The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-12-15


station curing me Cuban luaurrsction
that helped elect her famous com
mander. ne late Napoleon n. Brow
ard. governor of Florida. bot TIE
Three Friends. despite her achieve
mrntg ln landing munitions ~ war en-
the Cuban coaaf for the men nahtinH
General Wevler never succeeded a.
r Hiihusfer az ga the tug Monarch
~ Pensacola. which is now iysnN on
the heach near Charlotte Harhur and
Hioelv p0undlnR 10 pieces Possibly
thc Three Frieuds made more trips
o. che Cuban coast and maybe she
carried more men 90 enlist On ERE
Cuban cause she may have carried
nut from ire United States more
rites and aumunition 20 the Queer
~ the Antilles. bus the Three rriends
never landed q cargo ~ munitions ri
var under the very guns ~ famous
Nero Castle. cag her cables and made
Fet.awav with a Spanish Tuutoat
rruisina only q few miles distant aud
fhnu compelled the United States
roVsrnment 20 paw for q part ~ me
time consumed in mlhusterinu
That n what ne tuF Monarch did
tntie Sam one down into his troua-
err for tfaT6--paid this over no tnH
tar Monarch foT seirlnE her down at
40. Name Kew and lncouvenirnci1r
Der Cor q period Of thirteon DAYS
Neither fd the Three Friends ever
fnrnA q night inaaina n cargo cf mu-
nffinnH ~ usmr wffhln HiHht ~ aI
tnnaf states cruiser and then steam
raaT that nane vessel with ere moon
~ rfnn na hriNhtiv char the lookout
oa fhe var Vnasai could ha plainly
rnen rariue ere aerks The Monarch
aid thaf ln Pensacola harhor and 90
vaa on her nrsf trIn after heinE char
taffH - three cuban frrnurmru~
wha haf beard ~ ere hIw and fast
enc and came to Pensacola &C. enlist
frr services tn tHr cause of Cuba
fmra
A Perverted Vessel
The Monarch was a powerful ver
eel Mat only was sire huIlt strnn Fiv
huf ahr had the nreef and could show
her heels in fhe fUhHsfrrinE days e.
ere ordinary war vessel iu either afr
American or Spanish navieF and faF
fhiH reason she vas especially vel
n8amtef for making short HerrufuI1rH'
nuav from f'enaaroia fof Few davs
Cap. Honnis narhanfaro vas har
rrmmamdnr. and ft has aiuavu been
faa superstition mat Canfain nennis
wnn ~ fhe wheel on reese "Fhorf aK-
c1rhionsr OF the tuE from port
% vas after ire revolution in GUS
had been under wav fof ecVora'
months ara the Cuhara has been
mahinE good rroFress in their var
nEsinaf the spauiards. but they needed
nrma and ammunition ard nfeded
them hadiy They must De procured
from ths United states ana must 30
landed on fhe island contrary % tHe
laws 8f me United States some
oarnoes had 9one ard been eucaess-
fuliy landed. while other attempts bad
NOT been 80 successful The Cuthna
had ere financial bactIuE buf tnat
would not help them unless they could
LAID in Cubs what they bad bought
from one 90 t1e hiE tire arms manu-
f8tfuEiHr companies
n was then that three Cubana an-
r. red On Pensacola. They came after
fhs tun Monarch and they wanted
her services and wanted them badly.
Needles ta say TREY got her and aial
M ia needless % nhd that they paid
well Cor thia service FIRST they da.
roatfed $4,000 Oh ere First National
bark That was to pay far ere tur
should she be- captured hy the Span
nrda blown up ty my of their mines
~ lost on the Cuban coast TIE pay
Cor each 81 IRE trips Co be made vas
another consideration.
a Cruiser Arrives
The three uttic 'Roniiemeu~ rs-
ma Ined around Pensacola Cor severed
davs after closing their transaction.
ana tho Monarch continued her usual
harbor Work. Then the rnted States
cruiser Montsomery put in an ap-
pearance The euvcfument had re-
ceived some inEInE that nn1usterinE
would ho attempted and had sent the
war vessel Down tU put an eHeetufi
rrd f1 HnV such urncardinE The
rdaer dropped anchor ~ the navy
yard and the writer remembers her
as Fc arat var vessel ever seen ay
him.
IRE arrival ~ ere cruiser aid not
interfere UIth ire plans o. either ere
Mausrch a. fht cuhana The latter
Eat9ef wurd that an a eertaIn niFht e
carer ~ arms end ammunition would
ne brought dawn n Captain AHe'fer'a
aernuner ffom near Maaf ard Cor ere
MrnaFca to Ha ready t1 take eFarE-
hing ahnard The schooner sailed
aoWn ahnuf q e.rinra fn ere affrru1rn
ana droEre1 anchor opposite where
ere present rnUH.nuF are located or
Santa Rosa ISLAND tho Monarch
Haf roalef and taken 1n some fresh
uafsf aHt at ae.#.E mat uIFat sEa
steamed .r.HuFeIv over fa where ere
Schooner vas anchored end aruf
FiarHsifa The MrrHarreHr vas dnTy
ahnat tRc mHer distant auH ffa moon
YES shining "l.rrrHHs.rE.g. ErHhI t8
th1te uhr uere graEE#E .n lransfrr-
r# na rarEn fruw ..H schooner fB
ffH mE H went aa au n.EHl long
fr#u e'r'arE uHru HrIH.E ore naNf
a.rF cad tla rFruH ## #Hnsr fFr
.f..H worked Usr TrrHHH
FF Thousand r1arHH 20 ruFs
HrH aww.r.HaH were aH.r afaarH
E.u BE- Ia enc EeatrsI superstition that
whom cargo "a. tnH eHrrHHtrr Is
HHteI H So piles uH aF Is Hra-1 an
come .ET.aErH rnInE Huf H.s asrrn
aaH n1I to 81 landed r 49,. fut4
narHrr BE- Sac tr b. placed IN ans
sHEHr Hut Ia order fHH. frl rIfr and
Hmmur.HHr noe Hr damaged re r.Has
HaU been HHea Ia HH ..E.# H-..r