Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-10-19
SHARP FIGHT AT RIO
FIFTY PERSONS WERE KILLED
hspss Fees Kept Up . pc>aisosy Fire
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british deafmhip. the bsssscl. arrived
from Rio Jfneiro. the sest OF the
Brszilian troubles The vessel was
there during the bombas dment Of the
forts. the city II hio aud the suburb of
Nictheroy. This is the first reliable
meas received from that ,1untry sinee
the revolt Captain Aleot and other
officers aboard gave tho FOL Owin. story;
The day u Sepiember IL marked the
beginning Of the botnbardment Of
Nitheeroy Toe merchants and citizens
OK Rio janeiro wers Ina an intense
state OF excitement and the government
soldiers were prepared for action. Sew
eral large cannons were PLACED on the
wharves ready 10 open iire on the fleet
should IL cone near the city AZ about
Il o'clock the Brazilian merchant steam.
ers were captured bs one Of the naval
vessels Of the revolutionary forces as
they were entering the port On board
Of the vessels there we're provisions. etc,
and the crew we're pressed into naval
service. In the afternoon Admiral de
Slello ordered two OF his torpedo boats
10 skirmish. about the port at
Rio They Unanswered about un-
til dark and then eft for the feet
bombarlment THAI night. and the citi.
zens of Nithceroy did not think that
their fort would be stormed. There was
an armed picket. but they did not see in
the darkness the maneuvers of the enc
my's fleet. Ore of the main objects II
DE Mello 10 storming that place was 10
secure the arsenal. which is situated
near there.
Shells Thrown Into Rso.
Towards 10 o'clock small steamers
could be seen moving about the harbor
o. Rio and there wHs scarcely light
aboard As soon as they were near
eaough 10 the city they threw several
shell into the streets and would pull out
- midstream as fast as possible The
guards on the wharf sent volley after
volley at the dsrkened boats but they
could accomplish nothing. The revolu-
tionists had the advantage in the dark
and the shells that were thrown
into the streets caused the deaths
OF several people aud the wreckage OF
one or two dwellings. Nearly all night
there was a skirmish between the revo
lntionary soldiers on the boats and tho
soldiers of the government on the
wharf. Shortly after ii o'clock there
and the soldiers aud citizens OF Flo
could see by the flashes Of number OF
rifles that Nithcroy was in dan
ger. 1t was from one Of
the fleets of the revolutionary
navy and soon followed another
I charge of shell on the place. The
F torpedo boats were stealing closer and
I pouring shot after shot at the place
/ Now and then the soldiers at Nithceroy
/ would lire at the torpedo boats. but the
/ tire from the reyolutionists was too
I much for them. and soon IL seemed "a
/ though they were retreating. After the
/ first few yolleys from the fleets the fir
/ ing began 10 decrease and occasionally
4 the report OF a musket could be heard.
I The feet did not move FROM its position
during the night after the tirst ire
Ffty We're Killed.
I No news of definite character could
+ he learned IA 20 the number Of the killed
+ and Wounded at Nithceroy. but the esti-
mate puts the list to fifty killed and
I about seventy five wounded. On Sep
tember II. the day following the men
of.war of England. France aud Italy
moved away from the line. The night
1 Of the 18th tho revolutionary feet made
I anoiDeT attempt I'D htufm .NltuccFols
and kept firing yolley after volley into
the place. but the occasional shots from
/ canncns from the impcrillcd placs
showed that an effective defense was be-
ing made.
On the 10th. between and o'clock.
tho revolutionary man-o. war Aquida-
bau was engaged in firing on forts
There VAS q continual tire ON both sides
and the bullets fell like hail
stones all about the bay. The
aims of the government soldlere
and the revolutionary fleet was bad and
I IL imrerilled the lives of the crews of the
different vessels in tho harbors Sun
day night. the 18th. there was another
( light bombardnent. Shortly after noon
two men Of war of the revolutionary
forces began TO fire on Fort
Santa Cruz. From the 18th 20
the 2iss there was no fighting
to speak % and all seemed quiet. but
the government had soldiers guarding
the place night and day. The vessel
left on the Id a September FOR this
city with load n coffee. There has
not been loss ~ life. nor of property
4 The general impression - confirmed
Z .lat Da N4ftoa a endeatafinu In re.