The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-21
PASSES THROUGH. NARROWS
VIZCAYA NOV AT VERY CATE OF
 AMERICAN NMETROPOLIS,


 Her Guns Boom Forth a Salute Which Is
 Answered From Governors Island-An
 Officer in Full Unifom Tenders Her the
 Courtesies of the Port in the Name of
 Admiral Bunce-RoyaI Spanish Ensign
 at Half-Mast-The Vessel Most Thor
 oughly Guarded.
 New York, Feb. 20.-The Spanish warshtp Viscaya, 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 lying outside of the bar since Friday night and was unable to come into the harbor owing to the dense fog and the rain storm. Rear Admiral Bunce, the commandant of the New York navy yard, received orders from Washington last week to establish, when the Vizcaya should have arrive ed, careful and well appointed patrol to guard against any harm being done to the Spaniard because of public feel ing. The commandant immediately put himself in communication with Chief of Police McCullach and appoint ed Lieutenant John A. Dougherty, of the navy, to take charge of the protec- tive patrol.
 Chief McCullach responded imme- diately and informed Rear Admiral Bunce that he had instructed Captain Smith, of the harbor police, to hold himself in readiness to supply the de- sired number of patrolmen to assist in guarding the visiting vessel. The navy yard tug boats Nina and Narkeeta, in charge of Captain Bell and Catin, were placed at the disposal of Lieutenant Dougherty. Lieutenant w. c. Neville of the marine corps, received instructions to take command of thirty-eight men, one first sergeant. three sergeants, three corporals and thirty-one private marines who will relieve each other in four hour watches during the entire stay of the Spanish cruiser.
 By special permission of the navy de- partment at Washington, represen- tative of the Associated Press was per- mitted to go aboard the Nina, on which tug Lieutenant Dougherty established his headquarters. This boat as we'll as the Narkeeta, had been in readiness to go down the bay and meet the Vizcaya from the moment that the latter should be sighted off the Jersey coast last Fri day, but it was not until 2 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 or dered on board the Nina. Lieutenant Aaron Ward. representing Admiral Bunce, lost no time in boarding the commandant's barge Undine and the three vessels left the navy yard at ten minutes to o'clock. There was nasty northeast wind blowing at the time, which was accompanied by continu- ous downpour of rain and a light fog.
 The tug Nina led the way and as she rounded the battery, a large crowd had assembled in the vicinity of pier A,
 
 harbor police aboard. As soon as the Nina got along side the pier, Captain Smith and Lieutenant Dougherty ex- changed greetings as well as official documents. Two roundsmen and eight patrolmen were immediately put aboard and the tug once more turned her nose in the direction of Staten Is- land Just then through the thick fog could be heard the booming of cannon which was the salute given by the Viz caya as she came through the Mar nows. This salute was answered from the guns at Castle William on Gover- l nor's Island. As the Nina neared the Staten Island shore, the Spanish cruis- CT loomed up out of the mist, and Lieutenant Neville ordered the marines to stand at attention and salute the visitor as the tug passed on her star board side. The police officers on board also remained at attention and the sa- lute was returned by the officers and men who were grouped on the Viz caya's deck.
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 The Spaniard was still under way at | the time, with Pilot Gillespie on the | bridge. At 5:35 o'clock the big vessel | reached her anchorage in the sound | 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 l vessels and backed away to a. respect | able distance. The Undine, with Lieu ! tenant Ward aboard, then made it's way alongside, and that officer, dressed in full uniform, ascended the gangway, which was lowered on the port side. As soon as he reached the deck he was 1 greeted by the Spanish commander, to whom he rendered, in the name of Ad- miraI Bunce, the courtesies of the port, which is the usual formality whenever a foreign war vessel arrives in Ameri- can waters. Lieutenant Ward remain ed on board about quarter of an hour and as he descended the gangway on 1 his return to the Undine the royal i Spanish ensign was put at half-mast. This was the first sign that the spec | tators afioat and ashore were given that the visiting craft was aware of the disaster in Havana harbor Cap- tain Eulate ordered the flag placed at | half-mast as token of regret of the | death of the American sailors Mean while the marines who were to take up the first watch were transferred l At. At.-