The sun., 1871-12-04
THE pte soe,s wosnnRt rhfenr

Fvum sse sIisd,e Of TIC sspu ~ Mesho to
tie Csop- In uhippany, n. J.-siUceu
: HiHarea Mirrs u EiGsi rrours n assher
Astonishing FtiRift 10 he Attempted.
from Ne Nstoart DdUD Adreraser.
In September last a certain pigeon was heralded
forth We having been lot on the deck OF n vsssd
neat Cane HAhetas, aud bearing TO ils Otrta nes at
Nc akd.1g, a ses4dSo tr0m H'rrg C. Blocker. TIE
distance snd ereed sah to lave been made by the
bird were 40 great, % to create the vravest doubts
a. To- wlcticr they ia1 really ueendone. bnt lately
tho disirud cul inmate in Downright unb2lei whcn
secOHl bird was made to pcrform 09i st0tutc
mlee At all average rate OF over lW mies an hour
mi stu tMrd, dsN,uce oi l.03b sta utc nilrs
M an sverage q a2 miles nm hour tho la't bird,
appropriately namei TlpLoon," cxblustine itso T
by the effort AMI blowing olt ais last gasp A. he
reached bis most.
Tnrsn tiris ali came from Harry c. Bleector And
to Montc'ah, md at once rush was made 70 Mont.
clair 10 lnd the COnsignee pigeon man. It got to DC
quite the thing Tor tic depot haCkmen 20 be as ed
10 drive strangers TO Henry G. Bleeckers, and one
hacA man IA reported 20 have driven a sudn4er all
dAv. and % the tune of S25 looking Tor the mythical
III c. y bul Slas lie was found not AZ the Ptst
Ohce the cN,nl was Tain TO con'ess nc knew no
such ngn. and to add he wished he did tor letters
were aocunulatinC Tor him, ana the box ucconmo.
ditions ior stray letters were getting overcrowded.
Al IIst IN NOntcair orhearance ceased TO be vir.
tue ant the man VINO whispered ui con or II c. u
citizen that town did II t the risk o. his lie
ilut then &c obrate pigeon anciers men OF science
aud others o. the believing aud unbcheving stocK.
pretty equally mixed, be al 20 call at :he DGHy Al.
reTtssr and ask for urtlier faces, pointing 20 the
then f~-t iniorr1 ton II became tine toT repre-
santguve Of ais payer to plunge into the pigeon
war;
Not at Montcair, but near whipnlry. snail
village tOme dre miles north oi Morr.tpNn. Harry
G. Beecser was todnd At last AMI prOv'd ~ ne a
briehtiaccd intelligent lsa OF IL the son OF n
farmer. Both Mr. Bcecker and nis sou willingly
gave 10 the inforrtuion N their IoN'r and laughed
heartily at being told OF the excitement cause1 by
II -. b. and his pigeons
MI BeccScr h.liu- determined to send Harry on
a So, VOYAGE an lrr.n.ed for him win CAP.
az fItta fff rant ffta far o. aa
ana On the s.t Of Seplenber last that vessel
sailed nom pier IL East River, Nov ior@, ,MIn
ltr on board u1d bound for "a weston WIN
Harry was small op IN winch were tircc slate.
cOiorei pigeons, perfect models OF symmetry an
beauty. These were brought to tno vessel by a
clair, who instructed The lad TO let on pigeon on
accomplishing each jOj miles OF us journey.
Poor Harry Vas ldli-man and got very sicS, but
ON SeotcmUer 10. the vessel bctng tncn beyoni
cape lltttcrhs. he scrbbled note to his father,
fastened 1t to hs Youngest pigeon. aud amid the
suecr, anil Je,rs u the slips crew placed the bird
Tempest on tro deck of the vessel In an instant t
irose pcr.cnicularb. and WI en- ut nn immense cie-
vitfDn took direct homcWard c. utse, TIE clntnn
would no. couutenancc such folly ~ letting Hne
ord be ost 40 sea, and did not sec Il stlr bat On.
tered the Wc IN the log to please tho lad. TINS bird
WIS but tx mont soid. was male, aud had never
ndd any rracuclng nguts Nhatever. During IT, ~ o
dai- sea N1ja-e II uad been sea sick, had eaten ht
Tie, mt was thought TO be too weak TO n.y. let II
accomplished ~ journey with ease and reached ITS
do e.cut "a tie quics time given.
On tat ljtl. the vessel being on Key West. the
female bird, Tornado, was let loose, ami also made
dncct course, nrst UPWARD aud then home ward.
ilts bird vas TWO years Old, anG had mlde short
Journe,s around its nti hbOrhood. having also
flown rom Troy and Sftacusc Like the urst Ord.
W had becu aisk au refused 10 eat aud again cap
tdiu and crcW laughed at the pucky lal who MAS 10
VII u'y slau-ltcuug his pets, Yet the ships log
beaTs the entry eiyins latitude and longitude. witt
tue nOur OF the start TINS ORA 1ew tue iUUi
statute miles at an average speed VI 100 miles n
hour, aud Was in perfect condition oH foacuin :
home eating and drukns freoiy
Ca tue 2ist, the vessel beiux then In the mid To
OF the Cult olMexoo, and 1856 miirs irvu, nome W
the CaptliL's Dckoning, the veteran bird 1vphoon
wa, LEI loose. This male bird VAS three years of
age and had made several trips flying last year from
Chicago. II had not been sick AT ALL but mad eaten
grecily a' the voyage ~ pieces OF meat AMI wneai
viii tre.d crumJs aud ANYTHING the men fed % it.
Tue crew hdd beeOus attached to 10, md u with
the great st trouble thlt Blocker persuaded them
cUuld reach land, but tue lad determined to obey
orders AMI let It 90 AZ all hazards. although N
teCuerce Of gale bloNng on the shore be ha 4
thought u best not 10 let tue bird when thu
sci was at so miles distant Again the entry was
made iu the log the Captain still protesuag 9ganf
such foOsiness. The noble 0rd safely accomplish
ed it, fearful voyage but alter algiting at his coop
refused food and soon died OF exhaustion, experts
SAVING tLat lie had been over fed anu was too fai
His average speed was 2l2 GER hour.
As to the question Of were these flights accom-
plished, they may nov be safely believed, tue tee
tnouy OF the Captain and bus log all going To prove
this. As further proof, however, young bleecksr
IL soon TO start on much Ion ger Journey an is to
be provided with a large coop OF birds. Among
which Is 10 be let loose at lye hundrei m.les die
taroe ami It's owner Is prepared TO bet heavily on
It's n5ing The same in under two hours. Tempest
~ 10 ny a. l0D miles and other birds nt 1,jlO,
2010 25O AMI even lO0. EEperts have denied ~,
toto 10 OIL eau sustain itself IN continuous ght
over jU mI.c.. Iyptoon has done IT, and more
too an o.. owner j. confident that he las others
OF the tame ;breed, who VIII sIill furihsT Guido