The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-02-08

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who instructed the lad to let off ,
pigsoa on accomplishing each 50t
miles Of his journey. Poor Harry WA
. landsman aud got very sick, but on
September 10, the vessel then being
beyond Caps Hatssras, he scribbled a
nots 70 his fathee, fastened It to his
younesst pigeon, and amid the sneers
and jesfs Of the ships crsw, placed the
bird Tempest on tho deck Of the vessel.
In IN instant II aross perpendicularly,
and, whom at 90 Immense elevation,
took direct homeWard course. The
captain would not countenance such
folly - letting fins bird b lest st sea,
and did not - Il start, but entered the
TACT in the log to plsass the lad. This
bird was but six months old, was q
male, and had never had any practic-
ing flights whatever. During its two
days go voyage It had been sea sick,
had eaten little and was thought to Be
too weak to ny. Yet It accomplished
it, Journey with sass, and seachsd its
dove cot il the quick time given.
On the 18th, the vessel bsing or Key
West, the female bird Tornado was let
loose, and also made direct course,
first upward and then homeward. This
bird was two years old and had made
short journeys around its neighborheod
having also nown from Troy and
Syracuse. Like the flrst bird, il had
been sick and refused to eat, and again
capeain and crew laughed at the pluckY
lad who was % wilfllly slaughtering
his pets. Yet the ships log bears the
entry, giving latitude and longitude,
with the hour Of the start. This bird
flsw tho l,400 statute miles at an
average speed Of l06 miles pei hour,
and was in perfect condition on reach
ing home, eating and drinking freely.
On the 2lst, the vessel being then in
the middle Of the Gulf Of Mexico. and
| ,596 miles from homo by the captains
the veteran bird Typhoon
Was let looss. This male bird was
three years Of age, and had made sew
eral trips flying last year from Chicago.
II had mot been sick at all but bad
eaten greedily, al the voyage, pieces
Of meat and whsat, with bread crumbs
md anything the men fed 1t. The
crew had become attached to 1t, and 1t
was with the greatest trouble that
persuaded them 70 let him
release 1t. They were positive no bird
ooul1 reach land, but the lad deter
mined to obey orders and let it 60 at
Ill hazards, although In consequence
Of . gale blowing or the shore, he had
thought it BEST not to let the bird 60
when the vessel VS. ct !, 500 miles dis
lance. Again the entry was made in
the log. the Captain still protesting a.
eAinst such foolishness. The noble bird
safely accomplished its fearful voy-
age. but, altar alighting at his coop,
refused food and soon died Of exhaus-
tion, experts saying that he had been
over fed and was too fat. His average
speed was 2O2 miles per hour.
As to the question: Were these
dlghts accomplished? they may now
be safely believed. the testimony of
the captain and his log all going to
prove this. A. . further proof, how
ever, young Blesoker 10 soon to start
on . much longer journey, and. il to
be provided with . large coop of birds.
Among these are to bs Tempest and
Tornado. the latter Of which is to be let
loose 1t five hundred miles distance,
and its owner 10 prepared to bet heAv-
lily on it's flying the same in under two
hours. Tempest II to fly at 1000, and
other birds 1t l, 500, 1000, $500, and
even 5000. Experts have denied IN
toto that bird can sustain itself in
flight over 1900 miles.
Typhoon has done 1t, and more too,
and his owner 10 confident that he has
others, of the same breed, who will
still further outdo hin.-Scientifc
American.