Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-26
TO WELCOME WESTON
Chicago will Give Old Pedes-
TRAN a Great Greeting.
PLANS MADE BY THE |. A. C..
Post Office Will Be the, Official End
Of His Journey.
FINISHES AT FIvEMILE CLIP
Is Due Early, Tomorrow, and Bar
ring Accidents, Will Break His
Own Record.

CHICAGO, November 26.-Edward Pay
son Weston started on the last stage Of
his record-breakins journey from Port
land. Me-. at II o'clock this forenoon. At
that hour he set out from Chesterton,
Ind, where he had passed the morning
hours in resting. and according to his
present plans. which differ somewhat from
those based on his accomplishment of yes
terday. when he crossed practically the
whole state of Indiana In little over
twenty-four hours. he win arrive at the
Chicago Beach Hotel seven miles south
from the center Of the city. at midnight.
There he will rest again. completing the
walk to the Chicago post ONCE. where the
trip is to end. before noon tomorrow.
The last miles of the journey which
brought Weston to Chesterton were made
at . pace which proved the veteran Pc
destrian superior in endurance to horses.
A team which accompanied Weston from
South Bend. where he arrived shortly be-
fore noon yesterday. gave out after 1t
had followed the walker for fifty miles.
The animals stumbled in the road. and
they could not be induced to proceed far.
Their until they had been fed and allowed
to rest in a nearby livery stable.
Men in an automobile who accompanied
Weston Jared nearly as badly as the
horses. They. too, were exhausted as the
result Of exposure to the cold, while Wes-
ton. seeming to feel but little the great
strain Of the effort he was making, strobe
az a. Ao In a
with newspaper representatives and others
who walked beside him.
Big Demonstration.
Weston reached Chesterton at mid
night, having Travelled ninety-one miles
with only two hours rest during the day.
This morning he was up again before
dawn and on his way to cover the fifty
two miles to Chicago
Plans for extending a fitting welcome to
Weston. when he completes his long walk
at the Chicago post Office tomorrow. were
begun by the Illinois Athletic Club yester-
day. A large delegation of automobiles
will meet the pedestrian at the city limits
and escort him down town. The South
Park police will accompany him through
their district, and a special squad Of
dozen mounted police will act as guard
Of honor during the remainder Of his
journey.
He will deliver a letter at the post ONCE
and then walk to the new Illinois Ath-
letic Club, where he will be officially well
he Is Going Strong.
If Weston finishes his walk as ar
ranged. and there is every chance that
he will, for at 2 o'clock this morning he
was resting at Chesterton. Ind. but forty
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set out to do, and beaten the record
established by himself forty years ago.
when, in his prime as a pedestrian, he
was one Of the champion walkers Of the
world.
His record for the distance, made when
he was twenty-nine years old, was twenty
six secular days. for Weston never walks
on Sunday. If he finishes his present per-
Torrance in Chicago this evening he will
have beaten the record Of his young days
by several hours.
According to the dispatches sent out
from towns where he has touched along
the route, Weston has been faster rather
than slower. In his promenade for many
days past. For some time he was trou-
bled with acute indigestion, which ham;
pered his speed. OF late however he
has been in perfect physical condition,
rate of five per hour with as little appar-
ent trouble as the average broker nego-
tiates the distance between the club and
the motor car at the curb.
The New Illinois Athletic Club will have
q reception committee in automobiles at
South Chicago to greet Weston when he
hits that part Of the city. There will also
be detachment Of the 1st Regiment as
a guard Of honor, and q bugle corps.
Some Who Will Greet Him.
Not the least interesting part of the
throng that will greet Weston will be the
old-timers who cheered him when he
entered Chicago forty years ago. There
are thousands of men still living who
were present when Weston came down
Michigan avenue on November g. 1867,
whipping his muscles to further activity
with short "swagger" stick which he
carried Among the features Of the re-
ception will be the appearance of Alder
man Mangler at Michigan avenue and 22d
street, driving q ''one-horse shay''-exactIv
the same vehicle that was used In 1867 by
.. u. Mcclure, senior, when he drove to
The long hike Of Weston was begun on
October %. when he left the post office at
Portland, bearing a letter to be delivered
at the post office in Chicago to the post
schedule called for his arrival here by
November 81, but he has consistently Kept
ahead Of the schedule.
Will Lecture, Of Course.
Weston has met with q good deal of
difficulty on the present trip because of
muddy roads, but in spite Of this handi-
cap he has steadily maintained his ad-
vantage over the demands of his schedule.
The only advantage the pedestrian has in
his present attempt, in comparison with
the walk when he was a young man, is
that the roads, on the average, are much
better now than they were then, over the
route traversed.
During the entire trip Weston has been
met with much enthusiasm along the
route. towns turning out en- masse to
greet him.
1t is stated that Weston intends to make
lecture. He has already done a good
deal of lecturing, and has made success
of it. Weston Is an enthusiastic believer in
the virtues Of walking. which he pro-
tounces a cure-all for the ills of humanity
lWeston's walk Of forty years ago ended
On November "a, the date of departure
from Portland being the same as on the
present attempt. He reached Chicago in |
the morning, and 1t was estimated that he |
was welcomed by a throng of $1,000 per- |
sons, who cheered his pluck and persist |
ence to the echo. The occasion largely |
took on the nature of q public holiday |
and many schools closed. SO that the |
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