New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-10

Did, Californian Pays $4,000 for
Pets Fare to Frisco.
DOES 1T FOR HIS WIFE
,.Y,nau Rules Bar CANNES, So
Couple Travel as Guests
CT Bull Pup"

I - tl7z dogs car Ae are simply his
/ The woman who made the re-
f,, he'd seen her husband pay over Sc. 600
n''- ,-ivate car SO that her pet might ac-
~ - them to their Pacific Coast home
ccia4. -a+ vas a French hrindle bull ''purp, -
:. triangular ears ever erect and eyes
v earring His name Vas Radium.
chartered coach was the Plymouth
- exhibited ~ the St Louis exposi-
as marvel Of beauty and conven-
when L was whisked out of the
,,-s-v station Of the New York Cen
- RsiIrosd yesterday. ct +Sd street and
.i@-,1-ar avenue. 1T the end Of the 1850
--,soelz train, II contained four passengers
he dog The passengers were Mr.
- MIS- z :. Drew. Mrs. Drew's mother
French naaId-and the dog was
-.ss,rr7. And RadiUm has a reputation
= since Z was discovered by Nine Curie
= -s-irv. and. consequently. expensive
cess.
rs Drew would not leave the dog be-
..,5 her or trust him in the baggage car
&c laws Of the Modes and Persians, which
re never supposed to alter, were not
ere fixed than the Pullman rule against
= On It's coaches Radium could not
zirh the Drews on Pullman in which
Inc passengers were accommodated
n Drew vent to the Offices OF the Chi
..eo Milwaukee d st. Paul Railroad, and
nero z7as q Iorg study OF methods 70 evade
~ rule AGAINST dogs. but none would meet
ne subtle requirements
The. only Ray out is TO charter a car,
nd Of course which was as far as the
abroad official got Mr.. Drew interrupted
r. know the cost
More than s., co. - was the answer, and
:, vas supposed that that would keep the
s-sndle bun RadiUn as q permanent add
,ior 10 this city's dog population.
Rut when the train pulled out 10 connect
g. Chicago yeith the Overland Limited, TO
mich the Plymouth Rock viii be coupled.
n. Drew had paid SECS for the exclusive
.5ss of -7e coach. or over $500 more than
.--uo1lf have cost without the charter.
T-e Drezs we're passengers on the Ham
s..--- american steamship AHlerika, which
arrived on Saturday The dog was a dis
-aze-v abroad, and was 10 be an ornament
in HE Pacific Coast home. How much had
l. -osre That was secret. but the money
--i-4 zas not responsible for Mrs. Drew S
Kindness or the animal. When Ar Drew
a
sis -rarscortinentaI home and met with
e -sbaffs that led 70 the chartering Of
-He Pullman his wife vas in despair
Argusinrances suggested br5hinG PorteTs'
crrcezliuE the dog il q bag, hiding him II
e s;atsroom. putting him IN trunk with
dog biscuits for company. trimming him
VIZ wool and passing him of for q sheep,
Hur sIr. Drew feared that discovery might
-sea- ne loss Of the precious animal The
rzH-oad official who suggested charterlnE
~ car said that he Cid so without the
-arsat4sr belief that il would be done.
TTra7 2 car 5 chartered the cost Is fig
,-ed I'D n 1his way: For q Pullman coach
< day from the start hack To the start
and twenty-five passenger fares. The tlul5
from his civ 10 the Coast and back !;
-s--oued as ten days. That meant 500 fol
So coach. There vas some modification il
-ze fare rule. so that the total paid Wa
tae S2a55
Tie dog y 70 have the range Of the who'll
--as-7- Of course. The Porters viii not b
-e4-f-ed 70 make ZIP berth for him unles
r. -ers car sick Food viii be served il
n private car for him. as he viii not D.
permitted IT the dining car But Radlun
VII nave z chance 70 sl1ine in the DO:
world OF California. and in that lies tn
5.=-if7cation frr the chartering Of the Pun
nan coach. ATr. Drew is president OF
lumber compsry n san Francisco.
.T4-s The DOGS car Mrs Drew said 2.
ire train pulled on OF the station W.
are Simply his guests.