The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-20

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Not Yet Taken Up Permanent
Anchorage.
NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-At 1o.1o
o'clock tonight the observer at Sandy
| HOOK reported that a warship was
| passing there bound in AT 1920 sbA
cast anchor in the outer bay. The war
| snip Is anchored about a half mile off
shore between the point OF the hook
/ and the government dock
| The observer says that she stands
| high out of water, and is well lighted
| up. she looks like cruiser. and. from
! her general appearance, he thinks she
| is the Brooklyn.
NEW YORK. Feb. 19-On acconn+ =,
! dense fog that has prevailed TODAY
| the NiZcaya has not moved into The
! inner harbor. At the navy yard the
TWO tugs, Nina and Marketta. are stiII
awaiting orders. The police boat Patrol
Ie1t early and went out to the Spanish
Hessei. The only change in the pro-
gramme as announced is that T.ieu+
Aaron Wood will take Lieut.. Dourber.
| ~ place in extending the official cour-
tesy to the ViZcaya when she comes to
permanent anchorage. Lieut.. Wood
VIII go out on the admiral's barge I'm
| dine
Trenchery Scorned
| a reporter boarded the Spanish cruis-
| er today, in company with Commandar
sooral, naval attache OF the Sna oisb
! legation at Washington. AS Command
er Sopral was not In uniform the ma
rlhes We're not lined up to receive the
VISITORS, and the formal welcome ,vas
itTpidceu py the exchange of hospita
| OIe greetings in true Castilian stvIa
Capt. Antonio Eulate shook HANDS - c'
uIdIy with his visitors. Everybodv ON
| poaru Knew of the Names fate and
from the youngest apprentice to tha
senior officer, all the Spanlards were
cat 80 ~ express their sororw. An Off
..,rtd IDIlS @ IN tne Spanish navy said:
| me loss or so many brave men and
so me ship is an appalling catastro-
phe. The American navy and ueonIe
nave our sincere sympathy"
me ldea that the Maine was destrov-
eG py treachery was scorned. Not an
oIltcst eIItoS.t on On board would for moment
entertain any solution of the dfsaster.
except that it was caused by accident
Such Things have happened" said an
oflcer. 1t is terrible, but it Is mart ne
the lot of the battleship In peace her
| danger Is oftentimes as graa+ oe ii.L
| war" % III
No one could be found on board rrbo
eVlnced the slightest anxiety as to the
| treatment or safety of the VIzca,-a
while in New York harbor. Exnree-
slons on the subject of the extranrdI-
nary precautions taken for their pro-
| tectlon were guarded.
The trip of the Vizcava fro,, Toe
Palmas TO New York was not witbout
incident Between the Bermudas and
cape Hatteras she ran into a series Of
minor cyclones, which ended in b,Ir-
I1cane. Capt. Eulate, speaking OF his
| boat behavior said:
She Is magnificent sea boat and
ba+
heaVy seas no accident occurred nor
was man injured"
Effective Fighting Machine.
This hurricane explains the tardlness
OF the Vizcaya's arrival here. The trim
across, however, was taken leisurclv
and no attempt was made to test the
remarkable coal capacity of the cruiser
Her coal bunkers hold coal enough to
enable her to steam for twenty con-
secutive days at the rate Of twenty-one
| miles an hour, an accomplishment nos
| sessed by but few warships
Inc hull of the Nizcaya Is graceful
her lines are easy terminating for
ward In one Of the most vicious looking
rams ever seen in these waters. Her
freeboard is low, leaving little as
| target.
The guns in the fore and aft turrets
nave an effective range of ten miles
On the upper, or main, battery. two
fore and two aft, direct fOre-and-aft
hre is provided. The guns adjoining
these have midway range between
fore and aft and broadside fire. There
is the usual main deck broadside rapid
firing battery The lower deck has q
somewhat similar arrangement. The
marines and sailors are fine specimens
and the order which prevailed on board
today was excellent. The sailors are
hardy lot. The complement Of the
Vizcaya consists of fifteen officers.
eight naval cadets. 42O blue jackets and
marines, making total of 443.
NEW YORK, Feb. 20 (23O a. MI
The cable steamer Mackay- Bennett is
anchored in the bay, off Sandy Hook
1t is probable that she is the vessel
which was believed TO have been an
| American cruiser.