When was it published?

May 14, 1851 in The Plymouth Pilot

Foreign News May 14, 1851

The Plymouth Pilot

Q: What keywords are associated?

Worlds Fair, Crystal Palace, Sparrow Invasion, Falconers, Hyde Park

Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana

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What is this article about?

Sparrows from Hyde Park and St. James's Park invaded London's glass palace for the World's Fair after a storm broke panes, with 3,000 birds inside risking damage to exhibits. Authorities plan to use falconers from Edinburgh to remove them without shooting.

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A new difficulty has arisen in the glass palace for the World's Fair. During a violent shower many panes of glass were broken, and all of the sparrows in Hyde Park and St. James's Park availed themselves of the opportunity to enter. It is estimated that there are at least three thousand of these birds in the building, and much alarm is entertained lest they should damage the goods and annoy visitors.

To get rid of them is no easy matter.
To shoot them would be destruction to the glass, and the council of supervision have sent to Edinburgh for thirty of the best falconers who will come to London in their natural costume.
The chase is to commence some days before the exhibition.--N. Y. Com.

What sub-type of article is it?

Trade Or Commerce

What keywords are associated?

Worlds Fair Crystal Palace Sparrow Invasion Falconers Hyde Park

Where did it happen?

London

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Primary Location

London

Outcome

council sends for 30 falconers from edinburgh to remove birds without damaging glass; chase to start days before exhibition.

Event Details

A violent shower broke many glass panes in the World's Fair palace, allowing sparrows from Hyde Park and St. James's Park to enter; estimated 3,000 birds now inside, causing alarm over potential damage to goods and annoyance to visitors. Shooting not feasible due to glass risk; falconers summoned.