The record-union., 1898-02-21
ARRIVAL OF THE
CRUISER VIzCAYA.
She Came Through the Narrows
Yesterday.
Closely Guarded by Navy Yard Tugs and
Police Boats.
Feeling Regarding the Maine At
fair Prompted the Naval Au-
Possible Harm by Fanatics-No
One Allowed to Approach Her
Without Permission-Newsp
Board.

Without Permission-Newsp
per Reporters Allowed on
Board.
NEW YORK. Feb. 20.-The Spanish
cruiser ViZcaya, in command of Cap
tain Eulate, came through the Mar
rows this afternoon and anchored off
Tompkinsville. S. l., where she is close
ly guarded by navy yard tugs and po-
lice patrol boats The Viscaya has
been lying outside the bar since Fri
day night, and was unable to come into
the harbor owing to the dense fog ana
transforms which have prevailed for
over forty-eight hours. The Spanish
cruiser has been expected to arrive here
since last Monday, and the unfortunate
by which SO many Amer
lean sailors and marines lost their lives
in Havana Harbor last Tuesday night
aroused more than ordinary interest
in the arrival of the visitors. The feel
ing which prevails among great many
people in this vicinity that the Amer
lean battleship was destroyed deliber-
ately by enemies has prompted the ma
val authorities to guard against any
possible harm being done to the visit
ing Spaniards at the hands of fanatics.
Rear-Admiral Bunce, commandant of
the New York Navy Yard received or
ders from Washington last week to es-
tablish careful and well-appointed pa
troll to guard against any such emer-
gency The commandant Immediately
put himself in communication with
Chief Of Police McCullagh, and appoint
ed Lieutenant John A. Dougherty of the
navy to take charge of the protective
patrol. Chief McCullagh responded i'm
mediately, and informed RearAdmiral
Bunce that he had instructed Captain
Smith of the harbor police to hold him.
self in readiness and supply the desired
number of patrolmen to assist in guard
ing the visiting vessel The navy yard
tugs Nina and Narkota, in charge of
Captains Bell and Cantain, respectively,
We're Immediately placed at the disposal
of Lieutenant Dougherty. Lieutenant
Neville of the marine corps received in
structions 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 a representative
of the Associated Press was permitted
to go on board the tug Nina, on which
Lieutenant Dougherty established his
headquarters This boat, as we'll as
the Narkota, was ready to go down the
bay and meet the ViZcaya the moment
the latter was sighted off the Jersey
Coast last Friday, but it was not until
, O'Clock this afternoon that the
weather conditions permitted the naval
guards to proceed down the bay. About
the hour word was received at the navy
yard that the Spaniard was on her way
over the bar, and the marines were
Immediately ordered on board the Nina
Lieutenant Aaron Ward, representing
Admiral Bunce, lost no time in board
ing the commandants steam barge I'm
dine, and the three vessels left the
navy yards at ten minutes to 3 o'clock.
There was q nasty northeasterly wind
blowing at the time, accompanied by
a continuous downpour of rain and
little fog The tug Nina led the way
as she rounded the battery. A large
crowd had assembled in the vicinity of
Pier A, where the little vessel was to
take the harbor police aboard AS soon
as the Nina got alongside the pier Cap
tain Smith and Lieutenant Dougherty
exchanged greetings as well as official
documents. Two roundsmen and eight
patrolmen were Immediately put aboard
the tug, and once more she turned her
nose in the direction of Staten Island.
Just then through the thick fog could
be heard the booming of cannon. which
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as she came through the Narrows. This
salute was answered from the guns at
Castle William on Governors Island.
AS the Nina neared Staten Island
shore the Spanish cruiser doomed up
out of the mist and Lieutenant Neville
ordered the marines to stand attention
and salute the Vizcaya which passed on
her starboard side. The police officers
on board also stood attention and the
salute was answered by the officers
and men who We're grouped on the Viz
eaya's deck. The Spaniard was still
under way at the time with Pilot Gill
lespie on the bridge.
AT 3:35 o'clock the big vessel reached
her anchorage ground and dropped her
mud hook. As soon as she was an
chored several boats in the vicinity
made toward her, but they were quick
~ warned off by the naval vessels and
backed away tn respectful distance
The Undine, with Lieutenant Ward
aboard, then made its way alongside.
and that officer, in full uniform as
eended the gangway. which was low
cred on the port side. As soon as he
reached the deck he was greeted by
the Spanish Commander, to whom he
rendered, in the name Of Admiral
Bunce, the courtesies of the port, which
is the usual formality whenever a for
eign vessel arrives in American waters.
Lieutenant Ward remained on board
about quarter of an hour and as he
descended the gangway on his return
to the Undine the royal Spanish ensign
was put at half-mast. This was the
first sign that the spectators afioat and
ashore We're given that the visiting
craft was aware of the disaster in Ha-
vana harbor. Captain Eulate ordered
the flag at half-lnast as token of regret
for the death of the American sailors
Meanwhile the marines who were to
take up the first watch We're taken from
the Nina to the Narkota, as were also
four police and roundsmen. A row.
boat containing three men. two of
whom were rowing and the third sit