The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-15
THE FALL OF DA CANA
Rsa Ftstsres OF he and The Harber In the
Last Days of the Revolt.
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Pee Fistsvss OF Rie sna The Harber In the
Last Days OF the Revolt.
oepyrteM 1894 BY Ne U.asd Pres.
RIO DE JANErRo. March 1.-THE revolt OF the
Brazilian navy in the bay OF Rio Janeiro ende
- Il began and was carried on-in q farce.
The Governments feet having arrived OF the
mouth OF the hsrbor. . decree was printed In
the Dia''io. the Official gazette. saying that on
Tuesday. March Is. at noon. the final attack
gin.
On the morning OF the 18th. which was Mon
dAy. the dailies Of tho city reprinted this no
tice. and thus the public learned about the
matter. Tho merchant ships had. therefore.
only about thirty hours notice. instead of
forty-eighe 10 vhish they we're entitled. By
The aid Of Admiral Bsnham al American ships
cot out OF the way. but the British war ships
refused 20 aid their mercantile confrerss. and
about atty such vessels remained In . danger
ous locality.
Meantime people living-on the waterfront
region made haste to move away because the
bombasdment Of the city By the rebel ships
was considered inevitable. The Government
had provided barracks and plain food for the
poor In safe suburbs. and to these the people
were bound. The street cars became loaded
with women. babies. and bedding. Lines Of
mule carts loaded In like fashion passed
through the streets. while men with huge bun
dies on their heads and followed By their lam
lies we're seen everywhere In the main thor
oughiareA Their chatter filled the air
- they and their loads covered the
pavemsnts. but It II fact that good humor
and Joking and laughing prevailed every
where. and not . dozen cases OF disorderly
conduct were noted In the whole city of nearly
ahAf million offpeopls. Many went to the
hilltops from which the bay could be seen.
instead Of to the Government barracks. and
there eamped In the open air on vacant plots
or In httls-ussd streets or lanes. As forest
covers good part Of each hill. plenty OF dry
sucks for nres could DO had. and the hiIltops
that night presented such views a. those
Americans saw who were around the verge Of
Oklahoma Just before It was opened for settle
nsnt Tho morning Of the 18th found the
business part Of the city almost wholly de-
serted Only few restaurants and groceries
remained open. and these we're closed before
noon. The street cars were stopped By IL 80
o'clock. and thereafter only here and there
man-presumably q policeman In plain clothes
could DO seen In the lower streets.
People In Rio for the most part eat their
breakfast between II and 12S o'clock. It's
sale to SAY that at every breakfast table in
Mo on March - the chief. II not the sole topic
Of conversation. was the probability OF the
oossrnment beginning the so-eallsd nnal at
uskon the rebels st noon. It Il ct least not un-
safe tosaJ that at nins-tenths OF the tables the
opinion expressed was that the bombardmsnt
would DO postponed Nevertheless. as the clock
hsnds became vertical over the hour Of IL .
srsAt gun doomed from Santa Cruz and shell
new through the air and landed on the VILE
EAEnon, where 1t exploded and threw red
aoud OF briekdust into the air. Two more
auhs followed from the same fort. Then LARe.
me little AFFAIR that resembles Lafayette in
AsE York harbor took up the strain. while
o. John GroAgato. Nlothsroy. and ArmAeao
'ssAn their work In rapid succession.
CLIMBING THE HmLToFs TO GEE.
breakfasts were hastily finished after that
ana people already on the hilltops soon had
uelr attention diverted from the firing to the
9oSds OF people that came from no one could
NJ where and tollsd up the steep streets and
ts'hs to places overlooking the bay. However.
~ no one suppose that It was the nring
ahs forts that drew the crowds up the hill
Hos& For more than ak months the
S snas Of cannon from the Government forts at
'MssAignon and fof four months at OObras
s.d been matter Of almost daily oeeurronesI
.sopls had watched the puifs OF smoke and
sAAAss Of lame At the forts. with the splash
soi the water about the targets aimed at
sa'l the spectacle had DAled. They had seen
gunner improve until two shots out OF
'ss landed on the target i've aeTss or more
sts And even that had pallsd. But now
aoFsrnment nsst. the torpedo boats from
n@Any' the Aurora from England and. more
TpoHant than All the rest combined. the
SAes coaster Cid. with her air gun capable
ufhng quarter 81 . ton Of dynGmits
Tough the air. lsy iust outside the hsEb0F.
ooHeardnsnt Of VillsgsignOR and Co
vas tolerated a. = bad overture before
seaf'Ain rises on = much advertised play on
hight What the people had climbed
Ai.is 10 see vas the play the new fisst was
mas with the Cld's dynamite qua east Gs
an hour or so the bAss-drum-liks solo
overture dragged slowly on. and then
~ ial- fhls Sas followed b. tAs night
Ee tugs from hOeaRgue and Wanna
s@rsaaE the insuFGsnts Who