New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-18
Gun Company in America. arrived here from New
York last night.
TROUBLE QUICKLY OYER.
Ell CID'S CREW HAVE THEIR PAY GUARAN-
TEED BY FLINT & CO.
TIE MEN HAD LITTLE CONFIDENCE IN THE
FINANCIAL sOLIDITY OF THE BRAZILIAN
GOVERNMENTAL VESSEL TO SAIL

GOyERNMENT-THE VESSEL TO SAIL
TOMORROW OR MONDAY.
1t was lively time for the new Brazilian fleet
yesterday. An attachment was placed upon FL CO.
the sailors who had been engaged to serve as her
crew raised a rumps and wanted guarantee
of money for their services. and finally, as the
got tired Of looking on the scene OF tumuit the
whole thing was settled. and peace came with
the evening. That peace prepared El CID Tor war
and she went down to an anchorage OH Chttoh
S. l., to take her high explosives. Tomorrow,
or on Monday morning at the latest, she Will sail
for St. Thomas where the rest OF the fleet VIII
join her.
The trouble began early in the morning when
Joseph King and Joseph Noonan machinists; Jonn
cooks, and Edward Jackson steward, went 10
Judge Brown of the United States District Court
and got an attachment the newly made man.
of-war. They said they had been hred 10 go 10
Brazil for a salary Of 800 a month. and that they
had been informed that their pay was to be sio
a month So they got out attachment.
Charles Il. Flint promptly boarded the ship, and
the places of the dissatisfied men we're at once
filed. Now new trouble arose. The men VINO
had been shipped for the crew of FL Cid wanted I"
know who was TO guarantee their pay. lhey
showed "A surprising lack of confidence In the
financial integrity Of the Brazilian Government and
declared they would not go on board FL CID unless
CndrieS X. fllnt " Co., NOu.u GUARANTEE theH p"''
Wallace b. Flint. the brother of Charles X. Flint,
IL n young man who would inspire confidence In
the Sphinx. and he Is the Co" of Charles H. rlint
Il Go. He sent to reason with the men, he
down to Quairs place. where the men mad
assembled to do their kicking and delivered an
address. He said: MANY of you men nave Deen
shipped before by our firm. and you know that
what say goes" Then man who acted as
spokesman for the crowd came forward and said:
I'VE will trust Charles r. Flint & Co.. but not the
Brazilian Government"
Mr.. Flint then sad Il will give YOU my personal
guarantee. a member Of the firm, that what
money you have signed for will be paid The
crowd then gave three cheers for Flint * Co., and
went on board the tug which was waiting to take
them down to FL cid
The cruiser left her coang wharf at Joraemon-
st. Brooklyn. late in the afternoon. when all the
difficulties had been adjusted. and went to an an
chorage off Clifton. The crew went aboard her
there and last night the men were all settled down
for sea comfort" To-day FL cid Will take her
gun cotton on board and tomorrow she Will steam
for the open sea. Peixoto and victory.
The Britannia has not yet been fitted up with her
complement Of men, but about three hundred times
as many men have applied to go on her as can be
taken II Ia not at all improbable that third
steamer will be added to the fleet. Charles X
Flint & Co are negotiating for the new Boston, OF
the Yarmouth line. but last night the contract had
not been closed All sorts Of people between Gal
weston and Passport with all sorts OF boats to sell
have written to Flint * Co. Offering their boats.