The San Francisco call., 1898-02-20
Taking No Chances With the Biz Spanish
 Cruiser.
Small Fear of Anything Happens ing to Her in New York HarbOr, but the Watch
 Will Be Kept.

:. NEW YORK, Feb. 1e.-Fog kept the Spanish cruiser Vizcaya at anchor off the Sandy Hook lightship to-day. So thick was the weather that her pilot, Dan" Gillespie, would not take the risk of advising Captain Eulate to en- ter port. If the fog has lifted to-mor- row morning the Vizcaya will get up her anchor at daybreak and steam slowly up the bay Her captain was not sure to-day whether he would take his ship to the North River, off Thirty fourth street, or find a berth off Tomp- skinsvflle.
 Residents of Greater New York will be informed of the warship's formal en- :trance to the port by the sound of her guns, for she will salute the stars and stripes at Fort Wadsworth as she comes in, and the fort will below a wei come in kind.
 In case the morning is not clear the Vizcaya will remain off the Hook Her pilot will not move until he can see clearly, for, besides the Vizcaya's great draught-she draws twenty-siX feet the universal desire that her visit shall be tnarred by no unpleasant incident will result in the exercise of unusual caution.
 Liners, fogbound, as was the big fighting machine, were lying at an- chor not far from her, dim shapes in the mist. The Vizcaya's big guns wore their water proofs, as did the officers and marines on deck. The men presented a picturesque appear ance. Tn uniforms the Vizcaya's con- pany is rich.
 It .<vesa a--srearss~cf and wretched weather. combined with the depressing news. concerning the disaster to the Maine and the resignation of Senor De Lome, carried to the Vizcaya after -s she anchored on Friday evening. ap- Eeared to have lowered the spirits of 2Aose on board.
 The cruiser surely gave one an i'm pression very different from that made on Friday evening, when music and dancing followed the plunge of her great anchors. Their morning coffee disposed of, the officers were told that the big tug Elder F. Luckenbach was coming alongside. As she hailed, they learned that she carried Lieutenant Commander J. c. Sobral, naval attache of the Spanish legation in Washington Iieutenant-Commander Sobral, with Vice-Consul Mariana F. Sotelo, Senor Manuel s. de Suarez, secretary of the Spanish consulate and one of Captain McCIusky's detectives, left the city at o'clock in the morning, and reached the cruiser after three hours cautious steaming through the mist.
 The officer of the deck recognized Iieutenant-Commander Sobral as an old shipmate, and hailed him affection ately.
 Captain Eulate received the visitors and shook hands cordially with each in turn. Commander Sobral informed Captain Eulate of the recent stirring events. The officers and men who were not on duty were discussing these events before the Luckenbach's arrival, and the lieutenant's confirma tion increased the subdued excitement on 3board. All secuted the idea that the loss of the Maine could have been due to aHything but an accident One off, cer, speaking for the group, said the loss of so many brave men and so fine a ship was an appalling disaster and that the Vizcaya's company sympa- thiZed. sincerely with the people of the United States.
 The Luckenbach took off all of the visitors except Lieutenant-C Commander Sobral, who said later that he would come up with the ship. The Herald call tug ran alongside the Vizcaya at 9 n oh sol1 iy7 of% Captain Eulate and Pilot Gillespie were deciding that the fog would not lift in time to permit of the cruiser coming up. Before this, the reporter hailed the Vizcaya and asked that Lieutenant Commander Sobral be called on deck To this the officer of the deck respond ed politely, "In a moment" and the lieutenant t-commander emerged from shelter with a big coat-collar turned high and tourist cap pulled well down to shed the falling rain.
 It happened that while the reporter was asking the lieutenant-commande about the effect of the news concerning the Maine upon the Vizcaya's officers Captain Eulate himself appeared The lieutenant interrupted himself to bow in Captain Eulate's direction. The Vizcaya's commander saluted grace fully and held up his hand to indicate that he had something to say. He spoke most impressively. as man deeply moved. He had been asked many questions after he had been told of the fate of the Maine and her men, and he had decided to speak of the catastrophe.
 "It fills our hearts with grief to 'hear of the terrible fate of the Unit ed States battle-ship Maine and her brave crew in Havana" he said in Spanish. "As sailors we sympathize deeply with the American people in