Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-02-19

York Harbor-CIose Watch to Prevent
Hostile Action.
NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-The Spanish
cruiser Vizcaya, which arrived at this
port at 1920 o'clock and anchored out
side the bar for the night, came up the
bay early this morning IN passing up
she was saluted by Forts Hamilton and
Wadsworth and returned the formality
Then She steamed TO point off Tomp-
knsville, where she dropped anchors
This, it is said, was consider, the best
place fer the beat to anchor. as she will
Dc ireer from the Entertainments of
small boats there than elsewhere.
a. sunrise the feet Of government
and police patrol boats steamed down
the tay and escorted the Spanish vessel
to her anchorage.
The Nizcaya IS guarded By patrol
tugs, and will be during her entire stay
in this harbor.
As soon as the Vizcaya dropped an
Choir, Lieutenant DGugherty in full uni
form and repres nting Rear Admiral
BUnce commandment of the navyyard.
New DIRK, boardeH the cruiser and con-
veye9 the usual courtesies extended
foreign vessels OF war entering an
American port and also explained what
the patrol Is there for.
Rear Admiral Bunce gave final in.
struetions TO Lieutenant Dougherty,
who had charge OF the patrol tugs, SIX
i'll number Lieutenant Dougherty will
make his headquarters on the "a yyard
tug Nina and the other tug. tToal the
maynard, the Narkeota, VIII also do
duty, but will be US d principally as a
dispatch boat carrying messages be-
tween the maynard and the guard
boats.
Lieutenant Dongherty will have en-
tire charge of the patrol, which will
consist besides the two tugs mentioned
of two tugs of the supervisor of the
harbor and two police patrol boats.
The watches VIII be divided between
the six boats two to be on duty OH each
turn. Each boat IS to have ON board,
while on watch, four marines and one
nom commissioned officer OF marines, a
roundsman and four policemen of the
Metropolitan force. While on duty the
boats are to patrol carefully the waters
III the vicinity of the wishing Spaniard,
approach the Vizcaya without the sane
ton OF the commanding officer OF that
vessel The Nina will always be within
call of the visitors.
Lieutenant Neville of the Marine
corps will be III charge of the SO
marines, who will be quartered on
board the Nina
At night 1T is intended to keep Viz
caya brilliantly illuminated with cleo
tric lights and the watch boats will be
also well lighted, so that there can be
no possible means of approaching the
Vizcaya without detection.
Two Pinkerton detectives, who claimed
they lad come from the Spanish con-
sulate, one of whom spoke Spanish
duently, presented letters of intrpduc-
ton 10 Captain Smith and asked permits
sion to go down with the fleet to meet
tie vessel. They were referred to Chief
McC1llach, who afterward telephoned
that he had given them permission to go
down. The men said they had business
with persons aboard the Vizcaya, but
neither they nor anyone at the office of
Consul Baldesano would say what their
mission was.
Consul General OF Spain Baldesano
has written Rear Admiral Bunce ask.
ing him to appoint the hour and day ON
which 5hc commander of the Vizcaya
viii call upon the rear admiral Senior
Balflosano continuing, says Il take
this opportunity to show you, Mr.. Adj
miral' my deep sympathy on the terri
bic accident which happened to your
fine and Inflated Maine in the port of
Havana
Colonel r. P. Hughes, U. S. A., in
speGtor general was seen at the army
building III this city and denied that the
officers in this city had been instructed
from Washington to make any special
arrangement for the speedy mobiliza-
ton OF the regulars in this vicinity.
Police have been on guard at the Span
ish consulate.