The San Francisco call., 1897-05-18
EXCURS|ONISTS IN
AWKWARD PLIGHT
Becalmed Off Angel Island
in the Drenching
Rain.
Over 900 of Them Cr, wlei Tc-
gether on the Deck of a
Schooner.
Sad Fatality in Connection With the
Cruise of the Sloop-Yacht
R'gina.

There was another yachting fatality last
Saturday night. The sloop-yacht Regina
struck a sunken rock while on her way to
Vallejo, and went down. Three OF the
yachtsmen were saved, but two others
| went down with the sloop. The Regina
was one of combined feet OF Corin-
THAN and California Yacht Club boats
that started Saturday afternoon for
cruise to Vallejo and return. She was not
| the fastest boat in the feet and was lett
| behind early in the race. Her crew con-
sisted Of Harry tum Suden. cousin OF Otto
! tum SUDDEN the attorney; William Vaughn
a personal friend of tum Suden; Frank
| Hayes, a nephew ef fex-Councilman Hayes
of East Oakland; James Iarue. son OF ex-
| Judge Larue, and Edward j. A. Ingalls,.
When the Regina lett her moorlngs at
! Oakland it was clear sailing, but before
| Angel Island was reached heavy mist
| had settled down and navigation was dill
| hcult. Between $50 and 8 p. NJ, when
| near Red Rock, the sloop struck hard and
soon the hold was full OF water. TUm
Suden, Hayes and ingalls, got into dingy
thatwas towing astern and pulled away
| for Assistance. Vaughn and Larue were
! left on the sloop and were never SEN
again. The three men in the dlngy were
picked up by some Chinese fishermen and
ali returned 10 tn6 SCtUS VI lUt WIeCh. No
trace of the yacht could be found. She
had disappeared under the waves ana
there was no trace OF the two yaehtsmen
who had stood by her. A search party
was sent from Oakland yesterday morn
ing, but no trace of the missing men was
found
The Regina was % feet long and ast
year was rebuilt and fitted by tum Suden.
The schooner Montezuma nearly met
the same fate as the Regina. She went
out with an excursion party and the wind
falling light dritIed near the rocks near
Angel Island before the anchor held.
There were over 800 people crowded
board the small craft and for three hours
! they were in miserable plight. There
was little or no shelter and the rain fell in
| torrents The small boat was manned
and went to Tiburon for assistance. In
| the meantime liberal use of the fog
was made, but it brought no assistance.
Finally, when the party had given up all
| hope and some of them had made
themselves as comfortable as possi-
bic in the vessels hold, the tug
towed the party to Washington-street
wharf, There was one row during the
evening. An aggrieved husband thrashed
a young man who accidentally stumbled
ami held on to the mans wife TO save him..
| self The innocent victim got a black eye
rated them. A few minutes later the
viclim learned that the man who had
| beaten him wore white hat and he
started 10 look Tor him. Unfortunately
| there were two men wearing white hats,
| and the unfortunate second man had the
! vials of the victims wrath poured out on
! him. Finally oil was poured on the
/ troubled waters and peace was restored
after the husband had apologized to both
| the beaten men.
Every body who has occasion TO use
| Poweil-street wharf are wondering when
| Superintendent OF Urgent Repairs Patter-
son is going to replace the float. He has
been told to DO so, but still the much
needed landing lies in the cove behind
the barge office. Yachtsmen and pilots
! are con- planning, and to land ladies any
where nearer than Vallejo street is impos-
sibie. Last Sunday many of the yachts
men had 10 climb the piles in order to
| reach the wharf.
The schooner Sailor Boy is now dis
charg ing lumber at Fremont-ssreet wharf.
| When the work is completed she will load
| coal for the whalers, who Will meet her at
| Wrangel Island next month.
| The shipment of apples that came over
| here from Australia on the Alameda and
which was destroyed by INSPECTOR Craw
of the Board of Horticulture has turned
! out to be a most dangerous pest, from
which the United States is free. DR.. L.
| o. Howard of the United States Depart
| ment of Agriculture, to whom Mr.. Craw
! sent a sample, writes back saying, This
would indeed be a most unfortunate i'm
portation did the insect get foothold in
this country." He also praises the in
! spector'a action in burning up not only
the fruit but the boxes also.
Half of the cabin of the schooner VIM
! chester is being removed. When the
work is completed she will 60 on q cod.
fishing cruise.
The barkentine Mar ion has been sold
10 Captain Green, late master of the whal-
ing bark Alaska. He will fit her out for
trading cruise in the Southern seas, and
| expects TO do well.
There were more changes in the Harbor
| commissioners employees on the water
front yesterday. Eight sweepers who were
appointed while Commissioner Cole was
In office were dismissed, and eight Dem o.
Gratis will take their plat es the political
ak is falling slowly but steadily.
The commissioners will meet to- morrow
to consider the building of free market.
AS many farmers as poss BILE have been
| notified, and big attendance Is expected
A big effort will be made on the part of
Messrs. Colnon, Chadbourne and Harney
To come 10 some understanding With the
! farmers and fruit men.
The monitor Cananche took on board
125 TINS OF coal from a scow-s schooner YES.
terday, ana is now ready for sea. Early
in July the Naval Battalion will be mus
tered on board, the moorings siipped and
| the old timer Will start On a cruise around
the bay. Officers from the navy-yard will
! drill the men, and then, after the maneu-
| vering, the Camanche will steam up to
! Mare Island, where she will be docked
and cleaned and painted. The mem bers
of the battalion will return to the navy