The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-25
BETSY AT HOME.
Thousands View the MOnterey's
Colossal Cannon.
Operations of an Expert Crook in South
San Mysterious Breaking
of Electric Lights.

BY some means or other the information
got abroad yesterday that Betsy was "at
home at the Union Iron Works and would
receive callers.
Betsy is known throughout the length and
breadth Of the land. She arrived on Satur-
day in private car all by herself and was
Immediately taken TO her temporary quar-
tiers at the Union Iron Works, where she
was supposed TO be in strict sec!uSon.
On her Journey across the continent she
was treated with great distinction, citizens
assembling at all the principal depotS to do
her honor On her arrival here the citizens
were more than anxious 10 pay her their
respects, but the edct went forth that
Betsy could not as yet be seen until the
foundry and Government officials thought
fit to introduce her to the public
Betsy" is the big 5O-tou gun which will
form part of the main battery Of the Mon
terey, and the average citizen would not
hesitate to walk miles TO catch glimpse OF
her bright face. Yesterday the citizen who
happened to be at the P0tiero could gaze at
her charms without the ne essity OF pass
No Government official was on hand to in
t6rfere and no foundry emplOye appeared
to intercept the view. AS a result sew
eral thousand people had their curiosity
gratifed, and went away happy in the
thought that they had had the honor OF see
ing the nations biggest gun without being
jostled and jammed in an immense crowd,
or having to endure the humiliation Of beg
ging for q pass.
After Betsy" was taken from her car
yesterday afternoon she was placed on
staging at the extreme end of the works on
Napa street, and near large gate composed
only Of thin pickets about three inches
apart Here a good view Of the formidable
weapon was to be had as 1t lay uncovered
from muzz,e 20 bTeecb at a considerable
angle 10 the gate.
PATRIOTISM EVOKED.
Betsy" was only a few yards away from
her callers, ana consequently all obtained
fine view of the Teisulng attraction. She
was evidently the belle of the occasion,
Judging from the admirinG glances and flat
tering comments which were heaped upon
her.
Car after car rolled up to the works
throughout the day and deposited their hui
man freight of curious, whose patriotism
was raised TO the highest pitch by sight OF
the magnificent weapon.
PUZZLED POLICE.
South Sau Francisco and the Potrero are
considerably exercised over number OF
burglaries which have recently been com
.
operations IS supposed TO be an EXPERT
crook. He IS the only burglar IN ten years
who has given Sergeant bennett 50 much
trouble
The Sergeant has been working on the
case night aud day, aud Yesterday went out
10 the House OF Correction with MI Arnold
Of the Union Iron Works in order TO see II
they could not obtain some Information
from a prisoner who is supposed TO know
something about the thief The last place
robbed was the house of y. Lewis on Ill
nois street. The thief enters lOdging-nOuseS
as we'll a. private dwellings, but as most Of
the pe0pie are poor he does not obtain artl-
c.es Of mUcA value. lie generally enters
when the peIs Is asleep, and carries oil
everything on which money may be re-
allied.
What he has done with the oyerc0ats,
suits aud jenelry be has stolen IS mys-
terry.
LOOKING FOR THE FENCE.
The pawn-shops OF san Francisco and
Oakland have been searched, but no trace
90 the stolen articles has been found. Ii Is
thought that he dIspo>es Of tuem 10 some
fence, and by this means they are sent TO
other places 20 be sold
50 carefully is the watch being kept by the
police If South San Francisco, that every
rur- u who is not known, # found 0ut after
midnight. IS stopped by an officer and made
TO give an account Of himself Sergeant
pretty s0ou
For some weeks past the people in the
Potrpr0 and South san Francisco have been
having trouble with the electric lights which
line tie roadway along kentucky street
and IeleEraphic avenue.
MIDNIGHT TARGET PRACTICE.
Almost every ght oue Of the electric
lights las been broken, causing great in
convenience t. tie electric company ami the
travelling public. A sharp watch has been
set. but as yet none Of the miSCreants have
been caught
A. first it was supposed that the damage
was being done by the small boy with his
sling-shot. This theory has been set aside,
as il has been discovered by examining the
lights that the glasses have been broken by
SHOT from shotgun. The greatest number
have been broken In the nelghOOThoOd OF
ButcheTlUwE. and the mischief has been in
YaTably committed after midnight
Who the ms sterIOus culprlt IS DO one can
imagine, but any one caught with shotgun
after dark Will fad 1t 90 hard with him be-
tween Long Bridge and Bay View.