The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-18
RIO And HER Two FOES.
The Work Of the Fever More Deadly
Than That Of Da Gama'S Guns.

Forty-five Deaths From Yellow Jack
And 10 From Other Fevers-The In
activity of Peixoto's American
Cruisers Attributed to a Lack of
Ammunition - Only One Vessel of
the American Squadron Left Inside
the Harbor.
Copyright, 1884, b the United Press)
Rio Janeiro, Feb. 1.-THE American
warships New York and Charleston left
the harbor to-day for the purpose OF pro-
tecting their crews from contracting yel-
low fever. They will anchor at some
convenient point not far from the en-
trance of the harbor that is within easy
communication with the city.
The cruiser San Francisco remains at
her usual anchorage.
The vessels of the American feet will
take turns in doing harbor duty.
ANOTHER AMERICAN FIRED ON,
Capt, Sturgis, of the American steamer
Santuit, which towed the Pirate to
Brazil from New York, was fired upon by
the insurgents as he was coming ashore
this morning in small boat The insur-
gents, 1t is said, did not know that his
was an American boat, as she carried no
flag by which she could be distinguished.
THE DEATHS IN THE CITY.
Copyrighted 1894 by the Southern Asso-
ciated Press)
Rio Janeiro. Feb 17.-There were forty
five deaths here yesterday from yellow
fever and fifteen deaths from other fevers.
The United States cruiser New York has
gone to sea suddenly. It is suspected
that she is tainted with fever. The
United States cruiser Detroit left here
fnvn a in 1rrAa Il, 80 A.
state Of affairs at Santos, Paranagua and
Desterro. She had no fever on board
when she left port. There are
only seven foreigns warships here at
present and there is little doing. The
spread of yellow fever is causing much
alarm among the foreign population, as
OF those who die, usually two-thirds are
foreigners, and three-fourths of those
who die are mere children; and paupers
also add considerably to the death list.
The Santuit, the steamship commanded
by Capt. Sturges, who arrived at Per-
nambuco on Jan. 20 towing the Brazil
torpedo boat Pirating, formerly the
Destroyer, arrived here during the past
night, with 27O passengers on board.
INACTIVITY OF THE CRUISERS.
Considerable curiosity as well as aston
ishment has been expressed that the
much talked of cruisers Nictheroy and
America have been so inactive.
People expected the Nictheroy, espe-
cially, to do something startling with her
dynamite gun and when she did nothing
but cruise outside of Pernambuco, and re-
Gently made for Bahia, the report was
circulated that there were dissen-
sions among her crew and that the dyna-
mite gun was useless.
The following statements are from a
person who should undoubtedly be able to
tell the true story of the affair. Yhe
Nictheroy never intended to engage the
Aquidaban, and when it was reported
that the Republica and Aquidaban had
started in search of the Nictheroy, the
latter vessel was ready to do some good
running,
THE PLAN OF OPERATION.
The following is the plan of the opera
tion which was mapped out for the Mic
theroy in New York, between the dyna-
mite gun company's people and the
representatives of the Brazilian govern
ment A perfect chart of the harbor
of Rio was carefully measured and
divided up into ranges for the dynamite
guns projectlles. The Nictheroy was to 90
to the entrance of the harbor of Rio and
from behind those entrances, protected
from attack by the guns of the forts, was
to have hurled her huge dynamite shells
island, which has proved of such great as
sistance to the insurgents. But the IA
cility with which the Aquidaban and
the Republica left the harbor of Rio
demonstrated the very weak nature of
the fire which the entrance forts could
direct upon a man-of-war, and changed
these plans; and the Nictheroy was to
have sailed for Desterro, the southern
stronghold of the insurgents. with the in
for sIpp fn Il dryr,a 10 f1,nN
lection.
SHORT OF AMMUNITION.
That last plan might have been carried
out before had it not been for the fact that
the Peixoto feet is anxiously waiting for
a supply of ammunition for it's power
guns. The vessels were fitted out so
hastily in New York, and there was so
much anxiety to getSthem south that only
very small supply of ammunition for
the power guns was taken
on board, it being generally
understood that the remainder was
to follow promptly. The company which
was to furnish the ammunition did
not keep its contracts and the Nictheroy,
America and other vessels of the feet
have been far from ready to engage the
enemy. BY this time, however, the
Nictheroy and America have received
their supplies of ammunition and both
are in good fighting trim.
A BREAK IN THE COMMANDMENT,
Buenos Ayres, Feb. i7.-Advices re-
ceived to-day from Rio de Janeiro state
that the insurgent squadron in the har-
Dor there has suspended the lombard
ment. Five thousand insurgents from the
southern part of Brazil have entered
the state of Sac Paulo and
are marching in the direction
of Rio de Janeiro. They have had SOW
eral skirmishes with the government
troops and in each instance have defeated
them. President Peixoto has sent artil-
lery, infantry and volunteers to defend
the froptier of the state Of Rio.
The inhabitants OF Rio de Janeiro are
loudly demanding the cessation of nostili-
ties and the restorat tion Of peace.