The San Francisco call., 1896-11-10
STOLE A SHIPS
BIG FOG BELL
The Water Front Is lust
Now Infested With
Thieves.
Took the Pride of the Lancing
and Looted the British
Princess.
FOUR YOUNG BURGLARS CAUGHT
After Many iVicissitudes the Bark Can.
ada Was Finally Docked at
Third.Street Wharf.
FOUR YOUNG BURGLARS CAUGHT

After many vicissitudes the bark Canada
was finally docked at the foot of Third
street yesterday morning. On October "a
she was in collision with the steamer City
of PuebIa and both vessels were damaged.
When the Puebla arrived here Captain
Debney reported having been in collision,
and the starboard side of the vessel
showed AMI Pile evidence of the fact. There
was a very heavy fog at the time and
neither vessel saw the other until they
were close together. The Canada lost the
fuke OF her anchor, had her cathead
carried away, and q glanclng blow split
the jibboom. The latter was "fished" and
the bark proceeded.
When the Canada arrived off the Golden
Gate Captain Wickberg determined 10 sail
in. He had done so On hundred different
occasions and made sure he could succeed
again. After waiting twenty-four hours
he got a favorable wind and reached
Meiggs wharf before the ebb tide, and the
wind dying out proved his undoing. The
only remaining anchor was dropped, but
at the critical moment 1t parted, and to
prevent his vessel from drifting out to sea
Captain Wickberg put her about and ran
her on a mud bank near Black Point.
In talking about the matter CAPTAIN
Wick berg said: when the Pue bla ran us
tack and our foghorn was being blown
every minute. We could hear the steam
er's whistle every minute, but mayb be they
did not hear ours. The wind was very
light and We We're not making more than
mile an hour, so when the PuebIa came
down on US We were most stationary
II was a glancing blow and the damage
was not great. They are now putting q
new anchor aboard. and when the cathead
and the martlngale are replaced the yes.
sci will be as good as new.
"a big piece OF the Puebla's bow mold
ing came aboard and we have it now.
Captain Debney can have it any time he
calls for ii"
The Canada will discharge her cargo of
piles and will then undergo an overhaul
ing.
The bark McNear and the barkentine
Retriever are lying side by side at How
ard-street wharf The former Is loading
lumb Der for Australia and the latter is
supplying her with her cargo. Some of
the timbers are 20 feet long and 24x24
while Others are 22x22 and 20x20 These
are for use in the Cooigardie mines and
are the fulfilling of special order. The
! tim bers are hauled from the Retriever
on o the bu khead and thence into the
hold of the McNear.
Waterfront thieves are making the
lives OF the Harbor police miserable Just
hO"s ditCl buciL anu DurgiarV after
burglary have been reported until Captain
Dunleavy is at his wits emu to find Of
fleers TO follow up the tracks of the crimi-
nais. Last night a gan of thieves got
ABOARD the British ship Lancing and ac-
tually stole the big brass iog-belI from the
topgailant forecastle deck. The watch
man was on duty and keeping a vigilant
eve IN the gangway aft, but as the ship is
4Oo feet long and he was aft, it was COM
parailvely easy job for the thieves to work
without being detected. They evidently
took out the clapper and then lowered the
bell over the side into a boat When the
captain got up this morning all that was
LETT OF the $3.50 bell was the sockets.
While tue Lancing's bell was being
stolen another gang was at work on the
snip British Princess, lying on the other
side of the'wharf The robbers got into
the cabin and fading the first and second
mate asleep stole every article of value
including all their clothing, out of the
rooms. Not even pair of tro Users was
lett, and the two men had to borrow from
their shIpmates before they could again
appear on deck.
George Ross, the shipwrir hit, was another
sufferer. a, was at work on one OF the
States credgers and requiring particular
kind OF auger sent one of the men to the
tool ches, for it. When it was brought to
him another piece of work had been
started. and the auger was placed in wise
Tor safe keeping. When wanted both wise
an auger were gone. Then there was
trouble and general search inaugurated.
A man on the wharf asked what was the
trouble and when told said: WHY. a
orkingrnan went up the wharf with an
auger and wise just few minutes ago."
The police were summoned, but Ro had
to buy another auger before he could finish
his job.
Yesterday Frank Moore, aged IS, "Bert"
Hughes, age Is, Tom Riley, aged 1S.
and Joe" King. aged 49, were all booked
at the Harbor Police station on charge
OF burglary. They broke into the Over
land Packing Company's warehouse on
Battery street. and took everything they
could carry. Solder, lead, connections for
the steam gear. tools, some tin plates and
whatever canned goods they wanted.
Officer Ellis was detailed on the case by