The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-28
PEDESTRIAN
 BROKE RECORD Edward P. Weston Ar rives in Chicago. THE FINISH WAS TRIUMPHAL Cheering Crowd Packed Streets
 Along Line of March. The Long Tramp From Portland. Maine, To Chicago, Has Ended. National interest Manifested
 In Event.
THE FINISH WAS TRIUMPHAL

Chicago. Nov. 27-Edward Payson Weston, the aged pedestrian. broke his. own record of forty years ago by one day. three hours and twenty five min- utes. when he mounted the steps os the Federal building at Chicago at t2:15 D. m. today at the end of his 1.234 mile walk from Portland. Maine.
 The finish was triumphal march from the Chicago Beach Hotel through the southside boulevards, as pace which taxed the powers of endurance of the city department heads and others who essayed to walk beside the aged pedestrian. While the trip officially ended at the Federal building. simple unfortunate circumstance and Weston pride operated to change the reception plans at the last moment.
 At the Federal building, Weston. flushed with victory. approached the Jackson Boulevard entrance, one used only by employees. and to which the public is not admitted. At the door a uniformed official opposed his en- trance and he turned and walked away.
 Mayor Busse, Postmaster Campbell. and several other city and Federal of ficials were awaiting his arrival. Weston, seemingly misunderstanding the opposition to his ingress. turnsd on his feet and asked the way to the Illinois Athletic Club. Nor could he he persuaded to enter the building, where 6 crowd as dense as that Tn the streets, was awaiting to catch s glimpse of the famous walker.
 In the postmaster's office the mayor and postmaster, warned by the snout- outside. waited to greet him. After some minutes had passed. custodian approached and explained the situa- ton. the officials held consultation and the mayor departed and the ofi- clai reception to the pedestrian was off. Nothing, however. interfered with the unofficial welcome of the citizens, or that which took place at the Illinois Athletic Club, to which Weston pro- ceeded.
 cbicagc5 Nov. 27.--Edward Paysop5 Weston left the Chicago Beach Hotel, seven miles south of the business dis- trict. to walk to the postomce at ssos a. m. He reached Drexei BouIeysra and Fifty-fi Street at 1o:lz a. m. and struck out northward at Q fast gpIt, ...,.s vr,t, cheering crowd all along his line oi march. When Weston made his ap- pearance on the porch of the Cnieako Beach Hotel he had discarded his dusty garb. which he had worn durlns ns rough portion of his Journey. and wore A new blue suit. polished snoes. new black gaiters and neat black felt hat and white gloves.
 Attended by a noisy crowd he began the finishing lap of his long Journey. Because of difficulty encountered by tne following the walker m passing under the viaduct at flrty-n,st inc procession went south two oiocks to 53rd. adding four blocks to the distance Weston had to cover.
 Mr Weston crossed the State line in- +o sontb Chicago at 1905 o'clock this morning. Three thousand people were present at the border of South Chicago. to greet him. Captain Charles Dor man. kept the crowd from interfering vvith inc walkers feet. A solid line or patrolmen marched ahead of him. brushing the good natured spectators o,,t of the roadway. At the outer ends of this blue coat line two ropes were held which extended back to the auto mobile. These ropes formed q hoiioW square six by twenty-five feet in size in which the aged man walked. AHe big crowd was joyful.
 Marching through Georgia vas sung throughout the way in South Chi- cago. The old man plodded on seem ingly unmfndful of the attention ne was receiving or more proper rather scornfuI of 1t as putting further aim culties and distractions III tue way Ai ready difficult task.
 The walker all of yesterday looked pale. weak and tired out but he claimed to be as fresh as daisy. He was not able to keep up his regulation clip or four miles an hour. Three miles was the best he did and much of the way was only at the rate or two mics.
 Weston broke his record or forty years ago by one day three hours and twenty-five minutes. His former time was twenty-five days, twenty-two hours and forty minutes.
 The walk from Hobart, Ind, to Chi caRo ended at o'clock this morning when Weston. tired and duty, reached the Chicago Beach Hotel. Leaving Ho- bart at a few minutes after o'clock. the pedestrian. carrying a lantern to light his path. and followed by eighteen automobiles reached Hammond, Ind, shortly before midnight. From there he proceeded under the additional es- cort of four policemen to South Chica- go. At the State line at Robey crowd waited, many carrying torches of red fire. When the Ninety Second Street bridge in South Chicago was reached the crowd had grown to such propor- tons that additional police were neces- sary to clear the path for him. He was received with tremendous enthu- SiaSIm as ne reAcneu CnlCdBo ipcuSu Hotel, but retired soon after his arr rival
 Edward Payson Weston was born in Providence. R. l., sixty-nine years ago. As a child he was frail and when quite young began walking to benefit his health. october 20. 1887. Weston, who at this time acquired some fame for his walking feats, set out from Portland. to walk to Chicago. He completed the trip in one hour and twenty minutes under twenty-five days. As on the present trip, he was greeted all along the route by great crowds. The fornl- CT feat brought Weston national prom thence at that time. About a year ago he decided to repeat the performances on it's fortieth anniversary and laid his plans accordingly. The announcement of his intentions attracted widespread attention. Since he started he has not fallen behind the schedule he fixed as a man of 2s and at times he has been forty-etght hours ahead of 1t. Hiz only mishap was that he became i'll while travelling through Ohio and was obliged to lie in bed for two and half