The evening world., 1893-10-28
LAST EDITION
BRAZIL owns FL CID.
New Owner in Possession of the
Fast Steamship.
lowed to the Erie Basin for an
0verhauling.
G. p. Huntington Denies that Ell
Rio Is Sold.

When the sun rose this morning the
Stars and Stripes were not hoisted as
usual from the flagstaff on the stern of
the steamship Ell Cid. She is no longer
an American ship. but has passed INTO
the hands of the Brazilian Government.
There was no longer any %pretense of
keeping this fact a secret aboard the
crack steamship.
All hands were busy discussing her
future mission against Admiral Mello
and his rebel fleet.
There was no formal transfer of FL
Cid from the Morgan line to the new
owners, but she passed into the hands
OF the Brazilians as soon as the last YES
tige of cargo was removed from her spa
cious hold. A Morgan line Waterman,
however, was placed aboard last night,
and this morning under direction OF capt.
Burdick, the Morgan line dock superln-
tendent, the decks were washed ana her
hold thoroughly cleaned
The REPRESENTATIVES OF the Brazilian
Government found her this morning as
clean above and below decks as the day
She was launched.
Capt. j. F. Baker, who has superseded
Capt. hawthorne in command, was aboard
bright and early, looking FL Cid over
from stem TO- stern until 10
Which was moored between the canal
boats in the slip at the foot Of Houston
cable length of Ell Cid. Another Of Mr..
Iiints guests was Admiral Maritz, OF the
Brazilian Navy. who is believed to have
r. Flint & Co. that led that firm I, pur-
cnase large quantities of arms and am
munition, as well as to buy III CD a
Lyening World.", Another gentleman.
who breakfasted aboard the ~Javelln was
Nlr; Burt, manager Of the nov detuhct
Capt. Hawthorne, who is still in the
service OF the Morgan line, although at
agent of the line, ]. p. Van Sickle. Chief
Engineer J. b. Millar remained aboard.
lie, has not decided whether or not he
7iilnn to Sw 90 to Bgraz t. says ne a0sSn !
Why should II" he said. Il am not
are here, and ther Is no need of my en-
barking nj any hazardous enterprise: 1t
will take a pretty high inducement to
Several engineers called on him aboard
FL Cid to apply for positions this morn
ing. To one Of them Mr.. Millar said:
Eel CID as Yet. In case 1 do I shall re-
tain my old force of assistants. In case
] do not. there might be a berth for you.
You naQ better GILL dRdlH'
Capt. Baker was reticent when ques-
toned as to the future movements of
his ship. Others aboard were more will
At II o'clock Ell Cid was towed to the
Erie Basin. where she will be hauled out
into the dry dock and her bottom
cleaned. She may be docked his after;
have to remain afloat until Monday. AT
ter being o~yerhaul e below the water ter
lanlya ~ tha AInr0an fr0n uynrkC nf
the foot Of East Ninth street, East
River. There she will be armed and all
necessary alteration to equip. her for
naval warfare will be made. 1t y SAID
upon.
1t has been said that she will be
and that 100 projectiles, loaded with nj:
trogelatine. have already been purchased.
This dynamite gun is said to weigh
f 1"i9 tons nn1S,r and % y 70 have TSe p eefn Hsst art at
reported to be OF the s~ub-calibre pat
tern, being smaller in diameter than
the bore Of the gun itself,
range OF nearly three and th~ree-quarter
miles, with a six-inch shell, carrying
nifty pounds of ~nitro-gelatina or dynG-
an eight-inch shell; two miles with a
ten-inch shell and 1000 yards with q pro,
jectile of full calibre. rhe external
inches, and their explosive carrying
capacity is more thar five hundred
pounds.
None of the new crew of Ell Cid came
aboard this morning. 1t Is now thought
doubtful II the vessel is named before
being ready to cav port.
1t Is rumored that the Brazilian Gov
rnmen has also purchased Ell Rio, an.
other Morgan line steamship, which is
built on practically the same lines as e
Cid. Ell Rio is nov bound from New
Orleans to this city and is due here
next Tuesday.
Mr.. C.. P. Huntington, President OF
the Southern Pacific Company, which
ing World" reporter that there was nc
truth in the report. He also denied
that any negotiations for the purchase
OF FL Rio were pending.