Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-27
,s0.eial Dispatch to til. Morning J~onrnall

Rn0hlliNt iHsf
mier Pathfinder a of a. L. West
card. laying out a coast to coast auto
mobile route. has arrived here with
his crew. the latter nearly dead from
oold and exposure, and Mrs. Westgard
60 exhausted and spent that she has
harn placed under the care OF q
,bvsician. Mcnamara, the driver,
vas eneulfed in a turbulent mountain
stream ana narrowly escaped drown
inc. and the whole trip was a success
slon Of such hardships as are rarely
undergone by motorists. even as dar-
ing as these. 1t too nine lays 10
make the trip from Albuquerque to
this city. and during that time the
members of the party endured about
overv kind of discomfort known to
automobiling as they traversed little
used and little known roads through
Tho White mountains and the rugged
Mogollons. 1t was a trip that they
will never forget.
The tale of these venturesome
pioneers in the work OF picking out
m ocean to ocean route OF travel for
automobile tourists, sounds like that
from the pages of some great story OF
adventure and many q book has been
written with less upon which to found
A narrative which would hold the at
tention of the reader to the end. That
the bodies Of the four members COM
prising the party are not now lying
beneath the SHOWS of the hills OF
northeastern Arizona or in the waters
of some turbulent mountain stream Is
due only to the pluck and courage
exhibited individually by the quartet
and to a directing providence which
brought them out of situations caleu-
lated to reduce even the most cour-
ageous to a state of utter despair.
In four-cylinder. forty-horsepower
Premier touring car, the party, con-
sisting Of Mr.. and Mrs. Westgard, II.
G. Drum. representing the Chicago
Record Herald, and Ray Mcnamara
who had driven four machines to vic
tory. in Glidden tours n who is
known internationally, as a power at
the steering wheel, left New York city
on October IL. At Albany they We're
given personal messages from Gov
ernor Horace White to the governors
Of the various states and territories
through which they would pass. These
messages embodied largely appeals Tor
executive attention to the matter OF
the Of the state high
wavs TO the end that a continuous line
OF roads might be brought n exist
ence connecting the Atlantic with the
Pacific.
From the day that the party lett
on its long trip. Mr.. Westgard mas
been collecting data relative to roaa
conditions, elevations. hotels ana
mans of various sections through
which it would be advisable for tour
lists to pass. Once such n route Is
found and the rigors Of such a trip is
reduced to the minimum, 1t IS ne
lieved that much of the travel no"
spending many months of the year
abroad, viii be diverted westward I'M
til il Will be no uncommon thlng OF
foolhardy enterprise Tor a party 10
start out for the coast in an automo-
bile. The west and the east VIII be
brought into closer relation and the
man Of means will find a new means
Of outlet for his surplus capital when
now goes to the foreign ands.
In Placing Phoenix on the pro-
posed route, Mr.. Westgard, who was
formerly president of the Touflns
club and is now the chairman OF the
touring committee, believes he mas
selected the one city most admlrabIS
located in Arizona and predicts that
in the near future this city will DC
frequently entertaining New York ana
other eastern city Automobiles VINO
are en- route from coast to coast.
After having passed over some OF
the best roads in the country ana en-
countering little hat was really haz-
ardous. the party left Albuquerque
nine davs ago. starting for the White
mountains. Before they were Wen
outside Albuquerque the trouble De
gan. Roads that were almost I'M
paSsable were encountered ana many
times it was actually necessary Tor the
party to get out and construct a roau
over which their machine wouid pass
Up in the Mogollen mountains sixteen
tV,L- 49, a. 11x~oIe 4vnTA on
countered, while in the passes anu
cuts the drifts often rose higher thah
the machine. From S~pringerville 70
Cooley's ranch, a distance of forty
miles. the trip occupied an enlife uay
and well into the night. 1t was 50
cold that often members OF the party
We're obliged to get out OF the ma
chine and walk to keep from freezihs'
Other times it was necessary TO tramp
down the snow before the machine
could be forced through the drifts.
Arriving az the BLACK river II was
found thai the stream was swollen
and the current was dangerously
swift. Mcnamara ventured into the
stream. attempting to wade across III
the hope of finding bottom TOR ms ma
chine, and was swept off his Feet ~
the swift water. Unable to eaten holu
upon anything. he was swept DOWN
stream and out of sight of the party,
Armed with a long rope. NestsaIu
and Drum hurried along the embank-
ments as best they could and an hour
later discovered Mcnamara clinglns
10 a projecting log in midstream. Al
though nearly exhausted. he managed
70 tie the rope which was thrown
MIN. and was finally pulled ashore
The party camped that night in an old
forage station at the ford. where Nc
Namara was placed beside a big opef
IRE and finally brought about. So
mat he was able to proceed the neNi
DAY. Another time. Mcnamara, wh'
mad stuck to his wheel all dav whit
TIE machine was ploughing through
mountains Of snow. was taken from
ms seat So henumbed with the colo
mat he could not walk. and his cloth
ing was found to be frozen stiff.
When b party was once more OF
IT'S way. the road was lost and They
wandered ahont = day n n nigh
without finding their way. Withou'
loed and water. it began TO lool
ttther dubious and hone had abou'
neen given Mp when thev ~stagreres