The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-31


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RIO DE JANEiRO, Jan. 29-(Copy-
! righted, 1894, by the Associated Press)-
| This has been one Of the most exciting
/ days that Rio de- JaneirO has expert
] enced since the commencement of hostil-
ties between the Insurgents and the
/ Brazilian government.
/ The United States naval fleet sta
toned in this harbor has furnished the
/ excitement
/ Provoked beyond the endurance Of pa
1 tience by the continued carelssness OF
4 the gunners aboard the rebel warship
! Aquidaban and tired of the Indifference
shown on the part Of tho revolutionary
/ admiral 10 all his protests that Ameri-
! can vessels entering and leaving the
/ Earbor were not afforded proper protec-
] ton by the rebel feet. Admiral Benham
! today made a demonstration with the
I American war vessels under his COM
/ mand. which has taught a much needed
/ lesson to the belligerents on both sides
/ and which viii undoubtedly have the
/ effect hereafter Of securing proper recog-
milton Of the rights of all vessels carry
! ing the American flag.
! IN the events Of today the foreign col
/ ony was particularly interested and the
/ action Of Admiral Benham viii probably
! furnish a precedent by which the com
manders Of the other foreign vessels in
this port viii be guided i'm the future
! The cause of all the trouble was the
+ treatment To which three American
/ barks were subjected on last Saturday
! TO an indiscriminate fusillade from the
4 insurgent warshipa.
! ON Saturday last while lying al anchor
| all three vessels were endangered by the
! chance shots fired 10y the Insurgents
! These whisued through the rigging and
! passed the men ut work upon the decks
Many ef the crews OF the three vessels
narrowly escaPeft Deiuss shot
! Accordingly Admiral Benham sent one
: Of his officers TO the Aquidaban with or
! ders 90 acquaint Admiral CANA with
! the facts i'm the case and to ask him to
/ have an end put TO the reckless cunning
CANA in Rad Humor.
! Cana was apparently in d very bad
! humor VIXEN the American officer ar
| rived aboard the Aquidaban, and with
! many EXPLANATIONS Of impatience he lis
| tened to the recital Of the American
| captains grievances The insurgent ad-
miral was evidently still annoyed over
| the unsatisfactory conferences Which he
/ had held with Admiral Benham and was
! indisposed TO do anything.
/ When the American officer had finished
making his statement Cana with Il
shrug of his shoulders. said in very
sharp tone:
1T is not my fault The American
| ship captains should know enough u
! keep themselves and their crews out of
the range of our guns. I shall not take
/ any notice of this natter
This curt response To his message
| aroused the ire of Admiral Benham and
! he determined to make such q showing
that it would produce q lasting effect
| upon the insurgents. He allowed sun
day 10 pass quietly and without any
| appearance that he intended 10 take any
| further notice of the affair. Early this
! morning, however, the greatest activity
! prevailed on board the fleet Shortly
after day break the decks of the flag
| ships New York, the Newark. san
! Francisco, Detroit and other United
States war vessels here Were cleared
for action and their anchors were
raised
Admiral Benham then sent word to
| the captains of the Good News. Julia
| Rollins and Amy that he was pre-
pared to keep his promise to thsm and
that as soon as they We're ready 10 pro-
ceed he would escort them TO the
Two Captains Weaken.
At this moment Capts Kiehne of the
| Julia Rollins and AIyrick of the Good
News weakened, and despite their Wig
orous protestations and urgent demands
of Saturday. they returned, saying that
| they did not care To embitter the in
| surgent admiral by putting themselves
! under the escort Of the United States
naval fleet. Capt Blackford of the
| Amy, however showed himself made Of
sterner stuff and announced that ne
would get ready at once and accept the
protection which Admiral Benham had
| offered him.
Accordingly the Amy took her posi-
ton in the ranks of the United States
war vessels and the formidable pro-
cession started on its way up the har-
| bor
The news that something important
was taking place aboard the American
/ warshps spread both on shore and
! aboard the ships of all the foreign fleets
I represented at this port. The street at
Rio fronting the bay We're crowded
. with people and every vessel in the har-
Dor presented an animated scene as its
crew rushed upon deck and the men
settled themselves to witness what fol-
lowed.
Causes Great Excitement.
The Detroit took the leading part in
the procession. The fleet as it approach
I ed nearer to Rio came quite close to the
shore, causing intense excitement among
both the soldiers and civilians on land
and the sailors aboard the various YES
! sells. The Amy proceeded on her way
| to her wharf and was safely moorel
( Mot tai had
ported that he was fully satisfied did his
| powerful escort leave him.
! Throughout the whole affair not a
single shot was fired, but the scene was
quite as impressive as if this had been
done. After passing along Rios water
front, the fleet returned out into the bay
and anchored I'm nearly the same posi-
ton as IL had occupied previous to the
demonstration. The affair is the sole
absorbing topic OF conversation afloat
and ashore tonight
The policy of non-interference so
RtnadfestIy pursued by Commander