The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-27
.Sixty.Nlne Year Old Pedestrian
Finishes Long Walk.
MEETS WITH ENTHUSIASM
Weston Walked the Same Course Forty
Years Ago - Many obi-Timers Who
Turned Out to See Him Then Greet
Him When he Finishes,

CHICAGO. Nov, sd.-~loiward raysen
Weston. 90 years old. cshaduied TO
walk into Chicago at pm, today. or
there abouts, al the rate Of five miles
an hour and complete, at the steps Of
the New Illinois Athletic Club. q record
breaking walk oil 1880 miles from Port
land, Maine, begun octoher 20,
II Weston,iinlshc his walk as arrang.
cd,aad thee il every chance tha, he win,
for al two o'clock this morning he was
resting AZ chcrtcrton. Ind, but 40 miles
away hc will haze done What he set
ont to do and beaten the record estab.
lisheJ by himself 40 years ago when. In
his prime ms a pedestrian he was one
Of the champion walkers Of the world.
His record for the distaucc male when
he was ~ years pi age was 20 secular
days, for Weston never walks on Sun,
day II be finishes his performance In
Chicago this afternoon, he viii have
beaten the record Of bis young days BY
| several hours,
According 10 the dispatches sent out
rom towns At which he has touched
lalong thc route. Weston has been got
,lng faster iather than slower, in his
promenade tor many days past For
saHe time he was troubled with acute
Indigestion. which hampcrea his speed.
Iof late however. he ha, been III perfect
Iphysical condition. aud has been rscllng
IoIF tie miles NJ the rate of five per hour
Iwith as little apparent trouble as the
layerare broker negofiates the distance
between the club aud the motor ear at
1.-THE curb.
| The New Illinois Athletic Club will
have a reception committee IN antomot
bics at South Chicago to greet Weston
when he al;a hat part OF the route
There also will bc detachment OF the
First Regiment, in which guard oi
honor and hugle corps,
Not the least interesting part Of th'
throng that win greet Weston win bt
The old timers who cheercd him when II,
entered Chicago 40 years ago. There arr
thousands of men still living who wer,
present when Weston came down Micni
gan Avenue on Nov Is, 1907, whipping
his muscles to further activity with /
short "swaggcr' stick whch he carried
Among the features oi the reception vii
be thc appearance Of Alderman Mangle
nj Michigan avenue and END 81, drly
ing zone horse shay exactly the sam
vehicle US was used In 1907 BY y, d
Mcclure, Sr.. when he drove to wclcom
Weston.
The long hike OF Weston was begun Of
October 90. when he left the postoifie
ut Portland bearing a letter TO be de
| liyered at the postoilice in Chicago L
he postmaster or his representative
Westons schedule called for his arriya
here Nov. 27 but he has consistent,
kept ahead OF the schedule. II he rcachc
the city this afternoon he will beat TN
record Of 1867 by nearly "a hours.
Weston has met with a good deal o
difficulty on the present trip because o
muddy roads. but in spite OF that hand
leap he has steadily maintained his al
vantage over the demands OF his sche
dule. The only advantage the pedestria
has in his present attempt in compariso
with the walk when he was youn
man is that the roads on the average ar
much better now than they were the
over the route traversed.
During the entire trip Weston ma
met with much enthusiasm along tn
route, towns turning out en- masse I
greet him.
1t is stated that Weston intends I
make lecture out OF his experience
on the present trip. He has alread
done considerable amount OF lectui
work and is declared to have made
success Of it. Weston is most enthu
! iastie believer in the virtues OF walkin
which he pronounces cure.all for Il
ills OF humanity.
4 Weston's walk Of 40 years ago end,
} on November n. the date OF departu
/ from Portland being the same as on Il
I present attempt. He reached Chica,
I in the morning and 1t was estimate
! that he was welcomed by q throng
& 10000 persons, who cheepd his plu,
4 and persistence TO the echo. The occ
4 sion largely took on the nature OF
4 public holiday, and many shops clos
Z 50 that the employees might take pa
7 In the reception.
\ His arrival in Chicago on that occ
i sion was the finals TO a walk which h,
4 interested almost the entire country.
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