Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-09-17
Bicycle Excursionists.
STANTON BICYCLIsTs ACCOMPANY
THEM ON THEIR RIDE TO HAIR

RISONBURG.
A company of members Of the League
of American Wheelmen arrived in Staun-
ton on Monday, at midnight, and took
quarters at the Hale House. At Norfolk
they had had good spin on the shell road
out to Kempsvllle, and at Richmond during
their few minutes stay. as their train pass
ed through, the Old Dominion Bicycle
Club gave them lunch. Before leaving
New York State. two of the party took
s'headersn while descending the steep hill
at Ithaca, N. Y, Friday; one of them.
Mr.. Geo. Dakin of Chicago, the Marshal.
fracturing his skull, and the other Mr.. M.
P. Warner of Chicago. receiving ghastly
cut on the chin. Mr.. Warner kept on
with the members on their tour, and was
in the procession which wheeled through
the streets of Staunton Tuesday, but Mr..
Dakin was more seriously wounded. A
telegram received here by the wheelmen
Tuesday morning, said he was still uncon-
scious. The following is a list of the
wheelnen who arrived in Staunton, and
the Staunton wheelmen who accompanied
them. We print the list giving them in
the order in which they rode through the
city:
Prof. F. R. Webb, Staunton; N. B.
Schmitt, roadmaster, Woodstock, Va;
B. B. Ayers, tour master. Chicago; u. H..
Orr, Asst. Marshal. Toronto, Canada;
E. H. Wilcox, Secretary, Chicago; w. 7.
Williams, Quartermaster. YaHtic, Ct: W..
MI nd
Lime Rock. CT; j. r. Scates, Paducah,
KY; F. d. Green, Amsterdam, N. Y; r.
p. Orr, Amsterdam, N. T.; G. W. Rlbble.
Harrisonburg, Va; J.P. Downs, N. Y;
J. j. Van Mort. Scranton, Pa; J. Ell.
Otterstetter, Buffalo. N. Y; F. D. Watts,
Scranton, Pa; Fred. y. WOlcott, Peoria,
ILL.,; A. M. Hinckley, Chicago; M. P.
Warner, Chicago; j. b. Mitchell. Phila-
delphia; d. j. Ellsworth, Penn Yam. N.
Y; Chas. Hansel, Springfield, ILL.,, and
W. IL. Squire. N. Y.
On Tuesday morning, piloted by Prof.
F. &. Webb of Staunton, who!headed the
procession, the byciclists wheeled through
several of our principal streets. They were
for the most part fine looking, muscular
set of men. of ages running from twenty
to forty years. Dark flannel shirts, caps,
and knickerbockers were the prevailing
dress, though there was no uniform. Most
of them had little bundle strapped on
the saddle. Our streets we're full of people,
many of them from the country, to see the
parade. The start for Harrisonburg was
made down the Valley pike promptly at
1915 A. M, and they were accompanied
to Harrisonburg by the following Staun-
ton byciclists-Prof. Webb, Hugh Henry,
Frank Tannehill, J. R. Catlett, Baldwin
Wayt, and Frank Holt. While the process
sion was making its street parade in
Staunton, several little fellows who are
quite expert at wheeling. took the rear and
escorted the line out of town; they were
Hugh McIlhany, Herbert Smith, and
George Jordan. The route to Harrison
burg, which they reached at LIS P. M,
was covered with much racing and great
hilaritY, the time being about three hours
distance, Is miles. At Mt. Crawford
Mr.. Warner felt weak, and with COM
panion, took the train for Harrisonburg
There was half-hour taken for rest on
the pike by the wheelmen, which made
their exact running time for the Is
miles, hours and 40 minutes.