Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-27
TIME, "a DAYS, 10 HRS, IS MIN
Forty Years Ago il Took Him Is
Days, q Hrs, and 40 Minis.
To Cover Same Distance.
Ills Longest Days Walk on Present
Trip was % $40 NuIcs--Finished
Strong and Well

Chicago. Nov. 21--Edward p. Wes-
ton ended his tramp OF 1924 miles from
Portland. Me, at the federal building
here at 1875 p. m. today He left Port
land oct 90 az 8 p. M, thus making his
travelling time. exclusive OF sunday. "a
days. 10 hours and 10 minutes Weston
did not walk on Sundays. He broke his
record OF 40 years ago by 1 day
hours and % minutes. His former time
was 90 days, 22 hours and 30 minutes.
Edward Payson Weston left the
Chicago Beach hotel seven miles
south OF the business district 60 walk
To- the postofdce where the long jour
uey is to end. ar g.52 "a. IN.
Weston reached DreNel Boulevard
and Fny-arst az 1872 and struck out
northvard at q fast gait The Boule-
ward was packed with q cheering
crowd an along his line of march and
the pedestrian was attended by % NOISY
following.
For the walk downtown Weston had
discarded his dusty garb worn durinG
the rough Journey and wore a new blue
suit polished shoes, new black CATERS,
O. black felt hat and white gloves.
The rest of the distance was from
tho boulevard TO the federal building
at jackson boulevard and Dearborn
street.
Weston was preceded by Alderman
B3deuoch. who carried banner Of the
Illinois Athletic CLUB inscribed, wei
come 20 weston Then came a line OK
d. policemen. Weston followed jauu-
oily. He was followed by automobiles
containing Weston's judges aud mem
beers OF the Illinois Athletic club re-
/ ception committee. headed by Presi-
dent william Hale Thompson.
From the front row OF policemen t1
the automobile extended ropes, forming
a hollow square ln the center OF which
Weston walked.
chief Of Police Shippy and Fireman
shall Koran walked beside Weston part
Of the distance.
They were Jokod boy the aged walker
about their ability to keep the pace.
and we're kept quite busy pointing our
objects of interest
Weston duish "a his triumphal
march from the Chicago Beach hotel
through the South Side boulcvards
with admiring crowds always around
and following him.
While the trip ended at the Fed
eraI building simple unfortunate
cirCumstluce and Westou's pride. led
10 change Of the reception plans
at the last moment. Al the Federal
building. Weston flushed with VIC
tory approached the Jackson boule-
ward entrance. one used only hY em-
ploycs Az this door o. uniformed ct-
ncial directed Weston 20 one Oi the
other entrances Notwithstanding
that Mayor Busse, postmaster Camp
bell and other city and federal oul-
GERS were within awaiting his arrival
Weston thereupon asked the way 20
the Illinois Athletic club and passed
around the Federal building. He
could not be persuaded 20 enter a.
Meanwhile the IOslmdstCr ana the
mayor waited in the postmaster 1i-
nce 90 greet Weston and finally tho
Official reception was abandoned.
Tho unofficial welcome Gao the Chic
caFo Athletic club, 10 which Weston
proceeded. was most enthusiastic.
on reaching the steps of the Ath-
letc club Weston addressed the dense
crowd saying.
within a week ] viii be ready 20
repeat this walk and 1 challeage the
world Cor such a walk 4 mean that
] would like 10 meet a walker from
| some foreign country. especially from
England. France or Germany. The
foreign countries DO not produce
athletes IKE those found Ia the q. s.
HIS longest days walk on the present
| "trip was o. $40 miles. while on the form
! er Journey the best day was only 81
miles
M. Weston crossed the state line M
10 South Chicago az 1905 o'clock this
morning.
Three thousand people were present
at the border OF South Chicago 10 gre
him. Capt Charles Iormlu of thr
South Chicago police station. con-
handing % policemen, Kept the crowd
ir1m Interfering with fhe walkers feet
a solid line VT uutrolmen marched 20
feet ahead III hlm. brushing tls good
uHur0d spectators out off tho roadway.
AZ lHp outer ends of this biue-cult limo
two ropes were held. which extended
back fo the automobile. These ropes
formed he sides of "a hollow square.
@ Dr. -5 feet in size, Boo which the aged
ulU Wl'aei.
Iuo a.s crowd vas Joyful March
Hg Through Georgia was suns
throughout tUe Wuy In South Chicago.
THO .ld mau pleaded or .WuE.y uu-
mindful 0f the attention hD Nas zoe
laiE.rs. 0T more property. rather ..uru-
Il. uf M tH putting further uIWCI.tisf
and distractions in fHe wlE off lu ale
ready difficult task.
Il. walker al NJ yesterday looked
plI. weak and tired Uuf he claimed
In Dor fr.HU HH HaH u". HH" . E..H
up to hIa regulation ci.r af Ilar miles
Hu hour Vino. m.. $3.50 I.. H...
ne dIU. and much af fI. #.y u.. only
at Che rate nf ESQ ml0