The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-29
MONITOR TERROR
MAKES A CAPTURE.
Cniae, WIN . valuable Cargo aa0
Iot ~ yGouey Ahoard.

q Lot ~ Money AOooto.
KEY WEST. Fla, April ss.-Asids from
the news OF the Aatanzas bombafdment.
which set the town Mid with tcy. the
event OF today. practically marking sae
end Of the first week Of the war. was the
arrival of a big prize. the steamer Guido
She vas captured By the Terror and the
gunboa, Machias, ten miles OF Cardsnas
al O'Clock this morning. but not until
after a stern chase. Five shots were fired.
four by the monitor and one by the gun
boat. though the shot from the Machiss
did not take effect. Two Of the Terror's
shots went through the plot house and
one struck a long boat and the upper
works.
Manuel Rtvas, q sailor. was in the pilot
house OF the Guido ard the Aging splinters
penetrated his breast. infiicting wounds
which may cause his death. He was
brought ashore and taken 10 the hospital
this afternoon. Capt. Kichionde received
a flesh wound In the wrist from . splinter
when the shot went through the pilot
house The Guido was bound from CO.
runna to Havana with a cargo OF pro-
visions and money, thought to be for the
Spanish troops.
The Guido IL Q steel screw steamer OF
ana tons groes and Isl: net. She was built
by Harland & Won. Of Belfast, and is
registered by Lloyds as A !. She is owned
by La Flecha, IL so feet long. Il feet wide.
AID has depth Of rs feet. Her port
OF register Is B.lboa. She carried crew
Of thirty-six.
All of the prizes still lie in the haroor.
and according TO instructions received by
United States District Attorney Stripping
today from the department of justice. VIII
remain there indefinitely. Their instructions
were to the effect that the crew and pas
sengers OF the Panama, which carried four
14-pound guns. and which was captured by
the Mangrove should be held az prisoners
of war. The crews or the other prizes are
also TO be detained until further orders. and
will lee allowed 10 communicate with the
ss,ore II il conceded that whatever the re-
suit Of the presidents proclamation may
be. IL will not affect the Panama, which
was an auxiliary cruiser
Mr.. J. B. Patterson recently appointed
as head OF the prize court OF inquiry. mas
resigned and viii represent the owners Of
the cargo and various ships
The Indiana arrived this afternoon from
the Tortugas where she has been coaling.
The steamer City OF Key West which ar
rived here this afternoon. reported that
she sighted today the missing Spanish
steamer Saco. captured by the monitor Ter
ror and carrying IL prize crew. The Saco
was then at Rodriguez key. of Key Large.
seventy miles from here. She had been
blown out Of her course while making for
Key West All on board were safe.
KEY WEST. Fla. April 2s.-7:4o a. H.
The United States monitor Terror. Capt.
n. Ludlow. captured the big Spanish
steamer Guido, bound from Corunna,
Spain, for Havana. early yesterday. The
prize had on board a large cargo OF pro-
visions and money intended for the SPAN
ish troops in Cuba. The capture took
place ten miles of cardenas, after des-
psrate chase, during which the Terror and
the gunboat Machias fired. almost blow
ing the Spaniard's plot house into the
water.
The Terror was a.one when the Guido
was sighted, and she Immediately gave
chase. After q blank shot had been nred.
10 order the steamer to heave TO. the
spaniard put out all her lights and fired
up In an attempt to run away. but the big
monitor, piowing after her. brought her
six-uounders to bear upon the steamer
and fired shot after shot at the latter,
nearly all OF which took effect on the
Guido's pilot house. One man in the pilot
mouse was injured. but how seriously has
not been learned.
The Machias, which was some distance
away. heard the sound of the firing, came
no and brought her four-ineh rifle into
pay. firing one shot which failed to hit
the spaniard. This. however. brought her
to. and Lieut.. oualtroush and prize
crew were put on board OF her aud brought
the prize IN here this morning.
The money captured is in an iron safe.
The amount is not known.
The Guido Is one OF the richest prizes
csptureti. Il is estimated that with her
cargo she is worth s+oa.oa.
The Spanish steamer Guido. Capt. Ar
uarechsa, is a vessel OF s0eo tons net.
owned by the Navigation Company. OF
BIit,oa. she was built at Belfast In lsS3
i $40 feet long, has III feet beam and is
NJ Zee; dsep. The Guido left Corunna on