The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-06-15
TRIO OUT FOR AN
AUTOMOBILE RIDE
HA TauSSig and Party Arrive
in Salt Lake En- Route
to New York.
4 REMARKABLE JOURNEY
TIRE TROUBLE ONLY MlsHAP
ENCOUNTERED THUS FAR.

.zo,,q 6sv TN take you fellows out for
.-,-r7obiIs ride" said II. A. Taus-
of San Francisco TO II. E Diggles
Kelly. about one month ago,
ca %, Juue I the party, including r.
--,-sr machinist left the Pacific
Sl1 +ovn for what two believed to
r7n to Los Angeles but were later
'f5-rrad that their destination was New
~ ritv The party arrived here Mon
t, afternoon from Los Angeles and
-n remain until Wednesday before re-
.-r,inc their long journey eastward.
M Il doubtful if an automobile trip
,.ss This was ever before ventured- II
-i1 bean En- a Josh. but before its crom-
i.-ioT Ii promises to be one of the
80 unfoue trips ever planned. The
-.rfv-haDpy. dirty and tTed-arriVed
ere Monday afternoon from Los An
gsIes after being detained for two days
IN Lookout Utah, about seventy miles
-o.tb of salt Lake City. on account Of
-.-s frouh1p The machine-d big Thomas
,f,tr--Vss in perfect order, and has not
.snsed auv trouble since the journey be
NE start was made from San Fran
cisco AT S o'clock on the morning of June
1 the ear headed for Los Angeles. It
lad been planned to make the journey
ever the northern portion of Nevada
aver the line of the Southern Pacific, but
an account OF deep snow the southern
route was taken rather than delay the
starting. Mr.. Diggles and Mr. Kelly are
guests Of Mr.. Taussig, prominent San
Francisco merchant. and MIR. Sherman.
an expert maehmist has been gagged
Is driver on the cross-country tour. The
trin IS one of pleasure and no attempt
IS being made 90 advertise or break rec
srds.
Before leaving San Francisco the ear
was rebuilt On some respects for the Jour
new II now has a road clearance of
fourteen inches and no trouble has been
experienced from high places on the
roads. The gasoline tanks have a ca
pacitv Of tnirty-tWo gallons and ten gal
Ions additional gasoline is also carried
In the machine are long strips Of canvas
for use on sandy roads and in fact the
car is perfectly equipped, even TO a medi-
cine chest Two banners are attached
10 the sides of the ear bearing the legend
From S. F. 90 n Y" From the rear
Of the car a big American flag floats.
The journey from San Francisco IN to
two DAYS ago was without incident The
machine was working perfectly but Sat
urday morning the tires began falling
ln one day there were seven ''blOW-outs.'
Six were repaired. but the seventh
proved fatal 70 the tire and for five
miles, from Vernon to Lookout the ma
chine vas run on the rim of the wheel.
The average daily run has been about
10 miles. although some daVs the bip
car has reeled out 2l5 miles without troI57
ole. Mr.. Iaussig is keeping a log of the
car and each day he forwards to his
brother in san Francisco a record of the
days run. the number of miles made
cost OF the days run. the number of
stops made and for what purpose. and
ell the incidents Of the day
me trin grew out Of a remark made
bF mr. Iaussig some time ago. in which
le said he would take his two friends
~ an automobile ride He had at the
EiH7a 2 smaller hrrf
and his friends said he would have to
ssl another car. Forthwith a larger was
eIoered and Thoroughly fitted out for a
ons journey. MIR Diggles and Mir. Kelly
ola not know until the last moment that
LnsI uesllnauon was New York. but they
were not sorry upon receiving the in
formation
In every town which the party has
entered since leaving San Francisco thev
nave met with a royal welcome. and in