Wireless Telegraphy May Soon Replace Carrier Pigeons

A carrier pigeon service to convey messages from transatlantic steamers has been established by The Compagnie Generale Transatlantique, and the first test has met with such success that hereafter all steamers will be equipped with a number of birds, and communication with the shore will thus be kept up, even when the vessels are far out at sea. But unless the inventions of Marconi, Tesla and other electricians prove worthless the pigeons will soon find themselves without an occupation, and wireless telegraphy will take their place. But there is a growing impression that it will be some time longer before the glowing predictions of these investigators are fully realized.