Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-12-19
OPERA s0uffE uAH.
captaia Moves Views tie Brazilian Rebellion
Is Extremely FaseiaI.

New YoEs, Dee is.-The steamer Las
sell, frosn Rio Jansire. has arrived See
left Rio Janeiro on Nov. 1s. Captain
Coombs said that he lad eight lays 81 a
wharf AZ that port, snd daring that tinie
there was continuous ertng betwsen The
forts sni Villagalgnon
The Only CABIN passenger aboard the Las
sell is Captain HoEes. the Brazilian repre-
sentative Of Johnston & Higgins. average
sdjus,ers OF William and Beaver streets,
New YORK City. Caprsia EoSes gave the
following account of the trouble AZ Rho ia
neiro, where be had been located since the
first outbreak
's0n September & Admiral Mello cap
tured all of the warshlDs IN the barber OF
Rio by a preceneerted movement xnd bot.
tied himself up in an impregnable lronelad
ship. the Aquidaban. In few days be
threw several shots into the city CT Rio 70
try TO scare the people, and then began 10
lombard the city Of Sictheroy, where the
arsenal for the storage Of powder and shot
was located. p TO November IL he con
tinned 10 make var on the almost defence
less town, doing considerable damage "a
the ueighborhooa of the battery. As soon
ss the bombardEent of NictbeToy began,
the inhabitants left, aaa the solfiers OF the
National Guard took charge of the place
and still hold il, MeIlo and his hveE
Of hulks keeping out of range Of the shore
battery.
Up to November Is there had been no
bombardment Of the city Of Rio. IL is true
that probably a score OF s0iii shot had been
dropped about different parts Of the city
but don't believe more than i've or s!1
shells have been fired into the city.
should estimate that the amount Of damage
done to the whole city of Rio from the 60
called bombardmsnt would be some So
600. There has been an almost constant
shower Of NortienfeIdts shot dropping about
the city, but 40 the shot is only l-2 iuchts
long by three-f5urths of an inch thick, and
fired from the fleet at long range, very little
damage was done. One woman was killed
by a shell on the bill and man and woman
were killed in one of the streets. bank
clerk was killed in a restaurant. There are
a good many rifle shots dying around at all
times and most Of the damege has bee n
caused by these silent missiles.
The erection of large and costly build
ings is not disturbed BY the unsettled stat
of affairs. The streets are being repaTsd
and many city improve ments are n fall
feast day AMI people have g1ttt over their
fright, and take lisiie lteresL IN What IS -
ing on. The stores are al open anl ladies'
throny the streets. MelD ingloriously
drift, about the bsy "a his irouclad tub
(which can only steam four knots per hour
making raids ON Brazilian stores as they
are landed from tn ships.
The marksmanstdp OF both shlps and
forts is ridiculous. The island Of VI e
gaignon. used as a naval school. remained
neutral for some time but finally went over
to the revolted admiral. Then the bon
barment of the island by the three forts 81
the entrance began. to Sept. i some
10 600 shot, ana shells had been exchange Il
" ith the following result The school,
house, n brick structure, had been demo!-
i.hed and the coping of the fort had been
considerably drmsged. The fort is still
staunch and strong.