The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-16

f'I think that the wheelmen Of Wor-i
cester owe to ex-City Treasurer Will
liam S. Barton a debt of gratitude for
the good he has done the city, and it is
the duty of every wheelman as a citi-
zen to do what he can toward aiding
Mr.. Barton's family in their search for
him. The Associated Cycle clubs of
Worcester will, to a man, lend a hand in
searching for him today, and it is the
desire of the officials of the organiza-
ton to have all unattached wheelmen
who desire to aid in the search report
at the rooms of the Worcester Cycle
Club this morning at o'clock"
The above statement was made last
night by ]. w. Grady of the Associated
Cycle clubs to Spy reporter, and in it
he voices the sentiments of President
Wilson and every other member Of the
organization.
Yesterday morning an idea to have
the cyclists of Worcester aid in the
search for Mr. Barton occurred to A.
Swan Brown, and he Immediately men
toned the matter to Chief of Police
James NJ. brennan, who in turn talked
with ex-Mayor Henry A. Marsh, who is
a personal friend of Mr.. Barton's The
attention of President James Wilson of
the Associated Cycle clubs of Worcester
was called to the matter and after
talk with the officials of the organiza-
tion it was decided to have the mem
bers scour the surrounding country
about Worcester today in hopes that
some trace of the missing man might
be found.
Chief of Police brennan is a firm ad-
vocate of the idea and yesterday re-
marked that the. wheelman could do
much more than anyone else in getting
a trace of the missing man on account
of their acquaintance with the country
and the large number of men who ride
wheels in the city
The club extended its assistance to
Mrs Barton last night and their CO.
operation with the family is one of the
most effective methods of looking up
the missing man that could be devised.
Sunday is a day set apart by the wheel
men of the city for runs into the coun-
try, and today instead of the regular
runs, routes have been mapped out and
each club will be assigned to one.
Owing to the fact that the only clues
which appear to give any trace Of the
missing man place him as going in the
of country about the park and to the
west and north of it will be thoroughly
searched. Parties will go to Auburn and
Leicester and also to West Boylston.
The routes were made out yesterday
by Chief of Police James M brennan,
R. J. Mckay, President Wilson and J.
w. Grady, and are as follows:
Route Park avenue to Salisbury
street, to Flag and Moreland streets to
To 3alr IN ci NJ
ton Hill, Pleasant street to Flag and
Tatnuck.
Route 2-south side of Pleasant
street to Chandler street, Park avenue
to Tatnuck, where they will meet and
confer with parto No. l.
Route 3-South side of Chandler
street and Mill street, meet at Tatnuck
and confer with Nos. 1 and 2.
Route 4-Southwest of Mill street and
voir and Leicester, keeping north of
Main street.
Route 5-South of Main street and
Stafford street to Rochdale.
Route 6-To Auburn over state road
to oxford.
Route ITO West Boylston by North
Worcester and Greendale.
The Century Cycle Club will take
route No. l. Route No. will be taken
Newport Cycle Club will look after
route No 3. Other clubs will be assign
ed to the other routes, every one of
which covers important territory and
is likely to develop a clue to the where
abouts of the missing man. The coun-
try was mapped out according to the
place in which Mr.. Barton was last
seen and the country on the east side
of Worcester hill will not be as tho
roughly searched as the country on the
other three sides.
A circular with half tone cut of Mr..
Barton, similar to the one which ap-
peared in The Spy, was printed yester-
day by his son. In addition to the cut
the following description of the missing
man is printed underneath:
Age 75 years, height IT 8 in,
weight 1870 pounds. hair white, beard
and moustache grey, dark brown
eyes, black eyebrows, black suit,
coat cutaway style, black overcoat
and derby, 16k turn-down collar
brown corded silk puff tie, black
boots and rubbers, black trimmed
eye glasses with cord, carried UNI
brella, straight handle. wore chain,
onyx charm and gold open faced
watch, marked j. & c.. 1S4B, Works
3OS1.
Every wheelman reporting at the
Worcester Cycle Club rooms will re-
ceive several copies of the circular and
as he passed through the country the
circulars will be distributed to the re-
sidents. The picture Is a good like
ness TO the missing man and 1t is ex-
pecetd that the circulars win bring
good results