Manti Messenger | 1949-05-27 | Page 3 | Monument is Being Planned for Famed Old Gun-Runner

Monument Is Being Planned For Famed Old Runner Gun-Runner JACKSONVILLE FLA Plans are being made to recondition and preserve here as a monument to Florida-Cuba Florida friendship a historic old sea vessel which smuggled men and arms to Cuban insurgents before before be be- fore the outbreak of the Spanish- Spanish American War The vessel is the Three Friends built in Jacksonville in 1895 She holds the stories of many desperate adventures within her wooden hull bun by freedom loving freedom loving N.B. N.B. N.B. N. N B. B Broward who drained the Everglades Everglades Everglades Ever Ever- glades founded the University of Florida and later became governor of the state the Three Friends outwitted outwitted out out- witted Spanish and American forces forces for for- ces and is credited with turning the tide of war for the Cubans who were trying to rid themselves of the Spanish yoke Mrs Dorcas B B. B Foster Broward's grandmother and W. W T T. T Coppedge who gave her the vessel three years ago are working to recondition the famous old ship