The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-26
YIZCAYA BIDS US GO0D-BY.
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she r. Cheek Rnn of Yankee Ceal ana etores-
Carries spain's FlaG at Haif Vast fsF ths
maine Untii she Passes saudy Heck snd
Then Sends 1t Up tS the Peak Tor Spain.
The Spanish cruiser viscsya sailed for Ha-
vana at 1925 o'clock yesterday afternoon. No
ceremony attended her leavo-taking. She just
weighed anchor and got down the bay before
tho outgoing tide 80 fast as TO astonish those
who were watching her from the Tompkinsville
shore. As she started she blew three blasts OF
her whistle for q salute to tho navy yard tug
Nina, flagship Of the patrol feet. The salute
wns promptly answered.
Then tho tug, whose orders were to attend
the cruiser down the bay, set out after her.
Shortly after the Nina got under way the police
boat Patrol, Cap. Elbcrr o. Smith OF the steam
boat SQUAD in command, camo along. The
Spauiard was just in sight then and the best
attendance the Nina and tho police boat could
give her was q poor stern chase. Az the cruiser
passed out of the Narrows the small boats gave
It up and turned back.
The vizcaya passed Quarantine at 1:3o.
She had the Spanish flag flying at half.mast
from a small gaff on the mainmast. At 2:45
o'clock she passed the Hook. As she did SO
tho Spanish colors were runfup to tho peak Of
the enff and her period of mourning for the
Yankee sailors who went down to their death In
Havana harbor was ended.
Few ships ever lett any harbor better supplied
with stores than the ViEcaya. Just before sail
ing Capt. Eulate said that his ship had never
before taken on so much coal. Not only her
bunkers. but every nook where coal could BIO
stored had been filled. OF provisions he said
he had enough to last, using his own words. II
again, which, l imagine, Will be q very long
At 0 o'clock yesterday morning Pilot Jacob
Lockman was taken on board. Shortly after
that the marines were drilled for three-quar-
tiers Of an hour on the main deck. When the
drill was over bluejackets were put to work
guns were dashed and covered with tarpaulins
and the awning which has covered the after
deck since the cruiser has been in port was
BY IL o'clock the ship was ready to sail. II
was evident that her commander was waiting
for something: He was sl9S looking shoreward
small boat put off from the shore with the Span.
ish Vice-Consul and an nttache OF the Consulate
in it; Both We're put aboard the cruiser: Three,
brought ashore. The attach6 stayed aboard.
1t was stated that he would leave, the ship
S STiS SHsr sbonied some nn i order rh and dd tbesmen on Got INC nc
work at the anchors, Black smoke poured out
of both tunnels. The cruiser had actually
down to the dock from tho Tompkinsviile sta
tion on a dead run. After much Resticulatins
and shouting they got . boatman and caught
the ship. which slowed down for them. 1t was
a near thing. They had apparently overstayed
their shore leave.
Just before sailing Capt. Eulate sent q note
the care which he had taken in guarding the
Vizcaya, but expressing regret that It should
have been thought necessary to keep O patrol
about hisiship.. Capt. Eulate also,took, occasion to
express his thanks, through Lieut.. Donghorty,
for all the courtesies extended to him and his
officers during their stay here and expressed
some of those c0urtesies.