The Portland daily press., 1898-04-25
AMERICAN SHIPS ABROAD.
The Oregon Is Nearing Buenos Ayre..

oon iuerCHdn1 SAILING SHIPS are oiuhoI uuo
to arrive at or are now loaded and
ready to sail from the South American
ports Buenos Ayres, Montevideo and Rio
Grande de Sui.
The Spanish gunboat Temerario is re-
ported to have left Buenos Ayres yester-
day. The United States battleship Ore
gon and the gunboat Marietta are expect
ed momentarily at Montevideo. They
will protect the newly acquired Nictheroy
on her way to the United States.
OF the Iemerario told contradicting stories
to the Spaniards who visited her yester-
day as she was getting ready for her de-
parture. To some they said that the
Iemerario would go out and sink the
American battleship and gunboat. TO
others they said the Temerario would go
out and capture the 15 American mer.
chantmen and tow them ashore as prizes.
The American ships reported in that
region are as follows: Bark Addie Nor.
rill, ready to sail from Buenos Ayres;
bark Auburndale, left New York on
April l for Buenos Ayres; bark Carrie
Winslow, sailed from Boston to Buenos
Ayres; bark Celina, Portland for Buenos
Ayres; bark Ethel, Boston for Monte
video; bark Glendale, at Montevideo,
ready to sail; bark Justin Fl. Ingersolm,
AJs
Myers, Boston for Buenos Ayres; bark
Mamie Swan, New York for Buenos
Ayres; schooner Nimbus, Boston for
Buenos Ayres; bark Rachel Emery, New
York for Buenos Ayres; bark Samuel
II. Nlckerson, Portland for Buenos
Aryes; bark Sarmiento Portland for
Buenos Ayres
The Temerario is not large, but is fast.
She is 100 feet long, registers $40 tons
and has s6O0 horse pover
Beside the torpedo tubes she has two
Al lnch hontoria rifles, four 90 inch
quick firing rifles and one machine gun.
Her hull is of steel and she carries 200
men. She was built at Cartagena in 1890
and developed 70. knots speed on her
trials. She could take any one of the Is
American merchantmen if she got sight
Of her on the high seas, but would have
difficulty in an encounter with the
American gunboat and would stand no
chance whatever with the battleship
Oregon, in the daytime.
AT TOLLAND BAY.
New York, April ga Southampton
despatch to the Evening Sun, timed 40
p. M, says: News has just been received
here that the Paris has been sighted at
Holland Bay, Isle of Wight, inside the
Needles. Spanish despatch boats were
seen in the channel last evening.
London, April 23-The American liner
City of Paris reported captured is safe in
L Hand Bay.
London, April 23.-The afternoon
dispatched from Belfast, spying trust
worthy news has been received there to
the effect that the American liner Paris
has been captured off the Irish coast by
a Spanish cruiser.
Falmouth, April a3.-The American
line steamer Paris, Capt. Watkins, char
tered by the United States government,
which left Southampton yesterday after
noon, passing Hurst Castle at 8. IS p. M,
passed the Lizard yesterday evening. She
has on board 15o passengers, and her car
go includes number of guns and a
quantity of ammunition intended for
the United States government. Accord
ing to report Spanish cruisers are try
ing to intercept her She should now be
well on her way westward.
PARIS COULD RUN AWAY.
New York, April 2s.-Young Mr.. Girls
com of the American line said today that
he had the utmost faith in the ability
of the Paris, under her veteran comInan-
der, to outwit the swiftest cruiser the
Spanish had in their naval service. Mr..
Griscom said he thought the Paris. when
pushed, could make about two knots
better than any vessel Spain had capa-
Bile of pursuing her OF the high seas.
Her commander is an enthusiastic Anne
rican, although he was five or six years
of the Paris, consisting OF about 400
men, are on her. All the younger officers
are native Americans.
II the former Ham burg American line
steamships Normannia and Columbia
have been fitted out as cruisers, and are
seeking the American liner, it is unlike
ly that they will catch her, as she is near
ly two knots faster than either ship at
top speed.
DIR. Griscom said that Capt. Watkins
could see from the bridge on clear day
about 20 miles, and if he sighted war
ship of any kind anywhere on the horizon
he would pile on the coal and steam in
another direction.
Tonight MIR. Griscom made this inn
portant announcements: "
II have just received cable message
from the agents OF the line in Southamp-
ton, stating that there is absolutely no
truth IN the rumor that the steamer Paris
has been captured. She sailed at 2. Is d.
M. yesterday and passed the Lizard at
II. 45 p. m. She proceeded on her way
for this port and as since that time moth
ing has been heard from her it Is certain
that she had not been taken. Had she
poch oNoA oohcou ny Oph1lSu VESSEL Cn6
captor and her prize would have put
about for some Spanish port
The Paris has on board $50 passengers
and her cargo includes a number of guns
and "a quantity of ammunition intended
for the United States government
According to report, Spanish cruisers
are trying to intercept her.
MAINE SHIPS IN DANGER.
Brunswick, Me, April 23.-The capture
of the Bath vessel, Shenandoah, brings
home the fact that Brunswick shipping
may get taste of Spanish powder. Capt.
Sam Skofield Of Brunswick is consider
ably concerned over the fate of his name.
sake. the Sam Skofeld, now en- route
from New York to Japan with cargo of
case oil According to estimates she must
be just of the Cape Verde islands in the
direct line OF the Spanish fleet. She is a
square rugged ship, built in Bath. and
is commanded by Capt. j. B. Hall of
brunswick ana the captains wife and
daughter, Miss Sadie Hall, are with him.
Capt. Skofeld also has another vessel
which is due in New York within a pe-
riod OF twenty days. This is the George
K. Skofeld, homeward bound from Sing
apore with general cargo. She will bear
to the westward and will come through
q oil ho do hon ~,