The herald., 1893-09-15
THE HEBOMBARDMENT0FR RIO
Little Damage Done by the
Insurgent Ships.
Only One Woman Killed So Far
as Heard From.
The Attack Not Directed Against the
City Proper.
Bad MAI ksmanship Displayed-A Naval
Battle on tho Tapis-The Over
throw of President Polk
oto Anticipated.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BUENos AYREs, Sept. 14.-Dispatches
have been received here from Rio which
which has taken place in the bay. The
facts as they reach here are as follows :
The rebel ships Aquidaban, Repub-
lica and Trajano yesterday made an at
tempt to land soldiers and marines at
Gamboa, in the bay of Rio. The in
surgent ships are reported to have used
only small firing guns in firing upon
Gamboa, and their first fire was sup
posed to have been intended more for
the purpose of covering the landing Of
the insufgent forces, than as regular
bombardment.
The rebels, it is added have taken
prisoner the officers of the gunboat
Allouez, and assthis message was sent
the insurgents were firing in the direc-
tion of the arsenal, with the expectation
OF blowing it up. The gums on the
Aquidaban thundered forth at long
range, for the rebel ships are not foolish
enough to engage the forts, and the lat
ter replied to the fire of the war vessels
without apparent damage.
PERIOD OF CALM.
At night there was period OF calm,
but hostilities were expected to be re-
sumed this morning, unless some un-
derstanding could be arrived at between
the rebels and the government. The
people believe the rebel ships would be
only too glad to put to sea, but the con-
tracted entrance to Rio bay, with Sugar
Leaf fort on the left and Fort Santa
Cruz on the right, is dangerous place
for them to attempt 10 pass.
VERY POOR MARKsMANsHIP.
The insurgents fred few shots al
the forts. but did not engage them in a
true sense. The sounds OF the firing
reaching the city caused alarm among
the Inhabitants. The loss Of life, so fai
as known, is only one. A woman resid.
ing near the arsenal was killed by fall
ing brick.
Both sides seemed to know little about
handling modern ship artillery. At the
rate things are going, the war ships will
coon have to surrender for lack OF am.
munition and provisions. Fort Lage
was also treated to a few shells by the
rebels, but Fort Santa Cruz was the OBJ
ject OF most of the rebel attention. Fort
Sleza did most OF the replying to the
bombardment and the attempted land
ing at Camboa, but there is no record Of
the war ships having suffer, ed any dam
age from shot or shell.
RIO NOT BoMBARDED.
Rio itself WAS not bombarded A few
stray shells fell in the city, the result o.
bad Workmanship. but no great dam
age was done.
No doubt many people on shore are in
sympathy with the insurgents, for the
latter seem able to keep posted concern
ing all the doings ashore.
BOLD ATTEMPT.
A few nights ago boM attempt wal
made by email steamer with some
government army and navy officers OF
board. 1t crept up to the ironclads al
night. The tug had a torpedo boon
rigged out ahead and was steerin,
quietly up to the apparently sleepini
ironclads in the darkness, when the
search lights were turned on, and sec
ond or two later hail OF machine-gur
bullets was. flying. Happily for thu
torpedoists the aim of the rebel sailorI
was very bad, and the tug seems tt
have got away with all safe on board.