The times., 1898-02-21

they were disappointed or offended by
this seeming lack of courtesy, they oia
not show II in any way.
Before Lieut.. Ward left the ship Capt
Eulate expressed annoyance that boat
patrol should have been established
Lieut.. Ward explained that in establish
ing the patrol Commodore Bunce has SIM
ply acted under orders from Washington
Can't. Eulate said that he regarded the
patrol as entirely unnecessary. lie mao
confidence in the honor and courtesy OF
the American people, he said, and II wouid
never have occurred TO him to oeiieVe
that his ship was in danger while in an
American port.
"lf this is put in the form of a protest,
said Lieut.. Ward, 1--WE may have the pa
trol removed"
"It is not protest said Capt. Eulate
but request. The American 1'eople are
fair. and ] do not want a guard around
NV ship while it is in American waters.
Lieut.. Ward said that he would tele-
graph the request to Washington at once.
After Lieut. Ward had taken his leave
some of the newspaper men who had been
lowering near the man-of-war since she
was first sighted, were allowed to board
her.
Can't. Eulate was very courteous TO
them. but had little to say except about
his ship. He explained that in all prob
ability ne would not come further up the
harbor MY instructions" he said, are
to anchor of Tompkinsville, and until
am otherwise instructed / shall remain
here. / shall visit the Spanish consul
and Commodore Bunce tomorrow, but
further than that 1 have made no
plans
He EXPRESSED himself as gratified by
his reception. but when the subject oil
the Maine was touched upon he declined
to say anything.
The Spanish consul. Arturo Balda-
sauo. boarded the ship shortly after
o'clock and remained but a short time
After his departure the Nina ana Mar
keeta kept the closest watch on ali craft
that approached the warship.
Joseph G. Sobral. the naval attache OF
the Spanish legation, who has been on the
Vizcaya since Saturday, left her after sne
cast anchor and the ceremonies Tor the
day had been completed. 1t is understood
that as the Vizcaya had been got into
trim after her voyage, there will be no
particular restriction upon visitors who
have any good reason for wishing to go
aboard.
When the police boat Patrol left the
Battery this afternoon to meet the Viz
caya down the bay the Patrols flags
were flying at half mast. Police Capt
Smith, who is in command, gave orders
to raise the flags to the top of the masts.
The crowd that had gathered along the
Battery sea wall cheered the raising of
the colors as the police boat swung out
into the bay.
For three days the police boat had been
moored to her dock awaiting orders from
Lieut. Dougherty Word came from the
navy yard over the telephone at noon to-
day that the Spanish cruiser would weigh
anchor and pass Sandy Hook at o'clock.
Half an hour later the Government tug
Nina hove In sight and glded up TO pier
A. North River Lieut.. Dougherty was
aboard OF her with sixty marines from the
Brooklyn navy yard. A squad of twenty
men from the harbor police was put
aboard the Nina Just then the Govern
ment tug Narkeeta came around the Bat
terry and waited until the Nina got ready
to make the start for the lower bay
Police Capt. Smith boarded the Nina and
received a typewriter paper from Lieut.
Dougherty The document proved to be
a copy of Commodore Bunce's orders in
reference to the establishment of pa
troll for the protection OF the Spanish
cruiser. The order directed that the two
Government tugs the Nina and Narkee-
Ia do patrol duty about the big ship for
a period of eight hours. and then be re-
lieved by two police launches. The police
launches were to do eight hours duty
and then be relieved by the Government
launches Undine and Nimrod. Each boat
was to have five marines and FIVE police
officers on duty at all hours. After read
ing over the orders. Capt Smith made up
the squads for patrol duty, placing a
roundsman in charge of each squad. The
policemen were Informed that they were
TO be under command of Lieut. Dougher-
ty. When everything was in readiness
Lieut.. Dougherty ordered the Nina 5 lines
TO be cast off and the Government tug
swung out into midstream. where she was
Joined by the Narkeeta. on each boat
two marines armed with rifles We're SEN /
uneling the deck. As soon as the Gov
erHment tugs started down the bay the
Patrol followed them closely A dozen /
newspaper men and two Pinkerton de- 1
tectiyes were on board the Patrol One |
OF the Pinkerton men was a middle-aged 1
Spaniard. He took up a position in the /
pilot house of the police boat where he |
could see all that was going on around |
MIN. BY the time the three boats got op- |
posite Tompkinsville the Yizcaya was |
dropping her anchor, with her nose point |
ing toward the Battery. The Nina went |
around the big cruiser. followed by the |
Narkeeta, while the little launches. MINI |
rod and Dndine. steamed back and forth 1
IN the shadow of the Eizcaya's stern FL |
nally one of the launches hauled ip be- |
side the cruiser and took away Admiral |
Bunce's report.
Officers of the Spaniard had assembled |
on the upper deck and saluted our ma |
val officers as the patrol tugs steamed |
The Spanish sailors seemed |
greatly interested in the marines doing
guard duty on the Government tugs They
leaned over the sides of the cruiser and
watched the marines shifting their rifles
and tramping the decks of the tugs with
their mOnotonOus tread.
AT o'clock the guard had been estab-
itshed and the police boat Patrol return
ed TO her dock Lieut.. Dougherty shout I!
Ing to Police Capt. Smith to bring down |
relief guards before midnight