The San Francisco call., 1898-12-05
BAY PIRATES
 PROF|TABLY
 RAID A SCOW Left Only a Pair of
 Trousers. T0MCAT DEWEY SAVED THEM A GOOD DAY ON THE BAY FOR LOST ANCHORS. Again the New Ferry Wharf Destroy CT Berkeley Opens War on
 the Piles of Her
 Slip.

The United States transport Tacoma. a. sailing ship used to carry livestock for the Government, has been ref1tted till she Is floating palace stable. with all the modern improvements. Electric lights for illumination; electric fans and blasts for driving pure air among the horses and mules far down between decks, padded stalls for the protection of the animals when the ship losses on the stormy seas; little grain cars that run along their tiny track between the rows of stalls, carry ing to each horse his twelve pounds of hay and two quarts of oats per day; can vas hammocks, which are slung under the horse and the halyards made taut to support him when he is weary of stand ing or is seasick.
 The Tacoma came yesterday morning from the Union Iron Works and is now moored at Beale-street wharf.
 In her former trip to Honolulu the cargo of horses suffered considerably from heat and the rolling of the vessel. Then dark ness of their quarters also contributed to their discomfort and uneasiness. Now, for the next trip a perfect system runs through the whole vessel. The POO stalls are about three feet wide, just sufficient room for the animal to stand in one posi- ton. but he has his hammock which will support his body when it is his watch be- low. The upper stalls are lighted by large windows, but those on the lower deck are provided with electric lamps. During calm days the animals will be exercised on deck.
 Connected with the Tacoma are twenty eight soldiers of the Fourth United States mand of Lieutenant Shay, U. S. A. In about ten days the ship will sail for Manila with 200. mules on board.
 As a result of the fire on board the ship Shenandoah it Is found that consid- erable damage was done, the wooden lin- ing of the lower hold having, been burned
 Some time Saturday night the scow Witch of the Bay was entered by un- known. visitors and her cabin despoied of everything portable except the cooks ing of this article of his wardrobe by the fact that his black cat, Dewey, a frightful looking feline, whom nobody dare tackle, s1 10 and his clothing. Mate Peterson was relieved of his uniform and his purse con- taining 65 cents. while Cook Rube is out s4 50 and all of his fine raiment except the unmentionables referred to-.
 Yesterday Captain Whitelaw made a good drag haul. It was the bower anchor lost while unmooring ship a few days ago. It Is of cast steel, weighing three tons, and worth over 5000. Attached to it are thirty fathoms of chain worth about $500. fishing on her own account while getting up anchor off Meiggs Wharf Saturday afternoon. The weight of their anchor and chain appalled, the laboring crew The winch groaned and creaked as the usually light mud hook slowly came up. When 1t was in sight the mystery was explain ed. Their anchor had dug up a companion from the mud of the bay and had brought 1t to the surface. With its ten fathoms of chain 1t weighed about 2000 pounds and had evidently been lost a long time.
 The new ferry boat Berkeley had an- other setto with her supplies Saturday night. She was coming in with huge on nearing the landing on this side the passengersl crowded on to the forward end of the boat. This lifted the after end, hoisting the then acting rudder sufficient ly out of the water to render the vessel unmanageable She ducked her head low like an enraged bull and charged the out piles off close to the waters edge.