The evening times., 1898-06-08
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sci were conducted and in whose charge
she was brought from Brazil. The ship
was formally delivered TO the United
States soon after her arrival. As soon as
she can be equipped she will go into COM
mission.
This vessel thus comes for the second
time under the American flag. She was
originally the Morgan liner Ell Cid. The
vessel was one of fleet of six purchased
by Flint & Co.. for the Brazilian govern
ment at the time of the revolution head
ed by Admiral Mello and Da Cana in 1893
President Peixoto. when the revolt broke
out found himself without a navy or naval
officers. the whole naval establishment
having gone over to the rebels. He COM
missioned Flint & Co., to buy him a navy
and man 1t. and the contract was carried
out. The vessels purchased besides the
Nictheroy were the Andrade. formerly
the Britannia; Ericsson's Destroyer and
three torpedo boats
Chief of these was the Nictheroy- Sne
was brought in New York and in twenty
DAYS was transformed into fully equip
ped war vessel. The Brazilian flag was
raised on her by Mrs. Charles r. Flint
on November 10. 1893. Her navigating
officer was Capt. Baker and her executive
officer Lieut.. Commander Hill. both An
papolis graduates. She was manned by
an American crew. Two of the torpedo
boats were transported south on her
decks.
Perhaps the most famous part Of the
Nictheroy's equipment was a gun capable
of throwing 500 pounds of dynamite
mile or 200 pounds three miles. She also
carried a Halpine dirigible torpedo, one
55-pounder rapid fire gun. two 32-pound-
ers. two 31-mm. revolving cannon, eight
6-pounders and nine 1-pounders-
The fleet when 1t sailed south carried n
greater quantity of high explosives than
had ever been sent TO sea before. or has
been sent since. 1t stopped at Pernam-
buco, and the inhabitants. knowing this.
fled in terror to the hills and remained
there until the feet left the harbor. Its
arrival at Rio Janelro caused the rebel
lion to collapse.
The Nictheroy-now the Buffalo-is OF
the type of the Sud. the Rio and the
Norte, which have been purchased by this
Government for use as transports. Be-
fore her purchase she was inspected at
Rio Janeiro by Charles Page Bryan.
United States minister to Brazil. assisted
by naval experts. The Government re-
fused to take the risk of bringing her
north, and this was assumed by Flint
& Co.
The Nictheroy left Rio Janeiro with the
Oregon and the gunboat Marietta on May
s. At Bahia, on May 10. the Oregon left
its constorss. and the Nictheroy and the
Marietta proceeded together as far as
Para, where the Mariett left the Nicthe-
roy on May "a. The end of the dynamite
cruisers voyage was accomplished alone.
She was commanded by Capt Meisnerr.
formerly of the Brazil Mail Steamship
line. and her crew was largely composed
of Americans.
The Buffalo will be commanded by
Capt Joseph Newton Hemphill. a grad
uate of Annapolis. Lieut.. Logan, who
will be her second officer. with Surgeon
Guthrie and Chief Engineer Zane. has
been conducting a recruiting office in
Buffalo since June 8. 1t is the desire
of these officers to man the cruiser en-
tirely with men from Buffalo.
The cruiser will receive a steel pro-
tective belt two and one-half inches
thick. and will be armed with ten s.
inch rapid-fire guns for her principal bat
terry, with S-pounders and large num-
Der of small rapid-fire guns for her sec
ondary battery.
This vessel was built' at Newport News
in 1892 and on her maiden voyage, In
1893, made the record run from Missfs-
sippi Bar to Sandy Hook in 462 hours and
Is minutes. She is 40o feet long, 4s feet
beam and "a feet deep. Her displacement
is 6S6 tons. She is fitted throughout with
electric lights. and has a telegraph sys-
tenn for communication between the diff
ferent paris Of the vessel. Before going
into commission she will be equipped
with new boilers.
The Holland.
New York, June S-Tugboats. rowboats
and sailing and steam yachts seriously in
terfered with the diving and steering tests
of the Holland boat. of Bay Ridge yes
terday afternoon. Despite that fact. how
ever, the tests were regarded as salts
factory. yssasg3s s-'- ~ sr4lr
Accompanied by the tug Major Ullrich
the submarine boat, in charge of Mr.. Hol-
land. its inventor, left the old Atlantic
Yacht Club dock, at Fifty-fifth Street.
BROOKLYN. and when a few hundred feet
of shore made her first dive, going down
stern first and completely. disappearing
She came I'D two and one-half minutes
later. bow first. Half a minute later she
again dived this time bow first. Nothing
remained above water but the jack on the
foremast. In this position a steering test
was given to her, the part Of the stan
above water plainly showing how easily
she was steered while submerged.
She arose again, and with the super
structure awash was sent down the main
channel to a point on the Crescent Ath-
letic Club. After another dive she was
relieved of AS pounds of lead ballast and
then proceeded to her anchorage.
The Prairie.
Provincetown, Mass, June S-Commo-
dore Howell and his staff have made a
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