The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-07-13
A 1000 MILE WALK.
Two Young Men to Traverse Capital
Highway Atlanta to New York,
Via Newberry.

| nal states lndL Two young meu WILL
start from Atlanta on Monday morn
ing, July 10, for a tramp to New
York, leaving from the Atlanta Jour-
nal office with the intention Of taking
the path Of the Atlanta Journal and
New York Herald scout cars, along
the capital route, to Herald Square,
New York. It is stated that they ex-
pect to make the rtip at the rate OF
about twenty-five miles a day, which
will put them in New York on Sep
tember l.
The route which they have chosen
will bring them by Newberry, and
Ahev ought to reach Newbery in
about eight or ten days after leaving
Atlanta. Newberry will be glad to
welcome them, but it is doubtful if
any large number Of our citizens will
90 as far as Abbeville on foot to meet
them and escort them to Newberry.
The names of the two are Joseph
Schlessinger. of New York, and Abra-
ham Kriger, Of Atlanta. The Atlanta
Journal says they will be veritable
knights of the road, clad in corduroy
and dust, but with one essential diff
ference; they are both in very COM
Portable circumstances, and will have
money in their pockets.
The Atlanta Journal says of them:
Mr.. Schlesinger is % years old, and
is a son Of Adolph Schlesinger. pro-
duce commission merchant of New
York. He has for the past four
months been visiting his married SIS
ter and only relative in Atlanta, Mrs.
A. Reisman, at 395 East Fair street.
He has been keeping in close and in
terested touch with the work Of the
Journal and the New York Herald
for the great Broadway-Whitehall
highway, and has followed every
movement Of the hardy scout cars OF
those two papers. And he has decid-
ed upon this unique way to get back
home. He will hit the Journal-Herald
scouts roads himself and try them
out.
Mr.. Kriger is an Atlanta boy. He
and the young New Yorker have
formed an intimate friendship during
the stay Of the latter in Atlanta. He
is 20 years old, and lives at l26 Car
den street.
Throughout their long trip these
two young road-plodders expect to
cover 25 miles each day. They will
rest on Sundays. The route they will
travel being almost exactly thous-
and miles, they will be actually walk
ing 40 days. Adding six Sundays,
they will be altogether 46 days en-
route. And 46 days from July 19 is
September 1, which is the date that
they expect to arrive in New York.
To Garry Haversacks.
They will be we'll prepared for the
road before they leave Atlanta. On
the back of each Of them Will be
haversack filed with provisions and
cooking utensils and cooking KIT.
They will b edressed in corduroy and
will wear heavy shoes. They will car
nv kodaks. When they can reach
towns in time, they will avail them
selves Of hotel accommodations over,
night. When darkness finds them on
the road, they will stop at the most
convenient farm house. If there be
no farm house, they will stop where
thev are and cook their own supper
and their own breakfast and sleep on
the ground.
Saturday morning Mr.. Schlesinger
and Mr.. Kriger called at the journal
office with map Of the Atlantic coast
states and asked that the middle road
followed by the scout cars about
month ago be marked on it. This was
done. They declare that they will
follow the little line of ink without
deviation, over hill and through val
lev and across stream, all the way to
New York, without riding a step.
They are not only game to go, but
thew had already made every prepara-
ton for going when they called at the
Journal office, except marking the
route.
About a year ago Mr.. schlesinger
walked from New York to Philadel-
phia between sunrise and sunset. He
has made other shorter walks, and
knows that he can stick by road till
he gets to the other end Of it, SO
does Mr.. Kriger.
"We'll walk to New York; they
declare. And they both mean 1t.