New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-29
"ESTON THE Pedestrian.
his AfEiytf If CHICAGO - HISTORY or THE
GREAT FEAT.


his AfFfytf If 'crIcAGo - HISTORY OF TIE
GREAT FEAT
Edward PaysOn Weston, the young American
pedestrian began his walk OF 123Il miles from Portland
Me- TO Chicago H. the 29th Of October at u o'clock
noon The feat was attempted wager Of $4,000 that
Weston could perform the distance IN 90 days resting
four Sundays the trip. II was stipulated that he
should on day Of the 26, walk 100 miles a
hours and that failing IN the five different trials allowed
Inn. he should forfeit 5000 or sxteuths ~ his stake. In
every of these trials he failed The third attempt
failure Of such kind rs 10 excite strong suspicious that
Weston did not intend 10 accomplish the feat proposed
When he reached COnnedut ONO, ~ miles from Silver
Creek his stattmgpont n the lelnle tramp ne had but
mno miles 10 MAKE ana tifec houIs ana minutes 70
make inan average OF less than miles an hour. He
had frequently averaged ~, o., and than 8
miles an hour lOf houFs to5tef ana Wheh ne reached
COnneaut was IN frstTate condition and fine spirits
ISIS failure 70 commune Vhe Jilal nom C9eaut cannot DC
accounted Tor except on the ground tat ne was not s
own master but was entirely under the guidance and
control Of his attendants, for the prevailing opinion is
that Weston is an honest man lie remained at COnneaut
sunday, NOV. ~ aud on Monday 49, at dawn
started for gainesville a. miles away This point he
reached at ] o'clock. =. N. Here he dncd, and
then resumed his tramp. lie entered the Forest
ms departure again 10 2JO O'Clock the afternoon OF the
18th He had very enthusiastic reception in Cleveland
closely feared he would injury
but tie police succeeded IN Keeping them on Whether
result Of the excitement which prevailed is mOOted
question Weston reached Toledo at a. m on the 22d,
fourth time, the feat Of walking 100 miles In hours be-
tween that point and Bryan. ohio. lie made STRIKER
Ohio 50 miles from Toledo, az 22O O'Clock m on the 23d
again abandoning the lOOme feat lie left again at
noon, arriving AZ EdgertOn about $50 o'clock stopping
there for supper, leaving again at $685. and reaching
Waterloo 1880, where he stopped until the 25h
lie started again Monday, 18th, his fifth and
attempt accomplish the lO0mle feat AT o'clock that
night he South Bend, Indiana, having made sc
miles in n hours and having but "a miles to make in
three hours Here he stopped and his NTH attempt like
All tho others was miserable failure His excuse for
failure is that Indiana miles longer than
those marked OF in other states, and complains very bit
fcrly OF the that 2th OF November he walked
At least 10 miles more than he is credited with on Tues
day the 2Gth ne started 10 finish his walk 237l miles, Of
which lac had then only G2i 20 make AZ III. OF the
miles distant. lie mad then but ~ miles 10 walk and
hOurs 10 spare.
WESTON REACHES CHcAGO-s ONE or HIS EXPERI-
ENCE.
ny TsLEsEAPH n TRIBUNE
CHICAGO, Nov. 28-WestOn reached Chicago this
ing AT 10 o'clock and has won his wager The excite.
his arrival was intense For miles out from tle
city the roads thrOnged all the morning with people
anxious greet the young pedestrian and the streets
fhrough which he passed 10 reach the sherman House.
here le now is were packed with people The police
were inpatient 10 give HIM welcome; but he was
finally escorted 20 his room 40 tie sherman House in
safffy He that Tie attempt 10 Walk 100 miles, start
ing from Silver Creek, failed because his feet
were badly swollen. Ho reached COnncaut 81 miles,
in good condition otherwise, ard asserts positively
tat he could nave made Inc remaining hne miles IN tie
hours 81 minutes left but that his attendants would
al low him start They argued that continuation Of
r, frsTDp on badly Dl5ercd feet would cOpardiZe the
fnai n suit: and ne thinks tboy right ON the
seeO III attempt starting from Toledo, he walked So miles
in Is hours 10 minutes This brought him 20 stryker
Ohio which be had been Informed only 40 miles
from IL edO On making inquiries he became satisfied
that gt greater discrepancies existed between the
figures or his carefully prepared Timetable ana those
furnished him by intelligent residents OF the places
thfOrgh which he passed. lie Will publish full state
Iuent n few days In regard 20 the l1st tilaI, from
Waterloo 10 South Bend md, 40 miles, he says that
made boo rain and fog and over The worst |
roads Lo has ever Travelled WHOM he started J