Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-03

Governor HolcoElb Signs for Packet
and PASSES IL Along.

Governor h0tcOEtlD signs Tor itclNet
and PASSES IL Along.
The now famous packet that is being
carried across the country by the trans
| continental relay riders was whirled through
the city yesterday morning just before
. o'clock, three hours and thirty-nve minutes
behind time. 1t was not in the city very
long. 1t came in at a twenty-four mile All
hour clip, one minute was lost in getting the
signatures of Governor Holcomb and As
sistant Postmaster Woodard, and it was
hen on its way across the river at express
rain speed.
"Dode" White, the Western Union lad who
brought the packet into the city, is now a
full hedged hero, duly ensnrined in the
hearts of all the bicycling boys. He
did himself proud. He covered the twelve
miles of his division in just thirty minutes,
going over the rough roads and the steep
hills in the country west of town.
White picked the packet up a few miles
west of Irvington and struck out with Ed
Morgan as his pacemaker. A terrific ride
was made over the hills into the city. At
Benson, Morgan was dropped and Western
Union Messenger Sawyer fell in to set the
pace. The two came in over the Military
road to Lowe avenue, along which they
whirled to Burt street. They flew along
Burt to Twenty-seCond, then to Webster.
down that street to Sixteenth. Sixteenth
street was too crowded for speedy riding and
therefore a cut was made to Fourteenth,
along which they rode to Douglas and then
20 W.. Lyle Dickey's store near Fourteenth
and Douglas streets.
A big crowd surrounded the corner and
cheered the plucky rider as soon as he
hove in sigh. lie was blowing like a
p~orpoise and dripping with perspiration
when he jumped Off his wheel with the
packet. The cheers. however. and the con-
gratulations of Governor Holcomb, As
sistant Postmaster Woodland and his
friends proved a panacea for all his fatigue.
In the meantime the packet had been
seized by Mr.. Dickey and opened. Gov
ernor Holcomb attached his signature to the
PROPER paper and Assistant Postmaster Wood
at exactly S:45. At SAG Dad Holton was
on his wheel with it and was burning the
pavement to the Douglas street bridge, with
Hall and Lafferty upon d tandem as pace
makers.
Governor Holcomb has cndeared himself to
the local bicyclists by being on hand to sign
the packet. He came to the city for that
purpose Tuesday and waited for the arrival
of the relay riders. AS they did not show up
he decided to wait until yesterday morning,
sending his secretary back to Lincoln to
transact the business that is waiting.
The packet was three hours and thirty-ive
minutes behind time when 1t reached
e 5SS city, at it 5:l being yeste SGns'D''a morH TO
ing. This is due to a couple of acct
dents and also to the fact chat the schedule
set too hot a pace for Nebraska roads. Six
teen miles an hour over the heavy, sandy
roads of the state is almost a physical I'm,
possibility. AS it is, Mr.. Dickey is well
satisfied with the time that has been made
so far over his division.
II the time could have been made in the
rest of the state that was made between
Fremont and Omaha the packet would have
been ahead of time. 1t reached Fremont at
6:25 yesterday morning, Just five hours and
six minutes late. Consequently one hour and
forty-three minutes of this lost time was
made up between Fremont and Omaha by
the speedy local riders, The roads were
hardly in the best of condition., either, being
rough from recent rains.
II is feared that little If any time will be
made up through Iowa, as the state has had
considerable rain of late and the roads are
in bad shape,
Hail and Lafferty paced old Dad Holton
from Omaha to Crescent thirteen miles, in
thirty-two minutes. Mcqueen gave 'em a
hot chase from Missouri Valley to Logan.
Ed White and Mangrum took the packet
from Dunlap to AriOn, twelve miles on the
railroad track. 1t had then been raining
five hours. They made the trip with two
sidetracks for passengers, and a stop at
Dow City to have package stamped, In forty
one minutes, a pickup of four minutes from
the schedule.
FREMONT, Sept. Especial )-Ed Knech-
tel of Fremont brought the package from
Ames to the Fremont postofice, arriving
here at 6:24 ?O5. At G:25 the package was
delivered to Hanson Of Omaha and Griffith
OF Lincoln and they Immediately started
for Elk City. The package was scheduled
to arrive here at l;l9.
JEFFERSON, Ia, Sept Especial Tele.
g~ramD-Riders in relay race passed here on
railroad track at 1880, five hours behind
time. Roads impossible.
Corbett-sharkey Meeting Fails Again
NEW YORK, Sept. flames j. coruetI
met Sharkey's manager, w. j. Lynch, hi
afternoon. Sharkey and Fitzsimmnns
whom he had expected TO meet. were. no
present. Sharkey was In Chicago and n'