The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-03
Evening Suns" Globe Trav-
eller Will Be in New York
Wednesday at 1910 p. NJ.
ALMOST DEFEATED BY FOG
Misses Train Which Would
Have Cut IL Hours From
Schedule Time.

SEATTLE, Wash. Aug John Henry
Mears. the NEW York EVENING SUNS globe
circler. stepped from the power launch
Maud F. at Pier I. tonight. a little more
than thirty-one days after having left
New York city on trip around the
world In an effort TO reduce the time for
such astour from thrty-nIne days. nine
teen hours and forty-three minutes. now
held by Andre Jager-Schmdt.
Mr. Mears left Seattle at s:e5 o'clock
aboard the North Coast Limited Of the
Northern Pacific Railway. lie will ar
rive in Chicago at o'clock Tuesday night.
will leave there at As and will arrive
In New York city at 1910 Wednesday
night. This will be made possible by a
close connection at cleveland with a
limited train.
The actual travelling time OF Mr.. Mears
on his journey OF more than 10000 miles.
should ne arrive in New York according
to his plans. will have been 35 days 20
hours 10 minutes. During this time the
traveller has passed through dozen differ
ent countries mixed with people OF vari-
GUS nationalties and has spent each night
aboard either steamship or sleeping car.
His average rate OF travel has been more
than twenty miles an hour.
Ends Sea Trip In Private Launch.
The steamship Empress OF Russia.
which brought Mr.. Mears to Victoria.
c.. from Yokohama. was delayed more
than twelve hours by dense fogs along the
coast OF Vancouver Island. Had 1t not
been for this Unforeseen incident ne would
have broken the worlds record by more
than four days.
In order TO offset this delay Mr.. Mears
accepted the hospitality OF a private power
launch from Victoria to Seattle, a dis
tance OF abou, seventy-fve miles. The
Empress OF Russia arrived of Victoria at
1880 Saturday afternoon. Within two
minutes Mr.. Mears was over the side Of
the big liner and aboard the power launch,
American coast
In an effort to facilitate the traveller
and place him aboard the North Coast
Limited on the last leg OF his Journey the
ost-Intclig genrer engaged Henry Chris
Jefferson and his hydro-aeroplane to meet
the launch In the bay. This was done
Wnttl tne luunCU TehCHtu iNth
shortly after 8 O'Clock Mr.. Mears stepped
aboard the air craft. which took him aloft.
and after clrcling the power launch twice
carried him nearly to the pier. where he
arrived at exactly s:l7 o'clock,
The traveller was hurried into walt
ing automobile and within three minutes
was at the King street station. where tho
Limited had been held for him an hour
and fifteen minutes. At S:?5 re train
pulled out and Mears was on the last leg
OF his strenuous journey. Several North
ern Pacific officials accompanied him as
far east as Spokane to see that the
traveller had every comfort possible to
give him. The officials said that for a
man who could sleep aboard ship and
train thlrty-fve nights nothing was too
good.
"Had = BulIy Time"
Just tell the folks In little old New
York that I'm coming and coming fast, "
Mears said as the auto bearing him
from ship to train sped through Seattle's
streets. Tell them that I've had =
bully time all the way and that every
one helped me along on my Journey. OF
course. It's been hard. but It seems that
all nationalities have Joined In an on
feavor to make the trip as pleasant N
possible for me, and. although I shall
be glad to sleep In a stationary bed
when ] arrive at home. ! have had .
dandy time
And above all I'm mighty glad that
I've won the record back TO the United
States for quick travelling. This country
IL nrst In everything. and when ! started
out l determined to either make good or
make no excuses. ! am heartily glad
that do not have to make any ex-
cuses. Unless some unforeseen accident
occurs will arrive In New York on
Wednesday evening, August 8. at 1910
o'clock. Even II I miss connections that
now ngure on ! shall break the record
but just tell the folks at homo that IN
10 there Wednesday night"