The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-07-25
MEARS NOW ON WAY
ACROSS The PACIFIC
"Evening Sun" Globe TrOtter
Gets to Yokohama Ahead
of Time.
ABLE TO VISIT TOXIC
Railway and Steamship Officials
in Japan Make Journey .
a Pleasure.
ABLE TO VISIT TOXIC
Special Cable Despdtch to Tar srS

Henry Mears. THE New YORK EVENING
Suns representative. is on the Cana adian.
Pacific Railways steamship Empress OF
Russia. which has just left her berth for
Victoria. British Columbia. His race
against the record for a globe circline
trip held by Andre Jaeger Schmidt 10 all
but won
The chief anxiety Of the racer was the
problem Of getting to Yokohama in time
to catch the Pacihc's fastest ship. He
IL now aboard The ship left two hours
behind her usual sailing hour. but this
trifiing delay will make no difference in
tho fnai result, since It can easily be
made up
Mears arrived In Japan by the port
Of Shimonoseki yesterday morning from
Fusan. Corea. The Japanese officials Of
shimonoseki gave him the freedom Of
the port and after . quick look about
the town he was escorted TO the rail-
way station. where ne was made the
guest Of the imperial railways. The
trip to Yokohama was made In a special
observation car. which Ia used only for
the high nobility and for distinguished
visitors.
All along the line Of the railway the
greatest interest WAS manifested In the
globe trotter. Newspaper men boarded
the train at every station for interviews.
and photographed snapped their cameras
at THE EVENING Sun man a. indus
m
tographerS do their work.
Arrives five Hours n Advance.
At Yamakita General Traf,c Manager
Kinoshita and General Passenger
Manager Mikami. who had been
sent from Toxic A. special
escort met the train and were
the hosts at q delightful luncheon. Yoko-
hanna was reached At :oi o'clock this
afternoon. two hours before the scheduled
time for the sailing Of the Emprsss q
Russia. q nnAs1hAS fear yesterday
that ne would not he able to reach Yolto.
hama IN time. however. the sailing had
been delayed three hours and announce
ment TO this effect had been made pub
lie.
There being Ave hours TO spare. Mears
accepted the invitation Of the railway
board Of directors to visit Toxic. He
arrived In the capital at 1 80 o'clock
and visited the ofYices Of the imperial
railways. President Tokonami OF the
railway system received him and then
took him in an automobile on tour
OF the city. taking In the grounds Of the
imperial palace. Hibiya Park, the Amer
lean embassy. the parliament buildings.
the foreign Office and the admiralty Of
nce. The sightseeing trip also included
brief stops At the Imperial Theatre. the
Kabuki Theatre. the Bank of Japan and
the Departments Of Agriculture. Com
mcrce and Communications He left Toxic
on the return to Yokohama at 2 IS clock
spends Last Minutes shopping.
The attentions from the Government
and the imperial railways. insuring the
success Of the trip at its critical stage.
were unprecedented. Mr.. Payne. the
Japanese agent OF the Canadian Pacific,
efficiently with the Govern
ment In assisting the traveller and made
suggestions to the Government
officials In making the arrangements for
the trip from Harbin on to Yokohama.
On his arrival at Yokohama from
Toxic at 3<S o'clock the imperial rail-
ways officials turned their guest over to
the Canadian Pacific. whose guest he will
be until he returns to the United States
Sammons. who had as
sisted the traveller materially In arrang.
Ing many details received Mears at
Yokohama. The last ninety minutes Of
his stay In Yokohama Mr. Mears spent
In shopping and then rushed aboard the
Empress Of Russia just before the gang.
plank was raised.
Mr.. Mearss success In making his con-
,ections with the Canadian Pacific steam.
hip at Yokohama was brought about by
/ resourceful change Of plan when he
cached Harbin. His original plan was
o continue on the Transsiberian Railway
through to Vladivostok. cross the Japan
Sea to Tsuruga and then take train
% Yokohama.
Two days after leaving st. Petersburg
or Vladivostok the train was held up
It Ekaterinbourg by a washout and
eighteen hours were lost. Only a portion
II this time was made up. and on ar
living at Harbin. the junction point Of
he Transsiberian Railway with the
south Manchurian Railway. Mears de-
'ided to change his plans and make for
'usan. where he would cross to Shimon-
,seki. Japan Officials OF the South
Railway came to the rescue
With a special train which whirled Mears
through Manchuria. At Wi-ju the Corean
Railway took charge of the globe trotter
md ne was rushed on to Fuaan where