The San Francisco call., 1897-03-30
WENT To SEA IN
A STRONG NORTHER
Senator's Who Braved a
Gale in a Pilot
Boat.
The Bonita Took Out a Number
of Guests of the
Pilots.
Many More Cas- ualties From Satur
day Nights Storm Were Re.
corded Yesteld,y.

The norther kept control of the bay all
of yesterday. Many of the vessels drifted
during the early morning, and some of
them had to be shifted out of danger by
tugs. Several of the sealing feet at.
tempted to make port, but as the bar was
breaking the pilots ordered them to sea
again.
The pilot-boat Bonita had rough expe-
rience going out and the steamer Homer
caught it" when coming in. The sailing
vessel made the better weather of it, and
the Congressman and Senators she had
aboard did not fare as badly as did the
passengers on the Homer.
at least fifteen mem bers of the State
Legislature went out on the Bonita, and
the intention is to stay out at least a
week. "The spirit is willing, but the flesh
is weak" and the chances are that the
week will not have passed its meridian
before the Bonita and her passengers will
be back again.
The sealing schooner Eppinger, with
e72 skins aboard, attempted to make port,
but the pilot would not tempt the bar and
she had to put to sea again. Oil was
poured over the stern, but the big rollers
would not be denied and the schooner had
to face them and put to sea again. 1t was
lucky that the captain followed the ad-
vice of the pilot-boat, as the schooner
would assuredly have gone down had she
attempted to run the gauntlet.
| The little Pollywog, new creation OF
| Commodore G. Baettege, the well-known
scow map, did not prove TO be the success
| he expected. He went out in her yester-
day morning, and, much 10 his disgust,
| squall turned her over. The launch Amy
picked the crowd up and the Pollywog Is
once again at Folsom-stree wharf. Cap
tain Baettege says he will await fine
! weather before he takes his wife and FAM
lily out on a sailing cruise.
Another schooner was in trouble. The
! Ruby A. Cousins sailed down from Port
Costa and attempted to make the dock at
Folsom No. without the assistance of a
tug. The wind and tide were against her,
however, and she missed stays and crashed
into Folsom No. l. The latter wharf was
damaged to the extent of several hundred
dollars ana the vessel lost her martin gale
and did considerable damage to her ste m.
she dr1fted away from the wharf. and
eventually her anchor held and the sails
were clewed up. Luckily ths new struc-
ture had fender piles and they saved the
| schooner.
The scow schooner Ida did not plar in
as good luck, however. She ran into the
wharf at Port Costa and sank She 1. a
total wreck and the Whitelaw will have to
be mployed to get her out of the way of
navigation.
The Oliyebank, on which Murderer But
| Ter played his part many months aro was
also caught In the gale. She was blown
off the Oakland Creek mud flats, and went
afoul of the ST. Nicholas, Sharpshooter
and Inveramsy. The tugs vigiiant and
Alert were sent to her assistance, and
finally got her back on the fats and into a
safe anchorage. None of the vessels were
damaged to any great extent.
The Marie Hackfeld drifted down toward
the cable, and the telegraph people at
once began to growl. A tug was sent for
and the bark moved, but it was found that
she was at least hundred yards from the
telegraph wires. Captain Kruse was
aboard, and he ordered the boat to the re-
finery, where he will discharge the cargo
of sugar he has aboard.
The bark Albert, that was to have sailed