Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-29

Key West, April 2s.-Aside from the
set the town wild with joy. the event of
to-day, practically making the end of the
first week of the war, was the arrival of
big prize, the steamer Guido. She was
captured by the Terror and the gunboat
Machias, ten miles Off Cardenas, at
o'clock yesterday morning, but not until
after stern chase. Five shots were fired,
four by the monitor and one by the gun
boat, though the shot from the Machias
did not take effect. Two of the Terror's
shots went through the pilot house and one
struck a long boat and the upper works.
Manuel Rivas, a sailor, was in the pilot
house of the Guido. and the flying splinters
penetrated his breast, inflicting wounds
which may cause his death. He was
brought ashore and taken to the hospital
this afternoon. Captain Kiochindo re-
ceived a flesh wound in the wrist from a
splinter when the shot went through the
pilot house.
The Guido was bound from Corunpa to
Havana, with cargo of provisions and
money thought to be for the Spanish
troops. The Terror first sighted her and
began the pursuit by sending a blank
shot across her bow. The Spaniards
promptly put out all her lights and start
ed in desperate attempt to run away.
The monitor then brought her six-pound-
ers into place and sent three more shots
directly at her. all finding the mark. She
also trained her big twelve-inch guns on
the Guido, prepared to sink her If she
did not heave to.
Meanwhile the Machias had come up
and sent a shot from four-inch rifle at
the fugitive. Captain Kiochindo, seeing
that he had two such powerful enemies to
combat, surrendered. Lieutenant E. f.
Qualtrough, Ensign ]. F. Hubbard and
two marines were put aboard as prize
crew and brought the steamer into Key
West. AS soon as Captain Kiochindo and
his crew learned of the conditions exist
ing in Cuba, they asked to be landed there.
The Guido Is steel, screw steamer of
3133 tons gross and 2s72 net. She was
built by Harland & Wolff. OF. Belfast, and
Is registered by Lloyds as Al. She is owned
by ''Laflecha," is 800 feet long, forty-one
feet wide and has depth Of twenty-six
feet. Her port of registry is Bilboa. She
carried d crew Oh tnlrty-SlX.
The Guido is the richest prize so Ear.
She is roughly valued at 100000 aside from
the specie she has on board. The amount
of this is not known, as it is in big
safe which has been sealed and will not
be opened until the prize court has form
ally condemned the vessel.
All Of the prizes still lie in the harbor,
and. according to instructions received by
United States District Attorney Stripping
to-day from the department of justice, will
remain there Indefinitely. These instruc-
tions were to the effect that the crew
and passengers of the Panama, which car
ried four fourteen-pound guns, and which
was captured by the Mangrove should be
held as prisoners of war. The crews of
the other prizes are also to be detained
aboard until further orders. and will be
allowed no communication with the shore.
1t is conceded that whatever the result
of the presidents proclamation may be,
it will not affect the Panama, which was
an auxiliary cruiser.
Mr.. ]. b. Patterson, who resigned as
head of the prize court of inquiry, will
represent the owners of the cargos and
various ships. and not the Spanish govern
ment. as at first stated.
1t was reported to-day that box thought
to be from one of the magazines of the
Maine had been found Off Southeast point,
twenty-six miles from here. but nothing
is known of the circumstance at the naval
station.
The Indiana arrived this afternoon from
the Tortugas, where she has been coal
ing.
The steamer City Of Key West. which
arrived here this afternoon, reported that
she sighted to-day the missing Spanish
steamer Saco. captured by the monitor Ter
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