The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-21
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y Dulats. CAME through The Narrows this
afternoon and anchored off Thcmplinsyilic
Staten island, where she Is closely guarded
By navy tugs and police patrol bosts.
Ths vixcaya has been lying outside Inc
bar since Friday night and was unable
10 como into the barbor owing 10 the dense
feg and rain storm. which have prevailed
& Tor over forty eight hours. The spanish
cruiser has been expected TO arrive here
slnce last Monday and tho unfortunate
catastrophe BY which so many American
4; sailors and marines lost heir lives IN Ha-
tvana hsrhor last Tuesday night. aroused
moro than the ordinary interest IN the ar
rival or the vessel
Tho feeling which prevails among q
great many people in thia vicinity. that
the American batteship was destroyer dc-
Iibesutely BY enemies OF the United States,
prompted the naval authorities to guard
against any possible harm being done 70
tho visiting ship at the hands OF fanatics,
Rear Admiral Buncc. eommandant OF the
New Yory navy yard. received ordcrs from
Washington last week to establish q oafeiui
and Well appointed patrol 10 guard AGAINST
Immediately put himself in cominanication
with Chief OF Police McCullash and appoint.
"a I.ient4nant John Al. Dougherty OF the
navy to take charge OF the protective pa
troll. Chief McCuliagh Responded liliunedi-
atcly aud informed Rear Admiral Bttnae
that he had instructed CAPTAIN smith OF
the harbor police 10 hold himself IN readi-
ness And supply tho desired number OF
paslolrnen TO ussist In guarding The visit
ing vessel The navy ynrd iii.,boats Nina
and Narket,n wore Immediately placed AT
the disposal OF Lieutenant DouSherty
lieutenant w, &. Neville OF the marine
corps received instructions to talso com
nisnd OF thirty-eight iuan. THIS body viii
rAiievo each other Ia four-hOur watches
during the entire stay OF the Spanish
cruiser.
BY special permission representative
OF The Associated Press WAS permitted to
20 aboard the Nina. on which tug lieuten-
ant Doughsrty established his headquarters
The boat, as we'll az tho NarRBtta, was IN
readinsss to 20 down the bay and meet the
Vizcaya from the moment the latter WA
sighted OIL the Jersey coast last Friday,
but II WAS not until 2 O'clock this after
noon that the weather conditions permitted
the naval guards to proceed down the bay
About that hour word was received at the
navy yard that the Spaniard Mas on her
way over the bur and the marines were
Immediately ordered on bpard the Nina
Lieutenant Aaron Ward. representing Ad
iniral Buuce. lost no time In boarding tn,
commandments ateam barge, upd,nc, and
he three vessels left tho navy yard a
ten minutes To O'clock.
There was Il nasty northeastern wine
blowing at the time, with a continuous
downpour OF rain and . tight fog. The
tug Nina led tho way and as ahe ROUNDED
the battery u large crowd had assembled
IN the vicinity OF pier a. where the vesse
was to takc batb0r police aboard Az soon
as the Nina got alongside the pier, Officials
were Immediately nut aboard and the fut
once more turned her hose in tho direction
4 OF staten Island. esi
Just then. through tho thiohfaog, could
DC heard the booming OF eannou, which
was The salute given by the vizcaya al she
came through The Narrows This salute
WAS answered from the guns at Castle
William. on Governors Island As the
Nina ncared the Staten Island shore ina
Spanish cruiser lifted up out OF the mist
and Lieutenant Neville ordered the ma.
& FIRES 10 stand Mt attention and salute the
& visitor ms the TUG passed on her starboaru
side The police officers on board stood az
attention and the salute was answered by
the officers and men who were grouped on
the Vizcaya's deck. The spaniard was Sill
under way Ut the time, With pilot Glllca,
pic on the bridge ~
Az 1886 o'clock tho big vessel reached iie,
onchnrage ground ana dropped hur mud.
hook. Az soon as she WAS anchored sew
erai boats In the vicinity made towafl
her. but they were quickly wnrncd OF u,
the naval vessels and backed AWAY to a re-
spectiul distance Tbs Unhlne. WITH Lieu
tenant Ward aboard, then made its way
alongside aud that officer. dressed in fun
uniform, assembled the reugway, which WAS
lowered by the Spanish commander, "a
whom be rendered, in the name OF Al-
y mrai Huncc, the conrtosies OF the port,
which is a usual Formally whenever i
foreign official vessel arrives In American
waters.
Lieutenant Ward remained on boail
about quarter OF nm hour and as no 10
seconded the rangway on his return 70 tho
undinc tho royal Spanish ensign was pu,
~ half-mast. This was the first sigh .ilal
the spectators ailoat and ashore were slvcn
that ths visiting craft was aware of The
disaster 10 Havana harbor. Captain Enlats
ordered The flaE at half mast as n token
81 regret for the death Of the Americas
sailors Then tho marines who were IL
take mp tho first watch wcro taken from
tho Nina, as were also four policemen ant
rpundsman. A rowboat containing tire,
n,<u. two Of whom were rowing ANA tn,
third sitting In the stern. came out from
Tompkinsville and headed for the vizcays
The Nina intercepted that little craft snt
In response 10 inquiries the man Ia ii,
stern sid that he had telegraphIe dis.
patch for the commander of the cruisnr
When this information was transferred 1,
Captain Enlate the latter told Lieutenant
pcugherty to let the boat come alongsid,
and also said that he would src any re,
porters who wiahed to come aboarl, Al
soon a. this was made known 90 the rres.
boats which were lowering around, hnlf
hundred newspaper men accepted the IN.
vitAtiun and ~ less than ten minutes WEI,
Al aboard plying questions to the com.
members and Officers or the cruiser.
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