The San Francisco call., 1898-05-30
EICURSIONISTS
 BADLY SCARED The Schooner Mary F. Cruz in Collision. DAMAGED THE GOLDEN GATE THE VESSEL CROWDED WITH
 HOLIDAY MAKERS. Repairs to the Revenue Cutter Will Cost a Thousand Dollars-The
 Schooner Lost Her Bow
 spirit.
DAMAGED THE GOLDEN GATE
THE VESSEL CROWDED WITH
 HOLIDAY MAKERS.

The schooner Mary F. Cruz was in se- rious trouble on the bay early yesterday morning. The vessel started out on pleasure cruise with about seventy ex- cursionists on board, but inside or an hour the trip wound up in a collision. and the badly scared pleasure seekers were only too glad to get once more on terra firma.
 Early in tho morning the excursionists boarded the schooner at Mission street wharf The intention was to have a first-class time, and everything necessary to obtain that result was on board. TO the strains of music the party left the wharf and headed up the bay. After a run to Hunters Point and over to the Al ameda shore the vessel was headed Tor Meiggs wharf. In attempting to go about she missed stays and crashed into the revenue cutter Golden Gate. The schoon- CTS jibboom went through the steamer cabin with the first jab and pierced the captains cabin with the second. Lieuten- ant Butt thought it was a Spanish gun boat, and lost no time in getting on deck.
 In the meantime the Mary F. Cruz was still pumping away at the Golden Gate, and each bump carried away portion or the Government vessel. The screams of the frightened excursionists could be heard a mile away, and nearly all or them took advantage of the boats being
  Golden Gate and thence to the wharf. Shortly afterward the vessels drlfted apart The schooner lost her bowsprit and the Golden Gate is damaged to the extent of 5000.
 Mrs Pearl of Angel Island had a mar row escape from drowning few days ago. She drove down to the wharf to meet the steamer McDowell, and her horse, taking fright, backed oVerboard with her In the fall Mrs. Pearl struck the water first and the wagon fell on top of her. After some trouble she got ashore The wagon also was saved, but the horse was drowned
 Officer George Lake of the Harbor Po- lice met with painful accident last sun day morning early. lie and Oflcer Ma suspicious manner on East street, and as they moved toward them the men took to their heels. The officers gave chase, and when going at full speed Lake stubbed a complete Somersault. He was cut and scratched in a dozen places. lis wounds were dressed by Dr. DeaS at the HarDor Receiving Hospital
 The work of getting the Zealandia, Chi ma and Colon ready for their trip to Ma nila will begin tomorrow. Yesterday a detachment of troops was sent to the Mail dock, and they will keep watch over the vessels until they leave the wharf.
 People who failed to get out on tugs and steamers to see the transports away last week are taking time by the forelock on this occasion. Parties of them were around the front yesterday chartering every tug in sight, and those who have been laying back expecting to get boat the day the transports sail will be disap- pointed
 Newcastle, N. s. w, yesterday with a cargo of coal, after a lengthy passage of seventy-eight days. She was delayed by light winds and calms.