The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-21
VIZCAYA In THE HARBOR,
Spanish Warship Received Without
Demonstration.
Is CLOSELY GUARDED BY POLICE
PATROL AND NAVAA TUGS.

Regulations Provide For Guard About
About Her At All Times-Spaniards
Ensign Displayed at Half Mast in Re-
spect to Sailors of the Maine.
New York, February 2O.-The Spanish
war vessel Vizcaya, in command of Capt.
Eulate, came through the narrows this
afternoon and anchored soffs Tompkins-
Vile, Staten Island, where. she is.olosely
guarded by navy yard tugs and police
patrol boats.
The Vizcaya has been lying outside of
the bar since Friday night and was un-
able to come into the harbor owing to the
dense fog and the rain storm.
/ Rear Admiral Bunce, the comInacdant
Of the New York navy yard, received or
ders from Washington last week to es-
tablish, when tho Vizcaya should have
arrived, careful and we'll appointed
patrol to guard against any harm done
to the Spaniard because of the public
feeling. The commandant Immediately
put himself in communication with
Chief Of Police McCullaugh, and appoint
ed Lieut.. John A. Dougherty.of the navy,
to take charge of the protective patrol
Lieut. W. G. Neville of the marine
corps, received instructions to take com
mand of 3S men, one first sergeant three
sergeants, three corporals and 81 privates
marines who will relieve each other in
four hour watches during the entire stay
of the Spanish cruiser.
1t was not until O'Clock this after.
noon that the weather conditions permit
ted the naval guards to proceed down
the bay. About that hour word was re-
ceiyed at the navy yard that the Span
lard was on her way over the bar and the
marines were Immediately ordered on
board the Nina. Lieut.. Ward, represent
ing Admiral Bunce, lost no time in
| boarding the commandments barge ITn-
dine and Nina and Narkeeta left the navy
yard at 10 minutes to 8 O'Clock. There
was a nasty northeast wind blowing at
the time which WAS accompanied by a
downpour of rain and q light fog. The
| tug Nina led the way and as she rounded
the Battery large crowd had assembled
| In the vicinity of Pier A. where the lit
tie vessel was to take the harbor police
aboard.
AS the Nina neared the Staten Island
shore the Spanish cruiser loomed up out
of the mist, and Lieut.. Neville ordered
the marines to stand at attention and
salute her as the tug passed on her star
board side.
| At 335 o'clock the big vessel reached
her anchorage ground 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 vessels and backed away
| to a respectable distance. The Undine,
with Lieut.. Ward aboard, then made its
way alongside and that officer assembled
the gangway. AS soon as he reached the
deck he was greeted by the Spanish COM
mander to whom he rendered, in the
name. of Admiral Bunce. The courtesies
of sthe port. Lieut.. Ward remained on
board .about,a quarter of all hour and as
he descended the gangway on his return
to the Undine, the royal Spanish ensign
was put at half-mast -a
Meanwhile the marines who were to
| take up the first watch were transferred
from the Nina to the Narkeeta as were
also four police and q roundsman.
Lieut. Dougherty will remain in the
vicinity of the cruiser while she remains
garding the protective watch. From
O'Clock this afternoon until midnight to-
night the Nina and Narkeeta will patrol
tho waters in the neighborhood of the
big vessel. They will be relieved at mid
night by the tugs Daniel S. Lamont and
Scout. These boats are provided by the
supervisor of the port. They will take on
the police and marine guards and remain
on watch until eight tomorrow. At that
hour four police launches manned by po.
licemen and marines will go on duty and
stand by until tomorrow afternoon
when the naval tugs will take up the
same positions which they assumed this
afternoon. All the vessels mentioned will
remain off Tompkinsville until the
vizcaya leaves her anchorage and points
out to sea. In case the cruiser comes
through the upper bay and, ,anchorsssin the
North river the patrol boats and tugs
will accompany her and the same ar
rangem snts will maintain.
In an interview with the Associated
Press representative, Capt. Eulate said
that while his ship was in this port his
officers would accept no invitations of
any kind. The Spanish warship had
come here on visit Of courtesy and
friendship and when the dreadful acci-
dent to the Maine was learned, the flags
were put at half mast and there they
would remain until the ship took her de-
parture.
AMERICANS MAY VISIT VIZCAYA.
Washington, February 19.-The Spanish
legation has been advised of the arrival
Of the Spanish cruiser Vizcaya, and
Senor Dubosc, the charge d affairs, has
been in communication with the Spanish
consul general at New York, and Lieut..
Sebral, the naval attache of the legation,
who is now at New York, concerning the
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