Evening journal., 1893-11-01
PEIxOTO'S NEW NAVY.
The President of Brazil Buys
Five More Ships.
FAST YACHTS FOR TORPEDO BOATS

The south American Magistrates Agents
In New York Buying Roats with Lavish
Hand - Fitting the nj Cid For Battle
with Meiios Fleet
NEW YORR, Nov President Peixoto's
new brazilian navy grows daily with trop-
lcal luXuriance Five more boats-those
of the United States and Brazilian Steam
ship company which suspended opera
tinns IN February last. when libels were
fled against fosr Of the ileet-have passed
under the control Of the firm of Flint & Co.
The boats are in the Erie basin, not far
| from III Cid, where they have been lying
for months. They are stanch boats, and IL
Is thought that, while they are not as fast
or as well adapted for war purposes as El
Cid, with a proper armament they could
cope with any Of the insurgent Admiral
Niello's warships with the exception Of
| the Aquidahan.
| Charles NJ Pratt Of &c Broadway, who,
| like John ID. Rockefeller, is one Of the
/ principal owners Of the line boats, confirm
| ell the report that the Flints had AN option
on the five boats. Further investigation
showed that they have passed under the
control Of Flint & Co.
Couid's Yacht Not Sold.
II was also learned that no move had
been made toward buying the swift steam
| yacht Atalanta formerly Jay Goulds
pride and that the Morgan line will not
sell its swift freighter, M Rio. It is
| known, though, that the Flints want to
get boat somewhat similar in size, adap-
liability aud speed 20 the Atalanta Mrf
Charles X Flint is very chary in talking
/ about what his firm is doing or what IL Is
going To do.
Banker Hugh II. Baxter Of 5Ge Fifth
avenue said that Thomas Manning of Man
uine's yacht agency had an ofer-in be-
half Of the llints he thought-for his swift
stenm yacht Nnda, built by Gardner &
Mosher last spring She is So feet long, II
feet o Inches beam and has speed Of about
| 20 knots
Mr. Baxter docliued to sell because the
offer WIS not satisfactory. In addition to
be attempt TO buy the NADIA, the advisa-
liluy OF buying Norman l.. Munro's Nor
wood was considered, but Mr.. Munro's
,rcs was too ligh Il IS said that the Nc
Bride Brothers' Yankee Doodle OF Phila-
delphin was also thought Of
There Is quite possibility that II the ex-
igcncies Of the fight against Admiral Mello
demand il Mr. Flint's own swift Javelin
will be- pressed into the service of the Bra
lillian government as a torpedo boat.
Fitting III Cid For War.
Work on El Cid is being rushed. She en-
tered the drydock in the Erie basin yester-
day, and at once gang of men went TO
scraping her hull She has made only a
few trips, aud the hull was quite clean. As
soon Rs she is painted she viii leave the
dock probably late this afternoon, aud be
towed TO the Morgan iron works at the
foot of East Ninth street A larger force
than on the previous days were at work
cutting through her steel matches and steol
beams TO make place for the i3 ton dyna.
mite gun.
Men also began cutting holes In her steel
sides aft, through which some Of her
lighter guns will be trained. Captain
Baker was on deck, and a busy. silent man
he Is.
Former Chief Engineer Miller announced
that he was not going TO Brazil with III
Cid IL is understood that he desired q
fuller complement of engineers, iremer
, aud assistants than the managers of The
enterprise would allow him. Engineer Var
, Idenstein, who had charge of John Roach'i
cruisers on their trial trips, Is now chic
, engineer
There was a rumor In this city that Don
, Augusta, a son of the Princess Leopoldina
the second daughter of Dom Pedro III, wa
/ now on his way to Brazil and that If Ad
. miral Melo succeeded a prince of tb
. house Of Braganza would be re-establishes
e on the throne of Brazil. Princess Isabella
4 the wife Of the Comte d Flu aud Dom Pc
I dro's heir. is very unpopular, and II Ad
miral Melo made an attempt 70 restor
the Braganza dynasty il is probable tina
he would seat either one OF the two sons O
e Princess Isabella or else Dom Augusta
/ who is very popular with all classes. Tn
a Portuguese government has sent man-ot
| wnr 10 Rio