The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-02-08
THE OPERA BOUFFE WAR
The Recent 'Bombardment" Of
Rio de Janeiro.
A VERY GREAT WASTE OF POWDER,

Much Firing, but Trinng Damage TO Life
or Property Cannon Balls Glanced
from the Aquidnbans Turrets Like
Peas.
NEW YORK, Feb s-The special cores
pondent of the Associated Press in Rio
Janeiro writes as follows under date of
Jan. 10;
The comparative quiet which has pre-
vailed here for ten do or more was
rudely interrupted yesterday 10y furious
encounter between the Aquidaban and
the forts, followed by an attack by the
rebel fleet and the batteries i'm their pos
session upon the shore defeuses of the
city
Later in the day another fight took
place at Santa Ana and ponas da Areia.
All the fighting, however, only resulted
in the killing of four men and the NOR
tally wounding of fifth. These were all
citizens of Rio. What loss, il any, the
rebels sustained is not known.
IL has been rumored for two days that
the Aquidaban had returned from the
north, and that after trip to Desterro
she was waiting outside for good chance
to run in. Consequently the forts, both
governme and rebel were on the qui
vive, ready to help or hinder the move
ment as opportunity offered In spite Of
| this the entry of the Aquidaban was
| something of a surprise to all
Instantly the firing began from Fort
Santa Cruz, and n 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 ratified around the daring Aquid-
aban. At that range, however, not a
shot reached its mark, and without deigu-
| ing a reply the big black ship pressed
silently on into the narrow channel be-
| tween the fortresses.
Further on Fort Santa Cruz was not
three hundred yards away from the Aquid-
aban and worked her guns furiously, send
| ing pluuging fire down upon the decks
of the warship. st. John, a mile away,
sent her heaviest proiectiles against the
| rebel ships broadside, while Fort Lage
swept her decks with a raking fire. A ship
| could hardly be subjected to a more severe
| test, and yet the Aquidaban passed rapidly
| on apparently uninjured. Such shots as
| struck her glanced from her turrets or re-
| bounded like peas from her armor. When
| just opposite Fort Santa Cruz, in the mar
| rowest and most dangerous place, she
seemed to awake. From her huge guns
fire spurted dangerously and their heavy
proiectiles rushed forth against her sides
Fort Villegaignon far up the harbor,
now came into action, and by her rapid
fire attempted to draw off attention from
the Aquidaban. For half an hour the
fight continued, until at last the Aquida
| ban dropped anchor alongside the Tam
/ ,f Of oil hAstf1, hot
teries
Then it was time to count results Per
haps 300 shots had been fired at ranges
from 800 yards to two miles Yet, so fat
as can be learned, absolutely no damage
was done
The Aquidaban, though struck severa
times, was practically unhurt while no
a single shot, either from her batteries D
from Fort Villegaignon, struck any on
of the government forts.
Later the Guanabara, one of the rebe
torpedo cruisers, opened fire on the shore
batteries erected to protect the custom
| house. This was answered from tn,
shore, but neither side seemed to do mucl
damage. A little later at Cobras IslauC
the cruiser Trajano joined the Guanabara
and still later the Libertalde, with Ad
miral da Gama's flag flying, also cam
into action. The latter, however, contenteI
herself with firing three heavy proiectiles
which lashed over the shore defeuses anC
buried themselves in the heart of the city
Ihe only fatalities reported were cause,
10y the explosion in the city of heav!
she'll fired by the Guanabara, whicI
killed four men: Pedro Mainetti, a pc
liceman Manitel de Jesus Gadarela,
shoemaker; America Duarte, an apothe
cary, and Manuel Gonsalyes de Silva,
medical student.