were tugs and lighters. The tug W. b.
Flint made hourly trips from Picr L. East
River. taking down supplies and carrying
messages between the authorities on the ship
and those in the city. MIR. Charles II. Flint
raced back and forth on his yacht NADIA be-
tween the Nicheroy and the Morgan Iron
Works.
The chief interest round tho Nictheroy CEN
tired In the lighters which rut in close on Fri.
day might. They wero loaded with large SUD-
DlieS oil ammunition. Tho lpN vas ,ro l,i a
aboard and carefully slowed away in tho MIC
thcroys magazines deep in the hold. There
hre three Of these magazines. two forward ana
one at. Tho work lasted many hours. 1T is
understood that tho Nictheroy carries about
one hundred rounds of ammunition for all her
guns, i,s, not Including the dynamite gun, The
TWENTY-FIVE feet forward. Her size and warliSs
appearance attracted much attention from the
passenger On incoming and outgoing steam
ers' ie9pe arriving on the tampania won
nered what had happcned when they saw hor
Passengers oa the Staten Island ferrybonIs
which PASSED quite near. had something To-
m,,scuss besides lhe pleasures and rains ofrural
ON board the Nictheruy sat DEPUTY I'nited
SS,atsS Marsha h LHtrei liatsrinG himself that
s Burt tWhSa wSHod lGe S NSsnsfoy Mr. Flint snd Mr.
libelling OF the Niclheroy a few hours before
she she irit brooklyn was clever littlo piece OF
ihat the suits arc Of the nature OF friendly ac-
ions, and are intended 10 prevent any person
the shin Representatives. Of Mr FL Flint raH caHiisd
on LAWYER Alexander. counsel for the libel
iahts' Yesterday afternoon and asked him to
Nas part OF the play it is said. the idea being
that the BOND should not be acce pted TIL a few
20 start. Another libel was filed BY John !
Hanson. owner "f tho sloop Willard Hanson
han street on Friday afternoon. on her way to
her present anchorage, sha hit the " Hard and
ages. ~
bIr. KaGer intended to swing ths Jayelin.
Fetseen. and tho Iarrow torpedo boat aboard
the Aietheroy Yesterday afternoon. but K grew
dark so carly that the operation was post.
'"red I'll this morning. rhe smOkestacks VI