The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-29

Kew West, Fla, April 2S.-7:4o am
The United States monitor Terror, Cap
tain N. Ludlow, captured the big Span
ish steamer Guido, bound from Corun-
IA. Spain. for Havana, early yesterday
The prize had on board large cargo
of provisions and money intended for
the Spanish troops in Cuba The cap
ture took place ten miles off Cardenas,
after a desperate chase, during which
the Terror and the gunboat Machtas
fired. almost blowing the Span1ard 5
pilot house into the water.
TERROR GAVE CHASE.
The Terror was alone when the Guido
was sighted, and she Immediately gave
| chase. After a blank shot had been
! fired to order the steamer to heave TO-,
| the Spaniard put out all her lights and
| fred up, in an attempt TO run away.
| The big monitor, ploughinS after her,
brought her ix-poanderS to bear on the
steamer and fired shot after shot at the
on the Guioo's pilot house. One man in
! the pilot house was injured, but now
seriously was not learned.
The Machias, which was some dis
! lance away, heard the sound OF the mr.
ing, came up and brought her four
inch rife into play. firing one snot'
which failed to hit the Spaniard. rms,
however. brought her to, and Lieuten-
! ant Quaato and a prize crew were put
on board Of her and brought the prize
! in here this morning.
TWO SHOTS STRUCK.
New York, April PA special to the
| Fvefing World from Key West, re-
| countinE the pursuit and capture OF the
Spanish steamer Guido, by the monitor
Terror. says that two solid shots struck
the Guido. The first, six-pound mis-
sile, carried away the pilot house, the
second q boat and the third the com
pass The Machias fired her four-lnch
rife.
His ships steering gear being dis
abled, Captain Alogin, according TO the
| Worlds correspondent, hurried his men
aft to the wheel. But in the momentary
! delay, the Terror had gained upon him.
while ahead, ready to intercept him
should he continue his fight, was the
! gunboat Machias.
! Then only did the Spaniard give up
But even at the last he would not lower
| the red and yellow 1ag which hoated
! at the stern. He simply ordered his
| engines stopped and lay to until the
| Terror prize crew came on board.
FIRST BLOOD SHED.
Eight Soaniards were injured by
| splinters made by theSimpact of the
| Terror's shots This is the first blood
shed on board ship.
| So soon as the men. from the Terror
were on board the Guido, the stars and
stripes We're raised above the Spanish
] flag, and, with Lieutenant Qualtroush
I in command, the prize was brought into
port 1t was the first time that
| Spanish vessel has been brought in
with the stars and stripes flying above
! the Spanish emblem, and this and the
/ splintered pilot house as well as the
| big holes in the hull caused the yes
/ sci to be viewed with much curiosity by
! those who could set out to her.
RICHEST PRIZE so FAR.
The Guido is the richest prize so far
| She is roughly valued at 100000, aside
! from the specie she has on board. The
amount of this is not known, as 1t Is
| in a big iron safe, which has oeen
/ sealed. and will not be opened until the
prize court has formally condemned the
vessel.
! The Guido is a steel screw steamer OF
| 3.133 tons gross, and 2,S72 net. She was
built by Harland & Wolff of Belfast,
and is registered by LlOyd's as Al. She
is owned by La F'lecha," is 800 feet
! long, Al feet wide and has depth OF 70
| feet. Her port of registry is Bilboa.
She carried a crew of 36.
PRIZES AT KEY WEST.
All of the prizes still lie in the har-
Dor. and. according to instructions re
ceived by United States District At
torney Stripping today from the de-
partment of justice, will remain there
Indefinitely.
These instructions were to the effect
that the crew and passengers of the
Panama. which carried four 14-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 until further or
ders, and will be allowed TO commune
cate with the shore.
It is conceded that whatever the re-
suit of the presidents proclamation
may be, it will not affect the Panama,
which was an auxiliary cruiser.
Mr.. ]. 3. Patterson, who resigned as
head of the prize court of inquiry, VIII
represent the owners of the carSoes
and various ships and not the Spanish
government as at first stated.
The Indiana arrived this afternoon
from the Tortugas, where she has been
coaling.
MISSING sACO SIGHTED.
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 Terror, and carrying a prize
crew under Paymaster Simpson. The
Saco was then at Rodriguez Key, off
Key Large, 20 miles from home. She
had been blown out of her course while
making for Key West. All on board
was safe.
SPANISH AUXILIARY CRUISERS.
Aiming of Steamers of the Campania
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