The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-04
THE RIO BAY DISASTER.
Details of the Loss of Over 100 Lives
ON II Burning Steamer.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 6--Following are
the details of the burning of the ferry boat
Terceira and the loss of over a hundred
lives, brief account of which was cabled
the Associated Press at the time of the
disaster: The Terceira with over three
hundred passengers, left the Rio side of the
bay at about p. m. San Domingo was
one of the points of Decentralization, where
it landed perhaps two hundred persons and
received on board fifty others. Soon after
backing out of the dock at San Domingo
and turning towards Praia Grande, another
point of the Nictheroy side, it was dis
covered that the Terceira was on fire and
burning rapidly. AT the same time the
ferry boat Quinta left Praia Grande in the
direction of San Domingo, having aboard
quite a. large number of passengers. The
alarm seems to have been given first from
aboard the Quinta. by means of her steam
whistle. The master pilot of the Quinta
steamed quite close to the Terceira, now
almost entirely ungoyernable. He intend
ed to run alongside near enough to save
the passengers, who were in imminent dam
ger of being burned to death. But when
nearly in striking distance of the burning
wreck he was prevented by the cowardice
Of the passengers of the Quinta, who, in
a. large crowd, went UP to the pilot house.
and. with drawn revolvers, compelled him
to abandon the people of the burning boat,
who were thus allowed to burn to death or
throw themselves into the bag. A large
number of launches and other craft has
tened from the Rio size and attempted to
save the drowning men, women and chill
dren, and many were thus rescued, but
over a hundred lives We're unnecessarily
lost.
The municipal elections have just taken
place, and the Republican candidates have
been elected by large majorities The num-
Chamber will be fifteen The new Prefect
DR.. Wernech de Almeida, has taken his
place. He was the candidate of the Repub-
lican party at Rio in May, 1889. 1t is
thought he will make good Mayor.
The Rio News has again begun its publica-
ton, but the first three numbers have come
out very irregularly
General Maura. Minister of War under
Marshal Floriano Peixoto. was made COM
Rio Grande do Sui and left on the I'd inst
for that State, where he had spent the whole
OF last year and part OF 1888 in the same
capacity.
The present administration has corrected
many mistakes committed by the ex-Presi-
dent, but it must be remembered that
F'loriano was compelled very frequently to
act in ignorance on the spur of the moment
without efficient and careful advisers and
sometimes he was compelled to chose be-
tween two evils.
Marshal F'lorano Peixoto. who was very
Ill on Nov. 13. 1894, when his term Of Office
expired, went to farm, Tres Bicas, in
Minas Geraes, belonging to deputy, DR..
Santiago, to undergo course of treatment
for beri-beri. He is now, thanks to the cli-
mate good treatment and absolute repose.
entirely out of danger. It is said he will
only return here in May. when he will go
to his sugar plantation in the State of Ala
goa.
DR.. Do Amiral ex-President of the Sem
ate after Prudente De Moraes, has been
nominated, confirmed by the Senate and
taken his seat member of the supreme
tribunal The Senate adjourned without
electing Vice President. 1t also failed to
rass tne bill of indemnity for acts of the
ex-vice President considered in fact Illegal,
hut warranted by the state of siege. This
bill was passed almost unanimously by the
Chamber of Deputies 1t is therefore still an
open question.
The President on the 1st of January. as is
customary in such cases, granted a full par
don to all soldiers, marines and civilians, as
well as inferior officers, who took part in
the revolt against the legal authorities.
Great anxiety is felt in regard to the ex-
pected decision of the question of the
ssn1issiones," which now depends on Presi-
dent Cleveland. Many claims are appearing
against the Brazilian government for acts
practiced during the revolt.