The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-17
.TOOR OF EUROPE .
!. IN AUTOMOBILE
AN INTERESTING ILLUSTRATED
STORY IN NEW YORK PAPER
RY OSCAR r. TAMM.
-FOUR THOUSAND MILES
Over Fine Roads Through Grand
Scenery--Mr. Tamm Preparing
For Another Tour OF Europe
and South America.

/
! The New York Herald of Aug. |,
contained half page illustrated story
OF Oscar T. Tamm's automobile triI
through Europe. Ii gave a map of tht
country traversed tracing the toul
from city to city, and presenting
views Of the country taken by Mr.
Tamm AS Is known Mr.. Tamm was
accompanied on his tour by Gus Bottf
OF this city The story Of the trip Is
told In the Herald as follows
Here is real automobiling "A run
Iof four thousand miles through Bel
jgiunl, Holland, Northern Germany and
| Northern France in sixty days. Plenty
OF time to loaf and rest In cities and
Towns or to visit historic ruins along
the Rhine and fifty or sixty miles an
hour along roads where nothing but
high" is used,
/ That is what Oscar T. Tamm, OF St.
Louis and New York. and the owner
| Of the town OF Tamms ILL.,, accom-
lplished In a go Panhard during May
and June, with no trouble other than
| b few changes of tires Mr. Tamm,
who has Just returned to this country
from his trip, Is enthusiastic over the
route he followed and for the benefit
Of other American Automobiles he
| has given some particulars OF the
journey to the Herald.
Like most European tours, Paris
was the starting and the finishing
point. II. s. Hamilton was the man
at the wheel and with Mr.. Tamm
we're two friends from the west. Five
suit cases ami several extra tires
we're carried, the total weight Of the
machine With passengers being about
Ave thousand pounds
From Paris the route was to Rheims
and Brussels, and then through Hol-
land. The roads Of Holland are OF
good macadum and better than those
OF Belgium Many little bridges are
crossed; the hills are few. but the
country il picturesque. The wind
mills. the country people in wooden
shoes and quaint native costumes and
the cleanliness Of the villages all
a.Taed IN a charm. chat as-saaad slao
Panhard party 10 tarry along the way
THE beds III Holland were comfort
able and the omelets for breakfast
could not be beat" said Mr.. Haniil-
ton awY
From Antwerp the route was to
Utrecht and then across the German
frontier to Bremen, then north 10
Cuxhaven and down to Hamburg. In
the north of Germany the roads are
largely of cobbiestones, but they
steadily improve toward Berlin, being
seadiIy improve oward Berlin, being
OF fine nlacadam for the most part,
From Hamburg to Berlin is an easy
days run of about rs miles,
While Mr.. Tamm was in Berlin he
witnessed the semi-annual review OF
the German troops by the Kaiser.
To Dresden and Leipsig the roads
are of fine macadam. From the latter
point the run was through the Hartz
Mountains to Hanover. This included
4 climb to the summit of Mont Brock
en-. the highest point in Germany, up
which Mr. Tamm's .Panhard was the
third car to make the climb. For the
last quarter OF mile, from Sehierke
to the summit the road is like cliff
and for the only time during the trip
II was found necessary 10 resort to
the low speed gear. principally on sc
count of powders that practically
brought the ear to a stop. The party
remained over night at am inn above
the clouds. arising at three O'Clock in
the morning 60 watch tho sun rise.
From Cologne the route was along
side the Rhine. through Bonn, COB
lentz and Bfngen to Mayence. The
river was crossed to Wiesbaden AMI
at Frankfort the tourists witnessel
the Kalser's Cup race. From Heide.
berg a run was made beside the Nee
kar River, which rivals the Rhine in
scenery.
From Nuremberg and Ulm the
route was to Lake Constance. passing
along the base of the Swiss Alps.
with villages nestled in the valleys.
On the run to Strasbourg the Black
Forest was ridden through aud near
Trident was a coast over a winding
grade that lasted for eleven miles.
The battle fields near Metz were
passed and at the frontier the fine
roads Of France we're taken to Paris.
Several dctours from Paris and a run
through Normandy. where the Grand
Prix race was Witnessed. completed
the tour
Mr. Tsmm left his car in Paris, to
which CITY he will return in Septem
her to make a tour Of Southern Eu-
rope. For the winter he plans
Journey through South America.