The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-07-06
LOST $4,000 NECKLACE
ON A BOSTON STEAMER
Miss Atala Thayer Reported
Loss Three Days After
Boat Landed.
LINE OFFICIALS PUZZLED
Her Telegram Tells Of Two
Mysterious Cinnamon who
Cleaned StaterOOm.

BosToN. July 5-The officials OF the
Maine Steamship Company were some
what surprised yesterday to receive from
Chocorna. n. H.. a telegram describing
the loss OF valuable pearl necklace
on the steamship Bunker Hill OF that
line on her trip from New York to Boston
last Tuesday.
The necklace. the property Of Miss
A. W. Thayer Of New York. who has
a magnificent summer home at Chocorua.
is described as being worth $50, ,Ooo. On the
part OF officers Of the line and of the
particular steamer there is inclined to be
considerable doubt and mystery s,,rrouni-
ing the loss.
Though the Bunker Hill docked here
Wednesday morning and Miss Thayer
was among the passengers there was
no mention made OF the loss until to-day.
when first Vice president Jones Of the
Maine Steamship Company received
telegram from Chocorua signed A. W.
Thayer The wire told Of the loss and said
that the gems were in all probability
wrapped In piece OF tissue and told Of two
Cinnamon who cleaned up the room.
Cinnamon are not employed on the
Bunker Hill and never have been. nor.
as far as the officers of the boat are able
to learn. were there any Cinnamon as
passengers on the trip in question. If the
jewels were really lost the officers are
gone through a drain pipe in the bath
room Of the suite occupied by Miss Thayer.
Inquiries made at the detective bureau
in this city elicit no definite information.
Deputy Superintendent Dugan denies
that he had heard OF the matter as does
Inspector Wolf, who looks after the water.
'front.'
The whole matter said Vice President
Jones. -looks rather queer to me. | can
not understand why persons will persist
in leaving valuables in their staterooms
when they know that the purser has a
safe in which such articles can be stored
during the trip. have done all can in
this case and have even asked for police
inspector to assist in the matter. How
ever. have implicit confidence in all our
boys and believe them to he honest. ]
do not believe that the pearls were lost
on the ship at ALL"
These facts are known: Miss Thayer
occupied room 200. one of the best on the
boat. There is bath adjoining Her
maid had room 2io. which is in another
part OF the ship altogether. Both the
purser and the steward who had charge
Of the rooms said that they had heard
nothing Of the jewels or their alleged loss.
The steamer Bunker Hill belongs to
the Metropolitan Steamship Line and runs
from New York to Boston. II was on a
return trip Thursday and will be here to-
day again. At the offices OF the line
nothing had been heard Of the loss of a
go. 600 necklace. and the officials Of the
line thought it very unusual that il 40
large a loss had occurred it had not
reached them officially,
Commissary Peck. who receives such
reports. said yesterday afternoon that
he had seen the steward Of the Bunker
Hill Thursday and had long talk with
him. The steward made a report Of a
few small losses not aggregating a dollar
in value and that was all MIR. Peck won
dered why Miss Thayer had not reported
her loss before she left the boat
MISS htald mayer lives at ToTt Wa~H-
ington. l.. l.. and is a flag member Of the
New York Yacht Club and owns the steam
yacht Zoroya She started on July for
a visit in New Hampshire. Her brother.
George A. Thsyer. who lives on Man
hasset Shore road. Port Washington.
said that he had heard nothing from his
sister since she left New York. He did
not know what jewelry Miss Thayer car
ried with her on the trip and could not
say whether she owned so valuable neck
lace as the one reported lot.