The record-union., 1898-04-27
ANOTHER STEAMER SEIZED.
The Lighthouse Tender MaEgrove
Captures the Panama.

KEY WEST, April %, 11:15 a. NJ
The big Spanish steamship Panama of
the Ceballos line which left New York
on April 10Th for Havana with a num-
Der of Spanish refugees on board and
a valuable cargo, including, it is UNI
derstOod. store for the Spanish army,
was captured last evening about twen-
ty miles from Havana by the little
lighthouse tender Mangrove, now be-
longing to the mosquito fleet. The Man
grove mounts two six-pounders and
four 3S-revolvers. She is commanded
by Lieutenant-Com w. H. Ev-
erett and has a crew of thirteen men.
The Panama is about $500 tons and a
very valuable prize.
When the Mangrove sighted the
Spaniard she ran up to her and fired
a gun across her bow. The liner did
not take the hint, and a scond shot
was nred, after which the Panama
slowed down a little A third shot was
fired across her bow, and the officer on
the deck of the Spanish vessel was
hailed and notified that if he did not
heave to a shot would be sent through
his vessel. This notification caused the
Panama to be brought to.
Ensign Dayton boarded the Spanish
steamer and took possession of her. The
battleship Indiana then steamed up,
and Commander Everett notified Cap
tain Taylor of the Indiana that he had
captured the Panama, and borrowed a
prize crew from the battleship, consist
! ing Of Cadet FalcOner and fifteen ma
rineS
| The Mangrove was then ordered to
report to the flagship, and Rear-Ad-
miral Sampson told Commander Ever
EFT to take his prize into Key West.
The Panama is understood to have
thirty passengers on board. AS
she rounded to after the little Man
! grove captured her, the latter, knowing
the Panama was an auxiliary cruiser,
expected to be fired upon. It is not yet
known whether the Panama had guns
on board.
| A VALUABLE PRIZE.
! NEW YORK, April 26.-It was stated
at the office of the Spanish TransAt-
lantic line, which owns the Panama,
that the vessel was valued at 100000
/ and her cargo at $4,000.
/ THE PANAMA AT KEY WEST.
! KEY WEST, April cd 80 D. m ,
! The lighthouse tender Mangrove puffed
/ proudly into Key West harbor this
morning with the richest prize of the
! war thus far. The captive was the
Panama, Captain Quevedo, big trans
Atlantic liner, and an auxiliary cruiser
! Of the Spanish navy, which has been
| plying of late between New York and
/ Havana She had twenty nine passen-
! gers. including three women, one
/ Frenchman and Mexican, and a crew
! Of seventy-two.
As the Panama carried two twelve
FOUNDERS she could easily have annihi-
! lated the little Mangrove, and as the
/ latter came into the harbor with her
prize. there was not craft that did not
/ salute her with rousing cheers
! The Mangrove, under Lieutenant
/ Commander William H. Egerett, who
| came down from the photographic of
| flee few weeks ago to take her, was
cruising along the Cuban coast, navi-
/ gated by Ensign Palmer, shortly before
d o'clock last evening, about twenty
/ miles north of Havana At 5:45 o. M
! she sighted the Panama The only
/ other ship of the fleet in sight was the
/ battleShip Indiana, three miles to the
/ rear. Lieutenant-C Commander Everett
| scented a prize, and scudded toward the
stranger. When the latter came within
/ range, shot from the Mangrove's
/ twelve-pounder was sent across her
/ bows, but the Spaniard ignored the
! challenge, and went on. Another shot
! followed without result, but the Man
/ grove was drawing nearer the stranger,
/ who calmly proceeded on her course
/ apparently without any intention of
running away.
! When the third shot was fired the
/ Mangrove was within hundred yards
! Of the Panama, and Lieutenant Com
mander Everett shouted to the deck of
/ ficer that If she did not surrender he
would sink her. The Mangrove officers
admitted that they expected the enc
myss twelve FOUNDER to open on them
/ in response to the threat but the Span
lard promptly came to. Ensign Day.
/ ton, the senior officer of the Mangrove.
boarded the prize.
| The battleship Indiana had seen the
capture, and meanwhile drew up to the
] Mangroye, giving her a lusty cheer
acknowledgements Everett report
ed to Captain Taylor of the battleship,
and the latter put prize crew on board