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

tbs box vas placed la a wooden one.
The boxes ~ ammunition we're like
wise prepared 90 that no matter f
.hnv remained ga the water Cor weeks
the contents would not he damaged.
Rifles In Wates Tanks
Nov 40 GOO pounds 81 ammunition g.
somewhat ~ - caruo Tor tow boat
especially when that vessel also haa
orders 90 take on over dfty men az
another point down tho coast 10 The
water tanks were utilized AZ STORAGE
PAGES for these boxes the vessel car
rfinR very small supply Of fresh
water and using salt water FOR the
boilers
Just a. daylight va about 20
break and 90 seemed that the moon
was shining brighter than before. II
possible. the hAwwera or the tug were
caFt or and she steamed down ire
hnrhor To get QUE into the rulf she
had 90 pass almost within haiNng dis
lance Of the cruiser Montgomery. The
black smoke curied from the funnel
rf the ina aa she snaedrd up Cor the
AZ march dld not propose % be oaurht
hv the Montrumery 0r any other war
vessel with 90 those rifles and cart
NN'.M"a NNHaNNa ~. INC NAHsM NAI#
Montgomery the lookout -oula BE-
-fen pacing 90 and fro. We saw the
trr could not mics doing so-but
probably thought 81 was some tug
huBt Noinw down early a. e. % be
n me Eulf and pick up any vessel
that might want q tow into port
The Monarch passed out safety and
h-sded for charlotte Harbor. ths
Point where ere was wrecked only
fra weeks nRo She had orders 20
Look out for tug showing two Waite
E1tn with q red hght II the center.
That vessel waa 90 ianf over nftY
men on the pcnEacaia tuE. who were
90 BE carried 81 Cuba. The Monarch
vas On Charlotte Harhor nsht late
in me afternoon the DAY follow ms her
departure from pensaeo'a ard When
nltht fell she displayed her lights
lna sept q lookout al night Cor the
ether vessel but there wau no siru
of her The next DAY passed and part
of the faHowina night Ahout mid
riahf IRE tag started fnta the hnFhor
ard he'd gone part OF ths way when
t1e uThts o. the ether tuG were
uahtef
~ Bsssrns FAahtsnsd.
sha had been there Oh the time. but
ser master had soften ne ~coit feet
f1 uHe street parmnca. ant was afraid
fo venture cut The dflv-nve men.
f1r That vas ire numher. were trans
fcrred 20 ne Monarch nnd she SCI
ran far the Cuban coast IRE Cuhana
were anxious 20 lard that cargo uaere
o. couid 20 renched withost any 90
lav ard the tug steamed ahead When
for0 Castle was sighted the biE yes
SCI sort q 'Tuafea" ntuut and wnitef
f1r niEhtfaH AZ soon AZ 90 was dark
sNe started FOR shore AMI cropped her
arehara almost under ire very guns
~ Moro Castle. There The eight life
fran ~ ne tug we're launched. the
men brought from Charlotte Harbor
were cent ashore. 81 well az one Of
ere crew cf the Monarch He was
never seen arain Tor ere tuE had to
make a hurried getaway an hour az
forwards and BE Was left
After ire men had BEEN landed the
p ork 81 unloading the arms and am
nIunitl6n started. The Cuhans marked
enc spot and each o. IRE big an
bones Eaa cropped IN water about
three feet deep and about one sun-
drei yards from shore. There the
insuraents were 90 secure them after
tEc tug had departed U insured the
B-ms from capture at the hands of ere
sraniards in case the latter surprised
fhe CutnnH
spanish Cruiser Appears.
The Monarch had been az work
diseharFInE for an hour 90 more and
nsf soften about haIf the cargo over
bard when a spanish cruiser steam
- cut from Moro Castle and headed
out % sea. TIE Monarch vas close
Oh shore and 30 near TIE hiE fort that
the cruiser ga not brine aer search
prht into play until she had passed
90 ranEc ~ TIE Monarch. Then ere
igat hemn 90 play about-anf you
can imagine ere FEELINGS ~ those
aboard. especially TIE three Cuhans
uh8 had leff Pensacola with fho
N1narch. one turu % that search
uEht towards Moro Castle and the
Wonarch would be- revealed. but ths
cruiser continued HtramiuN lsisursiy
Go sea PLAYING her uHht nhout
As coon aa she had Eone q little wy
tN1as Cubana Eot busy. The Monarch
whH ready 60 proceed tut O. would
take faW minutes o. raise tho an
ehur ana besides such a rrocsefinE
would make noise 90 tha Cuban who
FuH at che head Of ths expedition sad
F ere hawaaF uaa cut hs wouid buy
8H kinds uf anchors and cables 90
rHrIara o. Ufs KELSEY. n member %
ore Pensacola police department later.
eos tu thr bow 90 the Monarch 60
sne time and Fa COO. believed in set
eng awav without any aelay. He
HeIref q urw ane lvinH rear and viii
HHr blow severed ere hkwasr. Ha DOT
.rFH dif thaf rut be- Gus Eash On ere
uu ~ ere eos that remains there
sci ~ nat special part has not
u.rErn up and been washed away A.
Charlotte Warbor
Went "a Fastsst spsed.
TIE Monarch could make some
Hrsad. when compared via boats In
l1rHa DAYS and every STE % a. was
soften out 81 hiFr ln FfftinE away
frrm thaf spanish uar vessel The
Fnus1e1IIanH aboard tht boat reEily
HlF nnf realise their danger az the
time. hnt tHr three caaana ahnaed did
AID they almost turned Waite when
frHf cruiser put in an appearance
Fortunately Cor she Monarch ana
f4rsa aboard ne war vessel c1ntIu-
..# #n towards fhn east Wall. the