Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-21
INTEREST IN THE vIzcAYA.
Eyes of All New York Turned a,
Spanish Crufser

specfai Correspondence Of The Evening Star
NEW YORK. February 20. 1893.
Wrapped in an almost fmpenetrable man
tie OF fog, the crack cruiser of the Span
Ism navy. the Vizcaya. rode at anchor all
through Saturday and Saturday night, and
a portion OF Sunday. waiting for the sun
TO dispense the white mist so that she
might seek an anchorage within our har-
Dor A driving. drenching rain prevailed
all through Saturday night and a portion
OF Sunday, and the decks and sides of
the Spaniard sweated and steamed with
moisture Until noon today the Cam
pania. with a large list of passengers.
anxious to reach the land. Law within q
lew hundred feet of the war vessel foe
pound and afraid to risk the dangerous
passage OF the Narrows. The captain of
me British liner. however, as the rain
ceased trihe and as the haze became
thlnner, ventured to drive his boat through
IL. arriving at quarantine about noon.
Mnere the health officer boarded her
ION the Sampania's officers it was learn
go that the Nizcaya had not changed her
position Fog bells were ringing contin
uousiy from her decks and the wav In
Which the port holes became frames for
s"arthy heads wien any small boat ap-
preached. indicated that the danger Of
an accident to the ship was appreciated
ana that officers and crew were keenly
on the lookout for anything possessing a
dangerous aspect.
Weighed Anchor mt O'Clock.
About 2 o'clock the Spaniard appeared to
pluck up courage. and following. the Brit
lsh steamers example, weighed anchor.
preceded by the pilot boat New York. she
crept slowly across the bar. through the
io"er pay and into the Narrows. where
her guns beIched out a salute There uyas
no answer from either Forts Hamilton or
t"aus"Orth. and the Spaniard continued
TaS 10 the man-of-war anchorage off
.ohpkinsville, whore she was made fast
as soon as her enormous anchors found q
issths place on the bed of the harhoT
.ne shores of Staten Island, despite the
eaten glimpse at the stranger.
hope they've anchored her over ,
~ orp pso said one of the spectators, "just
Is impossible to picture the tension
created by che appearance OF the Sranish
'iSer IN our harbor. The Vizcaya Is on
gtry oodSs tongue. and what renders the
an,...o srealer Is the fact that there is no
-Hn1ericah vessel here. and that there is
ing the city AVIS suafo-
when old Castle William belched forth .
~ teurn saiute to the Spaniard shortly after
sne reaShed ner permanent anchorage MOO
PIE Hooked from all directions to the Rat
81. "here the thick fog shut OFF even a
view OF Governors Island. People expect
something, and have been so filled viii
sensational stories Of war by the local
papers, thrilling accounts of what the
cruiser could DO TO our great city. COM
puted In dollars, cents and human lives
mat this something is generally Construed
70 De the worst OF course the more intel
nSent OF the community believe that calm
investigation and diplomatic maneuyerinD
VIII avoid anything like a serious outcome
OF the present situation, but to the lower
classes. rot possessed of reasoning canab.l
tiles. they cannot argue anything else from
me cruisers appearance than a threat-a
precaution In the event of action detrin,en-
Ia TO Spain being taken as the outcome of
The Maine incident.
Old 'LOnxshoreman's Boast
Why" said an old 'longshoreman to
your correspondent today. III that greaser
cuts up any shines we have enough tugs
and enough Boys along the water front to
man EN- to ride out to that old tub and
shovel everything aboard Of her into the
water. guns. greasers and all And we'd
90 II before Uncle Sam could get one of
hts white ships here to take care Of her."
Another veteran CT the docks suggested
on the heels Of this statement that II
would be good idea 70 load up Q ferry.