The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-09-15
ANOTHER ACCOUNT
OF the Bombardment-rhe Insurgents At
tamnt 70 Land Troops.

OF the Bombardmcnt-The Insurgents At
tempt to Land Troops.
BuExos AYRRs, Sept. 14.-The latest
news from the disturbed capitol OF Bra
zil, as they reach here, are about as
follows.
The ships Aquidaban, Repubiica and
Traiano yesterday made an attempt to
land soldiers and marines At Gam poa,
in the bay Of Rio, where the English
cemetery Is situated. Gamboa is little
mote than mile from the loading
grounds where foreign vessels take on
their cargoes, and is just across the bay
from Nictheroy. Its Just north Of. BIO
de Janeiro, and Is near saude. ~
The insnrgent ships are reported to
have used only small rapid fire guns in
firing upon Gamboa, and this fire is
st1pposed to have been intended more
for the purpose of covering the landing
Of the insufpent forces than as q regular
bombardment.
The rebels, It is added, have taken
prisoner the officers OF the gunboat
Alagoase, and as this message was sent,
the Insurgents were firing shell in the
direction of the arsenal with the ex-
pectation of blowingit up. The guns
on the Aquidaban thundered forth at
long range, for the rebel ships were not
foolish enough to engage the forts, and
the latter replied to the fire OF the war
vessels without apparent damage.
At night there was period Of calm,
but hostilities were expected to be re-
sumed this morning, unless come un-
derstanding could be arrived at between
the rebels and the government. The
insurgents yesterday, II is true, steamed
to . within range Of the forts
and fired a few shots In their
direction at long range, but they
did not attempt to engage the forts In
the real sense of theword. Theisounds
Of the firing reached Rio and caused
alrrm among the inhabitants. The
loss Of life, however, was insignificant
In fact, so far rs known, only one
woman, residing near the arsenal, was
killed, and she met her death through q
falling brick.
Fort Lage, known to history as the
flrst spot in the bay ever trodden by
ciyfiized man, was also treated TO o few
shells by the insurgents.
/ Fort Villaganon did most OF the re.
plying to the bombardment and the at.
tempted landing at Gamboa; but there
is no record -of the war ships having
suffered any damages from shot or
shell. Indeed, itmay be said that both
parties TO the dispute are doing Q lot OF
talking, burning a lot Of powder and
wasting some good shells for little or no
effect. Rio itself was not bombarded.
Afew stray shells fell in the city, the
result Of bad workmanship, but no
great damage was done. ..tD
The large proportion Of shells fred by
both sides seemed either 10 explode
very wide Of the mark or else they
failed 70 explode at all, but the people
OF Rio and its neiehboring villages like
the display OF fireworks, nevertheless.
The inhabitants of Rio do not sleep
with any degree Of comfort, for there Is
always a chance Of yaking,up and hnd-
ing live she'll Missing near ones bed
side. a 0
There is no doubt there are many
people on shore in sympathy with the
insurgents, for the latter seem able to
keep posted concerning all the doings
ashore. A few nights ago an attempt
was made by a small steamer Or tug
with some government arm and navy
officers on board, TO creep Up to the
ironclads at night from behind a shell
tered place near a little bay formed by
Gayia Corcoyado aud Tres IrmoGs
islands, which they had reached on the
previous night, !,
The tug had q torpedo boom rigged
out ahead and was steering quietly up
to the apparently sleeping itonclad in
the darkness when the seatchlights
were turned ON and second or 90 later
a hail Of machine bullets were flying IN
their direction. Happily for them the
aim Of the rebel sailors was very bad
and the tug geems 10 have got away
with all safe ON board.
The above Is about the situation at
Rio 90 far as known here. The gov