New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-21

rrxnrD TO HER-HER FLAG AT HALF MAST
,s MARK or SYMPATHY FOR THE
loss OF THE MAISE-HER OF
FICERs EMPRESS SORROW
AND WILL NOT TAKE
PART IN SOCIAL
FUNCTIONS.
rAo snanish cruiser Vizcaya is now the guest
=, ,ne Nation and is anchored off Tompkinsvillc.
S.o,en Island where she will remain during her
,s, 10 this port. After waiting nearly two
,",.s of Sandy Hook for the foe to lift. she
weighed anchor yesterday afternoon and came
-. 10 the naval anchorage or Tompkinsvlle.
Tho northeast gale. which was increasing in
,e,oc,tv. caused her TO enter the port before the
tos had entirely cleared UP.
sho left her anchorage outside the Bar at
..or,,, after / o'clock yesterday afternoon. and
=, 2 o'clock she passed through the Narrows.
,,hor she was between Forts Wadsworth and
hamilton the American flag was run UP on her
ut, ,ruck and she fired q salute of twenty-one
ems This was not responded to hy the forts,
&C the regular sauting fort Of Nsw-York Har-
nov ,s Castle William. on Governors Island.
THE SALUTE RETURNED.
=. was not until he Vizcaya had reached her
.rcborare that her salute was returned. Then
,ha same number Of guns were fired from Gov
.rnors Island. and the Spanish flag was run
-, IN Castle William. DR.. Doty. Health Oiiicer
- the Port. met the cruiser as she passed quar-
.r,rs AZ 800 p. m. and asked the customary
ousstjons as TO the health of all on board. lie
f,s not go on board the cruiser, but contented
himself with receiving the report OF Surgeon
Jrrado that all were we'll on board. and that
,bsre had been no illness on the vessel since she
,et, Spain. The surgeon reported to the Health
officer is officers and crew of 466 men, max
ing q total Of 4S4 on board.
The Vizcaya was preceded through the Mar
rovs by the piot-boat New-York. Nmle the
snanjard was coming into the herbor the Gov
snment tugs stationed at the Navy Yard were
rrsnarinC 20 meet her AZ her anchorage. lhe
Nina and the NaTkeeta were the hrst 10 ieaNe
the Yard on board these boats were details OF
rarires who will assist in guarding the Nizcaya
They were followed in few minutes ny the
Tnd.ne the private barge Of the commandment OF
the Navy Yard. Rear Admiral Bunce. on board
the Undine was Lieutenant Aaron Ward, who
represented the commandant and was TO extend
the courteses Of the port to the captain Of the
vizcaya. - -,
When these boats rounded the Battery the
harbor police tug Patrol. in command Of Captain
Ebert 0. Smith. put out from pier a, North
River and follow ed the Government boats down
the Bay.
In addition to the harbor police on the Patrol
Roundsman John Kenmore and four patrolmen
were on board the Nina and Rour fsman John
Early and the same number of patromen were
On the Narkeeta. These policemen Will assist
them IT. the work Of guarding the cruiser
Lieutenant D1ugherty L. s y will remain In
command Of the entire force during the visit OF
the Spanish vessel. and VIII make his head-
quarters or board the Nina.
In comparatively short time the Govern
men, boats and the police boat sighted the
ylzcaya. She was just anchoring as the boats
arrived within hailirg distance. and the chain
NJ the anchor could be seen slowly growing
taut The weather was most disagreeable; the
rain seemed 10 come down IN sheets. and the
stiff northeast gale added TO the discomfort
not only Of those on the guard boats but or the
officers and men on the cruiser. only those
were in sight who by their duties were COM
PEELED to be on the deck.
INTERCHANGE OF sALCTEs.
When the Nina neared the cruiser Lieutenant
Neville in command Of the marines. ordered
them 10 be at attention ready to salute the
foreign vessel and the policemen on the Nina
also stood at attention as the tug rounded on
boatswa.n's whistle could be heard calling the
men on the cruiser. and then the salute was
returned bv the officers and men on the main
deck AT the same time the Commandants barge
Undine with Lieutenant Ward on board, was
approaching the port side. The gangway was
lowered and the sides We're manned by the men
who had responded 10 the call Of the boatswain's
pipe.
The regular naval honors were given Lieuten-
ant Ward as he mounted the gangway, ana he |
was greeted on the quarterback by Captain |
Eulate. Lieutenant Ward then. In the name OF !
Read-Adrniral Bunce. extended the couTteses OF
the port He remained on board the cruiser for /
about fifteen minutes talking with the captain
THE SPANISH FLAG AT HALF-MAsT
As Lieutenant Ward descended the gangway /
or his return to the Undine. the Royal Spanish /
ensign was slowly lowered 70 half-mast' Where !
Il remained as a sign OF sympathy Tor me !
Nation and Of mourning for the American sail
ors who had lost their lives on the Maine in the
herbor OF Havana.
seaor Don Manuel de Suarez secretary TO /
Consul-GeneraI Baldasano went on board me
Vizcaya after Lieutenant ward left her. Senor
suarez was acconpanied by several newspaper
reporters whom he had invited TO go with him
on board An officer and a guard Of four ma
rines received the secretary. VINO was INV"
taken 10 Captain Eulate. In his quarters OF 'ne
main deck Senor Suarez was the oeare o1 us
patches and the mail FOR me vessel Ai'er ne
and the Captain had short conversation '"e
reporters We're invited into the Captains guar
ters and had a courteous and friendly 'eceP-
ton
Spanish and French were the languages useu
by Captain Eulate and his hrsi heu'.'"'i''
Count Vnlsr &c Fuentes, and they shooh ht'rN
cordially with their visitors. Nhiie 'he C"P'"''
was looking over his mail with 9en" 'u"' eN'
The reporters were invited 70 wait IN ,he - -
er's saloon iyst AFT. II IS daintly furnished /