The morning call., 1894-05-07
ROBBED A SLOOP.
Bay Pirates Captured by
a Special Officer.
An Unpatriotic Navy Seaman-Bi2
Crowds of PicniCkers Cross the
Bay-Marine Notes.

Yesterday morning about o'clock small
sloop belonging to Captain Wells. the ships
watchman at Section 4 OF the seawall, was
broken into by bay pirates aud 100 feet of
Manila rope one pair OF new oars. new set
of oarlocks new fishing line and bucket
were stolen.
Captlin Wells has been in the habit of keep
Ing bis boat under the wharf, so the burglars
had good opportunity TO work unseen.
At about 92O o'clock boat pulled up to Sec
tiou 4 with TWO young men in it. The States
special officer detained the craft, searched it
and found the stolen bucket and a hatch bar
that had evidently been used as jimmy The
boys were detained until The arrival of Officer
Crosby, then taken to the North Harbor Police
station. where they gave the names OF Richard
Demming and Walter O'Nen
The prisoners declared their innocence. but
Will have 10 answer TO a cEarge OF burglary
nevertheless.
Ptenickers were out in force yesterday. The
largest crowd OF pleasure-SeekerS that has left
The city IN five years went 10 SausalitO, Ei
Campo, San Rafael and other Marin County
points
Eugene Harrigln, an English sailor in the
UNIFORM of an American naval seaman, came
down from the navy-yard Yesterday morning
and proceeded TO invest few nickels III beer.
Harrigan said be was born in L0ndOD OF
Irish parents, but he doesn't go much on Ire
land. He WAS cursing the American navy.
abusing the Yorktown and declaring that lie
had no respect for the stars ana stripes when
Sergeant MahOney and Officer Callahan ordered
him 10 keep quiet and move on.
HaIrgan showed fight, and was hustled of
without further ceremony TO the police station
If the officers had not been present the OBJ
streperous Brit0u might have had the uniform
which he dISgraced. torn from his person by an
angry crowd that gathered.
The tug sea Queen did a neat piece of work
in towing the bar> Sea King out from Howard
wharf. The scOws Fortuna ana Tartar and a
bark lay alongside OF tie cOalbunkers ana the
ship RaIael was at Howard street, leaving a
very narrow passage for the Sea Queen TO pass
through with her tow.
For a few moments it looked as II the scows
were going TO get badly punched, but the tug
boat captain swung the Sea King stern out
from the wharf. then taking advantage of the
swing whistled for full speed, clearing the
scOws by few inches and slipping cleYerly
into the stream with the tow.
The steamer Alyira toOK another crowd OF
"gambs' and Sure-Ihng men on board yester-
day. Two police officers went with the steamer
10 see that no unwaTy picnicker was rObbsd.
By he steamer City of Rio JanierO that ar
rived in the morning news was received that
the British sealer Ocean Belle had been re-
ported with 50 skins and the British sealer Re
triever with $40 skins
c. L. BuIlard of 607 Stanyan street says that
the Golden Gate Life saving station did not res
cue the fisherman whose boat was unset in the
breakers off the Cliff House on May 3.
Mr.. Bullard Is the person to whom the honor
OF the rescue should be accorded. lie wa0ed
Into the surf and grasped The drowning man,
hauling him safely TO shore. the life-saving
crew not arriving at the scene until several
minutes after the fisherman had been rescued.
Credit Is given by Mr.. Bullard. however, to
the lifeboat crew for their prompt action in
carrying the uncOn ciOus man TO the station,
there reviylng him by careful and scientific at
tenIlon.
Part twelve OF Picturesque Cali
fOrnia is now ready for dfsuribution