The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-03
Along With a Vessel, the Marble
head Got Some Spanish Officers.
BLOCKADE OFF HAVANA
TALK OF ANOTHER MOVEMENT
SOON TO OCCUR.
Great Joy of the Marines In Key
West Over Manila News-How 1t
Was Received On Board the Fly
ing Squadron-News Around Ma
val Bureau.

Key West, Fla, May Zone of the
most important captures made since
the outbreak of hostilities was that of
the Spanish steamer Argonauta by the
gunboat Nashville last Friday, news of
which reached here tonight, when the
warship arrived. The Argonauta had
on board Colonel Corijo of the Third
Spanish cavalry; his first lieutenant,
sergeant major, seven other ieutenantS
and ten privates and on-commissioned
officers. All will be held as prisoners
of war.
cargo of arms and Mauser ammunition.
She was bound from Matabano, Spain,
for Cienfuegos, stopping at Port Louis,
Trinidad and Mazanillo. Her capture
was exciting and occurred in this way:
SMOKE WAS SEEN.
The Nashville, the Marblehead and
the Eagle, while accommodating near
Cienfuegos on Friday morning,
steamed close to the mouth of the har-
Dor of Cienfuegos. The Eagle was TO
the eastward and in the van. All were
cleared for action. When smoke was
seen rising off the western horizon the
Nashville put on all speed and steamed
in that direction. Twenty-Five minutes
of the coming steamer, which prompt
ly hove to. Ensign KuenzH was sent
with a prize crew of nine, and took
possession of the Spaniard. Learning
that Spanish soldiers were on board,
word was given to send them to the
Nashville Immediately as prisoners of
war, and this was done. Arrangements
were then made to transfer the pas
sengerS and non-combatants to the
shore N
placed in the first boat, and, under
cover of a flag of truce, were soon
bound toward the entrance TO Cienfue-
gos. A second crew took the other
passengers and landed them about
noon.
FIRE RETURNED.
The Eagle hoisted signal conveying
the intelligence that she had been fired
upon by Spanish boats coming out of
the river. The Eagle Immediately re-
turned the fire with her siX-pounders,
and held her ground until the Marble
head came up. Both vessels then fired
broadside after broadside up the en-
trance to the river. The boats coming
down were two torpedo boats and one
torpedo boat destroyer. After 20 min
utes' firing by the Eagle, the last two
of which were participated in by the
Marblehead. the Spanish boats ceased
they were damaged.
The Nashville brought in the prison.
ers of war tonight, and the Marble
head is conveying the prize. which,
with her convoy, is expected to arrive
late tonight or early in the morning.
PURE FAKE.
The report that Ygles;1 the suspect
ed sailor on the Puri' III, bad been
court-martialed and stL<enced TO be
shot. is an invention from who'll cloth.
This is stated on the authority of high
officer of the ship, who gave the infor-
nation to Associated Press correspond
ent this evening. According to the Of
ficer. a full investigation was made,
and no evidence of criminality was
found.
YgleSiaS was seen near the magazine,
but he made no overt attempt. He mad,
however. made indirect threats against
the ship, and the crew were much IN
censed against him. For this reason it
has been decided upon to put him
ashore quietly tomorrow. at the time
the steamer leaves for the north, ad-
vising him to sail on her This is done
to avoid possible violence on the part
of the crew