The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-21

New York. Feb. 2O.-The Spanish
/ cruiser Vizcaya, in command of Cap
tain Eulate. came through the narrows
this afternoon and anchored off Tomp-
kinsville, Staten island, where she is
closely guarded by navy yard tugs and
police patrol boats.
The Vizcaya has been living outside
of the bar since Friday night and was
unable to come into the harbor owing
to the dense fog and rain storm which
have prevailed for over As hours. The
Spanish cruiser has been expected TO
arrive here since last Monday, and the
unfortunate catastrophe by which so
many American sailors and marines
lost their lives in Havana harbOr last
Tuesday night aroused more than the
ordinary interest in the arrival of the
visitors. The feeling which prevails
among great many people in this
vicinity that the American battIeship
was destroyed deliberately by enemies
of the United States. PROMPTED the
naval authorities to guard against anv
possible harm being done TO the visit
ing Spaniard at the hand of an Ameri-
can.
GUARD AGAINST HARM.
Rear Admiral Bunee. commandant of
the New York navy yard. received
orders from Washington last week to
establish careful and well appointed
patrol to guard against any such
emergency The cOmmandant immedi-
ately put himself in communication
with Chief of Police McCullagh and
appointed Lieutenant John A Dough-
erty of the navy to take charge of the
protective patrol. Chief McCullagh
responded Immediately and informed
Rear Admiral Bunce that he had in
structed Captain Smith of the harbOr
police, to hold himself in readiness and
supply the desired number of patrol
men to assist IN guarding the visiting
vessel The navy yard tug boats Nina
and Markota- in charge of Captains
Bell and Cantain, respectively, were
Immediately placed at the disposal of
Lieutenant DOugherty, Lieutenant
Neville, of the marine crops. received
instructions TO command SO men. one
first sergeant, three sergeants. three
coTporals and 81 private marines. who
will relieve each other in fOur-hour
watches during the entire stay of the
Spanish cruiser.
By special permission a representa-
tive of the Associated Press was per-
mitted to go on board the tug Nina on
which Lieutenant Dougherty estab-
lished his headquarters This boat. as
well as the MarkOta, was ready to go
down the bay and meet the Vizcaya
from the moment that the latter was
sighted off the Jersey coast last Friday
but il was not until ? o'clock this
afternoon that the weather conditions
permitted the naval guards to proceed
down the bay. About that hour word
was received at the navy yard that the
Spaniard was on her way over the bar,
and the marines were Immediately
on board the Nina Lieutenant Marion
ward, representing Admiral Bunce,
lost no time in boarding the command
ants steam barge, Undine, and the
three vessels left the navy yard at ten
minutes to three o'clock.
OFF FOR THE BIG SHIP.
There was a nasty northwesterly
wind blowing at the time, which was
accompanied by a continuous DOWN
pour of rain and a light snow. The tug
Nina led the way as she rounded the
battery large crowd had assembled
in the vicinity of Pier A, where lay the
little vessel TO take the harbor police
aboard. AS soon as the Nina. got along
side the pier, Captain Smith and Lieu
tenant Dougherty exchanged greetings
as we'll as official documents. Two
roundsmen and eight patrOlmen were
Immediately put aboard the tug and
once more she turned her nose in the
through the thick fog could be heard
the booming of cannon. which was the
salute given by the Vizcaya as she
came through the narroWs. This salute
was answered from the guns at Castle
William, on Governors island. AS the
Nina neared the Staten island shore,
the Spanish cruiser doomed up out of
the mist and Lieutenant Neville
ordered the marines to stand at atten-
ton and salute the visitor. which
passed on her starboard. The police
officers on board also stood at attention
and the salute was answered by the
officers and men who were grouped on
the Vizcaya's deck. The Spaniard was
still under way at the time with Pilot
Gillespie on the bridge.
At 1886 o'clock the big vessel reached
her anchorage ground and dropped her
mud hook AS soon as she was an
chored, several boats in the vicinity
made toward her. but they were quick
ly warned off by the naval vessels. and
backed away to a respectful distance
The Undine, with Lieutenant Ward on
board. then made its way alongside,
and that officer, in full uniform, as
cended the gangway. which was lower
ed on the port side. As soon as he
reached the deck he was greeted by
the Spanish commander. to whom he
rendered, in the name of Admiral
Bunce, the courtesieS of the port, which
is the usual formality whenever a for
eign war vessel arrives in American
waters. Lieutenant Ward remained on
board about a quarters of an hour and,
as he descended the gangway on his
return to the Undine, the royal Spanish
ensign was put at half mast This was
the first sign that the spectators afioat
and ashore were given that the visiting
craft was aware of the disaster in Ha-
vana harbor Captain Eulate ordered
the ensign at half mast as a token of
regret of the death of the American
sailors.
PRESS MEN AROARD