Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-09-01
HAYSEEDs At SEA.
THEY RENDER TRIBUTE UNTO NEPTUNE
WITHOUT STINT.
Instead of Catching Fishes They Put in
Their Time Generously Feeding
the Critters.


the Inflated fishing expedition in the minds
of all the victims who CHANGED to have
been on the "Hayseed" excursion from
Sacramento to the Farallone Islands yester-
ant speck on the ocean charts, and are
probably worth seeing, but if all those who
traversed the briny Pacific to see the Gu
riosity were compelled to undergo the tor
ture and torment as the little band of Sac
rsmentans were subjected to they certainly
have the sympathies of the "Hayseeds, I"
and their congratulations upon so narrow
an escape from death.
Indeed, death would have been welcome
| to many of those who were yesterday on
board the tug Relief as she pitched, rolled
and tossed about like cork on her journey
| to the islands. The wonder is that half
| the souls on board were not washed off the
| deck and left to the mercy of the sharks;
and had not a vigilant watch been kept
| there would certainly be several Sacra-
| mento families in mourning to-day. Sea-
sickness is one of the most peculiar tor
| turing and disturbing sensations to endure
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and the scene on board a little tug, with
forty persons all affected at the same time,
can better be imagined than described. 1t
was something awful to see strewn about
| the upper and lower decks men moaning
and wailiBg, repeating at frequent intervals
| in those deep-voiced and hollow tones that
sound like New York; and "Europe!
1t was anything for a support, and it made
no difference what the support was, whether
| post, a rope, a railing, or the shoulder of
| friend. Everything went lin double
sense), and insults were forgotten for the
| time being.
Such were the scenes on board the tug
yesterday morning from the time she
reached the Golden Gate breakers until she
| headed for home after going as far out as
| the Farallones, 80 miles distant from the
coast.
The train which brought the Sacra.
mento excursionists to the Bay was six or
seven hours late. and in consequence the
tug Relief, which was to have left the
Oceanic dock at / o'clock A. NJ did not get
away until nearly5. Those on board were:
J. G. Grigsby, F. Bergman, John Barrett,
w. W. Gilkey. DR.. W. A. Root, A ]. John
ston Elwood Bruner, 0 g. Silverton, G. E.
Jacobus, Harvey Preston, Louis j. Nico-
laus, G. E. Hook, E. A. Hare, Frank r.
Johnson, G. G. Freeman, Chas. Schwilk,
Richard Vaughn, Harry Bay, William
Mulleney, ]. Lenhart, c. Mop Kinney, ]. T.
Palm, George Mcmillan, D. H. Mcdonald,
Horace Greenwood, II. Sander, w. W.
Rhodes, E. g. Thomas, j. S. Mcdonald,
VIM. Hayes, P. J. Edwards, Max Man.
helm, F. P. Mccain, Wilkie Collins, Fred
Hayes II. T. Higgins, Fred Schmidt, J.
NJ. Fletcher, J. Black and members each of
the Bee and RECORD UNION reportorial
staffs.
Captain Haskell commanded the tug, and
had agreed with Frank Bergman, the man
sger OF the excursion, to lay alongside the
islands with the boat for seven or eight
hours while those on board should enjoy
themselves fishing. An excellent lunch
was provided and lots of other good things,
| including a couple of dozen of watermelons
and assorted fruits. Forty fishing lines,
| with from eight to twelve hooks attached
| to each, were promised, besides $40 worth
| of bait and six large baskets in which to
stow away fish that were Ito be) caught.
| 1t was little less than throwing money
away in buying all these things, however.
There were only about half dozen persons
| in the crowd who were able to eat among
the number being Elwood Breuner, Louis
| Nicolaus and George McMullen. To make
matters worse, they ate and then came out
| and related to the seasick ones how good
the eggs and pancakes were.
The crowd was in a dilapidated condition
when the island was reached, end the big
swells tossed the tug about in such a lively
fashion that it was all one could do to keep
| from tumblipg off the deck Only four or
five of the crowd ventured down to fish.
The rest were too sick, and kept up such a
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| after about ten minutes drifting, the tug
was headed for the bay again. Not one
fish was caught, but four lines, valued at
81 so apiece, were lost, and q washtub full
of bait had to be left unused. Mr.. Palm
| succeed in hauling up a crab about half an
inch in length.
The weather on the return trip was con.
| siderably calmer than when starting out
and very few were seized with fresh attacks
of sickness. Almost everybody felt blue
however, and each patient hid himself in
some secluded corner or laid down alongside
| the smokestack.
San Francisco was reached at II O'Clock
in the morning. The original intention
was to get there in time to connect with
the latest evening train for Sacramento, but
| circumstances over which the excursionists
had no control, altered the case. Before
/ at tic QOCh TIC Tug stt6u16u 10 Int
Union Iron Works and gave the excursion.
lists an opportunity to see the new Govern.
ment war ship San Francisco She had
painted on her smokestack in large figures
2006, indicating the fast time she made or
her trial at Santa Barbara.
In returning from the island the tug
passed by large inbound merchant yes
sci, out beyond the heads, and those or
board were given an opportunity of seeing
how bargaining is done at sea between tug
owners and captains of vessels. The cap
tain of the ting offered to take the vessel &c
dock for 500, but the master of the bark
wanted to give but $780, No bargain wa.
struck, and the ship was left to come in a:
best she could.
County Auditor Frank Johnson was the
sickest man on board the tug, and severa
times he gave up all hope, and might have
| toppled over the railing but for the inter
ference of friends. He received the leather
medal which had been prepared for the
| first person taken seasick.
Frank Bergman was all but dead during
the greater part of the trip. The bobbine
| of the tug and the fresh ocean breeze.
played sad havoc with the inner man.
| AL Johnston got a well-defined dose o.
seasickness, as did Deputy County Clerk
Rhoads.
The newspaper men on board were at
tackled with vengeance. One Bee reporter
lay in the bottom of the life-boat during
almost the entire trip, and another die
contortion- work at a lively rate for some
ltime. The RECORD UNION reporter wa:
nearly paralyzed, and like some others o.
the "Hayseeds," crawled away to where
nobody could talk to him, said his prayers
and lay down to die; but death refused tc
come to his relief.
Captain Haskell thoroughly enjoyed
himself at the expense of his passengers
and he thought ii intensely amusing 10 Sc,
the breakers and spray wash over the decl
and thoroughly drench his unfortunate
victims. He consoled them with the assur
| anno that Tho sen Was rnnrher YESTERDAY