The daily tribune., 1907-11-27
CHASED BY sTORKS,
Flock Of Seven Tagged Steam
ship Across the Atlantic.
NEW PASSENGER EACH DAY.

Wuen INC lieu SUR liner hTOOnhuu
(misnamed- should be the Croon-land).
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 queer dark cloud which
hovered over the Kroonland. says the
New York Evening Sun. 1t was not
the smoke smudge from her stacks.
nor was It 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 1t at the Kro0nland, looked long
and lntently. then set 1t aside with a
whistle Of amazement
"Storks!' he exclaimed. Suffering
barnacles--a flock Of Dutch storksl"
The first mate caught up the glasA.
"Storks 1t areF' he said. "Storks to
larboard, storks to starboard, storks
for'ard and storks aftv' What was II
sthe poet said?
Storks to right Of them.
storks to left of them.
Storks in front of them
cavorting and dancing.
When the Kroonland berthed ut 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 laggards with the slogan.
"Never give up the shipr'
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
b and said that while the barometer
might be rising there were Indications
that the stock Of nursing bottles would
be falling before Hoboken doomed up
ON the weather bow.
''Whst do you mean?" asked the cap
tain.
"Why, yesterday" replied the sur
eson, "I saw line of storks sitting on
Q housetop eying the Kroonland. One
gray, mischievous looking bird winked
At his fellows, and then they all nudged
each other until the entire line nearly
fell into the street. 1t looked to me as
n they had great joke about some
thing"
The first day out the captain saw
several dark specks in the wake OF the
Kroonland whats that?" he asked.
"The storklets are coming" murmur-
81 the surgeon.
"0reat Scottv exclaimed the captain
then yelled down to the engineer to
turn on all steam. "We'1l give them
. chase yet" he said.
But one stork was swifter than a
Tuturity winner. He caught up to the
Kroonland and raped smartly on a
smokestack with his bill. "Tag
You're itr' he announced.
Don't make 30 much noiser' said
the surgeon, popping up on deck
who DO you wantf"
Package for Mr.. and Mrs. Jules
Houssiere." the stork explained apollo.
getically.
The surgeon signed the receipt, ant
the stork fingered on one of the small
boats. preening its feathers and lifting
tn neck. proud In the consciousness,
that II had fulfilled a duty.
"Great Scottw cried the captstn n
he saw the visitor. what bir0 u
tAatr'
Messenger of stork package sea de
livery service" remarked the surgeon
scanning the heavens.
"And what's that?" again asked ths
captain a. q weird cry broke on hi
ears.
THAT'S package No. I. Ny. how
Gull you arsl' said the surgeon.
In rapid succession six other storkl
caught the liner. each delivering ths
packagc that had been consigned to Il,
care. The Kroonland II speedy. ant
Shat IL the only reason. the capital,
thinks, why ne other twenty STORM
"a mot catch up bsfoss ths liner dock
a. A. II was Dr. r. n. schaepkens
the aAip's surgeon. had busy time
and each day an addition had to b
soeorded on the passenger list.
sented MFR. and Mrs. Jules Houssiers
with bouncing eight pound baby girl
Miss Houssicre was named Esther nft
er her mother. During the next 81,
days the storks turned their attention
to the stcerage. and six healthy In
fants arrived to break the monotony
Of the voyage.
DR.. Schacpkens said. too, that he had
been advised by wireless that thirteen
storks with packages for the steerngs
and seven more for tho 1rst and sec
ood cabins Ind failed to catch ths
steamer. but were expected - -"r
minute