The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-25

Successful Experiment I'm Driux Ing
nnck Word From n Steam hin.

For the first time on this side of the
Atlantic the utility OF carrier pigeon
postal service between ships at sea and
the land was demonstrated this morning
in Maiden. Soon after sunrise one OF the
pigeons which were liberated from the
steamship la rouraine of the French
line yesterday morning when the ship was
nearly twenty-four hours out from New
York arrived at the loft Of it's owner, Geo
Horsmau. I'm Middlesex street. Maiden
This bird is one of Mr.. Horsmans best
and its registered number Ia 42s. This
is its first trip over water and Uudoubt-
eddy IT has made the longest water trip
ever accomplished by an American bird
TO each Of its legs was attached n quill
sealed at both ends and containing a cell
lulold iim. Each of these films is a
Photographic negative OF twenty cards,
each containing message from some
person on the ship, In addition to the
messages sent from passengers there are
among the cards n report OF the condition
OF the wea her, the time when the birds
were released and the number sent out.
and messages from the captain to the
manager OF the line In Boston.
As soon as the quilts were removed
from the birds the cellulold films were
extracted, but owing TO the absence OF an
expert to work the charging machine
the individual messages could not b, I'm
ineulhtsN declpnflfu JnPf Will now
ever. he enlarged this afternoon and the
messages sent 10 their destinations by
telegraph or by mail. AZ may have been
directed on the different cards. As suf-
ucent care was not taken by those IN
charge of flying the birds In putting the
messages into the quilts. some Of the
first batch received were not In good
order. As All the other birds have the
same messages some of them doubtless
viii be- perfect.
This pigeon postal service over the son
ia the idea Of VI eugene Paricre. crest
dent OF the Campagnic General Trans
atlantique. For several years he has
cmused experiments to be made in France
under the direction Of Captain Reynard
Of the general stan Of the French army
who has charge Of the military pigeon
service In France. The experiments in
that country resulted satisfactorily and
a short time ago Captain ReyuarG came
here to experiment II was 1rst attempt
80 ga use New York birds. bat they had
10 b. liberated on the same day that the
vessel sailed. Captain Reynard ihcn
came to Maiden and made q contract with
Mr. HorSman 10 provide birds Tor each
outgoing steamer The FIRST trial resulted
% satisfactorily that the service viii be
continued and sa,h ship ~ the line sail
ing from New York viii carry several
pigeons. A. "a ship sails and arrives
every week there will BE- n bl-eeekly ser
vice from the ocean 20 Maiden. The
birds which are on the way 20 HAvrr on
Ia Touraine will AT that port. be- trsnn-
ferrcd go II GaHcoEu". which sails from
there On MAY s. and f. due Ia New York
On MAJ e They viii De- liberated on the
18th. and n IS expected that the messages
will reach their destination at least
twelve hours before the ship reaches her
dock In this way friends ~ incoming
passenger viii BE- notified In season So
that they may meet the ship IN New
York Boston Evening Transcript,