New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-22
RIDE TO MAINE AND BACK
James 3. DM's odd Trip Through
Ne.c-England Byzcays.

Fast Orange " j. Sept. Fl (SpeciaD--After
trim Of 1888 miles. IN his automobile beginning
on JuIv IL James b Dill the law partner OF Johh
W Griegs returned to his East Orange home ia'e
last night having made the journey to RangeIey
Lakes in Maine and back again without mishap
worth mentioning. Mr.. Dill started on the iSlui
trip accompanied by his eldest daughter anu
John NJ Schmidt of East Orange. Later 'hey
met Mrs Dill and their other daughter. and AFTER
that Mr. Din and Mr.. Schmidt made the rest
OF the trip alone ~,
Mr.. Dir apparently enjoyed the trip hugely lie
said he started out with the intention of seeking
ont the bvwavs and hedge roads. not to travel by
the roads shown in the blue books In choo'lhs
these routes he many beautiful sights anu
met with many strange experiences ,,
One thing that impressed me- SAID MI LIN
this morning. in speaking of his experiences. was
a set Of villages in the fair valley east OF 'he
Connecticut River In one old town. Belcherto"h
a man ninety years old told us that there were no
young people in the place. they having marrleu
and gone away. leaving the old folks and unmar-
red women. The roads unknown. even 10 the
natives. Covered with grass ore has TO discover
them himself On one road met an old man
driving in a prairie wagon He went through the
section twice a week. and was newspaper anu
telegraph, the only means Of communication his
horse SHE'D at the machine ard broke the traces
and shaft. I offered to pay the damages, but when
he learned had n camera he offered to throw OH
his claim for damages II took his picture anu
sent him a few copies did this. and am gong
send him some copies. 1Or Is a boou IAhclACS-
Mr. Dill has some photographs Of signooards IN
New-Eng which do not reflect credit on the
intelligence Of the natives. At Flagstaff. quaint
village I'm Maine. sixty miles from any railroad the
ma tives had never seen automobile MI OIL
gave one OF them a ride. and he was so en-
raptured with the experience that pretty nearly
the entire population OF the place had ride De-
fore the lawyer could get away.
Mr. Dill says he prefers the steam car to the
Easolene machine, his experience going TO sho"
that 1t was more 10 be depended on in climbing
a hill He says that he had much trouble in get
ting good gasolene along the road, and ne clteu
an experience he had at one point where an I'M
scrupulous dealer mixed kerosene with the gaso-
lene Fortunately AIR Dill tested the fluid before
starting out and thus avoided wha. might nave
been a serious accident
At one point. where = stop was made 70 OH
the machinery. the got stalled against
heavy stone wall. and 70 release it it was neces-
sary to take down about ten feet Of the wall Some
keen reporter saw the gap made superficial in
vestigatiCn and the next day a newspaper appeared
OF how MI DfTs automobile away backward
down the hill and knocked slice ten feet long Out
Of a four-foOt wall, without inJuring either the
machine or its occupants.
At another place, some Boston newspaper men,
known by sight to Mr. Dill. lay in wait for him
his camera, and then turned his head away. DAY
or two later he sent them pictures with his com
plments Mr.. Dill took several hundred pictures
during his trip.