The San Francisco call., 1899-04-21
Excursion on the Tug
Gov. Markham.
THEFT OF A HORSE AND BUGGY
TAKEN FROM IN FRONT OF MER-
CHANTS EXCHANGE.
Lawsuit Probable Over the Loss of
the r. w. Bartlett's Rudder.
Man Hurt on the Pacific
Mail Dock.

A large party of Congressman, United
States and State officials and their friends
went on an excursion around the bay on
the State tug Governor Markham yester-
day. The affair was In honor of Con-
gressman Clark of New Hampshire, and
among the guests were Senator Perkins,
Congressman julius Kahn Special Agents
of the Treasury Linck and Smith, Col
lector of the Port Jackson, Surveyor of
the Port Spear, Deputy Surveyor Chaun-
cey Milton st. John, Harbor Commission
ers Kilburn, Harvey and Herold. It was
the intention to have gone out on the
revenue cutter Golden Gate, but as that
vessel is laid up for an overhauling the
Harbor Commissioners kindly placed the
Governor Markham at the disposal of the
party.
After visiting a few points of import
ance in the northern portion of the bay,
the Markham was headed back for Fol-
som street, and there the party got a
splendid view of the departure of the
transports Warren and Scandia. From
there the Markham went to the Union
Iron Works and Hunters Point and then
back to her dock. The excursionists had
a most enjoyable time, as the day was
perfect one for an outing on the water.
r. D. Chandler, the well-known mine
owner and coal merchant was mourning
the loss of a trotter in the 2:30 class, a
brand new set of harness and buggy and
a lap robe and whip yesterday morning,
but later in the day his grief was some
what assuaged by the return of the horse
and buggy. The other articles are still
missing.
The entire outfit was in service for the
first time. When the ship Louis Walsh,
with a cargo of coal from the Sound for
Mr. Chandler, was sighted Captain Jessen
and e. Pollexfen, one of Mr.. Chambers
clerks, got into the buggy and drove to
the Merchants Exchange to find out
about what time the vessel would get in.
They were not in the building five min
utes, but when they got out on the side
walk again the horse and buggy were
gone. The matter was at once reported to
the Harbor police, and they ascertatned
that a horse and buggy similar to the
missing ones had started for Oakland on
the creek steamer. The horse was driven
by a young man, and with him was
young lady The Oakland police were
notified and the young man was interro-
gated on the other side. He was able to
prove conclusively that the horse and
buggy were his, so that clew vanished.
About an hour after the creek route
episode one of Mr.. Chandler's customers
on the corner of Washington and Stock
ton streets telephoned that a blind alley
near his place was barricaded with bug
gy bearing Mr.. Chambers name and that
Inside the barricade was horse. 1t was
the stolen rig, but the harness, lap robe
and whip were gone, and Detective Ellis
is now on the trail OF them and the
thieves.
the Orient yesterday. She had quite
number of passengers and every available
inch of space, including some of the
staterooms, was crowded with freight.
The ship Glory of the Seas will finish
coaling the United States steamer Nero
to-day, after which she will go alongside
the auxiliary cruiser Badger and fill her
bunkers The Nero will sail Saturday for
Honolulu, from which point she will begin
taking soundings for cable between here
and Hawaii. The Badger will leave Mon
day with the United States, German and
British commissioners for Samoa.
Bernard McGonagle got his back hurt
and his scalp torn on the Mail dock yes
terday afternoon. A runaway team
knocked McGonagle senseless. He was
treated at the Harbor Receiving Hospital,
after which he was sent to his home in.
the Valencia Hotel on Valencia street.
E. S. Gutierrez, late of the Mail Com
pany's Newport, has been appointed as
sistant engineer in the lighthouse service
and appointed to lightship 20, stationed on
San Francisco bar.
There is going to be lawsuit over the
loss of the schooner r. w. Bartlett's
rudder. AS told exclusively in The Call
the vessel was toWed to sea by the Sea
Queen but before the schooner was cast
out II was discovered that her rudder was
gone. The Sea Queen then towed her
back to port and the tugboat company
demands the price of an extra tow. The
owners of the Bartlett assert that it was
the tugs tow rope that pulled the rudder
out Of the vessel, and so the chances are
the matter will be adjusted In court.