Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-04-27

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continues. Up to this writing there
have been no casualties in the United
STATES blockading squadron.
KEY WEST, April 27.-The torpedo
boat Porter has arrived from off the
Cuban coast and reports that the posi-
ton Of the blockade continues I'M
changed. There has been no firing on
either side.
The United States cruiser Cincinnati
captured Lieutenant Pedro Fernandez
of the Spanish army, who was return
ing to his family on small sloop. Lieu
tenant Fernandez is detained on the
flagship.
KEY WEST, April 27.-The United
States gunboat Newport, Captain B. f
Tilley, has brought in the Spanish sloop
Paquete and the Spanish schooner Pier
renee, Cuban coasting vessels, which
she captured off Havana.
The lighthouse tender Mangrove, the
baby Of the navy, pulled proudly into
Key West harbor with the richest prize
of the war thus far, a vessel four times
her size, in her wake. The captive was
the Panama, Captain Quevedo, big
trans Atlantic liner and an auxiliary
cruiser of the Spanish navy, which has
been plying of late between New York
and Havana. She had 30 passengers,
including three women, one French
man and one Mexican, and o. Grew Of 72.
As the Panama carried two i2-pound-
ers she could easily have annihilated
the little Mangrove, and, as the latter
came into the harbor with her prize,
she was saluted with rousing cheers
from every craft. The MangroYe, under
Lieutenant Oommander William H.
Everett, who ran down from the hydro
graphic office two weeks ago to take her,
was cruising along the Cuban coast
about 20 north of Havana, when she
sighted the Panama. The only other
ship of the fleet in sight was the battle
ship Indiana, three miles to the rear.
Lieutenant Commander Everett
scented a prize and scudded toward the
stranger. When the latter came within
range shot from the Mangroye's ~
FOUNDER was sent across her bows, but
the Spaniard ignored the challenge and
went on. Another shot followed with
out result. but the Mangrove was draw
ing nearer. When a third shot was
fired, she was within 100 yards of the
Panama, and Lieutenant Commander
Everett shouted to the deck officer that
if she did not surrender he would sink
her.
The Mangrove's officers admit that
they expected the enemy 14-pounder to
open ON them in response to the threat,
but the Spaniard promptly came to. En-
sing Dayton boarded the prize.
The battleship Indiana had seen the
capture and drew up to the Mangrove,
giving her a lusty cheer Lieutenant
Commander Everett reported to Captain
Taylor of the battleship and the latter
put prize crew ON board, consisting of
Cadet Falcon and Is marines. They
then proceeded to the flagship New
York, where formal report was made,
and Rear Admiral Sampson ordered
Lieutenant Commander Everett to con-
voy the prize to Key West.
The Panama is of about 1880 tons
burden. Her passengers were mainly
Spanish refugees, fleeing from New
York to Havana. Captain Quevedo was
griefstricken and greatly Inundated be-
cause of the capture. The passengers
declare they knew nothing of the block
ade, and that when they saw the search
light of the Mangrove they thought it
The first shot changed their joy to ap-
prehension, the second and third Gre
ated panic. The women ran scream
ing for shelter and the captain locked
himself sullenly in his cabin.
The Panama carries a valuable cargo
of general merchandise, including a
large quantity of corn. Much of it was
meant to provision the Spaniards in
Cuba and the cargo, with the ship itself,
undoubtedly makes the richest prize
thus far taken. Under the regulations,
however, the battleship Indiana wiil
share in the prize money. as she was IN