The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-21
VISIT Of THE VZCAYA.
Cruiser at Anchor OFF Staten
Island.
SALUTES AND Is SALUTED.
Puts Flag al HaIt-mast for the
MainG'S Dead.
GORDON GUARDS CRUISER.
Marines and Police on Duty on
Tugs.

New York. Feb. 2O-The Spanish cruiser
Vizcaya, In command of Capt. Eulales
came through The Narrows this afternoons
and anchored off Tompklnsvlle, Staten Is
land where she is closely guarded by navy
yard tugs and police patrol boats;
The Vizcaya has been lying outside %
the bar since Friday night, and was una
BILE to come into the harbor, owing TO the
dense fog and rain storm which have pre-
vailed for over forty-eight 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 nights
aroused more than the ordinary interest in
the arrival Of the visitor.
The feeling which prevails among d
great many people in this vicinity that the
American battleship was destroyed delib-
erately by enemies of the United statesS
prompted the naval authorities TO guard
against any possible harm being done to
the visiting spaniard at the hands OF fa-
natlcs.
Rear Admiral Bunce. commandant Of the
New York navy yard. received orders from
Washington last week to establish care
full and well-appolnted patrol to guard
against any such emergency. The COM
mandant Immediately put himself In COM
munlcation with Chief of Police McCul-
lagh and appointed Lieut.. John A. Dough-
erty of the navy to take charge OF the pro-
tective patrol Chief Mccullagh respond
ed Immediately and informed Rear Ad-
miral Bunce that he had Instructed Capt.
Smith Of the harbor police TO hold himsele
ia readiness and supply the desired num-
ber of patrolmen to assist in guarding the
visiting vessel. The navy yard tugboats
Nina and Narkeeta we're Immediately
placed at the disposal of Lieut.. Dougherty-
Lieut.. W. c. Neville of the Marine Corps
received Instructions to take command of
thirty-eight men. This body will relieve
each other in four-hour watches during
the entire stay of the Spanish cruiser.
BY special permission a representative
of the Associated Press was allowed to
20 aboard the Nina, on which tug Lieut..
Dougherty established his headquarters
This boat, as well as the Narkeeta, was in
readiness to go down the bay and meeE
the Vizcaya from the moment that the
latter was sighted off the Jersey coast last
Friday but 1t was not until 2 o'clock this
afternoon that the weather conditions per-
miited the naval guards to proceed downs
the bay About that hour word was re-
ceived at the navy yard that the Spaniard
was on her way over the bar, and the ma
rines were Immediately ordered to board
the Nina.
Lieut.. Aaron Ward representing ADJ
miral Bunce, lost no time In boarding the
commandants steam barge Undine and
the three vessels left the navy yard a1
ten minutes to O'Clock. There was
nasty northeast wind blowing at the time,
which was accompanied by a continuous
downpour of rain and a light fog. The
tug Nina led the way and as she rounded
the battery, large crowd had assembled
In the vicinity Of Pier A, where the little
vessel waste take the harbor police
aboard. AS soon as the Nina got along
side the pier Capt. Smith and Lieut..
Dougherty exchanged greetings as well as
official documents. Two roundsmen and
eight patrolmen were Immediately puu
aboard and the tug once more turned her
nose in the direction OF Staten Island.
Just then 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 sa-
Lutte was answered from the guns at Cas-
tie William on Governors Island. As the
Nina neared the Staten Island shore, the
Spanish cruiser Ioomed up out of the mist
and Lieut. Neville ordered the marines to-
stand at attention and salute the visiapr
as the tug passed on her starboard side.
The police officers on board also stood at
attention and saluted the visitor, 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 3:35 o'clock the big vessel reached
her anchorage ground and dropped her
mud hook. AS soon as she was anchored
several boats In the vicinity made toward
her. but they were quickly warned off by
the naval vessels and backed away to a
respectful distance.
The Undine, with Lieut.. Ward aboard,
then made Its way alongside and that offi-
Ger, dressed in full uniform, ascended the
gangway, which was lowered on the port
side. As soon as he reached the deck lie
was greeted by the Spanish commander.
to whom he rendered in the name OF Ad-
miral Bunce, the courtesies of the post
which Is usual formalty whenever a for
eign war vessel arrives in American wa
tersJ
Lieut.. Ward remained on board about a
quarter Of an hour, and as he descended
the gangway on his return to the Undine.
the royal Spanish ensign was put al half