Show birds invade anchored ship on coast new york an unexpected reception tio n committee consist nig ot of thousands of birds greeted passengers on the pacific steam navigation com banys steamer ste a mer ebro as the vessel lay at anchor off quarantine unable to dock on account of heavy fa tog pas paa swa on landing told how swarms 0 ot robins sparow spa rows s starlings cat birds and other unidentified varieties suddenly swooped down out ot of the darkness and surrounded the vessel frightening a number of 0 persons aboard many struck various parts ot of the ship and were killed others flew Into port holes and other openings into the ships interior stewards filled several baskets full of dead birds and threw them overboard while ten cats kept on the ship as pets and protection against rats caught their own |