The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-20
"VIzCAYA' At NEW YORK.
Her Officers and Crew Expect No
Accident"
Al. AMERICAN WARsHIP IS IN SIGHT.
Wbat Is supposed TO BE the Cruiser
brooklyn Has Dropped Anchor
on sandy Hook.

New York, February ia reporter OF
the Associated Press boarded the Spanish
cruiser Vizcaya at S:45 a. m. today In com
pany with Commander Sobral, naval at
tache of the Spanish legation at Washing
! ton, vizcomte Mariana Fabregas Steteio
| Don Manuel de Suarez, secretary of the
| Spanish consulate, and Chief Of Police Nc
Cullough As Commander Sobral was not
in uniform. the marines were not lined up
to receive the visitors and the formal well
come was replaced by the exchange of hos
pitabe greetings in true Castillian style.
| Captain AntoDio Eulate shook hands with
his visitors.
Every one on board knew of the Names
! fate and from the youngest apprentice to
| the senior officer all the Spaniards were
eager TO express their sorrow.
| An officer long In the Spanish navy said:
The loss of so many brave men and so
| fine a ship is an appalling catastrophe. The
| American navy and people have our sym
| rathy."
The news that the Maine was destroyed
| by trcachery was scorned. Not an officer
| ON board would for moment entertain any
solution of the disaster, except that 1t
| was SdhStu lHIDuSD ucclucUl
Such things have happened they said
ut is terrible, but it Is part of the lot of
| battleshps. In peace her danger is often
| as great as in war
| No one could be found on board who
evinced the slightest anxiety as to the
| safety of the Nizcaya while in New Yosk
Expressions on the subject of the extraord-
| mary precautions taken for their protec-
ton ware guarded
I,x t,~t,. ..rt ~,
10 New York was not without Incident Bs-
| tween the Bermudas and Cape Hatterras
| she ran into series of minor cyclones
which ended In hurricane. The captain
speaking Of his boat said
She is a magnificent seaboat and de-
spite thirty four hours baltering of heavy
seas no accident occurred nor was n man
injured"
THIS hurricane explains the hardness OF
the Vlzcaya as arrival here. The trip across.
however. was taken lesurely and no at
tempt was made TO test the remarkable coal
capacity oil the cruiser. Her bunkers hold
coal enough TO enable her to steam for
twenty consecutive days mt the rate OF
twenty one miles an hour. an accomplish
ment possessed by few warships.
The Nizcaya's lines are easy, terminating
Forward in one of the most vicious looking
rams ever seen in these waters. Her free
p".'iN - wv itdNlHG llttie as target The
guns IN the fore and aft turrets have an Of
fecive range OF ten miles. By tho ar
ransement of the upper or main battery.
two fore and two aft. direct fore and AFT
fire is provided The guns adjoining these
have midway range between fore and aft
and broadsidc fire. There Is the usual
main deck broadsidc rapid firing battery.
The lower deck has a somewhat similar ar
rangement. including Nordenfeldts and
other modern engines Of destruction. The
marines and sailors are fine specimens. and
the order which prevailed on hoard today
was excellent The sailors are hardy lot
The complement OF the Vi2cava consists of
10 officers. S naval cadets. f90 blue Jackets
and marines. making total OF 4i3