The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-06
COURIERS CROSS
4 HIGH TRESTLE
The Amazing Venture Was
Taken by Ohio
Riders.
ARRIVE AT CLEVELAND.
Major McKinley's Representative
Promptly Signed the
Packet.
CoUR1ERs IN NEW YORK STATE
Heavy Rains Impede Progress-Desti-
nation Will Be Reached Early
Monday Morning.

The bicycle relay packet of the San Fran
cisco Examiner and New York Journal j!
now in Western New York. Heavy rain:
and muddy roads yesterday rendered high
speed impossible, but in the face of many
obstacles the couriers made good time.
The packet arrived at Bellevue, Ohio
yesterday at SAB A. NJ. 0berlin, 8 :39 A. NJ.
ElYria, 1915 A NJ; Cleveland, 1I:41 A. NJ.
gainesville, 1:50 P. NJ; Madison 2:30 P. NJ.
Geneva, 2:43 P. NJ; Ashtabula, 3:17 F. NJ.
Conneaut, Alp P. NJ; Erie, Pa, 7:0J P NJ
Westfeld, n. Y, 9:51 P. NJ
The following special dispatches to the
Examiner recites incidents of yesterday
ride:
CLEVELAND, OHIO, Sept 5.-Heavy rains all
over The relay route. Ten miles an hour the
best speed that can be made.
CLEVELAND, ONO, Sept. 5.-Major McKin-
ley, who IS detained at Canton, has deputed
James r. Dunn OF Massillon to sign the packet
for him on arrival of relay at Cleveland
CLEVELAND, OHIO, Sept 5.-Charles F.
Creek to Willoughby, will have to ride the
Lake Shore Railroad tracks all the way ten
miles, owing 10 road being flooded
CLEVELAND, OHIO, Sept 5.-Siorey tele-
phones that he was obliged TO walk three
miles to get TO his station. That means a walk
OF three miles for the courier between Cleve-
Ia.
CLEVELAND OHIO, Sept. 5.-Relay changed
here at al A. NJ, after making splendid
time over vile roads. Major McKinley's repre-
sentative and the Postmaster did their work so
quickly that the packet was delayed only 80
seconds.
CLEVELAND, ONO, Sept. 5.-The gainesville
trestle, thirty miles east OF here, is 800 feet
high and q mile long, with single track cleo
tTic-motor railroad Officials will station flag
men ut each end to keep track clear for relay.
The courier crossed the trestle and arrived at
M
GAINESVILLE, OHIO, Sept 5.-Couriers on
gainesville division are doing wonders in spite
OF rain and muddy roads. They have covered
the eleven miles to Madison, including q long
and steep hill, in 35 minutes.
ASHTABULA, OHIO, Sept 5.-Bond's time
from Geneva to Asntabula, ten miles, was 33
minutes. Roads were vile. The courier had
to walk across new bridge building at Say
brook, and took header just before reaching
relay station here. Elwell, substitute, came
in ten minutes later. He fen twice and broke
two spokes
BUFFALO, N. Y, Sept. 5.-Relay now in
ninth district Raining hard. Roads in bad
shape. Left Erie at :05 P. N. Will probably
reach Rochester about z A. N.
Major Mckinley, in delegating James
r. Dunn to sign the packet, expressed the
hope that the relay enterprise would prove
successful.
The striking incident of yesterdays
relay work was the crossing of the high
trestls near gainesville by Couriers Gift
ford and Edmund Smith. The officials Of
the Cleveland and gainesville electric
road were amazed at the daring scheme.
Many people assembled at the gorge
which is bridged by the trestie to see the
riders. When midway on the trestle Gif-
ford fell, but the trailing courier passed
on. Clifford then recovered himself and
| the two crossed safely.
Rochester, 300 miles from New York
, City, will he reached early this morning.
The packet is still behind the schedule
time, but should arrive at its destination
early tomorrow morning.