New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-31

where she will take complement Of projectles
on board and then be towed TO the brazilian
coast. The devices for towing Aer safely VIII De
of an extremely complicated character. She VIII
have a harness around her similar to that USED
when she was lowed from this city to Newport
The only fear of those who have charge of the
formation of the Brazilian Navy is that
storm may strike the Destroyer before she gets by
Cape Hatteras. The Destroyer is too big TO be
taken on the deck of steamer, and is hardly
large enough to weather such gales and seas as
may be looked for off the Carolina coast at this
season Of the year If Hatteras is once passed, the
agents of the Brazilian Government are confident
that there will be no further trouble.
Charles r. Flint & Co. purchased the Destroyer
for the Brazilian Government She will be towed
down as far as Para by of the ships which
bring up rubber this firm. The new Brazilian
fleet will assemble at either Para or Pernambuco
The fast steam yachts Feiseen and Javelin have
been bought and will be transformed INTO torpeao
The b esee oe Is at city an
Of her pilot-hous4. The gavelin is, or was, the
extraordinary speed and was built by the HERES
hoffs She, also, will be fitted with torpedo TUBE
Brazi The Feiseen viii go down on the deck OF
Ell Cid. If the purchase of the steamer nj no
will be. the Javelin will. is at present ar
ranged be taken down on her decks. The Feiseen
The steamer FL cid was towed TO the Erie
Basin yesterday afternoon and placed IN dTydoGK c
mounting Of her dynamite and Hotchklss guns. -,
The Is Sn of G 4ee that IL to was 1e TO have
placed at Sandy Hook for the protection OF New
ment made a contract with the Pneumatic Torpedo
Company for six of the so-caed dynamite guns:
t tSs OF ne the Three of the
for San Sy and I r be IN pa 6fec e
for Sandy Hook, and We're to be mounted by jan Jan,
uary q @ ne single nT gun %ss
was known as the Zalinski gun; the other hye had
been FASTENED on them. and the Sandy Hook bat
terry practically complete and was to have
the facts that the contract had yet two months
to p and S.t Hs E 20 C bss s s % PRE- @ fine
ished 81 gGns and Rpy its place wn
plying this last deficiency by building a new gun.
TO do this Will reSuire only three months so that
viii be Allied in good time
full sssSr9r The Of T h sand Heck Ss
teen-inch guns. were expected to be able TO throw
nifty pounds OF dynamite as far Coney Island
Wafer 70 channel around the HSok part Oh '"e 'e
Thus the fleet which will 60 in by the towering
feet under Admiral Meo viii consist st of II cid
FL RE the Des tS oy yhe TTGn
Constant and Rchueala. The Constant and Rich
ueaa are nov at Tonlon Franc ready to
Mauritz. They will meet the feet from this country
o Ro sn.o & santa h
entrance Of the hsrbor Of RIO has been senced
by the Meet or Adrnlral MellO, Dut not captured.
The garrison Is neutral and awaiting the
outcome of events AS soon as the loyal fleet APP
pears there is little doubt but that the guns Of
Santa Cruz will open on the side Of the Govern
ment again.
The Feiseen will have, beside her torpedo tube
one rapid-hre Hotchkiss and one machine gun on
board. The Javelin will be similarly armed 1t is
the general opinion among those merchants who
do business with South America that the success
OF Admiral Mello means the restoration OF the
house of BraganZa the throne Of Brazil, and
that the influence of European nations is being
exerted In Mellos behalf. The Princess Isabella.
n Dom hei q
the fallen crown OF the Brazils and It Is she whom
the guns OF Admiral Mello would seek TO restore.