New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-10
PATHS PARROT.
LOST FROM ONE VESSEL. IT MADE IT'S WAY
TO ANOTHER

LOST FROM ONE VESSEL IT MADE IT'S WAY
TO ANOTHER
London letter in The Philadelphia Times
The adventures OF Nine. PATHS parrot Koko
form little chapter OF great perils 70 himself
diseonsoaton and ears on the part Of ms ms Is
bird, owner AID tae Samaritan OF the seas VINO
' In SIS SIS the rm Of ABBEY schoenel & Graz
theatrical Spectators and managers, incuded IN
ana strong opsr4 company TO Buenos Ayres.
Montevideo and Rio Marcus Mayer. business man;
steamer Fas@s 80 formed the scquain;ance of
African parrot whose linguistic abiities eieNated
as the accomplished Nj Mayer himself; Before
leaving England Nine. Patti had commissioned the
agent . procure for her any South American
birds Of plumage or song that ne might met WIN,
sn na y Pe S E a @ ch
is famous The parrot was hot included in any OF
the specihcatOns but his ready use OF Spanish,
Portuguese French and Englsh-a few words. at
least in all Of thero--snd some ridiculous speech
His purcaase from IN, chief engineer Of the Fagus.
and when Nine Patti arrived at the Hotel d Etran-
men,s Win lin The freeitne SOY Kokoa disposition
& listed ,, ,o.. - .. ers.
attracted but l't:le attention but in few days,
possibly having heard his mistress sing he evince1
rsised 20 The position of FIRST fiyorite. At Monte
v.deo sehor Hora the Editor Of ihe new spa{PelG
ia Spanish win the words Il am Koko the
p9ye9 F ST S a 'hs voce in our 2H
U1oar,nq his Collar a. Usual Koko seated
n, his MISTRESS shoulder one morning In the 1ecK
saloon Of the homeWard-bounn steamship lohlc.
The 'ee door OF thu saloon was open wnen some
children threw open the one on the wlndward S.de
and came in with rush that started t4r plIo
from his nerch t'fraccustoTned 20 us ms "lner
h was cough. IN the current OF Wind ana swept
on: az ne saloon. and. despite Ms own ended Ncs
In moment was over the side and admit in the
rtneast trades For half an nour taey Wa'c1ed
Rim. until he became black Spech IN me m
tancc and finally disappear red. This happened III
The mex morning The sailors Of the American
bark Lapwirg from Rio 20 BALTIMORE. iound koKo
IN the miz2entop exhausted ana speechleSf, D01'
he recovered his ,igor and voice. and since then
unti recently has been soirs up aud down the
eller Some months ago. the lap~nG. 0eing AZ
10 bis other accomplishments that OF a great trav.
voyage from toe Chinese seas 10 New
York somewhere south Of the Cape o. Good Hope,
met ATerican whaler. which asked for fresh
provisions ard news. 4 boat vas sent with the
needed articles. and tho whaler in exchange threw
into - Ale OF old 'NewsfJrk Iicralds' FOR 1875.
They were all thumbed and worn, but Mrs.. Star
ling turning them carelcssly over. caught the
headline Madame PATHS koko Lost at Sea" II
formed part 0. cable dispatch from London. The
CORE spondent q that Journal. having met Mr. Abb
beg on his return nome. had inquired about the
successful, with no greater rnishap than the
loss az Nadame's fsvori:e parrc, Koko. which had
been blown of the SKIP somewhere near the cqua-
tor
his wife knew 10 whom the bird belonged for
they had NOT assoca ted the family name Ncon.
entraye1 on The birds collar with the one Dy
which the great singer ia known 70 the public On
vulnerable Of the great singer and. under the
charge Of a friend Of their crossing on the Lucana
last week KokO finished the interrupted voyage
80 England and wos restored 10 his delighted mis-