The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-06
MENDONCA lOUKSAT THE CID
PEIxOT0,s HEW CRUISER READY TO
m CHIYE HER ZIG Gun.

Not shipping Fighting Men, the brazilian
ntni-ter snys-Prrpnrrd TO Kun Away "
Attacked by Nri,o'. Fic-t-This Hevoiu-
tion vIn Be Pot Down Without Mercy.
Senior Mendonca the Brazilian Minister at
Washington, drove down to the Morgan iron
Works Mt the loot ot East Ninth street yester-
dry morning and had II look at the CID and the
britannia. Incidentally some hundreds OF
able Eleventh wnrders had look at the MIN
lister. He is OF medium height. black hairod'
with rather sober face touched up bit by
long pointed goGtea Minister Mendonca spent
most OF the time in the Office OF the company
discussing the vessels purchased for President
peixotn with Mr. Flint Mr.. kafer. Mr.. Burt.
and others. The Minister left about noon.
He cxpected to return to Washington at mid
night.
Mr.. Flint, Mr.. Karer and Mr.. Burt had n
busy day supervising the work on the Ga
and insnectinu the britannia The inspection
OF tho britannia was satisfactory. Ii Is cacu-
tod that she can be turned into cruiser In
ten days All her machinery and her engines
will be overhauled because abe has been laid
ur for some timc. Much Of the light work on
her upper deck will be removed. Her engines
will he protected by coal slowed in her bunk
ers and in the space between the engines and
the sides. She can carry 1000 tons. Her
armament will consist. It is thought OF two IT,
inch guns. mounted forward and aft and as
many 6-pound and rapid-hro guns "a she
can carry. She probably will be provided with
torpedo trsbes To-day she passes into the
hands of her new owners. and to- morrow she
goes into dry dock.
The enlightenment for the Cids dynamite gun
was finished yesterday. 1t is made OF Tour
courses Of 12-inch timhers with large pt
like "A sugar bowl In the centre. into wnlch the
gun carriage will fit. The racer ring. the CIR
cular plate OH which the gun reyolves. was
s tEs HIorea ryan f Gompanys 7.on floating der
rick Tho carriage for the dy Mantle cartridges
was put abSa as was also See rom 81 1o
hers to be placed in the hold. The Gid Is now
ready to receive her big gun. and It lie expected
The platform for the 55-pouni gun to be
mounted Mt on the hurricane deck was also
Rurricane deck houses. which will evidently
be used for quarters for men n A. Officers Ulcers
Cart - BaE oE y T sSs md ne ama
ties Of the cid as q steamer but Will say moth
ing OF her rs cruiser. ., no. ,.
into the Erie dry dock. She will he strength.
ened with sncnsons to help her weather ;ta ran. any
able ' that Us she viii not sail when the Cid does.
but will he towed later by an ocean-Eoing tug
IF eaea a. tho iron
his Ss' Submarine torpsao boat He talked susi:
Rno w @nfe to % asn S With The and
il was said to he prohab Die TINT Capt Baksrs
more s sRips vi Which have either been oefed to
the Fints or which they have thought OF buy
ing. Lao. ut.h.
was a strong man. who. because Of his power,
Ind sds d TSe ssSn cans
terssS helio Very earnsst and aprisht
man. possessed Of much intelligence and anxi-
Minister Mendonca said he had no fear Of
the establishment ot = monarchy IN Brazil;
He o"a NO, s9y that the Msa
the isIsn:l Of s. G.si,arias, off ria: ani Lsd
Minister MenIonca had no fear that the rev.
tnrea ha h"S Wond not the rsnu
America i he CAPTURED II r NrT York h mon
the individual States have much r1wer and
have charge. ton certain cxtant, OF their own
prospecting, and the people were well satisfied
One, great trouble with the Government in
n mns en- Wh iey reverb
he snd. some Of the Generals do; and then
they ere SSartnred and sent np tr r,vo AmaSna
done; Then they go of and raise another row.
without mercy. What do / mean by that
Why they will be sent to the military courts
and tried. Di course uOn know what VIII
lie done with them. But ! believe in putting
down rerolutiOns."
The Minister sn!d he had almost daily cables
from the Government ut Rio. He said that
MeIio was in q bad way. his most important
vessel being severely crippled.
New York feet are the CD. the Brittania the
Destroyer. the Jnveline. the Feiseen. and the
Yarrow torpedo boat. which Is on the way
from England He said it was not intended
to get any, more boats. He could not tell whom
they would sail. All the contracts called for
the work to DO completed on the 18th. but he
had left ali the arrangements TO his agents In
Now York and frequent changes were made
in the plans. which DELAYED the work.
The Minister was asked how the vessels
would get to Brazil and how they were to be
They will not fly tho American flag. They
will sail from New York under the brazilian
flag for some port in Brazil which ! cannot
tell. and will probably meet the corvettes in
the Republlca Will they fight? They are not
going "a lighting ships and there IL little
expectation Of their fighting or meeting Mello.
Hut IL they do 1t will be like y man in n corner
with q cane In his hand, lie isn't there to
self or course. II Mello got tho ships tho loss
would DO BrazIl's.
Il want TO speak about the enlstIng. The
crews are going rs crews Of merchant vessels
until they are put under military commanders
We nre not getting fighting crews. We are
simply getting merchant crews. with. OF
course. men to attend to the machinery. No.
we are not shipping gnnners or lighting men."
But il you haven't men for tho guns how
oh. well. az course. the vessels can defend
seventeen and eighteen knots. and Meilo's
ship, can't catch them. We are not promising
liz, IV..