Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-19
CHASED BY S|ORSK
Flock of Seven Successfully
Follow Steamship Across
the Atlantic
NEW PASSENGER EACH DAY

"Croon"- land) Kept Busy-First Day
Out Baby Born to Saloon Passenger.
Six Others Came In Quick Succession
TO Storage Passengers.
When the Red Star liner Kroonland
Observation-Disclosures 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 a queer dark cloud which
lowered over the Kroonland, says the
New York Evening Sun. 1t was not
the smoke smudge from her stacks.
nor was 1t 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 Kroonland, looked long
and intently. then set it aside with a
whistle Of amazement
"Storksv' he exclaimed Suffering
barnacles-a flock Of Dutch storks!"
The first mate caught up the glass.
''Storks it are.' he said "Storks to
larboard storks to starboard, storks
forard and storks afr What was It
the poet said?
Storks to right Of them.
Storks to left of them.
Storks in front Of them
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
err had caught up with her. She had
given the slip to thirteen others who
were still pegging away along some
where off 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
" 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.
What do you mean?" asked the cap
tain.
"Why, yesterday" replied the sur.
geon, ~ saw line of storks sitting on
a 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
II they had a 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.
1.-The storklets are coming" murmur-
ed the surgeon.
Great Scott" exclaimed the captain.
then yelled down to the engineer to
turn on all steam. ''We'n give them
4 chase yet" he said.
But one Stork was swifter than n
Futurity winner. He caught up to the
Kroonland and raped smartly on a
smokestack with his bill. Tag!
You're It'll" he announced.
Don't make SO much noiser' said
the surgeon. popping up on deck.
who do you want?"
Package for Mr.. and Mrs. Jules
Housstere," the stork explained apollo
getically.
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.
Great Scott" cried the captain as
he saw the visitor. "What bird is
that?'
Messenger Of stork package sea de-
livery service" remarked the surgeon,
scanning the heavens.
"And what's that?" again asked the
captain as weird cry broke on his
ears
That's package No. i. MY, how
dull you arel' said the surgeon.
In rapid succession six other storks
caught the liner, each delivering the
package that had been consigned to its
care. The Kroonland is speedy. and
that is the only reason, the captain
thinks, why the other twenty storks
did not catch up before the liner dock
ed. AS it was DR.. T. E. Schaepkens.
the ships surgeon, had a busy time.
and each day an addition had to be
recorded on the passenger list.
The first day out Mr.. Stork pre-
sented Mr.. and Mrs. Jules Houssiere
with bouncing eight pound baby girl.
Miss Houssiere was named Esther aft
er her mother. During the next six
days the storks turned their attention
to the Storage, and six healthy in
fants arrived to break the monotony
of the voyage.
DR.. Schaepkens said, too, that he had
been advised by wireless that thirteen
storks with packages for the steerage
and seven more for the first and sec
ond cabins had failed to catch the
steamer, but were expected at any
minute
An Insidious Danger.
One of the worst features of kidney
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