Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-07-05
LIBERTY BELL ON
THE ROAD TODAY
Relic Of American Revolution Be-
gins Journey Across Cont
nent Monday.
WILL BE ONE LONG OVATION

PHILADELPHIA, July A--The liberty
bell. precious relic Of the American rev.
oiution, will start Monday on us 'lghth
and longest Journey from Philadelphia
srce Il was first huns In the old state
house OF the province OF Pennsylvania
II. 1872. II goes to the Pansma-Psclfie
international exposition aud before II "
returned to is big glass case in inde-
psrdence Hall next November or De-
cember II will have travelled more than
Il 600 miles and will have been seen by
millions OF people,
on its tourney to San Francis,u the
liberty belt special train will traverse
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana. Illinois
Iowa. Missouri Kansas, Nebraska, Colo
RADIO. wyoming. Utah. Idaho. Washing
ton. Oregon and California,
Elaborate arrangements have been
made for the journey and everything that
will aid In safeguarding the bell from
injury has been done. Four policemen
from the Philadelphia traffic squad will
erard the relic until It is again returned
TO It's home,
starts at Eight.
At sunrise on Monday workmen will
remove the bell from It's case and Tut Il
on the special hanger that viii support
II across the country. II will be wheeled
on truck into independence square.
where patriotic exercises will be hold. AZ
noon the First brigade. Pennsylvania Na-
tionsl Guard. will escort the bell 10 the
West Philadelphia station OF the penn-
sylvania railroad. where It will be holsted
on a special car. The First troop, Phil
adeiphia city cavalry. which organiza-
tion escorted George Washington on state
| functions In Philadelphia, will be tho
special escort OF the bell as on previous
cccasions. At s p. m, the bell train with
party OF twenty-six city councllmen
will start on the journey.
! The train will consist OF n baggage car.
diner, three sleepers. a special car for
7 the reception OF guests en- route and n
car for the bell, which will be at the rear.
This is specially constructed flat car
With an iron railing at the sides and ends.
American flags will wave from staifs at
each corner and there will be other deco
rations in American colors
The councimanic committee in charge
OF tho journey announced that In hanging
the bell the crack in II viii be on the
right-hand side OF the car as II journeys
! west
Even cities traversed In the might will
set glimpse OF the relic, a system OF
illumination having been devised that will
throw blaze Of lisht on the bell as Il
passes through~in the darkness.
shock Absorbers installed.
Shock absorbers have been Installed on
the flat car to keep the bell from being
jolted.. The train crews will be spe-
cially picked for their carefulness In
starting and stopping trains The speed
limits across the continent will not be
less than eighteen mites an hour. nor
more than thirty-fivo miles. The sched-
ule will be rigidly observed so that crowds
may not be kept waiting beyond the time
appointed for the train 10 so through
their communities
Another absolute rule the committee
has made is that the bell Will not un-
der any circumstances be taken from the
car for the purpose of parading II
through the streets. Many mupioipali-
ties have been advised to build movable
platforms the height OF the flat car with
an incline at each end. SO that children
may go up one incline, pass the bell
touch Il II they care to, and then pass
down the incline at tho other end OF
the platform. Where these platforms
are provided the railing on one side OF
the car will be removed.
During stops. booklets containing the
history OF tho bell. cards with picture
of the relic and buttons also containing
a picture OF the bell and the American
flag. win be distributed TO children. II
} win take hundreds Of thousands OF thess
} souvenirs 70 supply the demand. To the
governors and mayors, the history of ths
bell in small bound volume will be pre-.
II aentsd Governors have been invited C
journey with the bell through their re,
spective states.
NO OfficiRI Souvenirs.
There will be no official souvenirs Of
the journey except those distributed free
by the escorting committee. The com
mittee also refused TO make any con
oessions 10 moving picture concerns, vir.
tually every such enterprise in the coun
try having applied for the privilege o
sending representatives on the trip. Tn,
committee. however. purchased a specla
moving picture machine for its own use
Pictures will be taken through the jour
lney and films will be furnished to publl'