The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-11-29
W 70 S T. O n
Ineidents OF the walk from waterloo
10 south Bend, Indiana.
HIS Last Failure TO Perform the
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SPECIAL Di,patea q DC caioogo 7.ib,a,e.

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GOSHEN, IND, Nov. 25-2P. NJ.
THE START FROM WATERLOO.
Weston. the pedestrian, as L mem
toned in IA previous dispatch, moved
out of Waterloo ffteen minutes afler
twelve o'clock this morning. AT the
time ofEhis leaving the hotel the rain
was falling in steady manner, having
commenced at about ten o'clock Sun
day night. The pedestrian was very
active in getting along on his road,
"eussing" his attendants in a very en-
ergetic manner, because they were not
prepared to start the moment he WAS
He likened them to ak pine sticks, and
Iintimated that that number Of pieces OF
timber would do him as much good rs
the six blood and flesh objects who ac-
company him as n bOdy-guaTd. He
was clad in q light colored rubber coat,
reaching to the knees, pair Of black
rubber leggings, reaching to the waist
and fastened at the top TO his belt, and
waterproof cap, with cape reaching
to, and covering a considerable por-
| ton OF his shoulders. Dressed in this
| manner he bounced Out of the hotel,
and striking "a good round pace was
soon opposite the Waterloo City Post
Office, the point where he
CoAGMESCED THE HUNDRED MILE FEAT.
Just before quitting the hotel he told
me he was very glad II had commenced
raining before he began his last grand
effort, RS, in all probability, II would
cease before the completion Of his jour
ney, and he would be permitted 10 go
into Chicago in his most killing clothes.
He acknowledged he felt some pride in
the matter, and YVES anxious to create
A. Nc nnRaihla
among the citizens of Chicago.
THE SUSPICIOUS CHARACTERS
mentioned in my previous dispatch.
who so anxiously requested the honor
OF plotting Weston through to Kendall
vile, continued lowering IN the vicinity
OF the pedestrian for an hour after we
had departed from Waterloo, bnt as a
sufficient guard constantly watched
their movements, If they meant mis-
chief, their intentions were thWarted.
wEsToN's COMPANIONS.
In addition to weston's regularly
employed assistants, representatives OF
the Tribune and Tunes accompanied
him in separate vehicle of their own,
that no movement of the pedestrian
should escape their notice which might
prove of interest to your readers.
DARK AND STORMY NIGHT.
Passing out of Waterloo City our lit
tie man went away at u brisk pace,
keeping our horses on u trot four-tifths
OF the time. We reached CaEruna, dis
tRnt seven miles from Waterloo, Mt two
o'clock precisely. The darkness was
most intense, and coupled with the
constantly falling rain, made it any
thing but cheerful to be out on the road.
Our carriage was nearly upset on two
occasions between Waterloo and Car
runa by coming in contact with stumPs
that lay hidden from view in our path.
1t is, indeed wonderful that We got
through at all without serious accident,
such were the difficulties OF navigation
we had to contend against. Our car
riage was not the best one 1 ever saw,
there being no curtains either on the
sides or rear, and the rain dashed in
upon us with every gust of wind. The
tosh" was all that saved us from II
thorough soaking.
Six miles beyond Carruna,
AT EDDISG's CORNERS,
the pedestrian halted some minutes
while his attendants scraped the mud
from his garments with sticks carried
for that purpose, and resembling the
sticks used by the drivers of trotters 10
scrape the sweat from their perspirtng
animals after heat.
INTO THE DARK AGAIN.
This operation over, Weston again
resumed his tourney, much relieved,
there having adhered to his limbs and
feet several pounds of the stiekest kind
of yellow mud. Ten minutes after the
scraping process, Weston reached
Kendaliville-time, $3.50 a IN. Four
teen miles had now been accomplished,
but, nothing daunted, the pedestrian
continued right on, Notwithstanding
several hundred persons. who had
foolishly kept out OF their beds to see
him, appealed to his generosity TO stop
and let them examine him more close
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