Show I TOSSED ABOUT DURING STORM Little Schooner Picked Up by Steamer During a Storm Off Point Reyes LATTER VESSEL IN DANGER EXCITING EXPERIENCE FOR THE PASSENGERS San Francisco Dec Dee 11 While tossing about at the mercy mere of the tremendous i storm that sw swept ept over ovet the coast j yester yesterday ester esterday i iday day the little power schooner Rio Rey Re w which which plies Jiles between California ports was i picked up fourteen miles off ore Point Reyes I Iby by the steamer Columbia bound from As Astoria Astoria toria and Portland and towed into Sair Francisco harbor today toda The Rio Rey Rev had 1 lost her anchors sails and rudders and amI 1 was wasi in danger of being precipitated to the bottom of the sea tea when she was sighted by tho Columbia The Rio Rey Hey was manned by seven men and Captain Lucas who had almost given up hope of if being rescued Exciting Experience With th as good goer go speed as the sea would allow Captain Doran of the Columbia di direct directed directed nl his vessel to the helpless schooner A strong stron hawser was passed overboard and the tho difficult task of towing the Rio Rey into the harbor was commenced comm The strong southeast wind was wal blowing directly di dl against the Columbia and hr her 11 r charge and when the Golden Gate GaO bar was reached the hawser parted and the tho disabled schooner commenced to flounder about again It was an hour before the boat was recovered and during this time the HO passengers were subjected to per perhaps perhaps haps Gaps the most exciting experience of their lives Waves ans dashed over oer the decks of the Columbia flooding the staterooms Drifted Out to Sea When hen the storm commenced yesterday e tertia morning the Rio Rey was anchored at t Russian landing lan ing a small smaIl port up the coast When hen the schooner broke from her anchorage e she drifted out to sea and an ran before the storm for eight hours be before before before fore being picked up at The sails of the vessel vesel were blown away awa as soon as they the were hoisted and when the supply of gasoline gave gae out and the rud rut rudder rudder der broke away awn the craft with Its Us human burden was entirely at the mercy of the waves |