The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-16
hUNSEY TOURISTS
LEAVE BRIDGEPORT
PathhnderS Are Now Max
ing Rapid Headway To-
ward New York.
BARRICADE CAUSES
CHANGE OF COURSE
Scouts Leave Main Highway Five
Miles After Leaving New
Haven.

BRIDGEPORT. Conn, Aug. 16.-With
the cheers and best wishes Of 800 natives
OF this staid town, the AIunsey Path
finder left here this morning for New
York.
Pathhnding cars have their uses, If
only to show how close you can come
to reducing the beauteous brunette pop
ulatlon by one. without actually doing
30.
When the Munsey Pathhnders left
New Haven after having Travelled thirty
OF 90 miles over great macadam roads
from Hartford, they were tickled as
dog with two tails 20 find a perfectly
lovely stretch OF the latest improved
variety Of State road leading from the
haunts OF old Eli Yale toward the
thriving metropolis OF Bridgeport They
bowed over this at a merry clip, anx-
tous 70 finish their long and arduous
Journey before their whIskers grew out
and became gray.
An Abrupt Stop
They were hitting the high spots some
i've miles from New Haven when they
were brought TO an abrupt stop by
barricade. and by a sign saying the
road was closed. At this point was q
measly insignificant, last-rose-of-sum-
mer crosgoad that looked like cow
path in its first short pants. With true
Davy Crockett instincts the scouts
swung into 1t on the left. hoping II
woyfid lead around to the main highway
again, which II eventually did. II was
a winding. tortuous sort OF affair that
suggested the testimony Of an expert
Allenist, full Of mysterious turns and
seldom on the level.
whtrling around one OF these uncer-
tain twists, the ''bluebird" introduced
itself 70 another vision in blue who was
driving a spirited horse and holding con-
verse with a youth who looked Ike q
Yale sophomore, who had beaten Har-
ward man out Of football bet he was
very happy. The bluebird dived within
an inch Of the nags four feet, which
were mostly in the air, shaved the
front wheel by quarter OF an inch
Ind the rear one by an eighth, bounded
over a few rocks; plowed up a large
section OF Connecticut landscape and
came to earth right side Up IN a way
that should attract the attention Of the
technical magazines.
Route FOR Tourists.
II was a close shave, and attempting
TO tell why something did not happen
would sound like a ". J. Bryan day
after-election interview. Three miles
Or whereabouts beyond the brunette we
picked up the straight road to Bridge
pert again, and had plain sailing for
the rest of the way. This is the route
the tourists viii follow. for the road viii
still be closed when they get there. and
even with the detour it seems to be
the best way to Bridgeport
Ali the neighbors are taking kindly
interest in the Pathfinder. and wishing
Il well. The Hartford Automobile Club
gave the Munseyites all sorts of glad
hands.
G. II. Gilman. in hts Pope Hartford,
driven by p. P. Taber, escorted the
scouts out of the city of Hartford, and
Strengthened them out on the macadam
for New Haven. They were then picked
up by John Henney, for New Haven,
IA his Knox, who pilOted them into
that city and gave them the tip how
10 get out OF il again. Sergeant Doher-
", who was acting commander of the
New Haven police headquarters, prom
ised 20 do all In his power 10 see that
the Munseyites got through without
injury to themselves or others, and
kindly escorted the scouts through the
calaboose. but without sinister or in
tiTnldafinE motives.