New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-24
ANOTHER SPANIARD UGHT.
THE PEDRO sURRENDERS AFTER A
CHASE OFF HAVANA.
SIGHTED BY THE ToRPEDo-BoAr FoorE AND
BROUGHT DOWN By THE NEW YoRK-THE


BROUGHT DOWN By THE NEW YoRK-THE
PRIZE TAKEN TO KEY WEST
Key West, April 23-The Spanish steamer
Pedro of Bilbao was captured last evening.
The torpedo-boat Foote was scouting about
twelve miles off Havana shortly after O'Clock,
and the weather was hazy Suddenly the Foote
signaled the New-York that a strange ship had
been sighted, and the flagship started out
When she the NewYork heading for her
the Spaniard scudded away at fast clip The
New-York then fred the Usual first shot as
signal to heave to- but the Pedro continued on
her course Then came pretty chase.
The cruiser fred several more small guns at
the fleeing vessel and finally sent solid shot
across her bows. This brought the enemy to
terms and she promptly hove to- small boat
was lowered from the New-York and Ensign
Marble with put off.
The widest excitement prevailed on the span
lard and her decks were crowded with sailors
scurrying about like frightened rats as the new
York men clambered over the side
Meantime the Foote had sighted German
coastInr vessel and signalled to the flagship and
a shot was put across the strangers BOWS NO
resistance offered. and the New orK men
boarded her They found her papers TO De cor
rect and her German register was established
She was turned back.
The action Of the fleet in refusing TO allow the
German vessel 10 enter Havana SHOWS ''a' TIC
/ blockade is established
Tho Pedro Is a spanish freighter OF 1872 tons.
She left Antwerp March % for Pensacola, Fla.
She arrived In Key West this morning as the
second prize " the war.
THE SHENANDOAH REPORTED TAhhN
uNcoNFIRMED RUMoR OF THE CAPTURE BIZ THE
SPANISH OF A LARGE FOUR MAsrED
AMERICAN SHIP
London. April eat Is reported here that the
Spaniards have captured the American sh'p
Shenandoah Captain Murphy. which left San
Francisco on January : for Liverpool. She IS
four-masted vessel Of 325s tons register, and
IS owned BY Arthur Sewall & Co. OF Bath, Me-
Antwerp. April ga report has also reached
here that the American ship Shenandoah mas
been captured off the English coast by Span
sh warsEip.
San Francisco April 23-The American ship
Shenandoah Captain Murphy reported captured
Off the English coast by Spanish cruiser. sailed
from San Francisco on January for Liverpool.
/ She cnrried over one hundred thousand centals
/ Of wheat and two thousand OF barley valued at
SlJJ0OO The Shenandoah's officers are: Cap
tain. J. +. Murphy; first officer J. W. Murphy
second orlcer. H. r. Norris third officer. A. H.
Lee The crew numbers twenty-five.
The American four-masted ship Shenandoah Is
! one OF the finest examples Of American shipbulid-
! ing She was built at Bath. Me. In 1880. 10 1ss
fee, : inches long. has ~ feet ! inch beam. ana
! draws % feet Inch OF water. The Shenandoah IL
n wooden vessel. built Of the best materials ana
/ was last reported having been spoken on March
| ., IN latitude ! south and longitude 50 west. .
! Arthur Scwail. OF Arthur Sewail o. bhth H.
| Nc ovn,rs Of the Shenandoah was the Vice
/ Presidential candidate on INC i'hrt VII" ""'
/ Rryau IN the last campaign.
In February i.sj. the Shenandoah made ths rui,
,,rrn san FranciscO to New lOrk. with almon ana
california cargo. In nincty-slk days. teF COM
rnaudcr James Murphy. had wagereh a ChaII
,,,Cr. Gunner on the time - the voyage win TWO
| ~ Sis friends lie bet OF them that she "oull
ny. the voyage in nincty-nye days. and ne bel
the other friend that she would hnlsh lhe 'I'p ~
| ninetv-ihree days Therefore he had to give TWO
| .un,ers Tho shenandoah however. was four DAY
| IN Noniauk Point IN a gale, ana she eheo,'h.slt'
| severe weather on Barncgat the reen'i It"In
| ean Francisco TO New York, eighiy-s"yen days u
| bciI hy tho American ship Henry h. Hyde
no,-RTs AS TO THE sHENANDOAHs FATE
Bath Me April 23-Ths members OF the hrm OF
Arthur Senall a. 60. owners Of the American snip
| Shenandoah which is reported to have been cap
| ,u-ea BY tho Spanish voyage from san iran.
Ito 10 LIVERPOOL refuse TO credit the siofy l,at
news Of her safe arrival at Liverpool "heFe s"e -