St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-01
STaNTON Is HOME.
His Arrival Unheralded at the
Port of New York.

Port of New York.
NEW YORK, Nov. 30.-Admiral STAN
ton, who was relieved of his command
''Saluting the insurgent admiral, Mello,
in Rio harDor," arrived here on the
steamship Spree. In conversation with
a representative of the Associated
Press, who boarded the Spree at Quar-
antine and came up to New York with
HIM, the admiral said:
II sailed from Rio on Oct. 81, on the
Royal Mail steamship Thames, my in
tention being to sail for New York on
the City of Paris, which missed by six
hours. then arranged to sail on the
Spree from Southampton Nov. 22."
The Associated Press man asked
Admiral Stanton if he would say any,
thing about the incident in Rio harbor
which resulted in his being relieved of
his command.
81 shall have to ask you to excuse me
from speaking of that" he replied. 81
really know nothing about it. / re-
ceived dispatch from the navy depart
ment ordering my immediate return,
but have no official information as to
why am recalled. [ of course know
why. but could not spe ak of it, nor say
anything on the subject until | have re-
ported to the secretary of the navy. l
have had scarcely any opportunity to
, see the newspapers since sailed from
Rio, and nave only seen the English pa
pers."
What are your plans. admiral?"
Queried the reporter.
II will, Immediately upon going
ashore, wire the department at Wash
| ington of my arrival. l shall then pro-
| coed at once to my home, at New Lon
| don, Conn.,, and from there to Washing
| ton. unless l find instructions to the
i contrary upon my arrival"
Admiral Stanton was then asked to
| make a statement on the subject Of his
| recall.
| There is bright side to every ques
| tion," smilingly replied the admiral. 1T
| is pleasure to be again in New York,
and so near landing on American soil.
| The anticipation of meeting my family
on Thanksgiving day, after quite an
| absence, is very great pleasure, which
Ehas comforted me throughout the jour-
tney home"
f "Who. in your opinion. will win the
day in the present. conflict in Brazil?'
!, the admiral was asked.
That is a difficult question to an
| sWer, and | cannot say anything about
it. There had been little effective work
done up to the time left Rio. On the
| goth of October, however, the Sunday
before l sailed, very good shot was
made from one OF PeiXoto'S guns, which
| hit the rebel fort. | went through Rio
| de Janeiro number OF times, and no
very great damage was done. Here and
| there l observed cornlce or piece of q
building clipped off, but the city was
! but slightly damaged"
/ what do you think will be accom-
plished by the little fleet organized here
to aid the government Ill Brazil"'
| 81 knew nothing of this feet at the
time l left Brazil. and think the people
| there did not expect the reinforcements
from the United States, rather believing
| that anything i'll the nature OF auxiliary
ships would come from Europe. Yes
sells fitted out here might by desperate
enterprise do some damage to the other
vessels, being in command of young
fellows who will, no doubt, exert them
selves to do all they can. They are
very light vessels, but they can at least
do as much damage as torpedo boats.
So far as the foreign commerce of Rio
| dc Ja0elrO is COHC6THeu, IL Has uOL UGH
interfered with by the rebels to any
great degree, as the latter have been
very careful in their efforts not to
give Offense to the representatives
of the foreign powers or
to the officers in command
of the war ships of foreign nations. On
the other hand the rebels have seriously
interfered with trade and with the in
ternal commerce of Brazil, as they do
not hesitate to seize vessels carrying
supplies to the government of President
Peixoto. l suppose full reports have
been received of the explosion near
Nictheroy," continued the admiral, ''of
the magazine. Another explosion has
occurred since which resulted in the
death of two or three naval officers"
Finally the Associated Press repre-.
sentative put the point-blank question
to Admiral Stanton: "Do you anticipate
being tried by court martial?"
Il can only say that l have no official
information, as l before said, of the OBJ
ject of my recall, nor shall | know until
l have conferred with the navy depart
ment at Washington"
/ Capt. Willigerodt, of the Spree, said
that Admiral Stanton had been very
quiet and reserved throughout the voy
age across the Atlantic. No one met him
at the steamers pier.