The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-04-13
a phUCKy LITTLE WOMAN.

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Starts, with iIcr Iiu.nand, Around tho
World on G~lcypiu-lIow sho Views tho
Prospect.
On Wednesday II. Darwin, Mllrath,
Of tho Chicago lntcr.0ccan, and his vito,
started from Chicago for n journey
around tho world on bicycles. They
loft tho ln,cr.Oceau onico at l2 o'clock
noon OF tloir whocls,and expect to com.
plctc tho trip in two yours. Tho en-
trio Journey by land will DO mado on
tho wheels. Mrs. MCllrGti is only -
years OF ago, but Ia one OF the pluckiost
little women in tho world. as Is shown
by hor determination TO accompany hcr
husband on his perilouI tour. Speak.
Ing OF tho trip just previous to tho start
she snid:
81 do not feel n bit anxious nbou. our
trip. Wo have no timu limit ahead OF
rs, have credentials and letters OF intro
duc.ion Of sufficient Influence to com.
mand respect aud indulgence. and | soc
10 reason why tho tour should not be
succcsslully accomplished. | have no
ieara for interior China, since We will
DO provided with ample protection from
Hong Kong. Tho eastern hsiatic coun-
tries abound IN some cases with semi
bnrbarians, but there arc routes around
tribes. We arc not going a tho bird
would fly. Wo will shape our course rs
tho exigencies OF countries aud tribes
suggest. LEM was murdered near Err
zeroum, in Turkey, they say. Thcre is
no proof OF hia death yet at hand.
What proof can there be, then, that
he was murdered? lie may have
starved to death, or, again, fallen 4 prey
TO wild beasts. Wo do not inlend to
hazasd tho chances OF sudden collapse
by either route. We will ~acquaint our
selves thoroughly with what Is ahead OF
us before We go on. II one way ia no!
open and freed OF danger. We will take
another. OIe eau make q trip across
A,ia without ascending Mount Ararat or
climbing to tho peUk OF the highest
mountain in the llimalaya range. II
either afford safety, why, VT will 80. II
not, wa won't. Our solo aim will be to
lcave Chicago going west and return
homo and back coming from the east.
This. | feel certain. w will accomplish.
We 90 absolutely unhampered. Our
road lies straight ahead Of us. We have
but to follow it. With proper precau.
tons, good judgment. and wise counsel.
we have nothing to fear"
Four years ago Mrs. Mcllrath took
her frat lesson upon the clumsy fifty
four pound affair then designated as
tho Safety" and relate. with pride
that on the first dag she rode three
blocks" ere the steel Professionally head
cd for q fence equally persistent in re-
naming stationary and in the course OF
OF the weeI. Tho second day sevcral
miles were covered. and rs time passed
Mrs. Mcllrath improved until to-day she
looks forward with keen enjoyment 10
the 25,00J-mile trip upon which with
hor husband she entered ut noon
Wednesday. Last sumner Mrs. Nc
llrath accompanied her husband upon
several century runs. and as tho incon.
vcnienco OF such trips proved slight,
when Mr.. Mcllrath conceived tho idea
OF n worlds tour awheel, but alone. tho
li;tlo lady determined that she would
share the hardships and exposure with
her husband. In doing so she will en-.
JOY o distinction which few other wo.
men would care 10 obtain through such
4 hazardous channel.
Women have made successful explo-
rat!ons into darkest Africa, however.
and Mrs. Mcllrath believes there is no
rcason why ono OF the %Gcntler sex can.
not cross tho great cXpausc OF barbar.
Gus. lllitera,e Asia. exercising the same
precautions and care that have made
explorations n success upon the south
ern continent.