The record-union., 1898-02-21

ting in the stern. came out from Tomp-
kinsville and headed directly for the
Vizcaya. The Nina intercepted the lit
tie craft and in response to inquiries
the man in the stern said he had a tel
egram for the Commander of the cruis-
er. When this information was trans
ferred to Captain Eulate the latter told
them to let the boat come alongside and
also said that he would see any news
paper reporters who wished TO come
aboard. AS soon as this was made
known to the press boats which were
lowering around with a. number of
newspapermen, in less than a ten min
utes. were aboard plying questions to
the Commander and officers OF the
cruiser.
While all this was taking place the
crowds on shore became larger and the
keenest interest was taken in the very
movement of the different vessels. Lieu
tenant Dougherty will remain in the
vicinity of the cruiser while she re-
mains in port and will direct every de-
tail regarding the protective watch.
From t o'clock this afternoon until
midnight tonight the Nina and Mar
LUNA W III IdlIOl Tie W dtSIS III TIE Ht!Stl
borhood of the big vessel They will
be relieved at midnight by the tugs
Daniel S. Lamont and Scout. in COM
mand of Captains Keyes and Coffey.
These boats. are provided by the super
visors of the port. They viii take on
the police and marine guards and re-
main ON watch until O'Clock to-mor-
row morning. AT that hour four po-
lice launches, manned by police and
marines will go on duty and stand by
until 1 O'Clock tomorrow afternoon,
when the naval tugs Will take up the
same position which they assumed this
afternoon. These are the plans so
far arranged by Lieutenant Dougherty
and they are not likely to be changed
All the vessels mentioned Will remain
off Tompkinsville until the Vizcaya
leaves her anchorage and points out 10
sea. In case the cruiser comes through
the upper bay and anchors in the North
River, the patrol boats and tugs viii
accompany her and the same arrange
ments Will obtain.
EPon receipt of a telegram stating
that the Vizcaya had anchored off
Tompkinsville, Senior Don Manuel de
SuareZ, Secretary of the Consul-Gen-
eral of Spain in this city, accompan-
led by a representative of the Associ-
atad Press. proceeded to the warship
on the tug Lehman to deliver kilograms
to the officers.
The ViZcaya was guarded by the
navy tugs Nina and Narkota and the
police patrol boat Patrol The three
were slowly circling around the big
cruiser, and the Lehman was warned
off. After a lengthy explanation she
was given permission to proceed. An
officer and guard of four marines re-
ceived the Secretary of the consulate,
and a card to Captain Eulate led to an
invitation to proceed to his quarters
aft on the main deck. There a very
friendly reception awaited Senior Don
Manuel de Suarez and the reporter
In an interview with the Associated
Press reporter Captain 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 a visit of courtesy and
friendship, and when the dreadful ac
cident to the Maine was learned the
flags We're put at half-mast, and there
they would remain until the ship took
her departure. He Hkened his visit to
that of one intimate friend to another
when disaster had overtaken the latter,
the same delicacy dictated what to do.
to mourn with the friend and to avoid
all festivity No invitations of a social
character would be accepted-this he
wished to have understood
Referring TO the catastrophe, he de-
clared that he and his officers were
greatly shocked and that the sympa-
thy of all was with the bereaved fam
lilies.
First Lieutenant del F'uentes gave a
graphic account of the Vizcayas trip
from her first anchorage inside of Sandy
Hook to that off Tompkinsville AT II
O'Clock to-day the anchors were hauled
in. 1t was very foggy when the ship
got under way; so foggy that they had
incessant difficulty in finding the buoys.
The heavy draft of the Vizcaya. the
fog and the tortuous channel made mat
tiers interesting.
Captain Eulate when asked how LONG
the ship would remain in port said that
he had no orders from his Govern
ment, but he evidently expects to be
here for some time. He was eloquent
in his praise of his ship during the hur-
ricane met between the Bermudas and
Cape Hatteras. She rode the heavy
seas without an effort, and although
the storm lasted thirty-four hours no
accident of any kind occurred.
The Vizcaya has a full crew of en-
gineers, marines. torpedo corps, and
carries ten torpedoes, marine artillery
men, Quartermasters and other officers
and diver, a total complement of 49,