The San Francisco call., 1896-08-03

that sent the big ferry-boat Ukiah their
way in the nick of time. They were Will
liam Miller, H. Bielenberg, Fred Jensen,
George Bagless and Pasquale Anebili to
manage the boat.
1t was a merry sail till they arrived off Al
catraz Island. when q sudden squall struck
their exceedingly cranky craft, whirling
1t over bottom up in the bay. Then began
the fight for life between the waves and
the five helpless men. Being all thrown
one way when the boat capsized, they
clutched that side and turned her COM
pletely over again.
The boat was buoyant and light and th e
struggles of the men simply rolled her
over like an empty crackeT-box. George
Bayless, printer. well known in this
City, was not only incumbered with a
heavy overcoat but became caught in the
boat and was unable to free himself
When the boat was bottom up he was
wholly under water but the struggles of
his companions would lift him into the
air and he would get few breaths before
he was whirled under again.
Finally he kicked himself free from the
boat and found he was caught in the
fish-net like "a big salmon" He said he
foundered around and though unable to
get out of the snare he had intended for
a large string of fish he secured a good
grip on the stem of the boat where he
held until rescued. When lifted from the
water he was badly mixed up with the net
and other fishing gear, and this kept him
from going to the bottom of the bay.
In the meantime the other four were
struggling, each man for himself. Pas
quale had experience enough to keep
away from the others, and, kicking off his
shoes and most of his clothing, made good
weather of it. But Jensen, Bielenberg and
Miller were fast exhausting themselves in
their efforts to get safe grip on the boat.
Miller was dragged under the water by
his companions, and he says he swallowed
most all the bay before he was rescued.
But the life-savers were at hand. Cap
tain Van Pelt of the steamer Ukiah had
seen the men in the water and was hurry
ing his boat with all the power of her big
paddle wheels to their rescue.
When the steamer reached the scene a
boat was lowered in quick time and was
soon among the drowning fishing party.
They were so far gone that in moment
more Sunday tragedy would have been
enacted there. Bayless was pulled into
the Ukiah's boat with his net still around
him and Miller was unconscious. Aboard
of the steamer they were taken care of and
were returned to the City wet and hatless,
but thankful for their rescue.
When the boat capsized Jensen's watch
stopped, with the hands on the dial mark
ing 2:20. and they were picked up just
twenty minutes after.
Another boating incident occurred yes
terday in which two fair young summer
girls and the crew of their imperiled craft
were rescued from the choppy seas off the
stormy coast of El Campo.
The ladies' had grown aweary of the
dance, the swings and the merry-go-round,
and having reached the high-water mark
on icecream, lemonade and soda frappe,
they demanded of their gallant es-
cort an excursion on the blue waters of
the bay, and he assented, being proud to
admit of his nautical ignorance. A boat
was procured and tne party started out,
assisted much in getting off by sweeping
tide.
Soon they were in a mad torrent of
waves and their boatman was as ratified as
ever landlubber could well get to be. They
set up a cry that echoed and echoed along
the Marin shore. But rescuer was near
in gallant sloop manned by Commodore
Atkinson as skipper and Bert Bygrave as
crew. The commodore jibed his boat
alongside of the other craft, and as the
main boom suddenly swung round it
knocked the crew overheard. But the