Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-07-16


life came when the cool afternoon
breeze, as If in greeting, seemed to
rise out of Golden Gate, San Francis
and make the home stretch to the 1szs 4
Frisco city hall more pleasant. Va N
Greeted by the people of San Fran sS
cisco with even more hospitality than NAz
he had experienced along the route if
such a condition were possible, this hSx
interesting old man was indeed at the NgH##
height of his glory. HE6aSzz
Think of it-you who brag about
ten-mile feat of pedestranism-thi
72-year-old New Englander during his VNfs
years of walking, has traversed more
than $4,000 miles, which is the dis VW#a
tance around the world land and wa HEAX
Ter included. VND
His latest achievement was accom-
plished at rate of As miles each day,
a hard proposition in consideration of
the fact that Weston returned the
public's little courtesies by address,
ing his admirers along the route
Some days over level country where AM
fast time was possible, he would ne IS
gotate so and 60 miles. The record q
was set when his walk from Port
land Me-, to Chicago year ago, he accom-.
plished a stretch of 90 miles in a day Then
however, he walked almost the entire "a hours
Always carrying a regulation breakfast food
smile this quaint old character, who, by the
way can address an audience as we'll as he
can walk Ions distances. never lost sight of
the optimistic side of his venture Happy
hale. hearty and picture of color, he laughed
gayly at mention of the vicssitudes which he
was compelled to undergo in making good in
his determination to span the continent afoot.
Facing the sunbaked western deserts, he
wore the same typical Yankee smile. Only
once did the relentless heat of the sands cause
him to falter That was, when in crossing the
Great Salt Lake desert on the twentysecond
of June he was forced to stop and rest almost
two hours at Lemay, Utah. He rested almost
against his WILL but he realized that the little
snatch of sleep at Lemay was for the best
Leaving Hogup, Utah, at 6:3O that morning,
he started his desert tramp. That night he
was at Lucin, Al miles away. AT four o'clock
the next morning he saw dawn break the
town of Lucin, and he was several miles to the
west walking with the same steady stride
which marked his progress along better roads
In the east
He suffered slight injury from fall in the
west and this hurt augmented by the effects
of the heat promised to make his daily walks
shorter Sheer persistence kept him at his
task. and his will power overcame his all
ments Consequently, when he crossed the
west state line of Utah, he was in splendid
physical condition
All was not milk and honey for the pedes-
trian. At Laramie, Wyoming, his manager
forced him to stay indoors for an entire half
day in order to conserve his energy.
Perhaps the states east of Illinois which
greeted Weston a year ago when he made his
memorable trip from Portland Me-, to Chi
cago we're not quite enthusiastic over the
aged pedestrian they were in 1908, but If
such was the case young Mr.. Weston failed to
see the lack of hospitality.
one of the speediest laps" which the walk
er accomplished before entering California,
was that from Ogden to Hogup. Utah. Leav-
ing ogden one hour after midnight he reached
the smaller city late in the afternoon of the
same day It was tramp of 81 miles and he