Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-23
CAUGHT BY NEW YORK.
Spanish Freight Steamer Taken on the Coast of
Cuba.
GRAPHIC ACCOUNT OF THE CAPTURE
The Prize Vessel WIN be Used to Transport
United States Troops to
Cuba,

New York, April 23.-The New York
Journal prints the following from Key
West today:
The Journals despatch boat Echo ar
rived this morning with the following
dispatch:
Friday, April 90, on board Anita fif-
teen miles east of Havana OFF Cuban
coast.-One of the first shots fired in
anger from the gun of an American
ironclad across the bows OF ran enc
my's ship since the close OF the clvil
war. was hurled from tho deck of the
New York as a signal to the Spanish
freighter Pedro, of Bilboa, to heaVe
to shortly before six o'clock this even
ing. The little Pedro. scurrying like
scared rabbit close in shore, favored
by the closing in of fosgy, misty day
was sighted by the New York and i'm
mediately brought about with solid
shot across her bows.
ut was shortly after five o'clock that
the New York sighted the fleet to halt
and scudded away like greyhound
along the coast of Cuba. Far on against
the dim vague background Of Cuban
hills, half seen, half guessed. could be
traced faint film Of grayish smoke,
the one visible evidence of a Spanish
freighter striving vainly to race out the
day without being discovered by the
great gray monsters that biackened the
sky to the west in one solid mass of
black clouding from the funnel of roar
ing furnaces.
Vainly' the Spaniard raced. Charg-
ing along at trial test speed, the New
York soon lay across the bows of the
Spaniard and the crashing challenge
blazed from the deck of the cruiser.
A huge puff of white smoke rolled cut
from the side of the flagship and far
,f inst In frnnf of the Standard.
mountain of white foam leaped into
the air. In moment the course OF
the strange Spaniard was changed and
she hove to. shortly after the New
York led her prize further out from
shore, and laid her to. Grew and cap
tain could be seen rushing about the
deck OF the ship like nest of ants,
hiding their valuables and striving to
avert some impending fate they could
only guess at In their ignorance.
AS she came around her name could
be clearly read on her stern. She is
the Pedro of Bilboa, Spanish freight
er, two-masted, with n black funnel.
and single, yellow stripe and hull black
above red.
AS soon as she was laid alongside
the Pedro was boarded by Ensign
Frank Marble, OF the New York, with
a prize crew, consisting Of file of ma
rines. and seamen.
With great Formally the ensign
swung aboard and assumed command.
burly. barefooted American tar
showed the Spanish quartermaster
away from the wheel and began to set
the course OF the Spaniard.
The Spanish crew gathered In u ter
rified huddle near the forecastle and
awaited developments.
Hardly had the prize crew been put
on board before another freighter was
seen going down the coast to the east
ward The New York leaving the cap
tured Spanish craft in charge of the
prize crew, drew across the bows of the
stranger and sent a shot Into the water
directly In front of her bows. She paid
no attention to the challenge but kept
steadily on, and few seconds later
another shot was sent hurting across
the water In front of her.
After this hostile demonstration she
hauled up and was soon following the
New York out to sea. IT was ascer-
tanned. however, that she few the Ger
man nag and consequently she was
permitted to proceed.
As this Is carried from the scene of
the occurrence by the Echo, the Pedro
is being headed for Key West to be
used as a transport for carrying United
States troops to Cuba.
Key West, Fla, April 23.--The Span
fish steamer Pedro was brought in here
at $3.50 o'clock this morning under her
own crew. in charge OF the prize crew.
Protest from Captured ships Owners.
Liverpool. April 23.--The owners OF
the Buena Ventura, the Spanish ship
captured by the United States cruiser
Nashville yesterday, have issued
signed protest against her capture.