The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-01
MORE SHIPS FOR BRAZIL.
FIVE MIL STEAMERS 10 BE TURNED
INTO ARMED CRUISERS.

Offers Made for Fast steam Yacht. 10 n,
Used as Torpedo Boats-Rushipr Work
on FL Cid-waiting Tor the DESTROYER.
President Peixoto's new Brazilian navy
grows daily with tropical luxuriance. Five
more boats-those OF the United States and
Brazil Steamship Company. which suspended
operations in February last, when libels we're
fled against four of the neet-have passed
under the control Of the firm OF Flint & Co.
The boats are In the Erie Basin. not far from
FL Cid. where they have been wing for months.
They are stanch boats. and It is thought that
while they are not as fast or az we'll adapted
for war purposes as III Cid. with a proper
armament they could cope with any OF the in
surgent Admiral Mello's war ships. with the
exception OF the Auuldaban.
Charles NJ. Pratt Of 20 Broadway. who. like
John d. Rockefeller. is one OF the principal own
ers OF the line boats. confirmed yesterday
the news printed in The Sun that the Flints
had an option on the five boats. Further in
vestigation showed that they have passed I'M
der the control OF Flint a Co.
1t was also learned yesterday that no move
had been made toward buying the swift steam
yacht Atalanta. formerly Jay Gould's pride.
and that the Morgan line will not sell its swift
freighter. Ell Rio.
get boat somewhat similar in size, adar
billty. and sreed to the Atalanta. Mr.. Charles
r. Flint is very chary IN talking about what
his firm Is doing or what 1t is going to dc. lie
was asked yesterday:
Have any boats been bought In addition to
those since Mcnday2"
81 decline to answer that" replied Mr. Flint.
Have negotiations been entered upon with
view to buying any more boats 70
Il decline to answer that also" was Mr..
Flnts reply.
Banker Hugh II. Baxter Of sos Fifth avenue.
said that Thomas Manning Of Manning's Yacht
Agency had an offer-in behalf OF the Flints. he
thought-for his swift steam yacht NADIA. built
by Gardner Il Mosher last spring. She Is IS
feet long. IL feet inches beam. and has
speed of about twenty knots.
Mr.. Baxter declined to sell because the offer
was not satisfactory. In addition to he at
tempt to buy the NADIA. the advisability Of buy
Ing Norman l.. Munro's Norwood was consid-
cred. but Mr.. Munro's price was too high 1t is
said that the Mcbride Brothers Yankee Doodle
OF Philadelphia was also thought OF.
There is quite a possibility that II the ex-
iGcncles OF the fight agains, Admiral Mello
demand It Mr.. Flint's own swift Javein will be
pressed into the service OF the Brazilian Gov
ernment as torpedo boat;
Work on IL Cid was rushed yesterday. She
entered the dry dock in the Erie Basin at 10
si"S In the to rn bs and at once gang Of
"ny Jew trips. and the hull was lutte e' eIe a
As soon ns she is painted she will leave the
he as ns Was 10 na be
lrevious, DAYS were At work cutting through
place for the Aston dynamite gun. 0
Late In the afternoon men began cutting
some Of her lighter guns will DO trained. Capt.
Baker was on deck. and busy. silent man
Former Chief Engineer Millar announced
yesterday that he was not going TO Brazil with
e. Gd It + nnder r. that he desired
nssistants than ting managers Of the enter
prise would allow him;
John koach's cruisers on their trial trips. is
The There was a rumor in this city, Yesterday
poldina. the second daughter Of Dom Pedro
Admiral Mello succeeded prince Of the house
o. BraganHza would he retstaolished on tho
Princess Isabella. tho wife of tho Comte
and ii. Admiral Mello made nm attempt to re-.
store the BraganHn dynasty 1t Is probable that
he, would seat either, one OF the two sons Of
Irlncess Isabella or else Dom Augusta. who is
The Portuguese Government has sent q man
to have sailed for New York night to be
turned over to the representatives OF the Bra
lillian GoVernnent. but It was found that it
would be impossible to get her of before
morning..
hore this morning It was iesrned that tHe
Brazilian Government gives only SIC. 900 for the
Destroyer. including her big gun and ten pro-
hare in the net tests.
The money is to be paid in Brazil in sixty
days. The Destroyer will require extensive
repairs.
Another trial OF the torpedo invented by Pat
rick Cunningham OF New Bedford was had to-
day at the torpedo station. hut little was
gained over former trials. This torpedo Is
propelled by rocket composition. which gen.
crates gas
In previous trials the torpedo has failed to
take o direct course and to keep under the
water. To-day the same trouble was de-
ve!oped.
The torpsdo rushes through the water with
o tremendous roar accompanied by fire and
smoke. Its spscd is greater than that OF the
Howell or the Whitehead torpedo.