The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-24
NOT A TO GO.
THE TIs0AEALIkELF To STAY HERE
SBVERlJ DAYS.

Her Captain' says ne IL charmed with the
City. ana Hopes 1e VIII Not ne ordered
Away soon-Not ATrnid or American Ceai--
Particularly Pleased with rev York wonon
Capt. -. Antonio Eulate Y Ferry received Off.
cial visitors aboard the Spanish cruiser Vizcaya
on Tuesday. Yesterday no was at homo to the
newspaper men. It was no formal, pre-
announced reception, but when several reporters
sent word to the Spanish Captain from Tomp-
kinsvillo that they would be pleased to visit
his ship, he scnt word back that no would be
glad TO sec thom. II the Captain can make 1t
as pleasant for an enemy when his decks arc
cleared for action as he can for friends in his
n cabin, he is a fighter of tho highest class.
When the Captain and his guests were seated
about his table Midshipman Sanchez Farragut
was called upon to interpret. The m~idshipman's
name suggested the inquiry as to whether he
was in any way related to Admiral Farragut.
The snidshipman smiled at the question, and
Capt. Eulate asked what he was smiling at.
When he found out, no said:
II should not DO surprised. My midship-
man was born on tho islaud of MiEorca, of the
coast Of Spain, and II 1 remembe rightly. It
was from Minorca that your great Admiral's
progenitoIs came"
Then in answer to tho question as to how
long the Vizcaya would remain here, Capt.
Eulatc said:
"Our stay is rather indefinite. I think, how
ever, wo shall be three or four days longer. We
shall finish coaling by tomorrow afternoon IL
all goes well. After that l shall leave only when
l am ordered so to do"
Whom asked II no hesitated at all about TAX
ing on American coal. the Captain took the
question as a joke, and laughed heartily. When
he had laughed for some time, he answered:
why should I hesitate about taking on
American cuall It ia good to burn. isn't it,
But l know what you mean. You think l might
BIO afraid OF American coal exploding. l am
not In the least afraid. I would never have
thought of such a thing had not some one trans
lated something about it out Of one of your
pap EW:s ,ov, had , most charming ,imo sine. w.
have boon here" continued the Captain. 1--WE
have been received everywhere with the great-
est cordially, That. which has impressed me
everybody seems to BIO in. Everybody hurrics.
The men and women hurry up and down the
streets SntSds and t the boats ,h;I hurry r up pam and do down an. the The
tired. but yon don't seem TO.
ut would be strange, however. II ! didn't
admire everything American. My wife is an
That surprised everybody and the Captain
noted the surprise and laughed. Then he con-
tive Yes my my wife ai,.d Is g an american, bnt mot q ana ma,
lady. She and my children are there now.
That is my home when I'm not on duty. was
born in Spain but since my marriage my home
The Captain then called the second officer.
Manuel holland, and instructed him to show
his guests &C. over ao the ship. ca When IT. the tour Of in.
by the ships rail and looking toward the city.
"Ah! New. York is so much finer than Lon
would DO long delayed"
What have yop most admired since yoq
through Midshipman Farrag,it. Without hest.
tation this answer was given:
The New York women. They are beauti-.
the women Of the United States, thon you have
the most lovely women in the world. with the
exception. OF u very few in Porto Rico. ! know
OF one lady there who is, in truth. the loveliest
Capt. Eulate didn't smile as he said this. but
his face lighted up in a way that convinced one
the Vizcaya has for any woman is for his wife.
The interview ended when tho Captain told the
newspaper men that both he and his officers
which most of the New York newspapers had
treated the visit Of the Vizcaya and had pre-.
scented the news of the terrible disaster in Ha-
vana harbor.
A t 1890 o'clock yesterday morning several
Of the under officers of the cruiser came ashore
the party were Lient. Jose G. Ri,tori. Chap
lain Matias Biesa. Surgeon Antonio Jurado,
Sub-Licuts. Luis Sajardo and Gerado Soprini.
Paymaster jose NJ. Canovas, and two midship-
men.
When the police boat Patrol went Down to
Tompkinsville with the relief of policemen for
aboard of her n tar'covcred barrel, which had
evidently been used for a buoy somewhere in
the harb9r: Attached to the barrel was a long
wire. holding several pounds OF old iron. a
stick WINS nailed to the barrel, and at the upper
end Of the stick was nailed a piece of tin. The
south OF the Vizcaya. The officer of the deck
saw 1t and asked tho patrol boat to pick it up
and put 1t ashore.