The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-04-25

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rapturcd.hy the Cincinnati The cruiser
towed hi to the flagship, and her cap
tain made "a satisfactory explanation to
Admiral Sampson, who released the
vessel
Thought II spanish warshlp.
The New York, with the torpedo boat
Porter in close attendance, was lying
about eight or ten miles off Havana,
when the smoke of a steamer was seen
a few miles to the eastward. The flag
ship and the Porter started for her i'm
mediately, but when they drew near
they found that she was the italian
man-of-war GiOvanna Bausan, bound
for Havana. The Italian ran the Amer
lean colors up to his masthead and
fired n rear admira's salute of 10 guns,
it being the first salute Admiral Samp-
son had received from a foreign war
ship since his appointment to his pres
ent rank. The New York returned the
salute, and as the firing occurred only
a few miles off shore the incident prob
ably created CONSERVATION in Havana
When the Giovanna Bausan was first
sighted the excitement was terrific.
The Cincinnati, the New York, the
Marbehead and the Wilmington start
arated the vessels rendered it impos-
sible to make out the warship's lden-
tity She was thought to be the viz
caya or the Almrante Oquendo head
ing hard for Havana. The men at the
guns shouted with glee The stokers
off duty below cheered vociferously and
begged to be allowed to go on deck to
help shoot at the first armed enemy
met Tho pfiparc pr,yy1aI an, tho ana r.
ter deck as elated as the men, though
under better control. The bugler blew
general quarters" All hands flew to
their posts. Down came the shrouds
with a rattle. The life lines vanished
from the deck.
Rear Admiral Sampson, standing on
the bridge. said deliberately to Captain
Chadwick: Yes the Oquendo or the
Vizcaya," and then added: Il should
like to bag them both" Then it was
seen that the chase was flying an Ital-
ian flag, but this was no proof that
behind her still invisible guns Span
iards were not concealed, ready to shoot
under advantage or subterfuge. All
the guns on the New York's port side
and in the forward and after turrets
were trained on the stranger. n few
minutes later, when about 1 500 yards
| separated the New York from her tar
get, the American flag was run up by
the warship, and then it was known
she was not a Spaniard. Then came
the rear admirals salute which was
answered, and the incident ended.
The Porter Captured schooner.
Shortly before noon yesterday the
torpedo boat Porter captured Spanish
coasting schooner, Mathilde. She was
loaded with barrels of rum, was sunk
almost to her rails, and the Porter had
much difficulty in dragging the heavy
| schooner through the water, but she
! finally brought her prize alongside the
| flagship, and by this time she had
| hoisted the Stars and Stripes above the
| Spanish flag a the Mathildes mast
head
The Dauntless was about ready to
leave for Key West, and Admiral
Sampson asked the dispatch boat to
tow the prize to that port for him,
which was done, a prize crew from the
New York being placed on board the
Mathilde. The prize crew sat on top
of the schooner's cargo, each man
ready with his rifle to prevent any at
| tempt that might be made by the
schooners own crew to cut loose from
| the Dauntless.
1t was an example Of the grim irony
of fate which gave to the most ia
nous ex-iilibuster the first opportunity
| to tow a Spanish prize to the United
/ States. As the Dauntless passed under
! the lee of the New York she received
the heartiest of cheers from the blue
| jackets, while the officers of the flag
| ship clapped their hands, the mega
| phone roared some encouraging words
and Admiral Sampson lifted his cap
| in answer to the salute of the CORE
spondents.
Ensign Christy, with a crew of 16
/ from the cruiser Detroit and four from
the flagship, brought into port yester-
| day afternoon the captured Spanish
steamer Catalina, 3,49l tons, which left
Cadiz March 7 and was bound from
| New Orleans for Barcelona via Ha-
vana for which latter port she was
making when taken. The Catalina was
captured about 4 o'clock yesterday
morning, II miles from Havana. She
was taken by the cruiser Detroit
When the first shot was fired her cap.
tain made n desperate effort to escape
his pursuer, and the chase was pro-
longed for eight miles. Finally a solid
shot brought her to- She is carrying 9
cargo of 5000 bundles of slaves.
Captured by the Gunbont Helena.
The United States gunboat Helena
captured the Spanish steamship Migue
Jover early yesterday morning. Tn,
lovers cargo is composed of cotton ant
slaves, The prize is estimated to value
100000, her cargo alone being wortf
$15OOOO. She belonged to the PinirC
line Barcelona The Helena did no
sail with the fleet ON Friday morning
but remained here until Saturday, wheI
she steamed out TO sea. She wal
cruising about $50 miles in a south
westerly direction, when the Jover
steering a southeasterly course, how
in sight. The Helena fired a blanl
shot and the Spaniard instantly how
to. The gunboat then put prize crev
of 10 marines, an engineer and 16 blu
jackets on board the Jover and con
voyed the prize into port,
According to dispatch boats whicl
have just reached this port from tn
United States fleet the port Of Havana
is blockaded, but otherwise the situa
tion is unchanged. Contrary to report
previously received, not a shot has beel
fired by either side.
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