The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1867-12-05

The crowd about the Sherman House
kept up last night, although Weston,
worn out, retired to and kept his room.
People kept c;;iliiig for him, but at a
late hour, finding there was no response
the crowd gradually dispersed to their
homes.
From Chicago papers we take the fol
lowing. Speaking of the entrance into
the city one writer sass:
The scene on Wabash Avenue was an
animated one, and presented such pic
ture OF human life as we may scarcely ex
pect to see repeated. From eight o clock
the tide began to set steadily In that dI-
rectIoH from every quarter OF the city
slow at first, and without any special mark
of excitement on the part OF the crowds.
But in the course of an hour the SIDE
walks had become well nigh bockaded,
and the main stream was augmented
every minute by tributaries which poured
steadily INTO 1T from every street and al
ley. AS far ais Thirty.first street the av-
enue was one vast swelling, tumutuous
current, flowing confuSedly sOuthward.
Not balcony, a doorstep or Il window
along the entire route but was crowded.
Then buggies and wagons of every de-
scriptlon came into the avenue choking
up the thoroughfare and rendering the
confusion worse confounded. With all
the highest good humor prevailed IN the
crowd and from the commencement OF
The excitement till it subsidized not sym
tom OF disturbance was manifested. As
usual on such occasions the trees IN front
OF the residences suffered considerably
from those who sought to obtain an unob-
structcd view of the distinguished man by
climbing into the branches. No little
amusement was occasioned at one spot
near Adams street by a female, who, af-
ter making several abortive attempts to
secure position in front of the crowd.
finally made wild rush at tree and
commenced to climb Her strength soon
gave way, however, and she fell PROSTATE
on the ground and was taken to the rear.
AT length the police succeeded in clear
ing a space in the centre of the avenue,
and about ten o clock the sound of music
from the Great Western Light Guard
band told the impatient citizens that
Weston was coming. Looking along the
avenue one could mark his progress by
the futtering of innumerable white
handkerchiefs from every window as he
passed, 1t was like the white crest OF a
mighty wave that was slowly rolling down
the avenue, and was accompanied by
hoarse chorus of human voices which
greeted the ''much enduring man.
Weston walked briskly along in the
centre of the hollow square, smiling gra-
ciously as he proceeded. and occasionally
waving witha graceful action his elegant
white hat He did not seem to be in the
slightest degree fa'igued, but walked for
ward with a step as elastic rs when he
left Portland
Weston was introduced to the audience
at the Opera House by j. W. Sheahan,
Esq who said;
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN [ beg leave
to introduce to you Mr.. Payson Weston,
the great American ''walkist. Mr..
Edward p Weston is known TO you,
and to the country generally, as an ath
lete in the particular line in which he has
just finished his performance. but to his
friends and acIIa.nt.ilcos, he Is also
hnown as a journalist and editor, and
consequently gentleman Of culture and
responsibility. Ladies and gentlemen, [
have large acquaIntances with that pro
fesson and | Can say that Mr.. " eston Is
the fastest journalist on record He has
walked from Portland to Chicago, 1900
miles, which distance, if it were put into
a straight line, would be nearly equal to
half way across this contnent-and this
he has performed in twenty-five days
averaging fifty two miles per day-some
thing not equaled by any other man. He
has also walked in one day ninety-on
miles; in another eighty, aud in another
seventy; and here he is to-day as fresh
almost as he was when he left Portland.
That is the performance of MIR. Weston.
walks" and editor. Ladies and gen
tlemen, introduce him to YOU Cheers.
From Weston's remarks which were
somewhat discon nected we give extracts:
I am not well prepared to make any ex-
tended remarks this afternoon. Yester-
day | was obliged to do more than | had
made calculations for, and to day, since
| have been in town, have done consid-
erably more than | calculated to. How
ever, | will do the best | can.
1T has been announced that [ would
state the reasons why | undertook the
journey from Portland, Me-, to Chicago,
LII. Last winter the wager was made
between a friend of mine and banker
In New York, in one Of the hotels of that
CITY. The gentlemen asked lnc wha. I
could do, [ told him that [ thought [
could walk from Portland, Me, to Chi
cago, H., and make twelve hundred
miles in thirty consecutive DAYS. Moth
ing was then said about the exclusion of
the Sabbath. | am not a religious man,
| am sorry to say, but at the same time
| don t approve of horse racing on the
Sabbath any more than anything else,
and pedestrlansn, In the eyes of some,
would be the same as that At the time
that | excluded the Sundays from the
walk and made it twenty-six secular days
it was with the understanding that the
hundred miles In one day was not to be
performed Or attempted. l may say
here and | think [ am justified in doing
so, that it was cruel to put task OF that |
kind into walk of twenty-six days, for
no rest which could be obtained in twenty
four hours would fit any man on earth to
continue journey over such roads as L
have been obliged to travel within the |
past month
My private reasons for undertaking this !
walk were, of course, to relieve my falnl- |
ly from pecuniary embarrassment. 1t is
probable that, if [ had been wholly sue
cessful In it as [ had tried, most earnestly |
tried, Applause, it might have been |
better tor me- There is time when
every man must experience complete ex- I
haustion, to liken it to an animal, or it L |
may be permitted to use vulgar express |
sion, 'fag out. " He viii go as far as he |
can, and he can go no farther You can
test a man power of endurance and he
will go as far as nature permits him, and |
he can go no farther. A man may walk
until he drops, land then he remains there.
But when he RECEIVERS from exhaustion, |
he is not hurt at all, but he can get up |
anddo the same thing the following day. |
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