Evening journal., 1893-11-08
KNOWLES UNDER FIRE.
Unable to Get Away From
Brazil Because of the Blockade
ADMIRAL MBLLowAITs FOR FAMINE

IEyAnk 10 "a AnN W.
the Masses PreJudiced Against the
President.
While every body in Wilmington reads.
with more or less interest, the cable
grams telling of Admiral Mello's rebellion
against the republic Of Brazil, few have
thought that Wilmington boy has been
in and around Rio Janeiro much Of the
time, an eyewitness TO part Of the strug-
gle and subjected to many of the incon-
veniences arising from it.
On July Z, George Gray Knowles, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. James Gray Knowles, Of |
No. SOC West street, sailed flom Harlan
and Hollingsworths yards on the bark
Alexander Black. The vessel was laden |
with cars for the Brazilian Government,
and young Mr.. Knowles went as a pas
senger to see the South American re-
public in all the glory Of its infancy.
The bark had long but prosperous
voyage, and since her arrival at Rio
Janeiro Mr.. Knowles has had ample op
portunity to study Brazil and has doubt
less come to the conclusion Of another
and more distinguished traveller, that
the only thing raised in'South American
republics is HI. and they have two or
three crops OF it every year.
Through the courtesy of the young
mans parents the following extracts are
taken from private letters received by
members of the family.
The Arrival in Brazil.
ERODE JANEIRO, Aug. 30
"Well, here l am at last. Have just
passed the customs, which were very
difficult and exciting-no duties levied,
but much jabbering and gesticulating.
My log book is complete up to Monday
night last, so will refer you to that in all
its detail. Tuesday morning the customs
tug came alongside, and IN few moments
the doctor and his squad. We were all
right; and, in few minutes after, the
captain and were in the gig on our way
ashore.
81 first went to the American consul
and presented the letter from Mr..
Gresham, which Senator Gray so kindly
procured for me, and there got batch Of
letters. At the bankers got another
batch and went back to the consul's
office and read them. ! presented my
letter Of introduction, which Mr.. Horace
Cause had given me, to the consignees OF
our cargo, and, never in my whole life
have been treated vi tn more cordially
The Bullets OF RevoIutionists.
YESTERDAY D. m ! met Mr.. Giilespi'
and We took the queer little ferry boat
which takes us over to Nictheroy, a
suburb Of Rio. Three Englishmen, al
bachelors, keep house over on the noun
tain side, in what / now consider taIs-
disc. We walked through the quee
, crooked streets up the mountain-pasi
/ the Presidents house. riddled by thu
bullets of the revolution last fall-uI
steps crooked and twisting; when, all o
a sudden, the most beautiful scene pre-.
sented itself to my eyes. Far of in tn
. distance were the forts we bad passed
on our way into the harbOr. Far out t
sea more ships could be seen. On al
= sides we were surrounded by lofty palm
and cocoanut trees, with the cotfe
bushes making a dense shrubbery aroun'
Z us. In the midst Of all this was th
!, little adobe house. one.story, such a
q You saw in Mexico, l presume. It ha'
= four bed .rooms-two opening into tn
library; two into the dining roOm-be
ing at each end of the house and tn
living rooms in the middle.
Spring Water vs.. BraoIsish stuff.
"They gave me easy fannels and shoe
for had intended going back 70 til
ship for dinner-and supplemented theI
= with plenty Of cigarettes and cold sprin
water-a very welcome beverage afte
- fifty two days of brackish stuff. Pres
. emily the other two men came up bring
~ ing gentleman with them to dinns
> He lives Just at the base of the mountai
:, with his mother and sster-all Englisl
ID Of course. He had brought up some d.
, licious celery of his small farm. and in
- little while dinner was in full bias
y which 1 met and vanquished In tru
% Homeric style. After dinner we plaYe
- 'Knap' and retired early, as the sunri.
.e awakens us all in this country. Io
~ should engage in business down here.
= might result in your being happy in IL
thought of my early rising.
D. 1--WE took a fine shower bath ne'
morning and breakfasted on eggs al
or coffee The latter is delicious-stron
but weakened with boiled milk al
as water Then we descended the hill
ce the ferry, and after crossing I got
;s. couple of men TO take me down to Il
st bank, and here | am.
he Rio is Rather Dirty.
ne $50 far l am delighted to be hel
80. JnOugn the city Is fhlutf ulfly.
- streets are narrow, but the novelty a
ef originality have attractions.
.er visits a Former wiImingtonIan.
Id. RIO DE JANRIRo, Aug 81.
ill -"Yesterday p m. / met Mr.. EwiT
ir. the representative of lowering & @
here in Rio, and went, by previous {
III gagement. with him out to his home
IN Petropolis. mountain town about fol
nd miles from here Mr. Ewing. you m
ic- perhaps know, married Miss Myra Rob
i've son, Of Wilmington, whom ! found
3ed most charming hostess in their lit
home on the mountains. One SOD, G
we don, sged years, brings daily JOY to
ng hearts Of the couple l returned to
200 next morning, taking thu train down
lr- mountain side The journey occup
ext about two hours and half by boat.
AXE rest by rail You can't imagine WI
cy this glimpse into home once more is
me- So far, l have not spent a night
Rio am going out to visit cotton n
III here in a few days. Straw hats are
.oS exactly de Tigeur as yet, but my br'
-. expanse will set them going.
hAt ono arrival was dnlV Eprall