The representative., 1901-05-23
STORMY WEDDING TRIP.

The celebrated voyage around the world
by Capt. Josiah Slocum in his 40-foot sloOp
Dauntless has been matched by the we'd
ding trip of Roy Ovaett, lad of 10. Single
handed Ovaett sailed an 18fOot sloop from
Seattle to Seward City. which is near Ju-
neau, Alaska. Then he put about and beat
his way home again, arriving here less
than a week ago. Capt. SlOcum sailed with
a fully provisioned and thoroughly equipped
boat Roy Ovaett had scanty supplies, $40
in money, not stick OF spare canvas nor
foot of extra spars and young wife to care
for That in brief is the story. Told in de-
tail the narrative would make book.
Ovaett is modest young chap, with clear
blue eyes and frank smile His wife is
beautiful young woman. She was Meg
Goodell before her marriage and the long
months at sea have only added to the charm
of her face.
The young couple were married early in
last July and few days later the husband
went to Frank Faber, who owns Brighton
beat house, and rented sloop named the
Ultra. He told Faber he was going for
wedding trip, and the sloop was provisioned
for a two weeks cruise.
The Ultara left port en- the 28th of last
July Three weeks later Faber received
letter from Allard Bay, in which Ovaett
announced that he was going to take his
wife to Alaska and that he was not coming
back.
From the day of the departure the Ultra
was not spoken by any craft. She disap-
peared as completely as il she had sunk to
the bottom of the Pacific. And that is
what in time people came to believe was
her fate.
Mrs. Ovaett prior to her marriage, had
lived with her grandmother, Mrs. Goodell,
in a little cottage close by the water front;
Ms. Goodell gave up her grandchild as dead
and young Ovaetts family nourned for him
as one lost to them forever
A week ago the Ultra sailed jauntily up
the bay and dropped anchor off the Brighton
boat house. Many things happened during
the long voyage to Alaska. There were
storms and head winds. Provisions ran
short-periliously short at times. Once they
lived for two days on handful or clans.
along in the teeth Of gale until her trysall
laong in the teeth of gale until her trysail
parted and for 80 hours this boy stood at
the tiller. holding her head close to the
wind Had the Ultra fallen off she would
have upset
Sitting in his cosy home this afternoon
Ovaett told the story of his wonderful cruise
along the shore OF the North Pacific to
Seward. Alaska. After working his way out
into the ocean from Puget Sound he took
what is known as the inner passage to
Alaska That he was not wrecked dozen
times was due to vigilance and the numer-
Gus sheltered hooks along the irregular
passage.
His two weeks provisions were made to
cover a much longer period by the practice
of economy, and the addition Of fish ard
deer meat Ovaett had no trouble obtain
ing plenty of fish and when the meat larder
ran low he resorted to the old fashioned
nIan Of s.iacking" for deer. There are many
places along the coast even now where deer
NAV be killed with comparative ease. Ovaett
had gun with him, and owing to the neces-
sity of making each shot tell, got good
results
The sloop touched at Allard Bay, from
which point Mrs. Ovaett was sent home By
steamer while Ovaett sailed home without
assistance.-San Francisco Call.