The evening world., 1913-04-18
)AU|d Of 10000
! MILES FINISHED
/ ! BY D.SOLD|ER
|Sergt. John ]. Walsh Walked
From Fort Slocum to San
francisco and Back.

Francisco and Back.
osrsl John ). walsh. sixty-thrss
y>ass Cd. . retired United States cavai-
vo0. has Just completed . walk Of
ASo nilss. He started from Fort
S1otum. New Rochelle. on April 10, 1919.
ana reached the Bronx yesterday after
neoa after walking 10 Preside Post.
eaa Francisco. and back. The trip took
Just - days and was made under the
eusp1css Of rns Government - an army
[aeSassi test. On the journey the old
eso1lsr wore cut i've pairs Of shoss and
two un,forms He kept . diary oe the
ksro and has The dsnAtufes and tssti.
Nsriais Of moro than 5000 prominent
ben In the cities and States through
Ph1n he parsed. The list includes the
49, Of Catholic priests. clergymen.
[Awysrs. doctors. Mayors. Governors
nd men from every walk OF life.
Sergt. Walsh. during his service. was
attached TO Troop B. United States
cavalry. yert Seal, OKLA He was re-
lred several years aso. He has been
psdsstriAn al Of his life and when
~ army tests wsrs announced made
hppAeation for the assignment. The
DMcisis q washington at hrst refused
ths Application. but the old soldiers
Dersistenoy nnaiiy overcome all objec.
Hons and be was appointed to make the
Vista
Ne lett Fort slocum at . A. NJ. April
~ M. attirsd In the regulation army
ESegvics uniform. . total weight Of sixty.
e10At pounds. He PICKED the southern
Donts aaA ~ Journey took him through
~ States Of Pennsylvania, Maryland.
District of Coiumbia, Virginia. North
80 eoath Carolina. Georgia, Alabama.
10ssiss1Dpi. Louisiana, Texas. Florida.
As1ssaa ~ Caiifosn3A
ne 1erthssn reuea. o. the wAy hack.
eDonO1 Inn through Nevada, Utah.
0Ueasa1A Nshraska, Iowa. Ininols. In
0n1s, olsto. Psnnsylvania. New Jersey
:, 40 New York.
tAo TO REPORT At ARMY
posT0 ON THE ROUTE.
He was required to report It various
asmy posts along ths route and In some
instaAceg Il was necessary 70 walk
many miles out Of ~ way - comply
WITH tAsss osdSrA
0seSt WAlsA y . tyUleal AmssloaA
He y tai and slender, WITH Q strong
weathse.beaAsn faoa. HI hair - Sray
~ - - . o,essly 0opped Ray
mustAnhs. 0old Trimmed glasses shade
. Dair q aAazp. slse, Uay syss.
Il think he euoniest story can ten. !"
said The Ga soldier to-day. '-is my cap
turs In The heart OF the Mexican trouble
In Novsssbsr. N. I had travelled close
on 70 twenty miles that day and felt .
BIT tired. Well. spread my blanket
and Was maltnG IN entry n the diary
vhsa ] was ct upon ~ dossn wild
eyed Nsncans. Before Z could say q
word vas bound. and cartsd on to Q
camp In The hilb and brought bsIors
- emeious chap In . generals uniform.
- the post at II Paso. Tex. and turned
loose"
NEARLY PERIsHEo m A sANo
STORM.
He picks q storm In the desert a. his
most narrowing experience during the
long trip. II was In the Christmas holt
days and he was two days out on the
desert when the sand began to rise and
shift. Suddenly . blanket OF gray ross
before him and he felt little SHARP
pangs In his face and hands. He closed
his eyes and plugged On. hghting his
way for thirteen hours. Finally hi
sezWniad into . rescue station near the
eusasr. HIS faoe was ffisht1uily cut
aAA heuisad and Il was two dayU bseosa
- NWas sbls TO resume che journey.
DWing this time he was ta1psn care Of
~ ~ station opsrator. Mss Lens
0ssmblss. and his diary contains . full
page description. In the girls handwvit.
ting. Of tho old mans condition.
The trip also afforded him . chance
- saWe the LIE Of . hve-year-old GIRL
Late In the afternoon Of Feb. n. lSls
whfls passing throush Chicago - oh.
sagve6 . IRE IN . frams house. A child
vas stsnding at the top Of the stairs
her elotAing sdams With . bound hs
waS - ne stoop end . moment latsi
returned 70 the street with the Little sdrl
wrapped up In his big army ovsrcoat
Her lite was saved. but the coat wa
lsstreyed. He will report 1t Fort slo.
cum to-day and then start for his home
IN Boston, where his ninstsen.ysar-old
aaushtsr 10 waiting.
BIRTHDAY RECORD OF
WEtl.kM0WN NEW WORKERS.
Z Clarence H. Mackay was thirty.nint
/, years Old yesterday.
n Julian D. Fairchild was sRty-thrs'
n years "a yesterday.
y Hamilton Fish was sixty-four years ole
~aataPAAy.