The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-02-08

Rio Janiero, Jan. 12.-[Copyrighted,
1894. by the Associated Press 1.-The COM
parative quiet which has prevailed here.
for ten days, was interrupted yesterday
by an encounter between the Aquidaban
and the forts followed by an attack
by the rebel heet and the batteries
upon the shore in defense of the city
Later in the day, another fight took
place at Santa Anna and Porta da
Areia.
All the fighting, however, only re-
suited in killing four men and NOR
tally wounding the fifth. The loss the
rebels sustained is not known. The
arrival of the Aquidaban was some
thing of a surprise to all. Under the
cover of a fog, the Aquidaban approach
ed and was almost under the shadow
of Fort Santa Cruz before she was
seen. This was at APO a. m. instantly,
firing began from Fort Santa Cruz and
a moment later Fort St John joined
in the fight. Little Fort Lage, further
inside the bay, also sent her quota to
increase the hail of missiles which rat
tied around the Aquidaban. At that
range, however, not a shot reached its
mark, and without deigning to reply,
the big black ship passed silently on
into the narrow channel between the
fortresses further on. Fort Santa Cruz,
that was not three hundred yards away
from the Aquidaban, worked her guns
furiously, sending a plunging fire down
upon the decks of the warship. The
ST. John, a mile away, sent the heaviest
projectile against the rebel ships broad
side, While Fort Lage swept her decks
with ralling fire. The ship could
hardly be subjected to a more severe
test, and the Aquidaban was apparently
uninJured. For half an hour, the fight
continued until the Aquidaban dropped
anchor alongside the Tamandaco, out
of range of all the hostile batteries
Perhaps 300 shots had been fired at
ranges of 500 yards to two miles, with
guns of from nine calibre down to six
Founders, yet there was absolutely no
damage done. The Aquidaban though
struck heavily several times, was prac-
t1cally unhurt, while not a single shot
either from her batteries or from Fort
Villegaignon struck any one of the
government forts. Later, the GUIANA
bara, one of the rebel torpedo cruisers
opened fire at 5:35 a. m, on the shore
batteries erected to protect the Gus
tom house. Later Cobras Island and
the cruiser Trajano joined the GUIANA
bara, and still later the Libertad, with
Da Gama's flag flying, also came into
action. The latter, however, contented
herself with firing three heavy projec-
tiles, which passed over the shore de-
lenses and buried themselves in the
heart of the city.
The only fatalities reported were
caused by the explosion in the city of a
heavy shell fired by the Guanabara.,
which killed four men, namely, Pedre
Mainetti, policeman; Manuel DeJesus
Gadarela, a shoemaker; America Du-
arte. an apothecary; Manuel Gonzalez
DeSilvama., a medical student.
The fire ceased after a while, only to
be renewed at p. m. against Santa
Anna and Porta da Areia, where it
was replied to by the batteries there
and at Madame and Donvelho. The
action was desultory, little damage
being done.
Later in the evening. a few more
shots were fired into the city and an
unknown man was badly injured.
Contre Admiral Julio de Novouha has
assumed command of the government S
naval forces here and elsewhere.