Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-07-23

Mss Aonaon4errys o. uaeyeie fameS
An Albuquerque.
Alsuqu cirque Daily Citizen.
Miss Annie Londonderry, who on a
wager OF s20,00O 10 $4,000 Is going
around tho world on a wheel. arrived
here on the delayed train yesterday aft
ernoon from the south and is stopping
at the San Felipe hotel The Citizen
reporter was introduced 10 the young
lady this morning, aud seated in the ro-
tunda Of the hotel she spoke Interesting
ly Of her daring trip around the earth's
circumference. She is a charming, viva
cious talkor. nearly . years Of age, with
regular features somewhat tanned by
the sun and wind Of the Orient. The
broad rim Of q iaunty white straw hat
trimmed with black ribbon bent and
shook itself ia response 70 her animated
movements Of the head in speaking. The
right leg was thrown over the left, the
hands crossed al the knee aud from IN
der the bottom OF a plain, black skirt q
ahapely foot was visible, The venture
some athlete stands o feet . inches and
weighs 1876 pounds. When she began
her tour she weighed lo5 pounds, and
for the n Paso races she trained down
from 143 pounds TO her present weight.
June %, 1894, Miss Londonderry start
cd out from Boston under contract TO
pump her way around the world IN az.
teen months. The route was mapped
out and the contract requires her to reg
istor at stated places. The wager grew
out Of a discussion between prominent
club men as to the power Of endurance
and pluck Of women. II was considered
impossible Tor a woman to make the trip
unattended and alone. Miss London
derry, the Ilucky young journalist Of
the Boston Herald was selected for the
feat. II she succeeds the 10000 shall
be hers. BY the terms OF the contract
she left Boston penniless and il requires
that she ahould receive no assistance N
the way Of money or food that she did
not actually work for. She has sawed
and split wood ia return for food and
has gone hungry many G day when sh'
could not get that or anything elso to do
II have absolutely received no insult
throughout The whole trip" said Mis-
Londonderry 'and I've been treated with
the highest consideration except perhaps
when four Of Us, all Americans, werl
packed like sardlnes into a narrow an'
vile dungeon in China"
Her course lay by way OF Francs
Egypt, India, China, japan, Corea. Sibe
ria and San Francisco, aRd from her
she will proceed to Denver, and the
home to Boston. She lie permitted I
ride 500 miles BY rail on the entir
Trip.
She lett n Pnso Sunday last and e.
psctod 10 reach Las Cruces Tuesday.
was the worst experience Of the Who'll
trip. Instead Of reaching Las Cruces a
expected, she was out all night witbou
shelter IN a binding rain, and her clothe
we're dripping winter whom she got there
Her tire was punotuFed and she va
: Obliged 10 await s repair outht from I
, Paso. The journey over the Jornand
. del Muerto was made without inolden
) and the remainder Of the journey 70 So
corro was difficult On account Of heay
. rains and uaahouts. A. Hooorro gpstol
. day she boarded the train Tor Albuqus|
! que. II have g0ne hungry Tor days en-
slept out 10 ~graveyarda, but that ~
nothing compared with my e~xperieuc
from III pnso here, she said.
She rides 10 bloomer costume aud b
baggage consists Of a akirt (which o.
suers the double purpose Of meeting lh
conventional requirements IT city III
and Of q blanket when forced 70 sloo
? outl q change Of u~ndofclothes aud
canteen Of water, altogether welghln
o i've pounds. She carries d pistolo n hl
! body, ard the quick, penetrating nas
Of her large dark eye shows that Oh
would not hesitate q moment to use q
Z necessary. She received q painful woun
a ID The shoulder from q stray bullet
the Japan-C China war. She was croasir
! the 6eld Of hostile operations % b
! i%ournsy at the time. She recounia
narrow escape from drowning 10 eros
4 ing The Caption river. frozen ~ tho tam
The bike saved her from going unde
The bike Is Q q pound Sterling, man
2 make. Tho lady claims a record Of
mile 10 200. and from the manner q
z which she ran away from Albuquerque
e fact pumpors last night ihoro can 90
, doubt oiih Tho squirt wac 10 honor
% her arrival aud she freely took ihe le'
10 and bold e. Ino local uhstlmet bad
"a punched o. Rhl|road avenue ana gene
r ~conlus'oa and iumbline wa lho result
the beat time Mla Londondsr
cleins 10 have made on ihe iripnl
. mi'ee llon San Francisco 70 near Colle
NJ Cal, n - hours and also "a n|lcs iIo
,el eahis balbaIt 10 10 Angeles rs
b. hsol.