The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-03
TRIP OF $4,000 MILES
Takes Him to All Important Centers-
Highways Very Wide and Not
All 6ad-Story in
Paris Herald.

bC6nt udte,
Russia has never figured prominent
as a touring ground for automp
lists. Even those who have tray
led the length and breadth of Ell
pc zen auto" have generally dis
ssed the land of the Tsar as com
nation of bad roads, uninterestinr
>enery. annoying formalities and
trict military and police surveillance
was really because Russia was Sc
tile known to the ordinary traveile'
at Mr.. Oscar T. Tarnm. of Tamnls
:. decided to include ii in his annua
sur through Europe. Mr.. Tamm, who
an inyeterate globe trotter had in
revious trips taken look into al
lost every country in Europe. Rus,
a alone remained unexplored.
The torr through Russia was por-
ion of Journey Of 1900 kilometres,
occupying four. months and one day,
hieh Mr.. Tamm made In company
18th Mr.. Fl. S. Hamilton, of Mil
yankee. Seen on his return to Paris
Immediately before leaving for Amer
a. Mr.. Hamilton gave an interesting
count Of the trip to New York
ferald pondent.
I'VE. started out from Paris, ex
lained Mr.. Hamilton, "on 50 horse
over Panhard. with which we had
lring two previous seasons travelled
any thousands of miles through the
5ghways and byways Of Europe. Be
re entering Russia we made run
tstwards, passing through Chalons.
etz, Cohlentz, Munster Bremen
hamburg end Berlin. From the Ger
AN capital we ran directly towards
e Russian frontier. passing through
antzig and Konigsberg, crossing the
,ontier at Tilsit. 1t was huge cir
e that we described through Russia
te principal towns touched being
lga, Pskoff, St Petersburg, Nov
prod, Moscow, Briansk, Kieff ant
Warsaw.
After leaving Russia the iourne!
as continued through Austria-Hun
Try, the Tyrol, Switzerland, North
rn Italy, the Riviera, through An
IRA, to Lourdes and Biarritz, an ex
,rsion into Snain as far as Madrit
nd Toledo, a return to Biarritz, III
lie entire west coast of France, if1tS
| tiffany and Normandy. and back Il
'aris. 1t ia one of the longest am
ost difficult trips ever undertakes
/ automobile. yet 1t was carried
rough without even the slightes
ccident or any hitch or falter on thu
art of our automobile.
Paueity Of information.
When we planned to visit Russi;
were met with an extraoFdinar
,ck OF information on roads and tour
X conditions. The automobile club
France and Germany declared the
ere unable to be of any assistance
cry few reliable books we're to b
btained, and when we finally decide,
push forward it was with tn
nowledge that we were to DO pionee
work.
AT Konigsberg we endeavored t
nd an interpreter, and we're fortt
ate in securing NJ. Eek, the secre
airy of the Russian consul, to accom-
amy US. In addition to Russian
'olish, German, French and Finnish
g spoke several dialects. Natural
he triptych is unknown in Russis
t the German frontier we had ou
ierman triptych examined, went o
hundred yards further and wer
topped by huge chain across tn
Dad and about foot from tn
round. 1t was the entrance to tn
and of the Tsar. The chain was low
| red, we passed In, our passports wer
.aken, and an officer boarded on
'uto and accompanied us to larg
| courtyard seven .yersts further on
! 1--WE paid the duty, amounting
| about $40. then were put through a
examination which lasted over tw
/ lours. Every corner of the auto wa
| searched. Our trunks and tool boxe
nere opened, even the covers wer
AIKEN off our spare tires and the II
nector's hand passed inside. Whe
number Of books were found In tn
| 'ottom Of one of the boxes they wer
carefully gone through, and submit
| sef to a superior officer before bein
reluctantly passed. Finally, appa
emily satisfied that we we're not dar
l ,erdna characters, we were allowed {
proceed,
AT ,Pskoff, where we stopped
;oupfe of days later for lunch. W
'ad another example of Russia's mil
airy rule. | was driving the machin
lowly through the town when tw
Ulcers approached and asked in Gel
nan what was doing. The inter
,reter replied to them. For half al
lonr we were. put through mos
earchlng eross.examination. VIII
we're we; where were we from; wha
eas our business; were we tourin,
of pleasure or business: where wer,
We going to; did we intend to writ,
= 6oeh w RussiAY StsasE Aasl|y, whel