The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-31
PLANNING TO BLOW UP MELLO
TWO FLEETS TO Alta OK BRAZIL's M
SURGEST ADMIRAL.
FL tia. Ericsson's Destroyer. and tho Yacht
Feisecn to Hurl Dynamite AVID Torpedoes
Against IIim-Othcr Vessels Purchased.

FL tia. Ericsson'. Destroyer. aud tho Yacht
Feisecn to Hurl Dynamite AVID Torpedoes
Against IIim-Other Vessels Purchased.
The plans OF the Brazilian Government to
subduo the insuraent Admiral Mello. who has
control o. the Brazilian navy. became known
in part in New York yesterday. According to
the information obtained two fleets will pro-
coed against Admiral Mello.
One. composed OF the ironclad Riach uelo and
the cruiser BENJAMIN Constant. both now In
Toulon harbor in Franco. and an English war
ship which has been purchased by the Arm
strongs will sail from the other side under
command OF Admiral Maturity OF the Brazilian
navy, who came to this country to visit the
Worlds Fair TIL, second fleet will be COM
posed of the Morgan line steamer Ell Cid re-
Gently purchased by the firm of Chas. II. Flint K
Co. the Ericsson torpedo boat Destroyer. the
steam yacht Feiseen. now being transformed
into torpedo boat. and torpedo boat built
by the firm OF Yarrow OF Eng land and recently
bought from them. The second fleet il en-
pccted to sail from New York about Nov. II.
and will be com manded by an officer yet to be
named.
hundred men from the Morgan Iron Works
OF this city were at work on Ell Cid yesterday
in the Erie Basin. The ship was tied up next
to the dry dock. AMI she will enter 1t as
soon rs the Chalmette OF the Morgan line
leaves. probably either to- day or to-mor-
row. She is to be fitted out with 43-ton
dynamite gun which can throw a 800 pound
projectile This is to be mounted on the main
deck Just forward Of the pilot house. A circle
twenty six feet In diameter was being cut yes
terday through the steel beams OF tho hurri-
cane deck to allow for the sweep OF the dyna-
mite gun. The gun will have u sweep OF
go degrees. 40 degrees aft on the
port and the same on the starboard side. Be-
low on the main deck holes were being drilled
to permit the building Of heavy platform
four feet high OF llfteen nch tim bers. on which
the carriage Of the gun will be mounted.
The gun when mounted will revolve at .
slight elevation above the hurricane deck.
To help support the weight Of the gun and its
carriage extra steel stanchions will be placed
under the main deck.
The dynamite gun Is to be the strongest
weapon Of offence on the cruiser Ell Cid. In
addition. she will be armed with two 49, pound
guns mounted forward on the hurricane deck
1"s 'Rs SspSHna DECK She win ait aso
carry some .G-pounders mounted on the
NAN deck and four HoTei auto to- mobile tor
and two mounted forward on tho main deck.
Only the preliminary work Is now being
Works at the foot Of East Ninth street. where
She will not be armored at oil. but, her engines
and machinery will he protected By her coal.
cf9 ssss Fl I'd will be able to run
eighteen knots; She was built with view to
such use A. :; she Is being pnt to now it being
her into q cruiser. In the same way that tho
English Government can call for some OF the
The destroyer leaves Newport to-day. and is
expected at the Erie Basin Tomorrow, where
shp will into the dry dock and he plnanel
for her voyage to Brazil Yesterday the expert
ments which the Government has, been max
DO I nets ct W. were ended. e'''a p''.'' .o''
Tho Destroyer was purchased by the Flints
witch H e. s Bushnell Is Wee presiient at IS
Bros,diway; The; The DESTROYER, embodss the
by r. tassos who was his assistant She is
eighties: Her main feature is a 1G-inch gun
mounted. in her, bow. eight feet below the
w wsish A i525 poands. II feet inches
long IL inches in diameter and containing
tire Of the projeetile is a pilot shell which is
detachable. and the object Of which is to open
breach OF ske through
At a Government test OF twenty shots, fired
at n distance OF 900 feet. 1t was found that A.
mark. Mr.; Bushnell stated that tho gun aud
an projectiles were yer. owned blythe Government.
which nuu SOU tHsm W TIC IlHlH
III Cid will carry the steam yacht Feiseen.
designed by Gardner & Mosher. and said to
have IL speed OF twepty-seyen knots The
boat at the yard OF A. T. Wood * Sons at
City Point. She is rs feet long. 8 feet 81
inches beam. aud has drauEht of 3 feet 4
inches. She has q displacement OF 10 ton =.
She has 800 horse power. and her propeller IS
capable OF making $50 revolutions a minute.
Her propeller. shaft and rudder are OF Tobin
bronze. Her hull is double planked with ma
hOgany
She is to he armed with Howell torpedo
tube placed forward on tine deck. and In adj
dition will carry n one-pound Hotchkiss gun
aft and a machine gun on her coming tower.
which will be OF '.-inch armor. and is to take
the place of her pilot house. Her cabin Is to
be taken off. and raised steel deck built over
her engine room. Provision will be made for
her to carry small arms.
In consequence Of the added weight and to
maintain her equilibrium her bow. Will be
heightened seven feet She Is to be delivered
aboard FL Cid by Nov II. She will go to Brazil
The Yarrow torpedo boat will reach New
York on Nov. Il. and will be brought here on
an ocean liner.
It was learned yesterday that some time ago
Representatives OF the brazilian Government
Mail line, which have been tied pp IN the Erie
tho Flints have an option on oil Ave-. 1t Is
probable that they will be purchased for use
In the war.
Admiral Maturity returns from Chicago this
week. and is expected to sail for Europe in
fIyp