The San Francisco call., 1898-02-22

NEW AOhh, rep. Zl.-Cl2Q III the resplendent uniform of the Spanish navy, Captain Antonio Eulate of the cruiser Vizcaya made his formal visits to-day to official heads of the army, navy and municipality Captain Eulate was accompanied by Senor Arturo Baldasano, Spanish Consul lGeneral, and was received cordially and with fit ting ceremony by Rear Admiral Bunce in the navy yard and Major General Wesley Merritt on Governors Island.
 The reception which Mayor Van Wyck accorded to him was so cool that Senor Baldasano quickly made an ex- cuse for withdrawal. Speaking of the courtesies extended to him, Captain Eulate said: T was given a most cor dial reception by the admiral and by General Merritt. l also called on the Mayor"
 Captain Eulate started on his round of visits at 9:3O o'clock in the morning. He was taken from his ship to the ferry at St. George by the navy yard tug Narkeeta- He was in civilians dress, but a sailor carrying a tin box containing his uniform was with him.
 Detective Sergeant Davis of the Cen traI Bureau. who has been assigned to duty on the Vizcaya during her visit, and two of the captains aids, accom- panied him. They took the ferry boat which landed at the foot of Whitehall street. whence they walked to the office of the Spanish Consul General, where Senor Baldasano embraced Captain Eulate in genuine Spanish fashion, and expressed his pleasure at seeing him. The captain disappeared into an inner office, and when he emerged a few min utes later he was in full uniform and wore white kid gloves.
 Accompanied by Senor BaIdasano, he entered a cab which stood at the door. and with Detective Davis on the seat with the driver, and two other head quarters men following, the party pro- ceeded to the Brooklyn navy yard. In order to avoid crowds. the cab went by way of Wall street ferry instead of the bridge.
 At the gate of the navy yard a lieu tenants guard of thirty-four marines was drawn up awaiting the visitor They stood at attention as the cab passed. Ensign Frederick R. Payne stepped forward and directed the cab to the cOmmandant's quarters in the Lyceum building. He held the door open while Senor Baldasano and Cap tain Eulate alighted. They were met at the entrance to the building by Commander Lyon of the Dolphin, act ing captain of the yard, and Lieuten- ant Ward, junior aid to Admiral Bunce
 Senor Baldasano presented Captain Eulate and the visitors were escorted by the American officers upstairs to the reception-room and presented to Ad- miral Bunce. Senor Baldasano and Lieutenant Ward acted as interpreters. Captain Eulate expressed sympathy on the part of himself and his officers for the loss of the Maine. He informed the admiral that he had ordered the flag of the Vizcaya at half-mast and that all invitations of a social nature would be declined and the officers and men of the Vizcaya would mourn the loss as though the Maine belonged to their own navy.
 The admiral thanked the captain for the sentiments and expressed the hope that his visit to this port would be pleasant. He rendered the services of the department to the captain during his stay and invited the captain and his officers to be present at the usual festivities in the yard in honor of Washington's birthday.
 Captain Eulate replied that he would hoist his ensign to full mast and dress the ship in honor of the day and would remain on board all day for the pur- pose of answering salutes. When the {r7I fa fn at ha Maine's dead in the Church of the Sacred Heart at Clermont and Park avenues. Brooklyn. was handed to Captain Eulate he asked if the cere- mony was official.
 Admiral Bunce explained that the church and state are separate in this country and therefore the mass could not be official. Captain Eulate then said he would write a letter declining the invitation. as he had decided to ac- cept no invitations except those pre- scribed by official etiquette
 After a visit of fifteen minutes Cap tain Eulate and Senor Beldasano were escorted to their cab. As they left the yard the consular salute of nine guns was fired at the Cob dock Returning to Manhattan. the Wall-street ferry route was followed. When the cab reached pier 3. East River. Governors Island. the boat had just left the pier. and half an hours wait in the rain was avoided by driving to the Barge Office landing, where the Custom house cutter Manhattan was placed at the disposal of the visitors.
 Accompanied only by the Consul General and three detectives. Captain Eulate was taken on the Manhattan to Governors Island, to return the call he had received before leaving his ship from Captain Gilman, Company B, Thirteenth Infantry, who presented the respects of General Merritt. It was half-past F o'clock when the visitors