OCR Text |
Show FREIGHT STEAMER BURNS, BUT ALL OF CREW ESCAPE SAX FRANCISCO. Juno 3. The City of San Rafael, a small stern wheel freight boat plying between this city and San Rafael, was burned to the water's edge In tho bay off Alcatraz Island shortly after II o'clock tonight. So rapidly did the (lames spread that several members of tho crew Jumper! overboard and were picked up by launches and two (Ire boats which wont lo tho assistance of (be burning vessel, , Considerable excitement was caused h tbo report that tbo vessel was one of tno largo ferryboats plying hot ween this clt and Sausaullto, No csdmato of the Iohh could bo obtained tonight. |