The San Francisco call., 1897-04-26
MANY BURGLARIES
ON The FROM 7
The Office of the Tiburon
Ferry Broken Into and
Robbed.
A Second Attempt to Loot the
Southern Pacific Office
Failed.
Corint THAN Yachtsmen Held Their
First Cruise of the Season
Yesterday.

Water front burglars are still paving
their attention to the various ticket offices
used by tie ferry companies. Although
each agent is provided with burglar
alarm, connected with the Harbor Police
Station, still the burglars do not scare
worth cent. Last night or early this
morning the Office of the San Francisco
and North Pacific was entered and 50
taken from the change drawer. 1t was
said that an attempt was made on the
office safe. but this is denied by Agent
Megrain. An investigation made yester-
day morning showed that the ticket win
dow had been broken and a boy passed
through. The lad then evidently opened
the door and let the thieves in.
A couple of hours later the robbers made
descent upon the Office of the Southern
Pacific at the ferries. While one man was
working at the ticket window another
tried TO gain admitlance through the
door. The night bookkeeper heard the
men at work and gave the alarm. The
thieves heard him moving about and de-
camped before the police showed up.
Half dozen vessels have been robbed
during the past week and the thieves
seem to be gaining confidence. They
must be experts, as on many occasions
they have entered the cabins of the ves-
ses and rihed the pockets of officers who
were asleep in their hunks.
The travel over the bay was unusually
heavy yesterday, the bulk OF it going to
the country via the Tiburon ferry. The
Knights of Tara, 1000 strong, went to
Schuetzen Park, the DoIphins. 2000 strong,
went to Guerneviile and spent the day in
Bohemian Grove, while at least 5000 peo-
pie went to Ell Campo. TIE big crowd
Il IL Id
cisco and North Pacific Railroad Com
pany, and there was not hitch through
out the day. The North Pacific Coast car
ried large mum bers 10 Camp Taylor and
other resorts, while the trains to the top
of Mount Tamalpais could not carry all
the people anxious to get view from the
summit. The Oakland boals were all
crowded during the day, the people SEEM
ing to enjoy the ride on the bay rather
than ride through The hot streets.
Never IN the history OF the grain indus
try has there been as much stagnation in
shipping as at present. This morning the
British snip DaIrymple completed load
ing barley at Balfour's for Iquiqui, and
that means that there is now not a soi-
tary ship on the berth for any part of the
world. True, the German bark G.. II.
Watlen has been chartered and is coming
out of Oakland Creek to load for Cape
Town, bat II will be a couple of days be-
fore she IS ready for stiffening, so in that
time not an ounce of grain bound foreign
will be handled. To show the state of al
fairs the British ship Crown or England
vas offered charter at 21s Sd last jan
uary. In February the offer was increased
TO rs od and in March to 24s 6j. Last
week her owners were glad TO accept 20S
81, and two other ships have since ac-
| cepted It's Sd. At the present time there
are o2,678 tons OF disengaged shipping in
\ M Nyh sf4
there were only 60,936 tons.
The wrecker Whiteiaw has of late been
az WORK on the remains of the steamer
New ork, and yesterday succeeded in re-
covering considerable portion of the
| wreckage. 1. P. a Whitelaw is now con-
hdent that he will recover the greater 2or-
tion OF the submerged vessel during the
next few weeks.
The Corinthian Yacht Club practically
opened the season yesterday. Every boat
in the fleet was out for a cruise and Inc
small flyers presented very pretty sight
as they scudded past the wharves on their
| way up the bay. Along in the afternoon
the wind got too strong for some of the
smaller craft and they had TO run back to
1iburon for shelter. The yachts are all in
splendid trim and there should be some
good racing and cruising this season.
Captain LuttreH OF the Vine tells the
following story about an old Scotchman
who has ilVed Tor q number OF years IN
Samoa. They were discussing the loss OF
the German and American men of. war
during the hurricane and the escape OF
the British, when Sandy broke in with the
remark that the circumstance was easily
explained. Asked for his reasons he
pointed out gravely that it was the prayers
of the English sailors that had saved tie
war vessel. "But, Sandy" said Captain
Luttrell, couldn't the Germans and
Yankees pray just as well as the Eng