Evening journal., 1903-10-15
OOWIE TRAVELLING
IN SWELL CAR
He Win Have All Comforts
of Life While Journeying
TO New York
SIX TRAINLOADS OF FOLLOWERS

Zion city. H., Oct 15.-This town
witnessed the opening scenes Of the
most remarkable religious hegira since
tho days OF the removal of Joseph
Smiths saints 10 Utah. Three thou
sand and one hundred members Of the
Zion restoration host. rallied at the
command of John Alexander Dowie,
self-styled Elijah the Restorer," and
boarded special trains for New York
city. where they go to restore the
kingdom and save the modern Sodom
from destruction"
Buses, automobiles and vehicles OF
every description visited every home
in Zion City, about 1000 houses, and
conveyed hand Lcsgage and passen-
gers to Shiloh Square, in the heart Of
the city. Zionites who were not re
storers" gathered to bid goodbye to
the elect.
An exhibition Of theif trust In Zion
was manifested by women. who left
hundreds of young babies in the nur-
sery to be cared for till their return,
and by the heads of families deposit
ing their surplus money, silverware
and money in in the lions vault Each
restorationist was supplied with lit
erature case containing tracts, "1eaves
of healing and banners" a photo
graph and an Identification card. They
supplied their own funds FOR their in
dividuai uses.
Each of the six trains went by a diff
ferent route, and Dowies was the last
to leave. Dowie's private Pullman car
has hot and cold baths, barber shop,
suite of private apartments and an
aged colored chef. who has been in
service since 1862. Five hundred uni
formed guards are on the trains to
preserve order and prevent represent
atives of the press from being Snug
gled into the host.
All the crusaders have made heavy
sacrifices for the trip. They leave an
impoverished town behind them. The
people at home have been commanded
not TO get sick, and new sets o. Off
GERS have been provided TO look after
them Dowie's train was the last to
leave. and its departure was a signal
for the closing of a portion of the
schools and factories
Early in the day the heavier articles
of baggage, such as trunks, wora
placed in the baggage cars Also
early on hand was the dining car in
which Dowie and his personal aids
viii subsist One of the unique ar.
rangemcnts Is a nursery at which
Young children may be left during the
absence OF their mothers. A deacon
ess, with experience as a nurse, will
have charge of the coach, and until
November 2. when the hos. will evacu-
ate New York, nursery maids will have
charge OF the infants. One train car
ries the great surpliced choir OF GOO
voices. while another has the uniform.
ed guard. 500 in ALL
Dowle feels elated over the way the
arrangements have been carried
through SO far there has been no
hitch. The first meeting takes place
at Madison Square Garden Sunday
morning at $50 o'clock. the big ser
vice of that day to be at 2.30 o'clock
Among the crusaders are represent
atives of nearly all Caucasian races,
while there IS a sprinkling of Asiatics
among the guards. The Orient is rep.
resented by several Japanese and Syr-
ians.
Old men with long, flowing boards.
old women, middle-aged and youthful,
even some with infants in arms,
crowded the cars. Two Pullman
coaches were attached to the rear Of
each special for the accommodation
Of the more wellto-do Of the Zion host.