Albuquerque morning journal., 1907-08-26
HOODOO ATTENDS
ALBUQUERQUE
TRAVELLERS
STRENUOUS TRIP TO
THE BAR MEETING
Automobiles Break Down, Rain
PourS and Lightning Plays
Around III-F ated Tourists
Bound for Roswell,

Judge Ira A. Abbott and daughter,
Miss Constance Abbott; Attorney ii.
r. Ferguson and daughter, Miss Erna
Ferguson, and Mr.. and Mrs. A. b.
McMillen have returned home from a
trip to Roswell where they attended
the meeting of the Territorial Bar as
sociation of which Mr.. McMillen was
elected president. While the mem
bers of the party do not show any
over anxiety to relate the experiences
which befell them on their trip 10
Roswell, 1t has leaked out that the
tourney was not altogether a smOoth
and delightful one. In fact there Is
every reason to believe that the Albu-
oueroueans had troubles of their own
from the time they started until they
reached the Pecos valley city. IL Is
believed there was a member of the
party who acted in the capacity OF
| hoodoo. Each one, however, Vigor-,
ously disclaims the responsibility anu
it may have been just mere FroVl-
| dence.
The Albuquerque people We're
ioined at Kennedy by Mr.. and Mrs;
| A. B. Renehan, Paul A. b. Walter ana
iB. NJ. Read of Santa Fe, and G' A.
Fleming of Las Vegas.
| Trouble Begins.
When the party reached Torrance
over the Santa Fe Central 1t was
eventide and they all bundled INTO
three waiting automobiles TO MAKE
a moonlight trip over the plans "
Roswell The moon shone pflgntly
and gentle nocturnal zephyrs played
Lon the faces of the travellers who were
ientranced with the loveliness OF thH
scene. -.
Soon after the start was made, now
ever clouds began to pile up on the
horizon and bye and bye the 1ghtnine
began to play gently across then
The marty reached the halfway mouse
however. at 2 o'clock in the morning
without mishap. After the travellers
left the halfway house it began lC
rain gently, then harder and harder
while the thunder crashed ana ti'
lightning grew binding. II was seu &
[ ting TO be pretty miserable rae
when the party reached the MachC
river tWenty-seVen miles froms KOS
well. The hub of one of the auto
mobiles broke at this juncture an'
in the rain and mud and semi-darknes
: the passengers and baggage had U
be transferred to one OF the olneI
machines. Three miles further on th'
rear axle of another buzz Wagoi
: snapped, ditching the machine. I'M
rain continued to pour on steaully
THE ladies' oil the party Wele az ~ puii
died into one of the remaining ma
I chimes and. wet as drowned rats
$ starved and splashed with mud
q reached Roswell at ii o'clock, tn
n most woe -begone tourists ever seer
= Fortunately they had plenty of exer
y else along the route, helping 10 pus
the autos out of the ruts and the eX
posure had no serious results.
\ Stranded I'm the Wilds.
! The masculine contingent whic
i had been left to shift for itself, TWEEN
ty-five miles out of town, sat down J
the rain to wait for relief. Meanwhil
II rained. Finally, it is said Judg
Abbott and Mr. Feregusson starte
out to forage for grub and made the
way to the Acorn ranch, where luckiI
MFR. Ferguson was acquainted. Hel
they got something to eat and tinal
relief buzz wagons arrived and the
reached Roswell at 6 o'clock In u
evening Wednesday.
The auto road is ordinarily
splendid condition and accidents az
rare, but the mysterious hoodoo WI
too much for careful chauffeurs al
y first class machines. The heavy ran
made the road extremely bad ana a
v together that trip will be one lor
remembered in the annals OF the Ho
a well-Torrance auto line.