Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-28
Tire Trouble Out of Cedar Rap.
ids Delayed Trip Here Sew
cral Hours
DRIVER HERE AWAITING CAR
Big studebaker Bearing Dispatches
From General Grant, at Governors
Island, N. ", to Fort Leavenworth,
Expected Here Late This Afternoon
-EIdridge Pilot Out Of Here.

| The army dispatch car, bearing dis
patches from General Grant, U. S. A.,
at Governors Island, n. Y, to Fort
| Leavenworth, kas., is expected to
| reach this city about $3.50 p. m. The
car was expected at 3 o'clock this
| morning, but bad roads east of Cedar
Rapids, resulted in information at the
latter hour that the car could not
possibly make it to this city before
Z or o'clock. A second message, an
nouncing the bursting Of a tire, few
miles out of Cedar Rapids, caused the
added delay.
Charles F. Eisiminger, of Denver,
Col, one of the three drivers who is
making this long trip, over bad roads,
reached the city by rail from Dixon.
ILL.,, Thursday evening at 5:31. The
trip is being made in relays of as near
100 miles in length as is possible to
arrange.
Big Studebaker Used.
A big tnirtyhorse power Studebaker
is being used for the army dispatch
bearing journey. The car has made
remarkable time so far, considering
the condition Of the roads, having left
New York on the 18th, six days after
the New York to-Paris race began. The
army car beat the American car into
Chicago by just five minutes. 1t has
travelled night and day. With all lug
gage the car weighs about $3.50 pounds.
Immense log chains, forty-tive feet in
length, are wrapped around each rear
wheel to prevent Slipping.
"Fierce" in Indiana.
Mr.. Eisiminger describes the trip as
being full of mishaps, altho none, so
far, has been serious. The usual tire
troubles have been experienced, added
to by the terrible condition in which
the roads are in. "The worst time we
had" said Mr.. Eisiminger, was in
northern Indiana. Here we bucked
snow drifts that seemed almost i'm
passable We had to resort to teams
to get pulled out, but as yet we have
power. There will be no trolley hook
ing in this trip said the driver. Some
Of the cars in the race had resorted to
almost any means to get over the
ground, but we are determined to go
with our own power"
Mr. Eisiminger took the car out of
Chicago to Dixon, and from here drives
it to Carroll, distance of 126 miles by
road. Some good time is expected be-
tween Colo and Nevada, where the
roads are reported as being eXtraor-
dinarily good for this time Of year.
Eisiminger left Chicago at Sis Thurs
day morning. A man named Smith
brings the car in here, and Jack"
Huge takes it from Carroll
EIdrdge as Pilot.
Charles Eldrdge, Of the Eldridge-
Beebe Automobile Company, will act
as pilot for Mr.. Eisiminger from here
to Carol. Mr.. Eldridge was over the
road from here to Boone last Sunday,
that being the territory assigned to-
Marshalltown for the pilots Of the cars
in the international RAGE.
Word received at the Eldridge- Beebe
garage this afternoon is to the effect
that the army car left Cedar Rapids
at :35. The American car in the race
left Chicago at 80 this morning, and
should reach here some time tomor
row. The first French and the Italian
cars leave Chicago this afternoon. The
second French and German cars are
not yet in Chicago.