Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-02-18
copricAt. Issi. sy h. A.soeiai,a 20.


Rio DE JANERo, February H.
There wereforty-fve deaths here yes
terday from yellow Fever, and fifteen
deaths from other fevers.
The United States cruiser New York
has gone TO sea suddenly. II is expect
ed that she is tainted with fever. The
United States cruiser Detroit, left here
a week ago in order 10 look into the
state OF affairs at Santos. Paransgua
and Desterro. She had no fever on
board when she left this port.
There are only seven foreign warships
here al present and there is little doing.
There is absolutely no truth in the
sensational report circulated TO the eff
feet that one Of the rebel warships re-
Gently fred on the steam launch belong
ing TO the United States cruiser New
ark.
The spread OF yellow fever is causing
much alarm among Ia foreign popula-
tion, as OF those who die usually two
thirds are foreigners, and three-quart-
ers Of those who die are men.
The Santuit, the steamship command
ed by Captain Sturges, which arrived at
Pernambuco on January 90. towing the
Brazilian torpedo boat, PirAtng, form
erly the Destroyer, arrived here during
the past night with 270 passengers on
5oard.
CONSIDERABLE CURIOSITY
as we'll as astonishmont has been ex-
pres sed at the fact that the much talked
OF cruisers NictheroY and America, 1T
ted out in New York, have been SO - q.
active. People expected the Ms "a
especially to. do something !, coiisnvrio
with her dynamite gun and Sn VaiiiviAil
did nothing but cruise outsldec, katinss
nambuco, and recently. made 10. 80
the report was circulated thappor---
were dissensions among her ere tpn.
that the dynamite gun was uselesslis whu
The Associated Press correspol danger
has investigated the inactppropriated
Peixoto fleet with the result latal y n.2r.tta
obtained the following statensiAosgd go
In the frst place the NichtnefUy
never intended TO engage the Aqulda-
ban, and when II was reported that the
Repubica and Aquldaban had started
in search OF the Nictheroy, the latter
vessel was ready TO do some good steam
ing ia some direction which would sep-
arate her from the insurgent ships as
much as possible. The following Is the
plan OF operations which was mapped
out for the NictherOy, In New York,
between the Dynamite Gun Companys
people and the representatives OF the
Brazilian government
A perfect map or chart OF the haroor
OF Rio de Janeiro was carefully meas
ured and divided up into ranges for the
dynamite guns proiectiles. The Nicthe-
roy was 10 20 TO the entrance OF the
harbor OF Rio de Janeiro and from be-
hind those entrances, protected from
attack by the guns OF tho forts at the
entrance, was TO have hurled her huge
dynamite shells into Fort VillegaIgnon,
situated on the island, which has proved
OF such great assistance 10 the insur-
gents. After Fort Vlllegaignon had
been sIenced, according 70 the plans,
the Nlctheroy was TO have entered the
oay and 10 have taken up position
BEHIND FORT vILLEGAIsSoN
and from there. safe from the Gre ofithe
rebel ships, she was TO havo sent her
dynamite missiles into the enemys
feet. But the facility with which the
Aanidaban and the Republics left the
harbor OF Rio De Janeiro, thus demon
stratlng the very weak nature OF tho
fire which the entrance forts could d.
rect upon a man-of-Uar, changed these
plans and the Nlctheroy was TO have
sailed for Desterro, the southern
stronghold OF the insurgents, with the
intention OF dynamltlnR that place into
sublectlon. This last plan might have
been carried out before this had II not
bean for the fact that the Peiroto feet
has been lying at Pernam0ucO and
more recently, at Bahia anIlously walt
ing fora supply Of ammunition for its
powder guns. The vessels were fitted
so hastily in New York and there was
so much anxiety TO get them south that
only very small supply Of AMMUNITION
for the powder guns was taken on
hoard. Il being understood that the
remainder was TO follow promptly; ont'
IL seems. the company which was 10
furnish the ammunition did not
keep 70 its contract and the Nictheroy,
America and other vessels OF the Pei1-
oto aeef have been far from ready 20
engage the enemy, fact which might
have been valuable 10 tho insurgents
had Il leaked out before this. 10 order
to conceal the true state or Affairs, re-
ports were spfeAu tneb shS no" - iHte''o
were Awaiting the arrival OF the Ter
man torpedo boats, etc, that there
werddisssnsions among the crews, and
that the dynamite gun was outof order
and practically useless owing 20 the
fat that the BrazilIanS were unable 70
York It.
] TIE ASSOCIATED PRESS CORES
POSDEST,
however, IS assured that the dynamite
gun Is In perfect working condition at
present aud that both the NictheroJ
and America have crews sufficient 70
fight the two vessels. There was some
leakage 10 some Of the supply pipes OF
the dynamite gun, when IL was tried,
after leaving New York; bat these de-
fects. due 70 the basty manner In which
the cruiser was fitted out, have besn
remedied and the dynamite gan CON-
uayy has on board the Nlctheroy. a.
pr Sent, en- expert handler Of dynamite
s. who pgopouDces his wespon %
- - i effective condition.
this time, the Elctheroy
-@ceivod their sup
'or the nowder
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