The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-20
VISIT OF THE vIzCAYA.
All on Board Express Regret at the
Names Loss,

Names Loss.
New York, Feb. ia reporter of the
Associated Press boarded the Spanish crui-
ser Vizcaya this morning at S:45 o'clock
to-day, in company with Commander So
bral, naval attache of the Spanish legation
at Washington, Vice Consul Mariana Fa-
bregas setelo, Don Manuel de Suarez, sec
retary of the Spanish consulate, and a
detective detailed by Chief Of Police Nc
Cullagh.
AS Commander Sobral was not In uni
form, the marines were not lined up TO re-
ceive the visitors, and the formal welcome
was replaced by the exchange of .hospita-
Bile greetings in true Castihan style.
Capt. Antonio Eulalie shook hands cor
daily with his visitors Everybody on
board knew of the Names fate, and from
the youngest apprentice to the senior Of
fcer, all the Spanlards were eager to ex-
press their sorrow.
An officer long in the Spanish navy said:
1.-THE loss of so many brave men and so
fine a ship is an appalling catastrophe.
The American navy and people have our
sincere sympathy"
The idea that the Maine was destroyed
| by treachery was scorned. Not an officer
| on board would for a moment entertain
| any solution of the disaster except that 1t
was caused through accident.
"Such things have happened" an officer
would say. 1T is terrible, but it is part
| of the lot of the battleship. In peace her
| danger is often times as great as in war"
| evinced the slightest anxiety as to the
| safety of the Vizcaya while in New York
! horror. Expressions en- the subject of the
| extraordinary precautions taken for their
| protection were guarded.
The trip of the Vizcaya from Las Pal
| mas to New York was not without Incl
| dent. Between the Bermudas and Cape
| Hatteras she ran into a series of minor
| cyclones, which ended in hurricane.
| Capt. Eulalie, speaking of his boats be-
! havior, said: t'She is a magnificent sea
boat, and, despite thirty-four hours bat
| Ting of heavy seas, no accident occur
red, nor was a man injured"
This hurricane explains the tardiness of
| the Vizcaya's arrival here. The trip
! across, however, was taken leisurely and
no attempt was made 10 test the remark
| able coal capacity Of the cruiser Her
bunkers hold coal enough to enable her to
! steam for twenty consecutive days at the
rate of twenty-one miles an hour, an
accomplishment possessed by but few
warships
The hun of the Vizcaya is graceful. Her
lines are easy, terminating forward in one
of the most vicious looking rams ever
| seen in these waters. Her free board is
low leaving little as a target. The guns
in the fore and aft turrels have an effect
i've range of ten miles. On the upper or
main battery two fore and two aft, a
direct fore and aft fire is provided.
The guns adjoining these have a midway
range between fore and aft and broadside
fire. There is the usual main deck broad
side rapid firing battery. The lower deck
has a somewhat similar arrangement, in
cluding Nordeufelts and other modern en-
gines of destruction. The marines and sail
ors are fine specimens and the order which
prevailed on board to-day was excellent.
The sailors. are a hardy lot. The compile
ment Of the Vizcaya consists of Is officers,
eight naval cadets, 40 blue jackets and
marines making a total of 49,