New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-11
AFRAID OF DYNAMITE.
VESSELS PURCHASED FOR BRAZIL CARE
FULLY GUARDED.
Ell CID LIKELY TO SAIL FIRST AND WAIT FOR
HER COMPANIONS IN THE WEST INDIES
TORPEDO TUBES IN PLACE.

HER COMP \NIONS IN THE WEST INDIES
TORPEDO TUBES IN PLACE.
That the owners Of Brazils improvised navy fear
some attempt injure their vessels has become
evident during the last two days. Two poiice ohi-
GERS were kept on watch on board the Britannia
all day Thursday and were yesterday stationed
close by on the pier Every man VINO went on
board carving a bag or kit of tools was obliged to
submit them to examination before passing the
gengway.
The steady work that has been going on Is be-
ginning to show for itself the vessels now beginning
TO quite warlike appearance. "ork OH
III Cid IL well advanced toward completion. Nearly
all the ports have been cut and by tomorrow the
work OF placing her guns in position VIII nave De-
gun. The big dynamite thrower Is still lying De-
side her the barge that brought IL oowh from
Cold Spring. but It will almost certainly De put III
place to-day. The search and electric iisht P'an'
will be Installed to-day. and will probably be
tested Tomorrow night The torpedo tubes have
been put on board and two can be seen iooKns
out OF their ports on the quarters.
Large quantities of stores OF all kinds were put
on board Yesterday They include boxes or all SORTS
OF provisions OF excellent variety. UNIFORMS nam
mocks and other articles Of use at sea-
The work on the Britannia Is two or three Gays
behind that on I'll Cid, and II Is now said the lat
ter will leave several days before her smaller con-
sort Ii may be confidently affirmed thst rehde"-
vous has been chosen. probably at one OF the west
India islands, where the vessels from Ne"-ioiN
will meet those from Toulon and. after exercising
their crews viii proceed in company with them to
Rio de Janeiro. The owners OF ~ 'lu arc "''N'""
To get her TO sea as soon as posslpie'
TIE BRITANSINs OFFICERS.
Yesterday the cabins below on the britannia
were cleared out TO make berth uech ~, VIC
crew The maindeck, fore and aft Is peIhs
str.ngthened TO enable IT to support the guns the
officers OF the Britannia are beginning to be we"
known Her commander will be James n Toss .
man. her chief engineer George Coleman" .o' p'ii ,
master Thomas Grady: her surgeon, Or; >. j.;
Randall formerly of the United states anu Di ~
Steamship Line, and her assistant SUI seoA ~
Her medical stores put aboard yes, 70 cnt
They have been selected without xrerpt QUALITY
TuE FEIsEFN READY FOR BUSINESS
The Feiseens torpedo tube was placed IN posiuo'
in the afternoon and the little flyer Is now pracu-
cay completed. a.. drvdock
in the afternoon. and hauled out at the yai r vi
A. Il. Wood q Son. where the Feseen a't npes
set to work on her. and 1t is expected that she
will be ready for business by Monday, ...,o, aro
The Sims Edison torpedoes. several or WITCH are
to carried the Britannia. belong to the con-
rolable class, They We're invented by d.ssnad
by Thomas A. Edison. Each torpedo caItIe re-,
reel OF wire which unrols as it goes ana from
which it is fired Through this all its movements
be nS It's S"rss charge so pounds
| dynamite 1t can be made to describe complettee
| turn in 800 feet. Its range is two and halt
! mites 1t was tested by the United states I'm,
| gineer corps at Willetts Point, In 1872. Aam,ra
| Viilegagnon in the harbor Of Rio. being present,
| and being much pleased by the results ne may
| more exciting circumstances. An expert. employed
| by the Sims-Edson Company, goes along 10
| s,iperinend the use of the torpedoes
| SoA,e person inserted advertisement IN q
| morning paper yesterday calling, for 800 men 70
| come TO No 6S West-st. to enlist there TOT tne
| Brazilian Navy. About 800 men, most Of them OF
caused riot when they learned that the whole
| thing hoax.