The San Francisco call., 1897-10-26
Broke Her Main Boom and
Sprang the Mainmast
Head.
A Recently Divorced Woman
and a Rancher Married
on the Ida A.
Grew of the Baltimore Deserving in
Order to Spend Their Pay Before
Leaving.

The pilot boat Oracle S had to run into
port yesterday considerably the worse for
wear after an encounter with the heavy
weather outside. A thorough overhaul
ing will be neces ssry before she can again
be put in com mission. The schooner was
beating back and forth off the Faraliones
under single-reefed fore and main sail
and with the bunt out OF the jib when,
about A. NJ, it was found necessary to
jibe. Just at that moment heavy sea
broke aboard and in a moment everything
was in confusion. The tackle of the main
boom was torn out of the sailors hand,
il caught foul turn in the single part OF
the main sail and the latter split from top
to bottom, the boom broke in two, the
IN ainmast head carried away, the binna-
Gle, companionway and main rail went
over board and the skylight was smashed
in. A new mainmast and main boom
will have 10 be put in and all the other
damage repaired before the handsome
piIot-boat is readv for service again.
Captains Korts, Haskell and Mathieson
were the pilots on the Oracle {. They
changed places with the pilots on the
Bonita and the latter brought the Oracle
S into port. The Lady Mine went 10 sea
last night and will relieve the Bonita, as
the latter boat has to come in to replenish
her stores.
In spite OF the ruling of the Superior
Court that the marriage OF a divorced
person on the high seas within year OF
the granting of the decree is no marriage
the ceremony is still performed. Mrs.
! Susie Stanley and William l. James of
| Tulare were married by Captain Albert
! Ahlin of the gasoline schooner Ida a last
! Sunday when the little vessel was sup
! posed TO be three marine leagues from
| shore. Mrs. Stanley was only divorced a
| few days be ore she started for San Fran
CISCO with James on her second venture.
| Ii was their intention 10 have gone to
! Bolinas with the scm ooner. but 1t came on
| 10 blow gale and The Ida A had to be
! headed again for San Francisco. The
! little boat pitched and tossed so that it
required four OF the crew TO keep the
bride and groom on their feet viii the
ceremony was being performed. There
were nine other passengers on the Ida A,
! but they took no interest in the perform
| amer. They were all very, very sick. Mrs.
STANLEY and Mr.. james started OH yester-
day mornin.'s train for Tulare and will
start lie on ranch owned by the latter.
The barks Electra and Nicholas Thayer
hau a narrow escape from going on the
rocks al Fort Point yesterday. Had there
been the least swell nothing could have
prevented the heavily |. den Electra from
striking. Both vessels were coming III
from Loring, Alaska, with salmon. The
Electra had "a, 600 cases. 500 barrels and
1900 half-barr~ on board, while the
Thayer had u, ,604 cases, ISL hall barrels
and 81 barrels. There was no wind and
they drlfted in with the tide. the Thaver
caught q light slant of wind and went
clear OF the Fort Point red buoy, but tia e
Electra went at least 100 ieet inside the
buoy and was IN very dangerous posi-
lion. Captain Brokaw went close TO the
bark in the tug Reliance, Tut the quarters
were too warm ior him and he backed out.
Luckily the tide took commani of the
Electra and carried her into deep water
The United States cruis sr Baltimore
was TO nave sailed tomorrow for Huno-
lulu, but n o one seems TO know Just when
she will get away now. The coaIlng has
| been delayed, owing to the rough weather,
and her crew ha. been depleted by deser-
tions, Five men ran away Sunday night
and eighteen all told have di appear d
since last Friday. The men were paid off
before leaving the Pnlladel phia and the
| money is burning holes in their pockets
The deserters are having good time, and
one and all candidiy admit that they in
| tend spending the last cent they have got
aud then return TO the ship anu take the
consequences. The men aboard are only
too anxious to join their comrades ashore,
and, in consequence, there Is much uis-
sati faction aboard the cruiser and more
desfri'on a'e sure to follow. The brig N