The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-09
THE BRIDE WAS VERY ILL.
John o. HeydenfeIdt Married
at Sea Under Great
Difficulties.
Welded TO A YOUNG WIDOW.
The Groom Was Tender In Years
but Firm in Purpose-An
Unpaid Parson Bill.

Another tugboat marriage on the high
seas took place yesterday afternoon, the
contracting parties being John o. Heyden-
feldt, youngest son of the late Judge Solo,
mon Heydenfeldt and Mrs. Maude e.
Freer, rather good-looking widow, who
has seen several more summers than her
youthful husband. The tug Katie O'Neil
left Main-street wharf shortly after noon
IN command of Captain Frank Morley,
who has oficiated as high-sea parson for
fifteen couples who for various reasons
have been unable to secure shore licenses.
The youthful groom was the first to ar
rive at the wharf, and half an hour later
came strolling along Mrs. Freer; Mrs.
Hart, her bridesmaid; T. r. Butterfield
and Frank Faircloth. The two latter were
young men OF the parrish parrish A., order, young
81 wouldn't go through this thing again
for $1,000" said the young man, as he stood
on the upper deck of the tug and gazed
loftily about him. 81 managed the
whole affair, and 1 tell you it was
no small job. The newspapers think
they're pretty smart. They think
on to eTeddyt1tng but they adn
captain. My young friends got lots Of
rocks, and he Il take care of you all right,
you bet"
The Katie o'Neil sped down the bay
with stiff breeze blowing and rough sea
running. On the bar, though, it was
smooth as mill pond, but after the mid
channel buoy was passed the long swells
came wee bit squeamish. The party,
with the exception of Manager Fair
cloth, had gathered in the pilot house
and the bride-elect was the blithest of the
throng. She is rather tall with dark
lustrous eyes and jet black hair, and pos
sesses full, voluptuous figure, which was
well set off in q striped waist and pearl
colored skirt. She wore a hat to match
her skirt surmounted by two immense
white feathers. Mrs. Hart, the bridesmaid.
was dressed in suit of blue.
1t was merry wedding party until the
rollers commenced to get in their work.
where's Frank?' asked the expectant
bride. There was no answer. Frank was
too busy graphing with profounder
head at sea. One by one the singers
dropped out of the pilot-house and sought
the fresh air and the support of the rail as
he or she gaZed down into the depths of
that mighty rolling ocean. The ladies
were frightfully sick, in fact Mrs. Hart
thought she would die, while the bride
was too i'll to think of anything. The boys
were about as bad.
Captain Morley wanted to make the job
good one, SO he prolonged the agony by
going far beyond the whistling buoy,
which sung out mournful dirge as the
tug passed on. When the Katie O'Neil
was twelve miles out from the shore the
captain sounded three whistles, the tug
was hove to and the wedding party dragged
itself YEARLY into the pilot-house. All the
blitheness was gone from the bride and
she hung limp an the arm of Frank,
which was extended around her waist to
Young Butterfeld supported the groom
and Mrs. Hart and while the party chung
together Parson Morley read the Episcopal
marriage service and pronounced the sol
emn words which made Mrs. Maude
Freer Mrs. John O. Heydenfeldt.
The return was more painful than the
trip outside, Mrs. Hart at one stage being
almost hysterical
We'll have champagne going back"
said Manager Frank, but the sparkling
ten in the excitement and misery of sea-
sickness. The entire party was sick except
Teddy Butterfield.
In his lucid intervals Manager Frank be-
came quite communicative.
"You see," said he, John is only 20
years and months. He wanted to get
married, but his guardian wouldn't Jet
treats the boy shamefully. Why, in six
months he will come into a fortune of
$500,00O, but if it was known thar he is
married it might make trouble for him.
Why didn't he wait six months? Well I
suppose he couldn't. You know how it
isl said this youthful sage, grandly.
"They wanted to get married; Eh2 oh,
for my friend, but wouldn't do it for any
one else. 1t was the toughest job 1 ever
tackled, but one thing does me good;
fooled the papers. They won't get on to
this
Mr.. Faircloth at first said that the young
people had been friends for six years, but
it was said by others that the couple had
not known each other many months.
When the symptoms of seasickness had
disappeared to some extent Captain Morley
began TO wonder where his fee was coming
from. Young Faircloth had assured him
that he would be handsomely remembered.
Fees for like services have ranged all the
way from $50 to 500, and possibly visions
of double eagles were dancing before his
eyes. The vision waned away into q
nightmare.
The midchannel buoy was passed, and
as nothing had been said of the parsons
salary he gently preached the matter to
the young manager. He received the as
surance that that would be all right, but
no Zee was IOrtncOmlng. IL was Qellcately
insinuated that he was not the master OF
the vessel, but had only taken command
for the occasion, as the regular captain did
not have deepwater license.
A consultation was held by the three
young men and they decided that they
would ''owe" the captain S.. The PROPOSE
| ton rather staggered the old salt after the
golden assurances of Faircloth, and had
| the money been rendered him he would
have refused it. But the proposition Of
owing it to him amused him, and with q
merry twinkle in his eye he said:
"All right, gentlemen, dig up"
Then the wedding party dug and dug
but they failed to produce the required
amount. Captain Morley had issued 8
certificate written in lead pencil, but the
bride insisted that it was not legal, and
wanted one in ink. As there was no ink
on board this was an impossibility, bu
the captain promised to meet the party
ashore and to issue the required Document
if the writing materials and his fee wer.
produced.
Mr.. Heydenfeldt and the two ladies dis
embarked at Meiggs wharf, while Teddy
and Frank went down to Main-street whar
! to Htell fairy stories To the reporters ,