The Washington times., 1908-10-04

the road and down the embankment
landed the car, with Bussey and DOrau
gazing helpIessly at each other and
looking askance at the road above them.
1t took them forty-five minutes to jack
the car into position on the road anC
with the grim determination TO find
victory on the top OF the Hill or thei'
fate IN the ditch. they climbed aboard
again and '1et 'er rip" It seemed that
that fall into the ditch had sobered the
car. for the Brush plOwed into the
course with seemingly renewed power.
and at the end OF an hour and a quar-
grade the pair were triumphantly rid
ing along the top OF the hill and down
the other side, as though they had al
ready reached the mooth pavements OF
the Capital City.
Was a Hard Test.
Few people can realize what that
nil climbing test was" explained Bus
sey, FOR :. was a practical demOnstra-
ton Of what the car had done under
special competitive tests. Our cars have
marked ability to take steep hills. for
we won the Algonquin hill climbing
contest IN Illinois last month against
foEr-cylindered machines running from
p 20 30-hOTSepOwer each. ldy car had
a test on that hill in Ohio which proved
to my satisfaction as much as any other
incident that the machine IS built upon
lines and with material that give II the
power Of giant II Is dinicuH Tor any
ono who did not actually witness the
performance that day 10 fully apprecl-
ate what the machine actually accom-
piished."
But the long sustained test Of the hill
climbing power Of the Brush came soon
after a rest Of several days at Wheel
ing and Pittsburg, where Bussey wnlled
away the time with easy demonstra-
tons 10 people who began 10 marvel ~
the character Of TunabOut that could
maze the difficult trip from Detroit
without a breakdown and then plan to
run hundreds OF miles more The long
climb up the Alieghanies was commenc-
60 shortly after leaving C5reenDurg, "a.
II Bussey had been thinking less OF his
demonstration and more Of the beauties
Of the trip, he would have better ap-
preciated the scenery through which ne
had passed after reaching west VIZ
ginia and through which the car ran In
It's trip across the mountains.
Likes the Scenery.
Even now, when he is reminiscent OF
his experience, he recalls constantly
changing beauties Of mountain land
scape that have impressed themselves
upon his mind. But as he followed the
course of the Glidden test the scenic
marvels Of that part Of the country are
well known TO other motor drivers
The roads in the mountains were bad
and the strain on the machine as well
as the driver was severe. For miles the
car scarcely touched dirt, for the road
bed seemingly was nothing but series
of rocks from the size OF a mans INST
to his head. over through West Nir-
ginia. miles Of the road had been COW
cred with newly cut stones that at times
threatened 70 rip the casing into shreds
But with careful guiding and speeding,
BUssey brought his car through with
out the loss OF a tire.
At Philadelphia, which was reached
after stops al Lancaster and York anc
other Intervening places the little cas'
was greeted with much enthusiasm. and
the driver was presented by a represen-
tative Of the Philadelphia Press with
the American flag that had been car
ried by the winner OF the Gldden tour
some time earlier in the season A let
ter OF commentator over the remark
able run by the machine was also given
the proud driver. Demonstrations kept
the car at the City Of Brotherly Love
for several days, and then hitting the
trail BY way Of Camden. y. J.. and
Wilmington, Del, the Brush was sent
journey OF 1.l90 miles. Bussey says
that the roads IN Pennsylvania and
Maryland are nothing 10 warrant any
especial bOastlng-
No Excuse for Tolls.
Certainly they do not, and ne is will
ing 10 take his oath on IL. justify heavy
tolls being demanded at such frequent
Intervals along the run. Al Conowingo
the bridge over the SusQuehauna river
had been burned 50 the little car was
lowered 20 a ferry boat and taken across
the river About the only incident thar
occurred during this division of the
journey was the fact that Bussey lost
his way and after driving all around
COnOwinEO during the early morning.
finally cave ryu, tho hOua NJ GETTING fr-fp