The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-18
TOCIRCLE THE GLOBE
COLONEL AND MRS. BRADBURY VIA
GO ROUND THE WORLD IN 90 DAYS
A Trip Eos Pleasure. Nos Money-w0
Cross Indiaon Eicphants-Stcps Of . Fec
Days To Be Made at Interesting Places.

"Nine;y days, three months or quar-
ter of year whichever you please. THAI
Is my time for trip around the world"
Colonel John Bradbury, the young Los
Angeles millionaire, in pink pasamas and
dressing gown wrapped. was telling at the
Palace hotel OF his trip about TO begin.
This * no new idea. this trip around the
world IN a specified time. Aside from the
noted trip OF Phileas Fogg. jules Verne's
hero, which was made only on paper there
have boon several circuits by men. hus
only two women, Nelly BY and Eliza
beth Bisland, have made similar elobc Cir
dies on time. Mrs. Bradbury is the first
lady TO attempt the ride against time who
Is neither a writer nor a flying advertise
ment
There have been some few departures
from the original plan o. the trip. MFR.
Bradbury and his wife alone will make
the circuit of tho earth, Mrs Bradbury's
sister not desiring 10 attempt So arVluous
a journey. Mrs. Bradbury Il undaunssd
by even tho prospect of an overland eie-
plant trip ecross India which her hus-
band insists upon. But there are FIVE lay
stays in Paris and London beyond the In
dia trip, and even these short STAYS IN
such places would compensate many for
much worse trials than may be encounters
ed in n howdah during an elephant ride
across the great Asiatic peninsula.
Colonel Bradbury is not trying 90 mako
the trip in the shortest time possible, though
his travelling time will bc nearly as fast a
Nelly Bly's. On the contrary, no win
tarry In some places. but not long cnoug "a \
20 draw the trip out beyond the 90 days
limit
The full itinerary Of tho trip has not yso
been determined upon. All Of the arrange
ments will be made today or before the
steamer City o. Pekin sails on Saturday
The time between now and then will b
occupied in making the final arrange
ments, getting passports. letters Of ereeie
and the necessary travelling outfits.
cit looks - great deal better 10 call -
90 days" continued Ar. Bradbury. sup
plenenting his first statement. for 40
days sounds SO much less than thrcs
months and very much iess than .
quarter of a year.
but we are going and arr practically
on our way now, though we spend nearly
a week here before sailing. We can afford
TO lose some time along the route, for we
have ample time ut cur disposal We win
spend five days In Paris and a similar
fuZtn Oh b4iilt III ISol'HEf rtfiie IN
Calcutta, HonGkong and Yokohama. We
shall see something 81 all Of the principal
places that We go through aud shall not
try 10 see IL We can beat the time Of Nelly
Bly, or even Phileas Fogg. We have ten
more days than Fogg and shall probably
Use them.
as a matter % fact, am making this
trip for fun. al not trying 10 make m,
friends pay the expenses OF my trip. 7
have few bets. mostly email. some din
ners, a bottle or two and some hats wager
cd on the result, but am making the trip
for the pleasure OF Mrs. Bradbury aud my
self The bets have been made with tbs
condition tina; ! shall make certain stops-
"Our route VIII be aboBt like this: We
will sail Saturday and stop a. Honolulu
one day. From there we go 70 Yokohama.
and there change steamers. We strip -
several japanese ports and then drip DOWN
% Shanghai, HongkOng and Singapors.
We will not round the Indian peninsula.
but Will so 70 Ccylon and viii cross Isdis
overland BY elephant train We shsil ~
main At Calcutta few days and then 80
up the Red ga through the -rez canal sad
10 Cairo and remain thcro a few days We
are undecided whistler 10 Ga u Cons;anst
nople or Maple. but we shall certainly 20
TO Paris, London and then on o. New York.
We will &c back in Los Angles th~s
months from SATURDAY. san francisuo
ExaIulneT.