The evening world., 1893-11-02
CASTILLO IS DELAYED
Steamer Bearing Brazil's Agent
Fouled a Buoy in the Channel.
The Vessel Forced to Put Back for
Repairs 10 Ter Propeller.
Prospects for q Naval Battle on
Sandy Hook.

Antonio A.. de Castillo. Consul-Gen-
eral from Brazil to New York, who left
for Pernambuco yesterday. presumably
on an important mission with regard to
the formation of a navy for President
Peixoto's Government, will be delayed
one day. or possibly more, by an &C.
cident to the steamer Wordsworth.
The Wordsworth. as stated in 1.-THE
Evening World" yesterday, left her
dock in Brooklyn at $3.50 yesterday, with
Castillo and twelve other passengers on
board.
At 5.45 she ran over the black buoy in
the main ship cham and fouled her
propeller.
She returned this morning and an
Rusk & Jevons, were notified and sent
down one Of their tugs With Marine
Superintendent. Capt. Denning, on
beard.
-, is believed a portion of the ,moorlng
chain of the buoy is entangled in the
screw. Pilot Phillip had Just left the
ship when the accident occurred.
since Consul Castillo left SO quietly
on the Wordsworth It is reported that
she has been purchased by representa-
lives Of PeiXoto, and that Castillo. who
dent: is effecting the transfer:
1t is argued that Peixoto will endeavor
to get vessels near at la without at
tracing attention. If the W~ordsworth
ready to join In the attack When I'll cid
a BrnS6i,c or If pr nsGiddssSpry Ad f9llpT usI e the
Ctildi,t '""' Sp N'' '
II is known that Castillo had been
in frequent communication with Flint
4 %. before he went on board the
Wordsworth, and this fact, in connection
with the efforts he made to depart Sc
cretly, gives color to the report that the
Wordsworth is to become a vessel of
war.
Busk & Jevons to-day denied that the
Wordsworth had been sold, but then 1t
was also denied that Ell Cid had been
purchased. and u denials, even at the
expense of truth, are considered hon
orable in warfare. .
The agents also contradicted a repor
that there are arms on board the Words
worth for PeiXoto's Government.
They admitted, however, that weapons
might, be struggled on board without
The most Interesting phase of the
Brazilian trouble to New Workers is the
gossibility Of a naval conflict off Sandy
Hook; Mello has watchful agents In
posted on the transformation of Ell Cid.
They, in turn. notify him as the work
progresses.
miral will send his warship Republica
or some other warship. TO intercept
FL Cid as soon as she gets beyond the
thres-mile limit from Sandy Hook, If
take place at New York's very gate.
Some color is given to his rumor by
the statement that Mello,s agents In this
several large %tugboats. These, 1t Is said,
are to be utilized as rams to assist the
Republica in her prospective battle with
6pat "a 9 anon as the vessels DaSS the pre-
scribed limit.
Following upon this comes the state
ment that Messrs. Flint & Co. may pre-,
vent such an encounter by sending ll
Cid and Other newly purchased vessels
to Brazil under the protection of the
American flag.
lean firm, the formal transfer to the
Brazilian Government may be purposely
delayed until the vessels are safely
within As ibse the p hape9r OF ~ Fi T, Ge 'sne co. an
American corporation. the vessels would
he entitled to Uncle. Sans protection
until they are officially made the prop
these vessels while flying the American
nag would be nothing less than piracy,
and In this event Uncle Sam would be
In such an event matters would be made
miral.
Meanwhile, pending any definite infor-
IN IN |S' 81 iiNN'i-
tons. the prospects for an encounter on
Sandy Hook at this stage of the South
American revolution may be considered
good.
y; P. .Lassoe, who was associated
with Ericsson in perfecting the De-
stroyer and who is one of the ~legatees
Ing that he would use every legal means
possible to prevent the Destroyer from
going to Brazil under the option held
by Charles Il. Flint & Co.
NJ 7 n aGnn nn1lAI fhlG n Fni an HE
Phenlx Building. Brooklyn, and in
StrGcted him to look up the law with a
gains Pr any get further 0 proee sn is'I iooki0g
to the sale OF the Destroyer.
II shall not allow the Destroyer to
20 on such a FOOLS errand If l can help
There is no reason why the tests
required by Flint & Co. cannot be con-
Quoted here. 1t is not fair, that the yes,
sci be sent a voyage which in my mind
she could not make.
The Destroyer can only. carry enough
soaI 10 run her, tWenty-four hours at
speed, She was built for harbor work,
sue, She would go to the bottom long
before she reached her destination.
towSd course h would have to be
slois chance reach Brazil It is not
MeIlo would be Ignorant OF her arrival,
',vUbouiu soon settle ner cast,
Where would We come In for u
Money zone then? There is no doubt that
nieiio has agents here who keep him
ihtqrmed OF all that goes on.
!, besldes. there are only three men
Destroyer.
4. ,Ihey are Capt. G. A. Converse, who
W " |" Ghairse of the torpedo station; Mr..
iron Department Of the Bethlehem
aTnh Steel Works. and myself. /
in" pretty sure neither of us would go
cou,S1 er, Her complicated machinery
SoxSiu not De managed by a novice"
~Allhough there are %nunberless rumors
~ 70 the transae tions ~ Cha yl~s n