The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-27
STILL TAKING
SPANISH SHIPS.
The Steamer Panama Captured by
the Tender Mangrove.
SHE WAS LADEN WITH SUPPLIES
Intcndcdtfor the City of Havana-The
Panama Il n Valuable Prizc-She
Is Built OF Iron and IL Of 2,OS5
Tons Gross Burden.

KEY WEST. FLA, April 26.-li.lj A.
M-The bg spanish steamship Panama
Of the CsoRllas line, which left New
York on Avn 10Th for Havana, with u
NUMBER Of spanish refugees on board ana
a very valuatye cargo, including. IT is un-
deraOod, stores Tor the Spanish army
was captured last evening, about twenty
miles from Havana by the little light
house tender M.ngrove. now belonging TO
the mosquito he Ell
The Mangroye mounts two six Founders
and fola 81 revo Vers. She Is I'm com
mand OF IAeurens.nt- Commander W II.
Everett and has a crew OF thirteen men.
The Panama A. a very valuable prize.
She IL commanded by Captain Quevedo.
she sailed from New York last Wednesr
day heavily laden with food supplies and
mercha ndise her manifest showing her
cargo to consist OF bacon, hams. lard,
beans. peas. corn. bran, -four, hay, mill
ing machines. etc. She was cleared for
Havana Progressl. and Vera Cruz. by
l. NJ. Ceballos a. CO.. the New York
agents Of the Trans Atlantic Company OF
Barcelona. the owners OF the steamer.
A VALUABLE PRIZE.
The prize OF the Nangrove was former
w the British steamer BranksOme Han,
she is OF iron and was built al Glasgow
i'm 1879. She registers YOsj tons gross. She
is 3sl.4 feet long. ~ feet broad and IS
24g feet deep. When the MangrOve sight
the Spaniard she ran np to her and nred
a gun across her bows. The liner did not
take the hint and a second shot was
fired after which the Panama slowed
down a little. third shot was ured
across the bows OF the Panama at hnn-
dred yards. and the deck officer OF tho
Spanish vessel was hailed and nouhed
that if he did not neave 10 a shot would
be sent through his vessel. This nouhca-
lion caused the Panama 10 be brought 10
TOWED TO KEY WEST
Ensign Dayton then boarded the Span
ish steamer and took possession OF her.
The battleship Indiana steamed up. and
commander Everett notified Captain ray
Tor. of the Indiana. that he had cap
tured the Panama. and borrowed a prize
crew from the bsttleship. consisting OF
Cadet FaIcOner and fifteen marines.
The Nangrove was then ordered TO re-
mort 10 the flagship and Rear-Admiral
sampson told Commander Everett 10 take
his prize INTO Key West. The Panama Is
understood to have thirty-nine passengers
on board.
As she rounded to after the little Man
grove captured her, the latter knowing
the Panama was an auxiliary cruiser, eX-
pected TO be fired upon. II Is not yet
known whether the Panama had guns on
board.
The United States gunboat Newport,
Captain E. F. Tirey. has brought in the
Spanish sloop. Paquette. and the Spanish
schooner. Pirene. both Cuban coasting
vessels. which she captured or Havana
this morning.
CAPTAIN RIEF-STRICKEN.
Captain Quevedo was grief-strlcken
and greatly Inundated because OF the
capture The passengers declare they
and that
when they saw the searchlight Of the
Mangrove they thought it was the light
of "a SPANISH man Of war. The first shot
changed their Joy to apprehension. the
second and third created a panic. The
women ran screaming for shelter from
the enemys guns and the captain locked
himself sullenly in his cabin.