Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-09-26
CHASED BY STORKs.
Flock Of Seven Tagged Steam
ship Across the Atlantic.
NEW PASSENGER EACH DAY.

Out Baby Born to Saloon Passenger.
Six Others Came In Quick Succession
70 Storage Passengers.
When the Red Star liner Kroonland
which recently arrived at New York,
was about halfway across she was
passed by big ship going the other
way. The watch on board this latter
ship noticed q queer dark cloud which
lowered over the Kroonland, says the
New York Evening Sun. It was not
the smoke smudge from her stacks,
nor was it a storm cloud, but wher-
ever the Kroonland went the cloud
followed They were all puzzling
about this on the outbound ship when
the captain seized glass and. level.
ing it at the Kroonland, looked long
and intently, then set it aside with
whistle of arsazement.
..storksp' he exclaimed. Suffering
barnacles-a flock of Dutch storksr'
The first mate caught up the glass.
.sStorks it arer' he said tStorks to
larboard, storks to starboard, storks
for'ard and storks aftv' What was it
the poet said? "
Storks to right of them,
Storks to left of them.
Storks in front Of them
G3 Cavorting and dancing.
When the Kroonland berthed at New
York seven tagged, out storks sat on
the spiles Of the pier alongside which
she lay with their tongues hanging out.
They had chased her all the way
across the ocean and one after the 9TH
er had caught up with her. She had
given the slip to thirteen others who
were still pegging away along some
where of Fire Island light and Nan
tucket, the leader raising the tagging
spirits Of the laggaris with the slogan,
Never give up the shipv' % z
When the Kroonland left the other
side the captain remarked that he
hoped they would have fine trip. The
ships surgeon shook his head dubious
" and said that while the barometer
I might be rising there were indications
that the stock Of nursing bottles would
be falling before Hoboken doomed up
on the weather bow. (
what do you mean?" asked the cap
tain. a5v..
why, yesterday" replied the sur
geon, II saw line of storks sitting on
housetop eytng the Kroonland. One
gray, mischieyous looking bird winked
at his fellows, and then they all nudged
each other until the entire line nearly
Sell into the street. It looked to me as
Il they had a great joke about some
thing" .ls&..t.,s....... +..,.,.. $3.50. 49,
s->lols first day out the captain saw
several dark specks in the wake Of the
Kroonland. whats that?" he asked.
The storklets are coming" murTnur-
ed the surgeon. -.Z~.,... T.
s'Great Scott" exclaimed the captain,
then yelled down to the engineer to
turn on all steam well give them
chase yet" he said.
But one stork was swifter than a
Futurity winner. He caught up to the
Kroonland and raped smartIy on a
smokestack with his bill ''Tag!
You're itr' he announced. j.
Don't make SO much noiser said
the surgeon. popping up on deck.
Who do you want?"
Package for Mr.. and Mrs. Jules
Houssiere," the stork explained apollo
q getically. off, @s* 4sG
The surgeon signed the receipt, and
the stork fingered on one of the small
boats, preening Its feathers and lifting
Its neck, proud in the consciousness
that it had fulfilled duty. "...
2 VI. s.Great Scottv' cried the captain al
he saw the visitor. what bird. il
thatg
Messenger of stork package sea de
livery service" remarked the surgeon
scanning the heavens. s.-
And what's that?" again asked thu
captain as a weird cry broke on hi
ears.
That's package No. l. My, HOY
dull you arer' said the surgeon.
In rapid succession six other stork
caught the liner, each delivering tn,
package that had been consigned to 1T
care. The Kroonland is speedy, ant
Ill that is the only reason, the captain
thinks, why the other twenty stork
did not catch Up before the liner dock
B cd. AS it was DR.. r. q. Schaepkens
the ships surgeon, had busy time
and each day an addition had to b
recorded on the passenger list
The first day out Mr. Stork PR
scented Mr.. and Mrs. Jules Houssier
with bouncing eight pound baby cir
Miss Houssiere was named Esther af
ser her mother. During the next 81
days the storks turned their attentio
to the steerage, and six healthy Ii
fants arrived to break the monoton
OF the voyage.
DR.. Schaepkens said, too, that he ha
been advised by wireless that thrice
sforks with packages for the steerat
and seven more for the first and Sc
ond cabins had failed to catch Il
steamer but were expected at All
minute
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