New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20
FOG HOLDS THE VIZCAYA.
,,.,,r. NOT ENTER THE HARBOR UNTIL
THE WEATHER CLEARS.
NAY RE TO-DAY AND MAY NOT RE BEFORE


~ ,-yoRRow-sPANIsH OFFICIALS BOARD
TUE CRUISER At HER TEMPORARY
ANCHORAGE OUTSIDE THE RAR-
PROBABLE SOCIAL RECoGNI-
TIoN OF THE OFFICERS.
THE soanish cruiser Vizcaya is still anchored
.r,s,de the Bar and will remain there until the
100 lifts II the weather is favorable she will
.sr ,he harbor this morning and make her
,a,,norary anchorage of Tompkirsville. from
,h,ch place she will proceed later up the North
pvcr TO an anchorage of West Thirty-fourth-
= All arrangements have been made to receive
,,a vessel and the Government as well as the
o,.ce boats are now waiting for word that she
,os lifted her anchors and started on her way
=, the Bay. When this news is received the
rrorranme as detailed in yesterdays Tribune
aul be carried out The boats will promptly go
Sonn the Bay to meet the vizcaya and escort
,er 10 her anchorage.
cantain Eulate Of the cruiser and Dan"
gillespie. the sandy Hook pilot. who is or board.
arc both dslnclined to bring UP the vessel until
,ha fog has lifted and while they expect II 70 be
.,sar carly this morning, If the weather is not
.,sar the Spaniard Will not enter the harbor
,,,tr Monday That the officers Of the Vizcaya
7rr he we'll received here there can be no ques-
,on as according 10 the report given al the
o4sce ~ the Spanish Consul General. he has re-
oe,ve8 numerous invitations for the officers TO
attend dinners given by prominent people in
honor Of their vislt
FEW ALLOWED TO GO ON BOARD.
The only persons allowed on board the VIZ
csva Yesterday were the Spanish Vice Consul.
Lieutenant sobral. naval attsche Of the Lega-
t,on AZ Washin gton, and one new spaper reporter
This party started out from Pier No 4. North
p,ve- AZ o'clock Friday night as soon as the
news OF the sighting Of the Vizcaya had been re-
,s,ve6 in the city. They were on board the tug
Edward F Luckenbach. and after cruising up
The North River and then down the Bay until
r,,ap,ght they gave up the search for the
cruiser and returned TO the pier AT O'Clock
Yesterday morning the same party started out
again After wandering around in the fog Tor
three hours they finally found the warship
Lieutenant sobral hailei her, and the man on
,s.ch reported to the officer of the deck, who
a. once made his appearance at the rai. Nhat
news shouted Lieutenant Sobral In spanish.
ovothine new" was the Spanish response from
the officer on the bridge. lie then recognized
Lieutenant sobral, and boat was lowered from
the warship and rowed over TO the tug Lieu
tenant sohral Spanish Vice-Consul Mariana So
fal0 Secretary De SudreZ, o. llt toiiSu4el0'
eral detective and the reporter were taken on
-hA vessel Lieutenant Sobral was not IN uni
FORM and 50 he was not received with naval
honors. The formal welcome was replaced by
n. exchange Of friendly greetings as he was
well known personally to the officers.
GREETING THE VISITORS
Captain Antonio Eulate shook hands cordially
with the visitors as they were the first persons
10 i,- received on the vessel since she lett Las
Palmas on February 6. Captain Eulate is
man about five feet ten inches in height, typl'
cal spaniard and a very pleasant man.
After the first greetings were over he said;
"I regret that we have not received pratique
(clearance) from the health authorities. So
smiling amiably. eve have no legal right to re
ceive you. But stay if you wish. OF course If
you do stay you'll have to accept the responsi-
bility"
After this courteous but effective suggestion
10 the reporter. there was no other alternative
than 10 take a hasty stroll around the decks
and hold brief conversation with some Of the
officers Captain Eulate seemed anxious to OBJ
serve strictly the Quarantine rules Of the port
and. while he had right to take on board
the Spanish officials. he seemed disincline1 10
allow the reporter to remain, although he ex-
pressed no positive request for him 10 leave the
vessel
SYMPATHY OVER THE MAINE DISASTER.
Everybody on board had heard of the Maine
disaster The officers said that the news had
been conveyed 10 them early Friday evening by
reporters At that time they were not inclined
10 believe that the catastrophe had occurred and
1t was not until Lieutenant Sobral had con-
frmed it that they were willing to accept the
truth Of the statement Then one of the oiii-
GERS said:
The loss Of so many brave men and Of so
fine ship is truly appalling catastrophe.
The American Navy and the American people
have the sincere sympathy Of every man on
board"
The idea that the Maine was destroyed by
treachery was scorned. Not an officer on board
would for minute entertain any solution OF
the disaster except that It was caused through
accident The interviews were Of necessity
brief and the consensus Of the officers opinions
on the probable cause or nature Of the disaster
could not be gathered Those spoken 10 con-
fred themselves 10 saying: Such things have
happened I, is terrible. but it is part of the
lot Of The battle-shp In peace her danger Is
oftentimes as great as in war.
No one could be found on board who evlnceo
the slightest anxiety as to the treatment or
safety u the Vizcaya while In New-forN bar-
Dor The extraordinary precautions taken Tor
their protection were unknown TO them untli
the reporter went on board Expressions on
This subject were guarded
The same boats crew which brought the party
from the Luckenbach vas in readiness, ana az
ter farewolls had been taken the visitors were
rowed back 10 the tug. The spanish officers
stood the warship's side. waving goodpys
until the fog had hidden them from view
II was impossible to tel at this time at what
hour the VizCaya would proceed 20 her final
anchorage owing 10 her draught-twenty-sx
feet-the pilot Gillespie. %ill bring her up IN
the main channel rounding the Spit. Captain
Keene Of the Edgar +. Lucken bach. said that