Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-11
YOUNG RUSSIAN
TAKES LONG HIKE
GRUNWALD ON WAY
FROM NEW YORK TO SAN
FRANCISCO AFooT.
SEEING THE WORLD
Ran Away From Home at IS and has
Been Travelling Over Globe Ever
Since; Leaves Here
Tuesday.

While millions of the cars subject:
|are bearing arms for the Russian gov
eminent and many have left the Unit
ed States to take up the life IN the
trenches and field for their native land
one of the youthful subjects of Nicho
las has deemed walking around the
world more to his liking. This is Alex
ander Grunwald, aged II years. who
quit the cars land four years age
when but thirteen years of age ano
has since then been pretty much ovel
the world. Most of the travel has seen
afoot.
Walking Across Country.
Young Grunwald Is at present en-
route by the pedal method from New
York to San Franc cisco and follows the
railroad tracks most of the way He
left Twenty-third street ferry. March
rs on his continental hike and hitting
the Burlington tracks at Galesburg
has tramped along this road into OF
tumwa arriving here from Burlington
Sunday morning at 9:45 leaving the
river city at 3 a. m. He puts up at the
Y. M. c.. A. en- route and will leave
here for Abba early Tuesday morning
He sells post cards en- route for the ex.
penses of his trip. Grunwald expects
to reach his destination on the coast
in July. He does not expect to stay
there more than few weeks how.
ever, saying that the fair has no at
traction for him and he will BEAT IT,
via the steamer route to Australia as
soon as he can get boat and work
his passage across the "briny" to the
Youth though he is, young Grunwald
Is worldly wise and especially is he &C.
quainted with the methods of travel
and unafraid of adventure. In fact the
latter seems his inspiration for he does
not let the moss grow on his heels nor
has the road any terrors for him.
Dressed in a suit of khaki with leg
yings to match, heavy hob nailed shoes
hat have no less than eighteen metal
plates upon them, soft shirt, sombre-
70 and blue neckkerchief belt, leather
holster and pistol with canteen and
small pack for his clothes on his back,
young Grunwald is equipped for travel.
He also carries suit of oil skins for
bad weather and rain or storm has no
terrors for him. He spent some time
1t sea on passenger and tramp steam
BIS and thus the oil skins.
Sent Money to Mother.
The young traveller has not been un-
mindful Of his mother who resides in
oetrograd and recently sent her 900
ubles or $50. "This Is lot Of mon
~" said he as he referred to It. His
excuse for taking up the globe trot-
ing is his dislike for Russia which he
rays he will never visit again. He ran
way from home when thirteen taking
to Germany and walked from
Hanover to Bremen. Since then he has
,isited Italy, Greece. Spain. England,
Brasil, Mexico. Cuba, China.
Japan, Egypt, Africa and the East In.
lies.
Young Grunwald is well provided
With credentials carrying certificate
If identification from the Russian con-
Jul at New York, p de Routsky, and
.hree letters from F. O. Morse Of the
Jamestown. N. Y, Y. M. c. A. to per-
sons in Denver, Colo, Ely, New, and
Wyo. He will travel along
he Burlington tracks from Ottumwa
o Denver He speaks Russian, Ger
nan, English, Spanish and Hindustan-
ah