The National tribune., 1898-06-16
WAR NOTES.

The former Brazilian warship Nictheroy
arrived in Hampton Roads last week. She
is now the Buffalo, auxiliary. The Mic
theroy was built at Newport News about
the same time as the Yankee, Dixie,
Prairie and other merchant ships now on
scout duty. She soon became known for
her fast steaming qualities. and when
the insurgents seized the Bra lillian navy
and blockaded Rio haTbOr this ship was
at once purchased, fitted with ordnance.
and a long dynamite gun and sent to Rio,
where she arrived too late 10 operate
against the insurgents. On their surren-
der the Nictheroy was refittcd and became
one Of the best of the cruiser type of war
ships Brazil possessed. Now she Is 10 be
given q battery that viii rate her with the
Raleigh and Cincinnati type in point Of
effectiveness, and with protected belt Of
three inches of steel, she viii be more for
midable than q vessel of the Newark and
San Francisco class. Her main battery is
- comprise 10 6inch guns, one forward
one aft and the remainder on broadsidc.
In addition, she is 10 have large number
of six and three FOUNDERS, machine and
Colt guns.
The actual rank Of Commodore. which
carries with il flag command in peace as
well as war. awaits Aching Rear-Admiral
Sampson soon, when he becomes the
iunior Commodore. Commanding now the
most powerful and imposing feet of yes
sells that were ever gathered under the
American fag. he is still the Junior
officer in actual rank Of all squadron
commanders afoat. His rank as Cap
tain. which he bears in the Naval Register.
does not entitle him ordinarily to higher
command than "A single vessel, unless the
Secretary especially designates him TO "A
squadron or feet. On July 3 Capt Samp-
son will secure a vacancy by the retire
ment OF ReaI-Admiral Kirkland, the pres
ent senior officer OF the Navy and now
conmandant of the Mare Island Navy
ward Rear-Admiral Miller, who com
mands the Pacific station, becomes then
senior officer, but will hold it only few
months, when he will give way to Admiral
Sicard.
Miss Evangelina Cossio Cisneros. the
young Cuban girl who, since her arrival
in this country last Winter, has been the
ward of Mrs. John A. Logan and the
Cuban, Lieut.. Carlos f. Carbonel, who
aided Karl Decker, the Washington news
paper man, in Tescuing Miss Cisneros from
a.Spanish dungeon in Havana where she
had been imprisoned by Weyler, were
married last week in Baltimore. Lieut.
and Mrs. CaTbonel left for Key West
where Lieut. Carbonel is stationed on tho
staff Of Gen. Lee. While the war is in
progress Mrs Carbonel will remain at Kew
West with an aunt who resides there
Afterward she and her husband will take
up their permanent residence in Cuba.
The advocates Of the dynamite gun as
weapon of warfare are urging the authori
ties TO bring the dynamite cruiser Eesu.
viuS into more active service and let hel
demonstrate her ability against the forti-
fications al Santiago. The Nesuvius has
on board three sizes Of dynamite proiec
tiles, those carrying 500 pounds OF dyna-
mite, 200 pounds aud 100 pounds The
friends of the gun believe that one or two
shells containing 800 pounds of dynamite
each, landed ia Moro Castle. would make
short work of that fortress. They say a
single dynamite prolectiie would have :,
more destructive effect than the broadside
of an entire feet. II is pointed out also
that the elevation OF the dynamite guns
suits them for sending dynamite Shell
high into the air and then dropping it