The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-24

TRAVELLING CAR IN TROUBLE
HAS 4 BROKEN REAR AXLE
DRIVERS STILL HOPE TO REACH
JACKSONVILLE TONIGHT AND
SAVANNAH sY CHRISTMAS
NIGHT.
The Regal Plugger, the automobile
which has been travelling almost con-
tinuously since July 5, 1909, and has
covered almost 10000 miles in its
trips across the continent and throuth
many OF the states, had it's first real
experience with the Atlantic ocean
ouicksands his morning and as re-
suit has been laid up for repairs IN
the Central Auto Garage most of the
day.
The Pmgger became stuck in the
sands just above the Clarendon and
remained stuck for some time before
sufficient hep could be gotten to
the scene to pull the machine out OF
it's position. After it had been ex-
tricated the rear axle was found to
be broken and the work of putting IN
q new axle was started at once as
| the machine in due in Jacksonville
i Sunday morning TO start the final
s lap of it's run to Savannah and ar
rive there by Christmas.
The Plugger arrived here Friday
about noon, just one week after leaV-
ing the city for Miami. When the
noted automobile arrived here last
week Friday the driver was carrying
| out original plans to make the run
down the State from Jacksonville to
Tampa, back to DeLand, across to
Daytona and down to Miami. By the
time Daytona had been reached, how
ever, such discouraging reports of
! road conditions south of here were
received Messrs. Riggs and Sherer
; decided to abandon the remainder OF
the trip south.
. Leaving Daytona for Jacksonville
J it was decided, finally, to make, the
run south and the car was headed
! for Miami. The run TO Miami and
= back has occupied just week and
the two men in the machine ex
perienced some difficulties on the
: trip. Part of the run was made
through swamps and woods withou
signs of road, while parc of the
: journey had to he made on railroad
ties.
On the way to Daytona Thursda,
the machine went over an embank
ment, but was not seriously damaged
1t arrived in this city at noon Fri
day and remained over night Satur
day morning the trip to Jacksonvill.
! was resumed and the start was mad,
a. up the beach. Just above the Clar
!, endon the driver drove the car dowl
a. into the surf and stopped for Mr.
A. Rlggs to take some pictures. no
L. knowing what would result from al
a. lowing the car TO stop in the ouick
= sands.
a. When an effort was made to star
a. The sands held the wheels fast and
u was utterly impossible to bulge th,
n. auto. After several Intellectual at
temps call for help was gotten n
n. Daytona and H. W. Dunklee, with hi
a. Reo car, hurried to the aid O
n. the Plugger. By the time Mr.. Dunk
n. lee arrived the waves were breakin
H. clear of the Plugger and the problem
OF ext-lcating the machine was
difficult one.
= BY hard and fast work the plnooo
o. was pulled out Of the sands and N
= onto The dry beach, where it wa
n round the rear axle was broken AN,
q che plan foT continuing the trim +
n Jacksonville must be temporary
q abandoned
u The cli2oiea ca. was broue,b+ r
the Central Garage for repairs. thi
: work being pushed as rapidly as nos
slDie. Messrs. Riggs and Sherer ar
u ooth anxious to complete the fri
n pack to Savannah by Christmas Or
!, cordlng TO the original plans and i
II order TO do this must make the rn,
10 Jacksonville yet tonight. Bv 90,
tlnS good start from JacksonviII
tomorrow morning they can finisl
the run to Savannah tomorrow an,
be home by Christmas nigh.
When he car arrives in Savanna,
IL VIII have covered a total of an
A eoo miles in actual travelling since i