The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-02-07
FERRY BOAT BURNED.
over 300 Lives Lost in Brazil-Othcr
Brazilian Notes.

'N'r "oo Lives Lost in BraZil-Other
Brazilian Notes.
llo Janiero. Jan. G.-(Special CORES
pondencc of the Associated Press. FOL
lowing are the particulars of the burning
OF the ferry boat Terceira and the loss
OF over 100 lives, brief account of which
was cabled the Associated Press at the
time of the disaster:
me Tercera, with over 800 persons.
lett the Rio side of the BAY at about Il
O'Clock in the forenoon. San Dominco
was one OF the points of dsembarkation
Whefe II landed perhaps 200 persons and
received on board 80 others. Soon afsns
packing out of the dock at Son Dominso
sand turning towards Praia Grande, an
9ther point on the Lichtory side, it was
discovered that Tercera was on fire and
was burning rapidly. At the same time
the Terry boat Quinta left Praia Grande in
the direction of San Domingo, having
aboard quite a number of persons The
alarm seems to have been given first from
aboard the Quinta by means of her steam
whistle. The master pilot of the Ouinta
steamed quite close to the Tercera, now
almost entirely Mngovernable. He in
tended to run alongside, near enough to
save the passengers, who were in imminent
danger of being burned to death. But
when nearly in striking distance of the
burning wreck, he was prevented by the
cowardlce of the passengers of the Quinta
who i'll large crowd went up to the pilot
house and with drawn revOlvers COM
PEELED him to abandon the people on the
burning boat, who were thus allowed to
burn to death or throw themselves into
the bay. A large number of launches
ana other craft happened from the Rio
side and attempted to save the drowning
men, women and children, and many were
thus rescued, but over q hundred were
unnecessarily lost.
The municipal elections have taken
place and the Republican candidates have
been, elected by large majorities. The
| number of intendants who go to form the
next chamber will be Is. The new pre-
feet, DR.. Wernech de Almeida, has token
his place. He was the candidate of the
Republican party at Rio in May, 1889,
1t is thought he will make good mayor.
Inc creation of the new commercial in
stitute has been generally well received.
;, Inc RIO News has again begun its pub
LEGATION, except the first three numbers,
have come out very irreguarly.
General Moura, Minister of war UNI er
Marshal Florciano Peixoto, was liz de
| commander-in-chief of the government
forces in Rio Grande du Sol and left on
the second inst. for that state, where he
had spent the whole of last year and part
| OF 1898, IN the same capacity.
Theprescnt administration has com; tied
many mistakes, but it must be remtti.l
er that Floriano was compelled yeryf5
puently to act in ignorance on the ,sni
of the moment without efficient and care
full advisors and some times he was com
PEELED to choose between the two evils
The senate adjourned without electinr
their yice-presidcnt. They also failed to
pass. the bill of indemnity for acts of the
eX-vice president, considered in fact illegal
pnt warranted by the state of siege This
Dlll was passed almost unanimously by the
chamber Of deputies. 1t is therefore still
: an open question.
Inc president, on the first of January.
as is customary in such cases, granted q
i!li pardon to all soldiers, marines and
civilians, as well as inferior officers. who
TOOK part in the late revolt.
> MI. lwarey, commissioner of the Cotton
States International exposition of the
United States of America, now in this
country, has addressed long communion
: ton to DR.. Aliento Peires. secretary of
state for industry, roads and public works.
setting forth the advantage to be derived
from taking part in the exposition and re-
questing Brazil to send exhibits.