The Globe-republican., 1910-03-17
WEST0N'S VISIT.
Dodge City Welcomed the Fa-
mouse Long Distance
Walk or.
THERECORD OF HISLIFE

Was Made the Day OF His Visit Here
He's Regular Walking
Machine,
Weston, the human walking ma.
chine, was in Dodge City last Mon
day morning, The wizard Of ped
sstrianism at 70 years Of age ID still
defending bis world record. and the
honor is accorded him gladly BY q
large share Of humanity.
When hs reached Dodge City Mon
day morning at $50 o'clock he had
walked 26 miles from where he took
his nights rest at ingalls,. The fol-
lowing day was to be his 72nd birth
day, and hs had determined on the
day preceding this event to walk q
mile for each year Of his life. BE
carried out this determination, reach
ing point about two miles this side
Of Garfield Monday evening about
11:30, where he arose again after q
few hours sleep.
Edward Payson Weston, the famous
long distance walker. spent Sunday
at ingalls,. He left for Dodge City
shortly after midnight. O. N. Bee
son, chairman Of the reception CON-
mittee Of The Dodge City Commercial
Club. accompanied by Mr.. Ballard,
met the pedestrian at a point about
five miles west Of town, and walked
in with him to the Harvey house
where the New Yorker partook Of q
light breakfast, and rested for an
hour.
Weston has been doing long dis
tancs walking stunts for the past
'iorty years. He seems to walk for
the Joy Of the exercise. He is q man
who has been associated with prom
inent people all his life. For years
he was q reporter on different New
York papers. He is distinctly the
aristocrat Of pedestrians. he ap-
pears in strong contrast with the
many long distance trampers that
have tried to initiate his trips.
Several hundred people were out
at 7 o'clock Monday morning to meet
him upon lis arrival in Dodge City.
and waited until he arrived at $3.50.
He is not large, but is very erect
and straight for a man Of his age.
His walk is the result Of forty years
experience. His step is somewhat
iaunty, almost mincing, you would
think, but it propells his body for
ward rapidly. Every step is just like
the one preceding it. 1t is timed and
measured. II is a mathematical CAL
culation, as to how many steps he
will take in given time. and just
how far those steps will take him.
and it is figured down more closely
than you can count the seconds and
determine an hour Of time. Every
step is taken with exactly the same
motion, figured down to a fine point
too, and with as much care as the
matchmaker will use in adjusting and
regulating reliable time piece. He
used this step even in going up
stairs, when he was taken to q room
on the second floor OF the Harvey
house. When he came down stairs.
he came down backwards, stepping
with exactly the same time and
motion as in going up.
He told the reception committee
the only request he had to make oft
was that the crowd should be kept
from behind him. He seemed much
concerned about protecting his heels.
II some one struck his heel, he
said, it would throw him offfor the
day, possibly for the trip. 1t has
taken years to adjust this human
walking mechanism. and slight jolt
would ruin 1t.
Weston was in love with the eli
mate in this part Of the state. The
weather was SO good, the roads so
fine, and the air was SO bracing that
he was in high good humor, so
much so that he seemed to be
in love with the people too. He
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