Evening journal., 1898-04-29
ANOTHER PRIZE TAKEN.
The Spanish Steamer Guido Arrives
at Key West.
TERROR DESTROYED PILOTHOUSE
The Guido's Captain Tried Co Shake on
the Heavy Monitor -Machias Shared
In the vIotory--One Man Was
Very Badly Wounded.

KEY WEST, April 29-Aslde from the
news OF the Matanzas bombardment,
which get the town Wild with JOY, the
event OF yesterday, practically mark
ing the end OF the first week OF the war,
was the arrival Of q big prize, the
steamer Guido. She was captured by
the Terror and the gunboat Machias
ten miles off Cardenas at o'clock
Wednesday morning, but not until aft
er a stern chase. Five shots were fred,
four by the monitor and one by the
gunboat. though the shot from the Ma
chias did not take effect. Two Of the
Terror's shots went through the pilot
house and one struck a longboat aud
the upper works.
Manuel Itivar, sailor. was in the
pilothouse OF the Guido and the dying
splinters penetrated his breast inaict-
ing wounds which may cause death.
He was brought ashore and taken to the
hospital yesterday afternoon.
Captain kichiondO received a flesh
wound in the wrist from a splinterwhen
the shot went through the piiothouse.
The Guido was bound from corunna
TO Havana with a cargo Of provisions
and money thought TO be for the Span
ish troops The Terror first sighted her
and began the pursuit by sending a
blank shot across her bows. The Span
lard promptly put out all her lights
and started in a desperate attempt to
run away.
The monitor then brought her 9
Founders into play and sent three more
shots directly at her, all finding the
mark She also trained her II inch
guns on the Guido, prepared to sink
her II she aid not heave TO.
Meanwhile the Maohlas had come up
and sent shot from a inch rife at
the fugitive. Captain Kichlondo, seeing
that he had two such powerful enemies
90 combat, surrendered Lieutenant p.
f. oualtrough. Ensign ]. +. Hubbard
and two marines were put aboard as
prize crew and brought the steamer into
Key west As soon as Captain Kichinn-
DO and his crew learned OF the condl-
tions existing IN Cuba, they asked not
TO be landed there.
The Guido Is a steel screw steamer Of
s.1ss tons gross and 27S2 net She was
built by Harland & Wolf OF Belfast
and Is registered by Lloyds as Al. She
Is owned by La Flecha, IS 360 feet long,
II feet wide and has depth OF 20 feet.
Her port OF registry Is Bilbao. She
carried a crew OF &c.
All OF the prizes still lie in the harbor.
and according to instructions received
by United States District Attorney
Stripping from the department OF JUS
tlce they viii remain here indefinitely.
These Instructions were to the effect
that the crew and passengers OF the
Panama, which carried four IL 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 aboard untll
further orders and will be allowed no
communication with the shore
It Is conceded that whatever the re-
suit OF the presidents proclamation
may be, II will not affect the Panama,
which was an auxiliary cruiser.
Mr.. ]. b. Patterson. who resigned as
head OF the prize court OF inquiry, Will
represent the owners OF the cargoes and
various ships and not the Spanish gov
eminent. as at first stated.
II is reported that a box Thought to
be from one of the magazines of the
Maine has been found Off Southeast
point, &c miles from here. but nothing
is known Of the circumstance at the
naval station.
The indiana arrived yesterday after.
noon from the Tortugas, where she has
been coaing.
The Red Cross society's ship State OF
Texas with nurses and medicine. ar
rived yesterday from New York. She
will proceed to Sagua la Grande.
The missing captured Spanish schoon
er Saco. with a prize crew from tn,
Terror, has been sighted by the steam
er City Of Key West. She had beer
blown out OF her course. All on boar,
are safe. Much relief is felt here.