The morning call., 1893-08-28

racine Company during the afternoon. IL
filed twofold purpose in attracting peo-
pie 10 25-cent trip around the bay in the
cOmpanY's steamer Newark and in revjv-
ing the waning spirits of the railroad en-
plOyes and officials. The Newark made
two trips during the day-at 10 o'clock in
the morning and in the afternoon. On
the former she did not have over 100 pas
sengers on board, but on the last trip she
had probably 500 The purpose of the ex-
cuTsions WAS, of course, to cut off as far as
possible travel by the ferry lines of per-
sons who were merely seeking eDjoymr Il
for the day. It's effect. however, Wa S NOT
noticeable in so far as the Dayie line was
concerned at least
Public interest," in the success Of the lit
tie Rosalle and her big consOrt, the Avira,
has not abated whit since last Sunday,
when 10000 people testified their apprecia-
tion OF and sympathy with the fight this
line is making by paying for passage on
one or the other of the two boats men,
toned.
1t is true that the travel was not so
heavy yesterday as ii was on the previous
Sunday, but the Davie line easily caught
from 1000 to 1900 of the passengers who
crossed the bav. In the forenoon the fog
and chilly atmosphere detracted many
from travel, but from 10o'clock until even
ing both the ROsale and Alvira were
crowded.
The Alvira has undergone completa
renovation, the finishing touches of which
will be completed to-day. and tomorrow
she will go On for permanent service. Her
hull has been scraped and painted and
her engines oyerhauled until her speed
shows decidedly marked increase. Yes
terday she crossed TO this side in 40 min
utes and returned in 35-some Is minutes
less than she was able to make the Sun
day before. She looks as bright as a new
dollar, both inside and on her exterior,
and officers and passengers were both
highly pleased with tie manner in which
she plowed her way through the water
yesterday.
The Grace Barton and Alvira ran on the
same time yesterday, and, although the
latter Is four or five times as large as the
Barton, her run across the bav was but
little if any less than her competitors.
AS freight boat the Alameda may have
a mission, but as a passenger carrier she
lacks that vital essential to suceess-popu-
larity. Not 300 people all told. aside from
employees of the Southern Pacific and
their families, crossed the bay on her yes
terday Her decks were deserted and
even the members of her crew seemed to
allow the noticeable inactivity aboard her
to affect ther every movement, We're she
plying out of a plague-stricken port her
lack OF patronage would not have been
more striking, and it became still more
conspicuous when the always crowded
Rosalie steamed up to her dock just be-
yOnd.
The four trips between 1 and o'clock
were the heaviest she had, and on the first
mentioned she brought over less than 80
people and took back about IS. At 3
O'Clock there were not 90 people aboard
her aside from her crew when she landed
here, and not soul over 80 people went
back on her-tbat is to say back across the
bay. The last trip was the best she had
during the day.
The Alameda remained at her landing
on this side until ten or fifteen minutes
after the ROsaie had left on every trip
for tie evident purpose Of catching the
overflow travel, but the move was not
successful, many persons who missed the
Rosalle preferrlng to await the departure
OF the Alvira an hour later.
On the regular boats OF the railroad
the broad and narrow gauge-traveI was
very light yesterday taking the day as a
whole.
The narrow-gauge boat or one trip only
nad IA people aboard her, and aside from
the commuters and train travel the re-
celpts for the day were not of yery grail
flying proportions
A change of landing place by the Grace
barton Oh the Whitney line attracted con-
Siderable attention yesterday.
The Barton for the first time chanped its
position from the Jackson-street wharf to
the north side OF Mission pier. some dis
lance above the landing-place of the Dayie
Ierry-Ooats. This position the Davie peo-
pie nave been trying to obtain for some
time, but 1T had been refused them.
An interested party stated yesterday that
the law expressly stipulates that the best
berths at the docks shall be given tn ths
boats doing the largest passenger traffic.
the prnvis on being evidently In favor of
the public in that the largest amount of
travel would then be afforded the landing
place most available TO streetcars, hacks.
etc.
If this assertion be correct, it is hard to
understand just how the Harbor Com mis-
sioners can avoid taxing some action to
relieve the Davie line from its present
embarrassment in this respect. as the