Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-05-05
ON A LONG WALK.
HARRISON WARNER, AN OLD MAN, PUSHING
A WHEELBARR0W
To Baltimore, Nd. From Morgan County, Ohio-Hs
Arrives in the City Saturday Afternoon
and VIII Leave To-day.

A REGISTER reporter called al the Green
House, last evening, and shook hands with
Harrison Warner. the old gentleman whom
this paper announced, several days since,
would push a wheelborrow from his home
in McConnelsville, Ohio TO Baltimore. Md.
A warm clasp responded 10 that of the
reporter, and a pair Of kindly eyes beamed
into his face Mr. Warner looks to be not
more than fifty-five or sixty years OF age al
most, and he still seems 10 be hale and
hearty although lie is eighty-nine years o.
age.
In the room stood a light wheelbarrow,
painted red and neatly decorated. On the
sideboards was stencilled the following in
scripton
Harrison Warner, aged 50; Malta-Mc-
Connelsville. Ohio. The world renowned
pedestrian, emoute TO Baltimore, Md.
The barrow empty weighs about thirty
pounds. but i'm the front there Is small
compartment in which Mr.. Warner
carries his extra clothes and
snack Of luncheon. With this addition
the barrow viii weigh about fifty pounds.
which also includes the mud that adhered
10 the wheel, which Mr.. Warner said he IN
tended taking TO Washington, if 1t stuck
there. TO give 10 Benjamin Harrison as a
sample of Ohio mud In answer 10 an IN
quiry the old gentleman said
Il left home last Thursday week about
3 o'clock, and put in four hours that day,
six hours the next and four hours on Sat
iurday. in which time reached GAINESVILLE,
a distance of forty miles. ! am work
| ing ON the ten hour per day
plan, and as yet do not feel ike
striking for eight hours. II is III miles
/ from the place | started to Wheeling, and
counting ten hours days work II has lusi
/ been five days and half since | started,
and arrived here Saturday afternoon al
one o'clock"
.What is your object in making the
trip
.'Well. l have a sort of double purpose.
| First. ! want 10 visit relatives in that part
of the country. and secondly, | want 10 per
| form a feat that no man of my age ever per
formed before. nor is likely 10 pefom IN
the future If my health continues, ! eX-
pect to reuch Baltimore in about twenty-four
travelling days The total distance from my
home 10 that city is AZ miles count
on making twenty miles for every ten hours
of travelling ] do. ] have struck some
pretty bad roads So far, but got through
| fairly well The people along the road have
treated me with courtesy, and have had
plenty TO eat / have also had fine appe-
/ lite to eat what get felt as fresh when
l got up this morning as ] did the day
left home. have not been foot sore. limb
weary, nor have had the headache. in fact
never felt better than do to-day.
Yes. sir; it is my intention TO wheel the
barrow back home again if | live and am
able although L expect 10 80 10 Richmond
ON my way back 20 visit daughter. will
be gone about three months altogether and
will bc glad 10 get back 10 my wife and
family, tell YOU / think u great deal of
the little woman at home
Mr.. Warner viii leave on his journey
some time this morning. aud expects Ia
make West Alexander to-day.