Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-29
WORLD TOUR FOR ADOc
Noted Traveller on Railroads TO
Take Long Journey.
WILL GARRY LETTERS AS A GUIDE

Panhandle Jack. Former Pee of Ohio
Family. Like to Hun Top OF
Freight Trains - Trainmen Have
Carried the Animal over Central
States. where HE IL Known.
Panhandle Jack. the famous fox ter.
rier known TO thousands OF employ
ees OF the Pennsylvania railroad. Is
soon going TO travel from Chicago
around the world. says special dis
patch from Chicago to the St Louis
Post Dispatch. omcials OF the road
are arranging the trip and say their
Jack will he the first dog TO circle the
globe alone. They believe Jack viii
not be lost. but viii take as good care
OF himself as person aud get home
safe and sound.
tag will be attached To Jacks col
lar. giving his place OF abode aud his
name In addition letter written ON
parchment Will Ice attached. This let
ter VIII give the life history OF Jack
aud the itinerary OF his around the
world trip.
From Chicago 10 San Fra ncisco Jack
is TO travel over the Santa Fe IN the
care OF IN express messenger. Al San
Francisco Jack will be placed aboard
one of the Pacific Mail steamers bound
| for the orient
The voyage will lie by way OF Homo
lulu 10 Japan. thence to the Philippines
and Hongkong. At the latter port
steamer plying between there and Cal
/ Nxslll Ia tkals. xNtl
soon nnd himself In the metropolis OF
India. Across India to Bombay by rail-
will be the next step. and there the
tramp dog VIII be placed aboard
steamer that will carry him through
the Red sea aud by way or the suez
! canal to Port Said.
/ From this port Panhandle Jack will
! take voyage on the Mediterranean 10
| Naples and then Austria. Germany and
| France will Ice visited by rail The
! plan Is To have Jack placed aboard n
steamer at Bordeaux. France. aud then
! proceed TO England. sailing from I.iv-
erpool 20 New York city. and from the
latter point to Richmond.
Panhandle Jack IL regarded rs the
most wonderful animal traveller In the
world. lie was the proud pet Of fam
lily IN Reading, o.. until one day he
wandered down 10 the railroad depot
An engineer took hiking 10 him and
gave him ride In the cab OF his en-
CINE TO Cincinnati. Jack made friends
at the Union station In Cincinnati. and
soon he was taken on another trip by
another engineer.
Finally Harry Gantcr, fireman.
took him from Cincinnati TO Richmond,
Ind. But the dog didn't stay at Rich
mond very long. lie jumped into a
freight ear one day and went back to
Cincinnati. lie made this trip several
times. until he took the wrong train
one day and was carried TO Columbus.
o. Finally he landed I'm Chicago. His
reputation has grown, and all the Of
Gclals OF the Panhandle know Jack.
He is particularly happy when he can
get on top OF the freight cars and run
back and forth on the train
The work or arranging the itinerary
Of the world trip VIII be taken up by
some OF the Panhandle officials who
are DESTROYS of seeing whether or not
the trip can successfully be made by
the dog. Letters will be sent In ad
vance to the transportation companies
asking their cooperation In the expert
ment. and If Jack manages to keep his
health II il expected that the tour OF
the earthly sphere can be accomplished
In between four and FIVE months. Be
cause OF the fact that Jack will not
be attempting any record breaking
travelling stunts he naturally viii not
be placed aboard the fastest liners In
every instance, and II is expected that
he VIII be sent ont OF his way many
times while touring the continent ON
railroad trains I'm order that the for
eign railroad men may take squirt at
this strange dog from the land OF the
free.