The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-11-30
CHICAGO.

The Protracted Pedestrian Agony
OTer..-wcston ArTlTed.--.I IhniaeaI
Furore Of the POpuIaee.-IIoW the
Walker was Dressed.-.His Baby, and
WhRt He Said About It...InIenSe In.
tereat of the Crowd In Wagons.
How Much the PereErinRIOr Weighs
How He Feels, and what He nays.
CHICAGO, Nov. 2s.-Weston, the ne.
dsstrian, completed his walk OF l,sOO
miles from Portland this morning. He
left Hyde Park, SIX miles distant,
where he slept last night, at $50 4. M,
and reached the Sherman House Il few
minutes after ten. For hours previous
to his arrival, a dense mass OF men,
women and children poured up the av.
enue through which he WAS to pass,
and the street was crowded with We.
hicles OF all descriptions, laden to their
utmost capacity with human freight.
He was escorted 10 the city limits BY
number Of police officials, and from
there TO his destination, he marched In
the centre OF hollow square, formed
by dry policemen. He was preceded by
u band uf thirty pieces, aud WAS nc.
cOmpanied by thousands upon thou.
sands Of people. Great enthusiasm
WAS manifested, the pedestrian being
hailed almost continuously with vOcIf.
efous cheering. II Is estimated that
there were 5000 persons along the line
OF march.
Weston was dressed In natty cos.
tune, consisting Of a blue jacket with no
vest, rutllrd shirt, tight blue pants, II
fancy waist belt, red leggins, immense
ly large aud heavy, and n white can
round hat. He exhibited but small ey.
idCnce OF fatigue, and moved along du.
ring the latter portion OF his Journey al
very quick pace, uecessltaIing an GO.
cAsional run on the part OF those desI.
rOus Of keeping up with him.
In the vicinity Of the Sherman House
the scene WAS m extraordinary one,
the streets Ia NIL directions being com.
pletely blocked with people on loot, on
horseback aud In vehicles, all mani.
Testing the greatest excitement. The
thrOng WIS so great that for consid.
cradle period the street cars were un.
able to make their trips.
Upon arriving ut the Sher.
man House he entered, and In response
10 loud calls, soon made his appearance
upon the balcony, carrying his baby In
his arms, and addressing the crowd,
Informed them that the infant could
now have pony which II had desired
TO obtain, and which was one of the
motives actuating hun in undertaking
the lent.
lie. then descended TO the street, and
again escorted by the police and AN I'M.
mcnso number Of people, proceeded to
tho Opem.hOuse where II private TOUm
had been furnished for him.
In the afternoon aud evening he
mHde addresses In the intervals OF the
concert ut the Oppra.hOuse, the price OF
admission 10 which was one dollar and
half. The auditorium was crowded
on each occasion, and the street In front
Of the house was filled with PERSONS
anxious TO catch glimpse OF hun.
The carriage which accompanied him
from Portland, carrying tho witnesses
OF tho undertaking, remained IN the
street duriug tho afternoon, aud at
tncled great number Of curious spec
tutors.
Weston Is n slight, ordinary looking
man OF twenly.eight years, weighing
about l2S pounds. When he reached
Hyde Park this morning ut half paSI
one o'clock, amer II walk OF twCnty'OnS
hours mud II half, on terrible muddy
roads, uf between Nxty aud seventy
miles, no manifested the highest OK.