The Washington herald., 1909-07-04

Personal-John R. Early went to New
York City last night.
Early is a supposed leper, who has been
detained in Washington for several
months He boarded a baggage car OK
the Pennsylvania Railroad at the Union
Station after a thrilling ride in wagon
from the leper camp on the Eastern
Branch. The ride from the camp was
begun at $50 o'clock. while a reporter
for The Washington Herald was tele-
phoning the message that Mrs. Early
and her two children had left the camp
and were on their way TO street car
line. presumably 10 ride down town.
Mrs Early and the children. accom-
panied by her mother. had a large
satcheI. the latter bulging with un-
identified contents
Jumped Into a Wagon.
When The Washington Herald reporter
started back 10 the camp ne saw Early
jump into the wagon. which had been
hurriedly driven up. a white man pre-
sided at the reins He saw the reporter
coming, and the sight put him into rapid
action A whip swished through the air
and cut the horses back. The horse
sprang forward. the wagon wheels re-
volved rapidly a cloud OF dust rose. and
ahead OF it was the disappearing Early.
the Washington leper. sitting boldly up
right in the rear seat Of the wagon.
Early was on his way 10 the Union
Station. perhaps the happiest man n
Washington. he knew he was done with
the National Capital forever as j leper.
and that before him lay the great New
York metropolis and the Skin and Can
Ger Hospital. where Dr. Bulkley says
a cure awaits lin. not Of leprosy. but
a peculiar skin disease contracted IN the
wilds OF North Carolina.
The reporter for The Washington Her
aid ran a race with the wagon which
carried Early away. and the wagon won
the victory. The driver CT the vehicle
so easily outdistanced the reporter that
he had time 10 stop in his mad race TO
allow Mrs. Early and the children 10
say a final word Of gOod-by 10 the de
parting patient.
Arrival in New York.
Early is no longer the ward OF the Dis
trict government. He left Washington on
the 1O.45 O'Clock Philadelphia express over
the Pennsylvania Railroad and IS due 10
arrive in New York City at SO O'Clock
this morning.
Early occupied one Of the largest bag
gage cars IN the Pennsylvania Railroad
service. II was Of the blind baggage
type. vestibUled. with no doors az the
ends. The only way TO enter or leave
the car IS through large side doors. The
car was bare Of furnishings except two
single berrack cots. furnished by the. Sal
vstiOn Army. and a large bucket Of ice
water. II was scrupulously clean Like
all the other cars in the train. Il was
lighted by gas. The cots were canvas
bodies. folding style. made Up with a
heavy red comfort. sheet, and two Pill
lows. The cots looked inviting and added
some cheer TO the dreary, desolate looking
interior.
The train that bore Early away only
runs 10 Philadelphia. as its name would
indicate. Early's car was the second OF
It's kind in the train. It was coupled be-
hind the big high-wheeIed passenger
mogul. The car in front was loaded with
through baggage for New York These
two cars. with a New York mall coach
viii be detached from the train AT Phila-
delphia and a,,ached 10 the next train
out for New York
Accompany Early on his ride was Cant
T. c. Seavers. IN command Of the Saliva
tiOn Army post Of this city. He has beer
a close friend Of the EarlNs ever since
the unfortunate man was put IN duaran-
tine. He supplied the cots for the car
occupied the other. The door was locked
from the outside just before the train Ieft
the Union Station. and neither OF its oc-
cUpants was permitted 20 leave the cal
until il arrived It New York CITY With
the side doors locked and sealed and M
doors at either end and only four small
iron-barred windows, the car was prac
tically prison on wheels rushing through
the country with its lone passengers.
Unknown to Passengers.
The fact that Early was a passenge,
on the train was known 10 only a few
OF the Union Station officials, and they
were as clOse-mouthed about IT as II theg
were in possession Of a secret Of state
Not a passenger was aware that ridjne
ahead was John r. Early, the famous
leper Of Washington. whose history is
known from the Lakes to the Gulf and
from one ocean TO the other
There was a busy scene at the quar-.
antine grounds on the banks OF the
Eastern Branch Of the Potomac River
where Early has been confined. Mrs
Early was engaged until nearly darp
Saturday in packing up her belonging.
and getting her two children and mother
ready TO make their final departure. Tn.
small amount OF household effects owned
by Mrs. Early had been packed and
shipped In a van early in the afternoon
They were taken TO the Pennsylvania
Railroad freight station. to be shipped
10 New York
At SO O'Clock last night a reportel
FOR The Washington Herald, doing dutl
at the camp IN watching for the depart
ure OF Early. noticed Mrs. Early. he
mother. and children. leave the close an,
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