The evening world., 1893-10-25
Big GUNS DOOMED.
The Most Furious B0mbardment
Of the Brazilian War.
WITNESSED BY THOUSANDS.
All lnsurgent Vessels and the Forts
on Both Sides Engaged.
SEVERAL CITIZENS WERE KILLED.
Many Houses Demolished IN Niothsroy and
Hundreds Riddlsd.
SEVERAL CITIZENS WERE KILLED.
naay Houses Demolished IN Niothsroy and
Hundreds Riddlsd,
STAMPEDE OF INsURGENT GUNNERs,
Copyrish.. 1898, BY the Press Publishing Company,
New York world.l

Copyrigh. 1895. BY the Press Publishing Company,
New York world.l
Especial Cable Despatch to The WORLDLY
RIO JANEIR0, Oct. 10 (via Galveston, Oct.
"a. eAt 3 o clock in the morning of Oct. Ii
the insurgent vessel Pallas made q feint OF
forcing an entrance into the harbor, and at the
same time the Aouidaban and the Tnjano at
tackled Forts Santa Cruz, Lage and st. John
from the inside. Under cover of the terrific
cannonade the Urano attempted to run Out
with o cargo of arms, ammunition and stores
for the Federalists of the south. Her boilers
were riddled, her rudder helm was shattered
and many aboard were killed. She was forced
70 abandon all of her launches.
At daylight the batteries of villegagnon and
the war.ships Aquidaban, Trajano, Javary
ana Guanabara opened o tremendous fire upon
Forts Santa Cruz, Lage and st. John. The
Trajano was disabled and so was the GUIANA
bara, which was forged to retire. The Aquid-
aban sent n 400 pound shell into Santa Cruz,
causing serious damage inside the fort, bu,
killing no one.
The Aquidatan, then believing that the fort
= had been silenced, ceased firing, but as she
turned and exposed her broadsidc the fort
again opened fire and the Aquidaban was SO
badly battered that she was forced to retire.
Upward Of fifty shells from the forts reached
villegagnon, killing and wounding several. A
lieutenant in Fort Lage was badly wounded by
apiece of shell.
The new battery on st. John Heights kept up
an effective fire until IL o'clock from u new
battery Of Krtpp guns.
At 10. 80 A. NJ. the Villegagnon batteries
ceased firing and the vessels returned inside
the bay. The forts, however. kept up the fire
upon Villegngnon until noon.
The advantage to the Government In this en-
agcment, though great. was not decisive.
The Vice President has issued a number OF
new DEGREES, No 1853, again proclaiming
martial law for u period of fifteen days in the
federal States Of Rio, Sac Paulo, Santa Cath
trina, Parana and Rio Grande do Sui, sus-
sendiny all constitutional safeguards.
Decree No 1854 desialates Fort Concacao
as a place Of confinement for State prisoners nj
: the capital. In the other States the chief mill
tary officers are authorized to choose suitable
places of confinement, and they arc directed,
while keeping their prisoners in absolute scclu-
zion, to treat them humancly.
Decree No. 1, sos regulates the liberty of the
press, forbids the publication Of plans, draw
ings. Of troops. notices, whether
true or false, giving the positions or names OF
. battalions or persons.
Decree No. / $3.50 regulates the admission
and expulsion Of foreigners, especially those
who have been guilty of any of the acts men,
toned in the preceding decree.
Reports received from Guaratibas say that the
insurgent vessel Urano has drifted ashore there,
with seventy men on board who IRE now pris-
oners. The report has not yet been confirmed.
Manifestos issued by Admiral Mello and the
officer commanding Villegagnon are extremely
bitter against Marshal Flo.iano and President
, .Peixoto. Both are accused of falschood, cor
ruption, subterfuge. pertdy and attempted
assassination. They say that the Unno hoisted
tie Red Cross flag of distress, begging for sue.
tor, and also placed the ships flag ut half.
mast, but 1t was disregarded by the lund forces,
which continued q terrific fire without cessa-
tion..
RIO JANEIRo. Oct. II. via Galveston, Oct.
"a. The insurgent attack OH Nicthcroy yes
tcrday was resumed to-day and was again a
failure. About one hundred insurgcnt ma.
rines who had gone up to the top of the hill
behind Armacao were driven over the bluff,
several being killed and many injured.
The batteries on the hills disabled the GUIANA
bara and struck the Javary several mes. The
Aquidaban shelled the field guns furiously.
At B p. NJ. yesterday the fort battery neal
Gragoata rained n perfect storm OF shells and
solid shot into Villegagnon. Over seventy Of
them struck, but elected no reply. The firing
was resumed ut 8 O. clock this morning and
continued until B O. clock this evening, during
which period over two hundred shot and shell
were poured into villegagnon, but still there
was no reply.
At 8. 40 p. NJ. to-day the Villegagnon bat
teries and the Aquidaban. Trajano, GUIANA
barn, Javary and other insurgent vessels
opened n terrific fire upon the Government,
forts. This was replied to by over forty guns
from the Nictheroy side of Forts Santa Cruz,
Lage and st. John. The new guns OF Fort st.
John on the peninsula poured IN effective fire OF
shot and shell into Villegagnon, scores OF shot
crashing into the walls. The feet, in double
echclon, with the Aquidaban forming the
apex, kept up the fire until 8 p. NJ. After the
vessels retired all the forts except st. John
ceased firing. The guns at st. John. from thcil
position on the hill side, continued the bonn
bardment of Villegagnon until after o o. clock.
1t was the most furious bombardmcnt of the
war and was witnessed by tens of thousands o
spectators, who formed n compact mass from
the Do;afogo shore to Largo do Pace and alsc
covered the hills back Of the city. There wa
great anxiety over the result. Several lall'
from Fort Santa Cruz, aimsd too high, fci
within the city and wounded three persons
near the Custom House.
The cause assigned for the silence of the bat
teries ut Vllegagnon yesterday and part of to
day was the refusal of the men to stand Il
their guns under the terrible fire poured int
the place from the forts. To-day those mel
were replaced by others and then Villesagnol
began to be heard from again.
The search light reveals an Immense aln)un
OF damage to property In Nictheroy by H.
Ibombardlncnt OF Yesterday md to-day. Man!
houses were demolished and hundreds wcr,
riddled. Several citizens were killed. tnougl
,acarly every house had been previously ahand'
onel. The loss OF life among the Troops mus
aaye been heavy.
tBy United Prcss.)
BERLIN, Oct. "a "A despatch from Rio
taneiro To the Norddautschc Allgeineine Zci'
ing says that the American Admiral has sx'
hanged visits and salutes with Admiral Mello,
.he insurgent leo.