St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-18
SIXTY DIE FROM FEvERs.
MUCH ALARM AMONG THE FOREIGN
ERS At RIO
ON ACCOUNT OF THE sooURGE.

Copyrighted. 1904 by the Associated Press. ]
Rio DE JANEIRo, Feb. lT.-There
were,forty-fye deaths here yesterday
from yellow fever and fifteen deaths
from other fevers.
The United States cruiser New York
has gone to sea suddenly. is saS-
pected that she Is tainted with fever.
The United States cruiser Detroit left
here a week ago in order to look into
the state OF affairs at Santos, Parangua
and DeSterr0. She had no fever on
board when she left this port.
a There are only seven foreign war
ships here at present, and there is little
doing.
There is absolutely no truth in the
senSatioAal. report circulated To the
effect that one of the rebel ships re-
Gently fired on the steamIaunch belong
luz to the United States cruiser New
g ark.
The spread of yellow fever is causing
much alarm among the foreign popula-
ton, as of those who die usually two
thirds are foreigners, and three-quarters
otthose who die are men. Children and
pauperS add considerably to the death
list.
The Santuit. the steamship CON-
mandeu by Capt. Sturges. arrived off
Pernamouc0 on Jan. p towing the Bra
lillian torpedo boat Pirating. formerly
the Destroyer. arrived here during the
past night with 30 passengers OH
board
CONSIDERABLE Curl OSITY
as we'll as aStoniShment has been eX-
pressed at the fact that the much talked
of cruisers Nictheroy AMI America.
fitted out in New York. nave been so
inactive. People expected the Mic
theroy, especially. to do something
startling with her dynamite gun, and
when she did nothing but Cruise out
side of PernambucO, and recently made
for Bahia, the report was circulated
that there were diSSenSionS among her
crew and that the dynamite gun was
useless.
The Associated Press correspondent
has investigated the inaction of the
PeiXot0 feet. with the result that he
has obtained the following statements
from person who should undoubtedly
be able TO tell the true story OF the af-
fair.
In the first place. the Nictheroy never
intended to engage the AQuidaban, ana
when it was reported that the Republica
and Aquidabau had started in search of
the Nlctheroy, the latter vessel was
ready to do some good Steaming in some
direction which would separate her
from the insurgent ships as much as
possible.
The following is the plan of opera
tons which was mapped out for the
Nictheroy in New York. between the
Dynamite Gun company's people and
the representatives of the Brazilian
government. A perfect map or chart of
the harbor of Rio was carefully meas
ured and divided up into ranges for the
dynamite guns projectiles. The Nicthe-
roy was 10 go to the entrance of
the harbor of Rio and from be
hind those entrances, protected from
~ ATTACK BF THE GUNS. s4as Il
of the forts at the entrance, was to have
hurled her huge dynamite shells into
Fort Fillegaignon, situated on the ISL
and which has proved of such great
assistance to the insurgents. After
Fort NillegaignOn had been siIenced,
according to the plans, the Nctheroy
was to have entered the bay and 10
have taken up Il position behind Fort
gaigu0n, and from there, safe
from the lire OF the rebel ships, she
was 10 send hot dynamite missiles into
the enrmy'S fleet. But the facility with
which the AQuidaban and the Republica
left the harbUr of Rio, thus demonstrate
ing the very weak nature of the fire
which the entrance forts could direct
upon man-of-%ar, changed these
plans, and tire Nictheroy was to have
SAILED fOr DtJStnrfn itas CTR
hold of the insurgents, with the inlen-
ton of dynamlting that place into sub
lection.
This last plan might have been car
rIed out befUre this had it not been for
the fact that the PeiXoto fleet has been
lying at Pernambuco and more recently
at Bahia, anXiOusly waiting for supply
of ammunition tor its powder guns.
he vessels were filled SO hastily in New
L Ork, and there was So much anxiety to
get them south, that only very small
supply of ammunition for
THE POWDER GUNS
was taken Oh board, it being understood
that the remainder was to follow
promptly: but it seems that the com
pany which was to furnish the amuni-
ton did not keep up to its contract, and
the Nlctheroy, America and other YES
sells of the PeIXoto fleet have been far
AlOii icauJ ~ engage TIE enemy, q TACT
Which might have been valuable to the
insurgents had it leaked out before
this.
In order to conceal tine true state of
affairs, reports were spread that the
new cruisers were awaiting the arrival
OF the German torpedo boats, etc.: that
there was diSSenSion among the crews
and that the dynamite gun was out of
order and practically useless, owing TO
the fact that the BraZlians were unable
to work it.
The Associated Press correspondent,
however. is assured that the dynamite
gun is i'll perfect working condition at
present, and csiat both the Nictheroy
and America have crews sufficient to
hight the two vessels. There was some
leakage to some of the supply pieces of
the dynamite gun, when it was tried
after leaving New York, but these de-
fects. due to the hasty manner in
which the cruiser was fitted out, have
BEEN remedied, and the dynamite gun
company has on board the Nictheroy at
present an expert handler of dynamite
guns who prOnOunces his weapon to be
III the most effective condition. Finally,
by this time the Nictheroy and America
have received their supplies OF ammuni-
ton for the powder guns. ana both are
in good fighting trim.
BUENoS AYREs, Feb 17.-Advices
received today from Rio Janeiro state
that the nsurgent squadron in the har-
Dor there have suspended their bonn
Dardment. Five thousand insurgents
from the southern part of Brazil have
entered the state of Sac Paulo and are
marching in the direction of Rio.
They have had several skirmishes
with the government troupS, and in
each instance have defeated them.
PeiXoto has sent artillery, infantry and
volunteer companies to defend the
frontier of the state of Rio de .JaHeiro.
The inhabitants of Rio de Janeiro are
loudly demanding the cessation of hos
tllitles and the restoration of peace.
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