The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-01
WESTON REACHES YONKBUS
THE Old PEDESTRIAN FINISH
ma ~ PRETTY GOOD SHAPE.

Sees Familiar seenea sn the Last FuIl Day
o. Hh rrnaaesntlneatAl wan Covers
Fifty.nSe MILES and Gees h,ght q
sleep After Waking . nFtsg epeeeh.
TARRErowN. April O.-Hak an hour
later than he had intended Edward Pay
ston Weston left Wappingsrs FAh az
aus this morning and began the lAat
full day u his ), go mile walk from Los
Angeles. A detor through the Grand
Canyon add IFS nils 10 the total distance.
Weston passed Fiahkill at about 7
O'Clock. The Rev William WillOOckE.
pastor 81 the methodist church At North
Highlands. joined him there and acooin-
panied him for ten miles along the route
10 Nelsonvills. which was reached AZ
go Two miles further on Weston halted
AZ the estate of Charles Deralm. A
Jersey COW had given birth 20 two bull
calves early in the morning. They we're
named Weston and PaysOn.
On tho way toward Poekskill William
Travers Jerome Clme along In an auto
mobile and stopped for greeting They
shook hands.
no you know me-" asked Mr.. Jerome.
Il remember your father Weston
replied. and your brother Roland was the
Judge ~ one Of my earliest races In New
York
AZ noon Weston turned aside q few
miles north N peehskill and entered ~.
Philips ohurchyard. where Hamilton
Fish il buried lie stood At the grave
f,r a few moments with his white cap IN
h.s hand. Then he returned 70 his long
trail After passing through Peeksnh
he was cheerrd and followed Tor mile
Nv a 1T u youngsters A. he PASSED the
Rlchansn post Office he csllei out cheer
ilv to the postmstrss:
Got a letter for me?-
NO. Mr. Weston. We haven't. abe
replied Az Montrose a touring car hlled
with men and women halted az the road
side An old woman leaning on q garden
fence nearby called 10 the occupants
Of the car: "a
You lazy things. why don't you give
the pOor old man a ridei-
Al Croton. Gen How ard Carroll and
Herbert y Carpenter met Weston IN their
touring car and had a brief chat BY the
way-ids Much interest was manifested
at OssininR. where Weston formerly
lived in the house now occupies BY Cot
EdSard 4 McAlpine A large crowd
assembled IN the centre Of the village
Al the head 81 a steep hill and waited more
than an hour for their townsman.
Weston was going rather weakly, Tor
he had travelled thirty-iive miles since
I o'clOck In the morning with only two
hours rpst hut when he reached the foot
Of the hin and saw the crowd OF his old
friends waiting above he pulled himself
together and took the hill At a fine gait,
and with q tight grip upon his courage
he responded 20 the greetings Of the
crowd When he was free OF the town
once more and alone his pace slackened
pefceptibly.
From OssininR to TarFytown Weston
bad his last stretch % peare aud soil
tude. with the country people cheeFing
him along quietly from the garden walls.
Just before entering TarrytOWn h. pasaed
through a corner % Sleepy Hollow. Il
was go O'Clock and growing dark. The
old man was absolutely alone Tor hia
last walking stretch. Five minutes later
he vas the centre 81 a crowd Of 300 meu.
women and boys From there on the
crowd never diminished. There were
bonfires along the route and eager. curl
Gus crowds lined the cutters all the way
20 the outskirts Of fonkera.
Estate senator &. \. Mcclellan walked
with Weston for two miles through DObbs
Ferry and tho village presidents 81 Dobba
Ferry and Hastings escorted him through
their respective towns. During the last
four miles 20 fonkers the crowd grew 70
500
For two hours previous TO bis arrival
\ onk ers was Ia a state Of ferment. The
streets we're choked and Weston's name
was on every lip When be appeared
coming down Warburton street there
vas an ovation Weston, surrounded
by eight or ten policemen, was the centre
OF a solid moving mas. A wagon was
used 10 break a way through the crowd
across Getty Square and up 10 the en-
trance 70 the Getty House. AZ fast a.
the way was opened the mas of people
closed upon the pedestrian A. the seA
closes IN upon the sts u boat. Ne
ard he polics sacOrt we're literally lined
into the entrance u the hosiery. Mayor
james J Lennon and many residents
greeted him iu the lobby a. he passed be-
tween the double line OF men. Outside
the crowd v a. cheering a. at home run.
Weston started up the stairs and =
negro porter half way up tried 70 help
him The veteran turned on the cOlOred
man and pushed him aside. He wanted
no assistance. -Four steps from the top
he halted for a second, then passed up
and out onto the balcony. The cheers
broke out anew and then quieted % Weston
started 10 speak.
4 wish 20 thank the young men Who
Accompanied me from TarTytOwn.' he
said. and you young men of fonkers for
your friendly behavior and assistance In
getting me here. My journey ia complete
now / am going 20 New YORK 10 show
the youth % my country what a man a.
nv age can do. / have come hfty-hVs
m lies to-day and the last thirty-tour
miles 90 Workers | have come without
stopping once. I thank you again for your
Jolly good behavior and kindness.-
Then Weston retired. The Mayor praised
the old man and the crowd diaperaed,
cheering The veteran PEDESTRIAN viii
rest here over sunday and start for
New York Monday morning.