Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-11-06
TmE GREAT PEDESTRIAN FEAT.

btaTteas on the Aotu hii-J " pCtiViAh eiao
great feat of walking to Chicago from Port
land, Maine, in thirty days, of which
twenty-six only are to be walking days.
He stops Sundays. Re left Portland on
the 29ih, at noon precisely, amidst enthu-
siastic cheers from vast crowds. He
struck out at an easy five mile gate, a
large crowd following him out Of the city.
He is represented as 1.-the, good-looking
man, twenty-five years old, weighing l25
pounds. Ills a part Of his wager that he
shalI walk 100 miles in twenty yfour hours,
during his walk to Chicago. The follow
ing shows the details OF the match.
Edward Payson Weston, the young pc
| destfiaE. whe created somewhat OF a SEN
sation in 1861, by walking from Boston to
/ Washington against time, averaging hity-
| one miles for ten consecutive days, has
been pitted against his old antagonist to
walk from Portland, Maine, TO Chicago,
| Illinois. distance of 1900 miles, in twenty
six walking days, for the sum of Sl0,OOo
side. Geo. KaGoodwin backs the pedes-
fran. T. f. Wilcox risking his money on
1 Weston's failnre. The articles OF agree
ment provide tifat Neston is to perform his
arduous labor in thirty DAYS, without walk,
/ ins between midnight on Saturday ana
midnight on Sunday; he ia to follow the
post road |; Is 10 walk one hundred consecn-
\ tive miles inside of twenty-four coIsecu'
| tive hours as a part of the feat, Weston
beipr nriyileced to make Eve trials, on
| such days as he may select, provided ne
fails in his first attempt; he wlllsbe accom-
panied by two sworn witnesses Tor each
4 side, who are TO follow him IN q wagon,
and are each to make statement under oath
as to his progress, and the stakes lS2o, ,o0o,
less $1,000 already up as forfeit are to be
! handed 10 the winner at Chicago az. soon rs
the result is ascertained. The start from
! Portland will be made between the lst and
18Th of October.
The following is Mr.. Weston's calcula-
lion as to the points at which he will stop,
| and the number of miles he expects to
make each day:
Leave Portland at IL O'Clock NJ, Tues
day, October 29th, walk to Kenebunk, Me-,
| % miles. :. .. t.ra
Wednesday, SOth, Salem, Mass SO miles;
Thursday, 3lst, North Attleboro, 46
miles. ,1-
at P. NJ, walk to East Hartford, Conn,
distance Of 100 miles, arriving at P, NJ,
on Saturday. t-- .-
Monday, 4th, Cornwall Bridge, "a miles
Tuesday. 5th, Chatham -Four Corners, n.
"Wednesday, 9th, Schenectady, 46 miles
Thursday, 7th, st. Johns, AZ miles
Friday, 8th. Rome, 46 miles,
Saturday, 9th, Warmers, AZ miles.
Monday, 1lth, Palmyra, AZ miles
Tuesday, 18th, Byron. A miles.
Wednesday, 18th, Buffalo, 40 miles.
Thursday, l4th,, Brocton, 43 miles:
Friday, November 18th, Erie, Pa, Al
miles.
Saturday, 10th, Geneva, Ohio, SO miles
Monday, 18th, Cleveland, 40 miles
Tuesday, 18th, Wakeman, 43 miles.
Wednesday, 10Th, fremont, 80 miles.
: Thursday, DIST, Springfield, 80 miles.
, Friday, 22d, Bryan, 45 miles.
E Saturday, 23d, Ligonier, Ind, "a miles
! Monday, 25th, Mishanaka, 40 miles.
Tuesday, 26tn Calumet, AZ miles.
Wednesday, 9th, Chicago Junction, Ill
. 80 miles. -.
e THURSDAY, Gst6, reach Chicago, Smile
at Il NJ.
l. On this trip Weston will pass throug
J. narts of ten different States, and more tina
, 200 cities and towns. In private lett'
he saws: "The calculation for each day
n travel is made on the supposition that
Ie not fail to make 100 miles in the walk lro
2 North AttIeboro to East Hartford. Fai
ol ing in this, however, i have four oth
j. trials. which shall make at intervals
Ut FIVE davs, In 1861 / made an average
81 miles per day, for ten consecutive DAY
Il in the worst season of the year for waikiki
% February and March. On this trip n
ne average will be but AZ miles, and the re
" il TO be performed during the pieasantt
G. mart of the wear. have tried nine dlnf
es emf times TO walk 100 miles in "a consec
y | tive honrs, but have never succeeded. I
eS one trial came within two miles ol It,
3 think / can accomplish the ieat atei
" weeks practice, and if l am snceessiui :
es the fourth day of the trip, would NOT 81
ne ten cents to be insured the victory.
Sh Should Weston fail, on each trial,
er make 100 consecutive miles In "a hou
sh his hacker forfeits six-tenths of the sta'
DE whetherthe whole distance be accomplish
* in the given time or not.
- 1t is reported that Weston failed to ma
at his first hundred miles. He was at Pla
he field, Conn, on Sunday, the 3D. inst
1o' was TO leave at 1890 on the 4th for hs
al T ford, and from there for New Brittle
ing where he will start on his second trial
nal one hundred miles. This indicates that
,ih has deyiated from his original ronte-