New-York tribune., 1890-07-15
PIGEONS RELEASED 1T STATE CAMP.
DRILL OF THE AMBULANCE CoRPs-A SERGEANT
REDUCED TO THE RANKS.

DRILL OF THE AMBULANCE CoRPS-A SERGEANT
REDUCED TO THE RANKS.
state Camp Poekshili. y. Y. July Ii (spcclaD.-By
flr the most interesting occurrence In camp today
WIS the releasing OF four carrier pigeons by the officers
Of the l4th REGIMENT one IF these birds belongs u
Joseph Iycr,on. OF 40 lG6 Twenty thrst., BROOKLYN
and the pscou was expected to return 20 the lott a.
Vr Ivcr,on's home. one other bird belongs 10
Corno,al j. : Mcintosh Of 80 500 EiShtltave. Brook
lyn and the other two belong 20 Private PUpke and
they are expected Ia return n the loft IN the l4t
Eesimcut armorv. The birds were released on the
pauiic ground in front Of the state officers head
quarters and large crowd gathered 10 see the N"lt
WINGED messengers depart One of The birds Is Han
overs son. the father being the pigeon which few
from Newton. y G., to Brooklyn. a distance Of 800
miles. in six hours.
When the birds were released they started north
ward IN the valley and began 10 describe series q"
circle, which sradualy grew larger. Finally ti'N
WON. lost 70 view and had been gone three or for
minute, when they were seen returning. IhlS une
th,r, wa, uo circlinc nor any deviation from Their
c..r.o They were about quarter Of a mile above
,,c earth and going like bulle; from sun s;F1lch'
,,.rd I.roo,lyn All four birds were together when
,nev p,ssod over the camp but minute a''tF""N'
,,hcu t,v we're quarter Of muc or so SoHtl oi u''
r,iup one bird .comcd to fal;cr, and made one OF u"
#, lc-. leaving his companions me ot'r ''""
,,,,re of -,.At in JlU}, anu III H'' 'l'" immune
,r.,s.o~I m. fourth one lal also mdih hP ''~ Hl'
mat ii WA, OH thc riS, co,d>e and started "'''t IL
,,,.pouop, Lhr the Vl9d. The IAN Reg "'h' f'>
, ,c.,,l,r comu!"mgut of homIuS pigeons. the IHtA.
t,, holm, 10 keep a lot Of trained birds "h'h ''u'
bc u,,i Iu case ot uece, ltN. ,,
-rr,e,a Major j Freeman Atwood of inc lt''
r,.trucnt took the ambulance corps oit ON the ua'
t.-. drl ground and put them through the ''"''ie'
drH ,.,, g.. .o,,,
THE first court martial of the season was h'H n camp
,,. r.rrooo 4 sergeant In the Na;er'o"H com
, u. , u.tlc too colvlNlal lat night and' ~
Ic, D., WIS a ulcuLcr OF The guard. h' tried (" pas
,t ,,, limo without having the colnier'l-m lir Wd7
- .. u, cua,d tent and tried TO-DAY, 'olohel vac
t' ,' ''.,., ~. i.d., advocate. lie was reduced u
,i. .,ri,., the order reducing mn pcAT rc'" "' "N
l",'y ~, I' corr. g.; Cochran. Of COMPANY |. I'm l3
r.t,ii."' > assistant instructor Of suaFl dr'F tii
,.ccl and he L. WOrhlnb mare" minus n'iob ,,,ll a.,
r.f,' 10 be- used hy the grand Euaiu1 Mm"' . ycr
''t f,,,, IA. REGIMENT Nbeu II Is III camp "'NV "''N
orc Of the hominc pigeons which were sent o'''
r.c, tle raup Of the llth Regiment at FeeN'NH l,'
,,.,,,. r,orio. arrived IN Broohlyn m AL ho"r Inc
,.., , turned loo,, ly Colonel Harry W MICHEL q,
.i.,, and At . reached the loft oi the owner W.
v.i,,,.h IN south Erooalyn. The bird was hthed
t,ru,p II was Lathon's first trip. and Is con
,crc, a remarkable performance for 80 young o'''
,,,r,cl ,s.as sent OIL somewhat later 10 ). = lNcr
,,' 81 No lG6 Iwcnty tliid ~t' ana Nv" '''''' P'0
~ tbe iith Regiment Arm01N. 49,, ...
- fhe message sent the first bird was
st,,e Carp N " July H. $500 Mohuiy . a. III,
An well in camp and the weeks W1tN ~ G'n Gm, ''
morlinG at d. III ~ w. =. ,u
rwo more pigeons will be liberated oday'