The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-03-11
ITALIANS AREL|ON|zED|
Denison People Welcome Zust
Racers
LEAVE ON CENTRAL TRACKS.
italian Car Leaves Denison Running as
Special Train on the Illinois
Central

0uSlucSS Was suspended Oh lHuTSuay
and the schools took an enforced re-
cess when "Zust. the Italian car
passed through. Passed through,
hardly express the progress however.
crawled through would be better and
it is wonder of perseverance that it
got through at all. The car reached
here during the noon hour on Thurs
day. All the morning its progress
had been reported and after it left
Vail the farmers along the line keep
the people in town posted by phone.
1t finally swung in by the college.
narrowly missed turn over there and
then stuck in the mud in front of
Judge Conner's residence on Locust
street. (Was it the irony of fate that
decided that the car should stick in
the very place where Prof. King gave
his exposition of the use of the King
Drag two years ago?) The Italians
could not complain of the treatment
received from Denison people. A
hundred willing hands helped the big
motor and the tourists we're cheered
all along the streets to the Merchants
hotel. There they were photographed
and re-photographed to their hearts
content. Ladies We'd with the men
in cordial greeting, and one little fell
low who spoke excellent German en-
tertained the ladies for an hour with
an account of the trip.
Mr.. A. F. Boylan acted as pilot,
and the car contained the American
representative of the machine.
Scarfoglio. very Italian looking man
said to be Marquis, clever looking
young man said to be the son of a
millionaire Italian editor and the
young helper who spoke the excellent
German. The Marquis spoke some
English the and newspaper boy had an
Esperanto smile, so their stay here
was as pleasant as could be expected.
At first they intended to start imme-
diately after dinner, then it was post
poned until later in the afternoon, then
negotiations were opened up to Sc
cure the right of way OH the Central.
Finally this was arranged and the
Council Bluffs car and the Zust made
a noble start after dark on Thursday
evening confident of reaching Omaha
before morning. They went as far
as the Illinois Central tracks looked
things over and very wisely concluded
to wait until Daylight.
The final start was made early Fri
day morning but the progress was
very slow. Planks had to be used to
cross all cattle guards and the car was
frequently side-tracked for passing
trains SO that Woodbine was reached
by night. The Italians spent Sunday
in Council Bluffs and Omaha and
their car was taken to the Union
Pacific shops for repairs.
The Italians do not seem a whit
dismayed by the lead gained by the
American car. 1t is long race they
say and they maintain that they are
more the better equipped. Thei,
factory is in Milan. Italy and TO,
this reason they are obliged to carry
as extras, repairs enough to rebuile
their entire motor. They claim t.
have extras. supplies and gasoline
forwarded by dog-sleds and reindeer
throughout Alaska and Siberia ant
they believe they will beat the
American car into Paris. The 1taliar
car when on the road with passengers
and equipment weighs over 90O(
pounds. or about twice as much as
the American car. The American
car would seem to have an advantagt
in power as its motor is sixty horse
power while the Zust has but forty.