The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-12-04
THE CARER PIGEONS FLIGHTS.
Tie Facts Established.

IRON the.Newark IN. ~ Advertiser. Dec. q.
In september last certain pigeon was heralded
fortn having been let on the decK OF vessel near
Cape iia.teras, ana bearing 10 It's Dlrtn nest, at
Mon,c clair, a message from Harry Z. Blocker The
distance and speed SAID 10 nave been made by the
urd great to create the gravest doubts as
10 whether tey had really been done, but lately the
distrt.aL eulnlinated IN downright unbelief when
second Ns!i made 10 perform l004 statute mics
q IA average rate OF over 1876 miles an hour, aud
ttA,iarJ distance Of 1889 statute miles at an
average 0i 10 miles an hour the last bird, appro
prtliclY nlnied tgphcon.' exhaustng lSe ~ the
eEor. "a blowing oag NJ last gasp as he reached
tn, neSi.
rnsse birds all come IRON larry C. Blocker and
10 siuattt II, and A. olc1 .nSh was made To
NongciAr 20 nai ne colsiyuee pigeol man The
pres OF ,ns aad o,her Sia'cs TOOK mo matter up
afd argued p.o and con, did they or dgin't they,
scicdu1c' papers dwet largely on Inc total ttnros-
81 ltJ % the deed or deeds, aa1 al over The pigeon
nght ragged. int the performances VI these three
ri-co - .l.id mltators AMI lnelr growing owners
wso.e liedsauuy 10 their local piners oil their
cAIlOils. aopus mgm warren county man
too o a nui o. tIe buglaJ STOCK ahicn new
from Sahduskg. Nhlo, 10 lls farm, 400 iuilcs, in
Just one nour, ant came 10 its nest WIN al rs
pin-icathcss worn Gown 10 noihnRncSs: and only
stunt u IAN u steer ,tseli With; whie anothcr
fancier from Cattaii, Adiiescx county, rad . bird
whoa neW tom Sau Franco co nome Il, ITO miles,,
IN Juss minute aud = han, cur mole IKE ballet
IN q pane o. eiass when si0rDipe. ard was worn
down 10 lah feather ana the pi.l plt Witch nv
neng piaced under \ setting hen were rosuscl~liei
and tie-Dird IS aiAl ~ o .lsieuce
ira AaalnaeNT og G0NrCbAIg.
Eut 1t was MoAclalr That suffered most. FOR
th,tncr rsIca The ia con men 10 see me naa wac
owned suc5 good iigcua stuck. True tney aid not
pciiese The yarn but then. iley would ike Jew
eggs Of the breed or = stray nab OF Two cheap.
10 a.ontcla these men wcat ana from The &c tiey
returned. iAeY interviewed tne ina-snaics OF the
town. he Postmaster Tue several hviclEsepeIs ana
every ods they ncL - got 20 90 Gnlc tue
thins Tor the depot hdcsman 20 10 asSel 10
di'sc s.faarcrsl - aarfs Y. ceceers AMI one
nackm N Is Reported 80 nave dr.,cn stranger all
dat, and 10 TN in3 81 ~, i0ys,ht TOR t4e stlh
cal i. 4. y. iui aas he was icuad no. At the
Post nIhce the oicial was tun - confess he knew
no such man add 10 adi he Wsici ac did, Tor let
tees were u cunu,tiinI ior him. AM the box &C.
connion. on~ 'or ssai letters were getting over
crowded. AZ last IN Aionciar forDearance ceased
10 TO a vir,ue ana tue mum WI whispered pigeon
H. C. u W citizcn OF that town did IL NJ ne
iI.k o, Ms iie hut celebrated plge iapciers,
men 81 scicnce, .nu u,hers vi tlle lcev ag anu
DcesinH siOct, preitb equally nnxsu, began 70 CAL
tn,r acts yoinsing 10 the columns OF that
lape-, RON wn,cn Ley had ga,gei Iteir hrSt
iIornali H. u Uecanie time % q representative u
TIA, paper 10 plunge INTO the nlgecn war; aal
though thanksgiving anal tAa day aitor were %
,o.d 40 could aa,d, ee lna'l~ they We're consumed
N seeming out and runnHx Gown nagry 4.
Llcecker, no ncr, oi ne tafen y Neons.
80 al Mon c,ai' out near wmpla'v, a small
vnaie so.ne nte t.i cs norh Of Mgr,istoVn, Harry
4. ble-cher was louai al last a1d proved 10 lie "A
uii@n' laced inie,geat lad OF fourteen, the son ~
arine, WI 10 early = 9 nad peen mariner and
Wa snn s,aikei al A,chAsui, All wn.,se Iather,
sill iNnp. u an ex.mculer Oh the legislature ex.,
seitior rom Morris -oaaty. aud ate qua OF the
tour, oi Common r.ea5 Bo'ii ilr. B.cecker and ms
son wtllial y suNe All tie inlolma,iun IN their
power. aud lau aed nearuty aL beill told OF the
eAcieinent caused w Larry O. Blocker and his
pigeons.
the FACTS or TuE FLIGHTS.
Mr. Beecaer nayaI .etarliued TO send Harry on
voyage. sr..nged for aim with ,aD,aiu
William Bacnh, oil tue . l~au;lne George W. Chase
aud On tne oti ~ scptc er .a>t mat vessel sailed
itoli pier IL Eas. hNGf, new ok, Win larry on
board dni buund lOt Galveston. Win Harry was
sna,g coop Il, vACn we're hree sate.co,orcd
pigeons, perfect NO els ui ~ .ninctry and beauty
incse were brought 10 tie vessel BY u friend of
la;rtS IatAeI, reSitvut MOutclalr. VINO
instructed the Iau 10 i.t OF pigeon on
0CIvniiii,iu tacn vvH iDhcs OF MS Journey
Poor Harry wIs i llndslaaA aud got VERY sick
bdt lhe IA " SEPT sln or. the vessel being
inen bcJ ond Gaze HLlcias ne scrubbed a uotc TO
nis .lei, asteued IL w. hts ,oanges pigeon. AID
hMui the dBI Jcers otaAc ahpis crew, placed
The ur tempest ca lie ,itck vi Tue vessel. In an
instant 1t ali, 81 pcfpenitcaiariy. aud when at an
IuIlvlsc L, NNa.iuu tUDk diicci hOmeward course
Ihr Capta WUiIi not C0uuCenangc sngn folly "a
lptlIn nDc hll DC lost o. sea- aud dlu not see lt
sarl. Uat entered tue .dct IN the iok " plea, c the
ia, ms pif Sas uut ok months old. was a maze
ANA ndd never hat any practcina lights whatever.
Urg lie two days sea vUtaR 10 had se.,sicK.
had eaten little, anu was thought 10 be TOO weak 10