Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-08
Harry Culver Makes the Run from
Lincoln to New York,
4,l2O MILES ARE COVERED.
Was on the Road for Finy.three
Days, aud Had some Very EN-
citing Experiences.

4 special to the Chicago Times-iicr-
aid from New York under date OF July
tth says:
There arrived In New York this ovcn-
ing a young man who says he has made
a remarkable trip nwhcci from Lincoln.
Neb.. TO this city. lio carried vouchers
TO show that he had made the Journey
by route seldom n ever before ridden
over by cyclist The distance Travelled
as indicated by cyclomctcr on his
wheel. was t.i2O miles. aud the time oc-
cuplcd was nrty-three days.
Harry culver IL the name NJ this
advcnturcsome youth, Lincoln r. his
home and his age IN nineteen years.
Riding by way Of Texas. Louisiana and
Florida. he started on schedule that
allowed him eighty days Tor the trip.
Ills actual time not only beats his
schedule by tWcnty-aeven days. but Is
likewise claimed to be n record between
Lincoln and New York
That the ride was rcplote with advcn-
turc anyone who listened TO tho ac-
count u Il given BY calvert as he sat
on the edge OF his couch In Turkish
bath house tonight could not doubt
culver was badly used by his ride. and
he told his story with evident pain, but
In STRAIGHTFORWARD manner
The trip out OF Lincoln was begun on
May 10th. the route being via Kansas
city and Dallas 60 Galveston, Toxins.
To the latter point culver was accom-
panied by T.. j, sauvun ~ Lincoln. For
the first twelve days rain fcll almost
continuously, and for several days the
pair rode their wheels over railroad
ties.
In Texas a decided improvement was
found la the roads. the course being
generally level. though sandy. From
Galveston culver rode alone TO New
orleans and through some of the dis
tricts he travcrsed the bicycle was "a
novel sight From the start he had
been bothered with dogs. which tll-
lowed him md snapped nt his legs.
Throughout the trip he declared he
killed on an average NJ a dos q day
his record for days killing being
seven doigs. shot inside Of twelve huuru
while pcdullng through indian Terri
tory.
The most thrilling Incident Of the
trip occurred whom culver was crossing
the Sabine river. between Texas and
Louisiana. Two hlghwaymcn on horse
back. he said. chased him for mile.
and, overriding him, demanded the
contents OF u bag he carried on his
wheel In that bag. said culver. was
n nix shooter. with which he covered
the robbers. The latter. according to
Culver, were glad TO beat a hasty re-
treat
From New orleans Culver rode TO
Mobile, Ala. Pensacola. Fla; Mont
gomery, Ala. Atlanta, Ca; Charlotte.
~ g. Throughout the south the roads
were found to be generally sandy
though not unreliable. The stretch OF
road between Montgomery ana Allan
Ga was the best up TO that part OF the
Journey ana Culver pcdaled the 100
miles IN eighteen hours.
Al point near China Grove. n. g..
culver declares he rode on a railroad
bridge and dropped twenty-five feet TO
"a dried-up creek below. lie was badly
shaken up, but after rest OF twelve
hours resumed his trip.
For the last thirteen days culver
averaged ii5 miles cnch day Out OF
Baltimore and Philadelphia he was
paced by local riders. lie lot Phllndel-
phia shortly after noon yesterday and
made the huudrcd-milc run 60 New
York IN the fast timo OF hours and
Nc minutes lie Immediately went 70
bath-huuse for the night.