The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-22
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- uOkASE 00YS noG0m "TRIP
ACROSS THE coxrsSEsr
opeat HIS Money In New Yesa. sent
HIN 10 Ceoe Hsne Fren seAesl.
aDa u Obliged 10 rravel ~
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Special Dispatch 10 the Pcss
SPOKANE, yuay sI.-what an American
boy. endowed with pluck and defsr-nsna-
fhen 10 set there. can AccompA&h when ne
makes up his mind 10 Il. was snS;anced by
nineseen-year-asd Spokane youth resent
". when CeAris~ Ewars. the Goa at wealthy
parents. voluntarily beat hn way ever The
railroads from Chicago 10 Spokane. . as-
tanes ~ over Sslo fnitrs accsmpsisasn the
mat IN ssfseen days Although ne left Chit
GO xtsh bat Is cenfs In aN pockess he
u&<er but once was Obliged 10 new food and
that was when he was within thirty miles
os home.
There was absolutely no necessity FOR
the boy 10 adopt the hrake-heam route in
r~achlng horne - hin father. Robert Ewsrt.
wealthy mining man Of this city. would
willingly have sen. him the money that
Z Pullman. oot Charles had a two.fold
reason tor decsdnx to beat hh way--.he
first being that he had spen; the money
sent him for his return ticket and. Sec
ondly. he wanted 10 enjoy the experience
Of such trip.
spens HIS Meaey Tee Freely.
Charles has been attending the School
OF Mines In Boston. fsttinx himself to be-
come mining engineer. and AZ The close
s.f fssr 10 3nsa~ ntrss -.
pay q brief visit to New York city before
starting for home. After weeks stay
In seeing the sights with sosne Of his
echoclmates. ne awoke 10 the realization
that the money for his return hame. seat
him by his father. had RAPIDLY dwindied
until he had barely enough TO carry him
TO Chicago. 20 which place he purchaser
q ticket.
starts Dat Beating His Way.
Upon his arrival there he shipped hi
trunk 10 Spokane by freight ard sent his
valise by express. charges TO be paid here
He also wrote a letter to his parents tell
ing them Of his determination 10 beat his
way home. A kodak. among his belongings
he kept out. intending 10 photograph some
OF the scenes of his hrakebeam trip. The
incidents of his journey IL best told la the
boys own words.
Tefls His Experience.
NaSu puiftG my tft5Snt gut III SttS~
cago had just exactly IS cents in my
pocket. but that fact didn't worry me much
as I was confident | could earn enough
on the Rad to pay for my meals. FIRST
walked out to the suburbs OF Chicago and
there awaiting the wessbound passengcr
train on the Ch.caTo Northwestern.
boarded the blind baggage that evening.
The train had not travelled great dis
lance before l began TO realize one OF the
discomforis OF travelling the tramp route.
a. IL. H. 49, - a&&r.. HAlt tvx
a perfect han around me and almost blind
ed me As think Of II now I believe
could invent some device TO put over
smokestaek that would make II much more
have TO ride the blind hagGaxe.
Hind Baggage WA Tee Tough.
We'll. say. 4 stood that an long -
could and when along about Midnight the
train pulled into some large town climb
ed or the mail car. and when the tram
platform OF the car and while the cinders
few pretty thick sffii IL was not near so
bad as In front. rode here for some dis
OF the train at the next town.
shifts to . mex Car.
MY nisht's ride had put an edge on my
appetite and I was hungry 20 I spent 10
cents of my iS-cenf asset In breakfast
at cheap restaurant after which felt
OF to again hit the road. ! soon was able
to catch freight and climbing into bog
car which found open soon dropped on
to sleep and when awoke ! found myself
ssdetrarked nj small station. where my
car. with several others. had been cut on
the train.
skirmishcs for Meals.
81 skirmishe.i around and finally found
farmer who let me assist him In doing
some chores for which he gave me all
could eat and I remained With him until
the next morning when I again helped him
and after breakfast / sucreeied in catch
ing another freight. which landed me In
Here / was obliged TO spend my re-
naming s cents for something To eat.
Gus appetite a fellow will develop on such
a trip. I can heartily recommend II To
dyspeptics as sure remedy Tor what
ails them
Expressed All HIS vaIsahlee.
II became afraid here that through
force Of circumstances my digestive appa-
ratus might become overworked through
too-Iong abstinence from grub. and 30
become tempted 10 soak my gold watch
and kodak. 80 ! hunted up the express Of
nee ard there expressed these articles 70
Spokane. retaining IN my possession only
q pockesknifc q present from mas mother.
and a cheap revolver.
Tsouhie In Crosssng the River.
ION the third day out from Chicago i
reached Council Bluffs without much
trouble, bat here ran~ against a snag.
The bridge tender refused 70 let me cross
over the Omaha without paying scent
toll and I hsdn't . cent After much
persuasion I induced him 20 accept my
knife. promising TO redeem u tn a little
while Crossing over Ia Omaha sold my
revolver for "a and returned and paid the
bridge tender the 8 cents and got my knife
back
I'm Omaha that day earned two meals
by washing dishes In "a restaurant. and
that night slept In a bed. paying g cents
for the luxury. This was the last time
enjoyed that comfort until reached Spo-
kane twelve days later.
Tonwh Trip From Omaha West.
From Omaha west IL where had this
toughest part Of the trip. where ] several
times went twenty -four hours without