The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-01-20
TRIED IT ON FOOT.
START OF AN EXPEDITION OF
WRITERS FROM NEW YORK.
In a Refrigerntor-A Hospltable
Farmer Provided the Party with Chilly
Quarters for the Nisht-They Escaped
with Enthusiasm Slightly Cooled.

Quarters for the Nisht-They Escaped
with Enthuslasm Slightly Cooled.
With the enthusiastic cheers OF q
crowd Of New Workers ringing i'll their
ears the expedition organized by Ru-
dolph de zapp, that has for it's object
the tour OF the world on foot. set Off
on its first two days tramp, says the
Washington Post. The incidents Of
that first day provided all the o
enjoyment that any Of the party could
nave wished. The boys marched two
by two through the streets of Jersey
City, at their heels g miscellaneous ag-
gregation OF Jerseyites, many Of whom
seemed to be hating between a dis
position to cheer and a tendency to
]eer. Outside the city the procession
OF followers was soon shaken Off.
Walking around the world is not to
everybody's taste.
The expedition kept in the right d.
rectlon by the old familiar means Of
following the car tracks. With De
Zapp at the head the boys tramped
along the trolley way, after taking q
fond farewell look at the hazy harbor
or New York, in the center of which
loomed up the figure Of Hiss Liberty.
Then, with faces set toward the west,
the marchers hoofed it merrily along,
AS the sun began to sink beneath the
western horizon the expedition reached
the city OF Newark, where it was found
mat the extensive advertising given to
the troop by the newspaper reporters
had led the people to expect their COM
ing.
"A hearty reception was accorded
them, representatives of the local
newspapers taking them in charge,
feeding them literally and caring for
them In a royal way that gave them
the p~leasantest recollection of the first
night out. Next morning breakfast was
served In a nearby restaurant, the sig
nature of the city clerk obtained to the
register kept by the leader, and the
boys set forth again in spirits that the
wretched weather could not danpen.
AT Elizabeth the members of the ex-
peoltlon were taken for Santiago vet
Grams, and many were the expressions
OF sympathy and the indignant COM
ments on the actions of the hard
hearted government that compelled it's
soldiers to walk home. After an inter-
view with the mayor of Elizabeth the
expedition laid in a supply Of rations
IN the shape of bread, potatoes, meat
and cocoa. The rations were distrib-
uted among the members and the walk
to Railway began.
Railway cheered the boys on their
way, but did not offer to do the good
samaritan act, so the tramp was con-
tlnued into the lonely country beyond,
where campfires were built, and soon
the provisions were being devoured
and washed down with steaming hot
cocoa. Camp for the night was made
in the hayloft of a good-natured
farmer, and the second night was
passed in perfect contentment and the
dreanless slunber that comes only to
thoroughly tired men.
1t was found in the morning that
several cases of blistered feet had de-
Veloped, and the walk to New Brurs-
wick was not characterized by quite SO
much ~briskness as before. The first
unpleasant incident of the trip oc-
Cured that morning, when one Of the
gangs of tramps undertook to put an
end to the expedition by slaughtering
the members. The expedition had
started off prepared for trouble, and,
being athletes every one, they speedily
put the ~pugnacious hoboes to flight. At
New Brunswick the first call was made
at the Office Of the Home News, the
editor OF which gave them a hearty
welcome.
Then on to Princeton. A c%oncourse
Of college boys and Princetonians
turned out to cheer the walkers. and
many accompanied them some distance
outside the famous old town. At Stony
Brook camp was formed on a sloping
bank near a fine old colonial mansion.
The day was a charming one. the
scenery magnificent and the boys in
the best OF spirits, albeit somewhat
sore Of heel.
The recollection Of the historical in
cidents connected with the country
tulOuEu NAlEA luSy were DaSSlnI
served as an incentive to the bows to
p!od along, and they struck out gayly,
walking at a fast pace and reaching
Trenton in the afternoon. Here the
quarternlaster CT the expedition and
the leader, De Zapp, who is responsible
for the success or failure, remained to
obtain the signature OF the mayor to
the register, while the rest Of the party
forged ahead. The tramp was kept up
until 10 o'clock, when it was decided
to rest for the night.
But where? After a dIligent search
a good-natured individual was discov-
cred who offered the boys the hos
pitality Of his barn. He went along
with them to show them their quartns
for the night, and obligingly locked
them in, to keep out other tramps, as
he humorously explained. The boys
fell asleep quickly and dreamed that