The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-07-16
FoUR-sTsTE TOURISTS GET 4
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
After orvslilns Ride From Canton
Gasoline Crowd Carries Many
Features On Trip.

Led into Wheeling by a Pathfinder
roadster which three days ago was
thought TO have been hopelessly out
Of the running. the Indiana Four
State Tourists hic the stogie town
last night and this morning depart
on their sixteen-day swing through
West Virginia. Ohio. kentucky and
Indiana.
In spite OF the "hog-back' water
breakers and the ups and downs OF
the usual land-voyage between Can
ton and Wheeling. the Hoosiers made
remarkably fast time and nearly sue
ceeded In catching the Great Western
pilot car, which precedes the tour
from every night control TO mark the
course with confetti.
The route from Canton Is the hard
est the tourists have encountered to
date. and the Pathfinder pace-maker
was up against IL I'm several instances
where improvements are being made
upon the highways in the vicinity OF
New Philadelphia and Canal Dover.
Nevertheless. they set a dizzy pace
over the hills and dales OF Eastern
Ohio. and were welcomed at Cadiz
yesterday evening by George Steen-
rod. agent for the American Under
slung car in this place. and Erie wag-
ner. secretary OF the Auto Club.
After all the cars had reported 20
| the checker at Martins Ferry. the
Hoosier caravan rolled over the Island
! down Main street TO Fourteenth and
I up Market TO the Mcclure hotel. The
cars were unloaded OF their baggage
and then parked at the r. & o. depot
for the night
The performance OF the Pathfinder
roadster at the head of the Indiana
procession yesterday is remarkable
considering the accident that disabled
the indianapolis made car coming into
Akron Friday. The trip from THIN
was strenuous one. being one of the
longest that will be encountered on
the tour and a heavy pail of dust
settled over the entire eastward
course OF the Hoosier cavalcade.
Pathfinder Dltehed.
Coming into West Salem at fast
| clip, the Pathfinder was thrown In the
ditch when hoy ran across the road
way under a cloud of dust created by
the car ahead. The driver not wish
Ing 70 run down the urchin steered
10 the right where he thought he saw
confetti strewn. indicating a turn in
the road. The dust cleared away in
/ time for him To see the radiator Of the
armored roadster hurl Itself against
I a high embankment and climbing the
embankment, hit tree with the force
OF cannon ball.
/ The occupants OF the car G. o
D Sfwrnng factory
| president OF the Motor Car Manufac-
turing Co. and Charles Scholler az
/ The wheel. were uniniured although
the Pathfinder was badly damaged.
/ The radiator was smashed against the
! tree and the front axle was bent and
twisted
A blacksmith began work on
Strengthening the axle and the Path.
finder factory men soon had the
sturdy little car in shape for the road
again. The tourists were surprised
two hours later TO see the car pull M
to the Portage hotel in Just as good
shape as new.
While to-day's pace was the fast.
ost. considering the natural handi-
caps. that the HOosiers have hit since
they departed from indianapolis July
= on their 1900 mile jaunt. the cars
came through in remarkably fine
shape. Three tires were punctured
on the sharp stones along the route.
but no mechanical trouble was en-
c<untered 81 any sort.
Tho Indiana four states tour.
though a
Non-Competitive Run.
has all of the Spectacular features ~
Ia contest. and the natives OF the
rural sections along the route often
take the run for race Of some sort
or other
The cars are checked out every