Passaic City record., 1893-09-16
CANNON DOOMED AT Rio.
THREE REBEL SHIPS BLAZE
AWAY AT THE FORTS.

Big Guns Answer From the Forts,
but Little Damage is Done Shots
Fired Into the City-Consternation
in Brazil = American Interests
Unprotected.
Admiral Mello, commanding the rebel Bra
lillian fleet, carried out his threat to bonn
bard the forts guarding the bay of Rio de
Janeiro. The rebel war ships, including the
cruisers Aquidaban, Republica and Trajano,
took up positions before the forts shortly be-
fore 8 o'clock a. M, and little after that
hour the signal to fire was set and was
promptly obeyed.
The first gun was fired from the flagship
of the feet and its detonation had scarcely
died away before the shot was answered
from the fort at which it was directed. The
firing then became general and the noise OF
the bombardment was deafening.
From all the advises at hand, however, 1t
appears that little damage was done either to
the forts or to the warships The four
twenty-ton breech-loading guns OF the Aquid-
aban did not appear to be well handled, and
many of their balls went wide oftheir marks.
Equally poor craftsmanship was displayed
by the gunners in the forts.
Considerable excitement prevailed in the
city during the continuance OF the actual
hostilities. At about p. M, or after the
bombardment had lasted six hours, the sig
nal "Cease firing was displayed on the
flagship and the rebel feet withdrew
There were a few casualties among the
Government troops The loss to the rebels
or the damage to the ships is unknown.
Aside from the bombardment, the situation
at Rio de Janeiro remains unchanged.
1t was rumored that the bombardment OF
Rio de Janeiro was resumed next day by the
rebel feet.
The insurgent squadron is also reported to
have bombarded an arsenal town near Bio
de Janeiro. The insurgents captured the
Government gunboat Alagoas, which lay In
the harbor anG surrendered without firing
shot. The forts at the entrance to the har-
Dor fred on the insurgent feet, but without
success
The insurgents directed their fire uponthe
arsenals and FORTS The Government IRON
clad Bahia. which started for the Paraguay
River to oppose any revolt in Matto Crosse,
has been ordered to return to the defence OF
Rio de Janeiro.
Secretary Gresham received the following
cable from Minister Thompson at Rio sAt IL
revolutionary forces bombarded forts com
manding entrance to harbor also arsenal on
wharf centre Of city, A few shells were fired
into the city, and woman was killed In her
residence. Commercial kilograms have
again been forbidden. The charleston mas
not yet arrived.
The Navy Department was informed OF the
departure Of the Detroit from Hampton
Roads for Brazil. An effort was made by
Telegraph 10 stop the vessel, that some addi-
tional instructions might be sent her COM
nander, but the cruiser had gone before the
despatch reached Fort Monroe. The in
structions will be sent by cableto Barbados,
where the Detroit will touch for coal IN
about five days
The telegraph office at Rio has been aban-
doned on account of the bombardment Tele-
grams sent via Lisbon have passed uninter-
rupted, but the Galveston and other lines
have experienced much trouble In getting
kelegraphic matter through.