The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-08-05
EUREKA VISITED BY
MILLIONAIRE AUTO PARTY
Thirteen Cars and AZ People Re-
main Here Saturday Night
On Way to Coast

The residents Of Eureka witnessed .
novel scene last Saturday afternoon
about 8 O'Clock. which caused no little
excitement Is well as curiosity, when
IL automobiles with ~ people arrived
here from Elko.
There were IS machines in the party,
but one Of the autos. containing DR..
Hugh Cook and his wife. broke . crank
shaft about % miles from here and had
to be hauled in BY the automobile
truck. These latter autos did not ar
rive here until about $3.50 that evening.
| As IL was necessary to send away for .
new crank shaft to make the required
repairs the disabled machine 10 still
here and cannot proceed ON its journey
until the needed parts are received
and the auto put 10 working order.
This sudden influx Of people taxed
the capacity Of both the Brown Hotel
and the Hotel Zadow. but we under
stand that the entire party were COM
fortably provided for BY these two
hostelries.
This is the first transcontinental tour
for pleasure in the history of motoring.
Monday. June 20. 10 wealthy auto
mobilists Of Philadelphia. driving their
own cars, with . number of invited
guests. started from Atlantic City with
. carefully planned trip which will con-
clude in Los Angeles on August 10.
The slogan, "Ocean to ocean," adopted
for the trip was given a literal signih-
canoe by actual start with the rear
wheels Tapped by the waters Of the
Atlantic, and before the terminus 10
reached the front wheels will have been
washed BY the waters of the Pacific At
Golden Gate Park. San Francisco.
The schedule allows 46 days for the
tour. After completing the "ooean to
ocean" trip At Golden Gate Park the
tourists will continue south along the
coast, camping al Salinas and Paso
Robes before arriving ct the terminus
in Los Angeles.
The motorists carry flags presented
by President Taft, United States Sena-
tor Penrose Of Pennsylvania, United
States Senator O'Gorman Of New York
and Mayor Rey burr Of Philadelphia, as
we'll as good roads" messages to be
relayed to the governors Of IS States.
Another interesting feature Of the run
is the carrying Of q message from
the Boy Scouts Of the Atlantic coast
to the Boy Scouts Of the Pacific
Coast. which is in the care Of q
twelve.year-o old scout, . member Of the
touring party.
The personnel of the party included
the following: George G. Allen. prssi.
dent of the Republic Trust Company,
one of the largest financial institutions
Of Philadelphia.
F. H. Lippincott, chairman of the
tourists committee, Of the famous Lip
p~incott family.
In the car with F. E. Moller, son Of
q retired banker. were two Amherst
graduates.
John Il. Murphy, one Of New York's
city commissioners. piloted his big
six.cylinder car.
H. o. Bechtel. Justice Of the Supreme
Court Of the State of Pennsylvania,
is spending his vacation making the
tour.
O. G. A. Loder. who established the
legal status of the Sherman Antitrust
law. wa holding the steering wheel
over his own machine.
O. Francis Jenkins. the Franklin In
stitute g~old-medalist. inventor Of the
moving-picture machine, had rugged mp
one Of the ''movies" ON his car and be.
fore leaving Eureka took pictures Of
the cars as they filed out of town, and ON
his return will show the public under
what conditions the trip was made.
P. w. Baker. q prosperous tobacco
broker. has Cancelled q trip abroad to
accompany the tourists in his large
touring car.
The campaign equipment carried BY
the tourists includes 10 tents. three
14xl4 wall tents, one fly. two toilet
tents complete with poles, ropes
and stakes, So folding cots. IS gray
blankets. two four-burner gasoline
stoves and four ovens.
Wherever the hotels are good the
tourists patronize them. but they pre-
fer their w camp comforts to some
Of the inns along the route. A big
motor truck which carries 1000 pounds
of camp utensils is also used as q bag.
gage car.
The party and IL autos left here about
8 O'Clock for Austin Sunday morning
on their way to Reno and the Coast.
II 10 learned that the party had . safe
and pleasant trip to Reno, and when