The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-04-28

OFF HAVANA, April 27.-The blockade
continues. Up to this writing the
have been no casualties in the Unit,
STATES plockading 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 un-
changed. There has been no firing on
either side.
The United States cruiser Cincinnati
captured Lieutenant Juan Del P1no
Of the Spanish army.
The cruiser captured the Spaniards
while they were in a small schooner,
bound for Matanzas. Lieutenant Pine
was on furlough and going to see his
wife and infant child. The child was
born last Friday and he had never
seen it.
Under these circumstance Rear Ad-
miral Sampson and Captain Chadwick
decided to let the officer and his orderly
go under parole. They were sent ashore
in one of the newspaper dispatch boats.
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
reneo, Cuban coasting vessels, which
she captured off Havana.
The lighthouse tender Mangrove, the
baby of the navy, puffed proudly into
Key West harbor with the richest prize
of the war thus far, vessel four times
her size, in her wake. The captive was
the Panama, Captain Quevedo, big
transatlantic liner and an auxiliary
cruiser of the Spanish navy, which has
been plying of late between New York
and Havana. She had 20 passengers,
including three women, one French
man and one Mexican, and a crew of 70.
AS the Panama carried two l2.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 overy craft. The Mangrove, under
Lieutenant Commander William III.
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 feet 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 a shot from the Mangrove's 12-
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 q 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's ID FOUNDER 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 lusty cheer. Lieutenant
Commander Everett reported to Captain
Taylor of the battleship and the latter
put q prize crew on board, consisting of
Cadet Falcon and 10 marines. They
then proceeded to the flagship New
York, where q 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 $500 tons
burden. Her passengers were mainly
Spanish refugees, fleeing from New
York to Havana. Captain Quevedo was
griefstricken and greatly humiliated 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
was the light of Spanish man-of war
The first shot changed their Joy to ap-
prehension, the second and third Gre
ated a panic. The women ran scream.
ing for shelter and the captain locked
himself sullenly in his cabin.
The Panama carries 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 will
share in the prize money, as she was IN
sight when the capture was made. This
makes five steamer thus far captured,
In addition to number of schooners
and small craft. The entire feet has
been on the lookout for the Panama for
several days. That the Mangroye's
prowess secured her serves as q striking
commentary upon the spirit of the