The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-08-01

Miss Won HILJERN's WALK.--Hs Result
Miss Won Hillern's great feat of walking fifty
miles in less than twelve hours on such a day
as last Monday, was the one topic Of conversa-
ton yesterday. In the shops and stores the
task was carefully considered, while in the SO
cial circles it was the one topic of conversation
A large number of ladies and gentlemen called
upon the young lady at her hotel during the
day to congratulate her upon the accomplish
ment of SO difficult task, against such great
odds. She was feeling finely, and showed little
or no signs of fatigue. In the afternoon she
walked out with her agent, and wherever she
went she attracted much attention. Several
ladies and gentlemen appeared at City Hall in
the morning to try the track and see what time
they could make. Some of the ladies did re-
markably well, and one of them made full
mile in thirteen minutes, while another made
one circuit in thirty seconds. The gentlemen
did rather better. The amusement lasted until
in the afternoon, when the track was taken up
much to the disgust of the young ladies who
were beginning to like the recreation. The re-
suit OF Miss Won Hillern's visit to this city is,
that the young ladies are beginning to see that
they too can walk if they wish to. While at
City Hall several prominent gentlemen sug-
gested the advisability of procuring room for
such exercise 1t is said, however. that Miss
VOC Hillern is of the opinion that it would be
far better for them to take their exercise in the
open air, as she does when practicing for one of
her great walks. The plan she pursues is to
start off in the country accompanied by her
agent and walk constantly for half day,
She then stops for dinner and returns, walking
sometimes forty miles or more in day. 1t is
more than likely that our ladies will commence
this healthful exercise now that they have seen
its results
Yesterday afternoon number of persons who
had become imbued with the subject of walk
ing, appeared on Lincoln Park to try their
speed. The great objection to this place ap-
pears to be that the distance is not known, and
every one that walks now wants to know just
how near he comes to Miss Won Hillern's time.
In view of this fact, a correspondent asks that
the city have the Civil Engineer MEASURE the
distance for the bsneft of the public.
From remark made in our notice of the
walk of Monday, some have inferred that Miss
Won Hillern partook of alcoholic stimulants.
times with beef tea, eggs beaten in milk, prune
water, and settler. She washed her mouth
with little Ice water occasionally, Tut spit it
out. For the first time in her experience, spirit
was used. but not internally; little whiskey
was poured into each shoe after her rest, just
before beginning the thirty sixth mile, as she
had not time to charge her dress when she rest.
ed, and the lining of one of her shoes had loos-
ened in one spot and blistered her foot
At the close of the walk she was driven to
the Preble House, where her nurse, one of the
colored women who attended her during the
walk, gave her warm sponge bath, dried her
thoroughly and put her to bed. The first part
OF the night she was somewhat restless and
dozed, and suffered slightly from cramp-as is
usual the first night after walk The rest.
lessness was caused more by excitement than
fatigue The last part of the night she slept
well and arose at s o'clock feeling nicely.
large number of her callers yesterday urg.
ed her to give another exhibition of her re-
markable powers of endurance, in this city.
The lady remarked in modest manner that
she did not think that she did herself justice at
the last exhibition owing to the heat, and she
should like to show the citizens of Portland
what she can do in this line. Accordingly she
has consented to give another exhibition at
City Hall, on the 10th and 11th inst At this
time she will attempt the difficult feat Of walk
ing So miles in 26 hours. She will commence
at o'clock Friday evening and finish at 10
o'clock Saturday evening During this walk
she will not be able to sleep at all, and will
have but few minutes to rest.