The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-27
NOME SENATOR ARRIVES AFTER
 DASH OVER ICE

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 Thomas MeGann, Nome miner con- Queror of time in his race across Ale aska's breadth to attend the rerritor- .al legislature. second session, end ed his S200-mile journey at 1L20 o'clock last night when he stepped ashore from the steamship Alameda and wns welcomed by members oi the House and Senate. "I feel fine" he said. as he shook hands with his col- league from the Second Division, aud met other members Of the Legislature. including the reception committed 'but I'm 9 little tired, when l come Go think of it." he added.
 The intrepid Northerner became Senator McGann ct fO:i0 o'clock this morning the oath office being admin istered by Senator J. M. Tanner He was appointed Co a place on the bank mg, transportation, election, labor and capital and reads and highways conn mitteos.
 Senator McGaun was escorted to his desk immediately to the right of the secretagy's table and opposite the desk of his colleague, Senator Mdrich.
 Record Breaking Trip
 Senator McGann made new history for dog-teom "mushing' on his long hike The 9O0-mile stretch of ice and snow between Nome and Fairbanks was uavorsed by the hardy solon iu just thirteen days. The former rec ord for the same distance was held by sam Taggart and by Johnnie Heg ness A. 4. "Scotty" Allan's best time for the trip is said to have been seventeen days.
 Senator McGann used nine dog teams between Nome and Fairbanks the arrangements for the relays hay ing been carried out by George B. Grigsby of Nome and E. Coke Hill. oi Ruby The latter showed his interest in McGann's exploit by meeting him at Ruby and taking him to Fort Gibbon. distance of 139 miles the first SS miles of which were nego tiated in one day.
 While half of the town of Nome gathered to wish him God-speed and good luck. Senator McGann left his home on the morning Of March 2. HC declares his trip across the ice to Una lakik to have been the most severe portion of the entire trek. He changed dogs. at Unalakllk. and drove into Nulato behind the thoroughbreds from the Tow Powers kennel. From Nu la;o Co Ruby he drove the dogs oi Pete Dem0sela a Native. After Coke sl had given him his lift he had g fresh team of huskies to take him tC Minto. where he secured another team for the final leg of the dog.mush, in Go Fairbanks. He arrived at the in terior metropolis on the evening oI March 15 On the following morninf he left Fairbanks in the Robert Shel don automobile and six days later reached Cordova. the last l32 miles oI his trip carrying him from Chitina to tidewater over the Copper River road
 Lost Some Time
 Senator McGann lost a day on the trai-during the time he was not sleeping. He broke down at Ruby and again at Gibbon. for twelve hours at time He had to wait four days iu Cordova for the Alameda.
 The stamp of Senator McGann's ex perience is exopsed on his ruddy coun tenance, and his features bespeak the aggressiyeness in his makeup that served him so faithfully In his nerve raclying jaunt He said today that he would not care to duplicate his performance for Ca few weeks. ai least
 When Senator Elwood Bruner died suddenly in California, Gov J. F. A Strong called a special election for the Second division. to fll the vacancy in the upper House. Senator McGanr was elected on February 27, by sub stantial plurality over George James and Andy" Anderson. who were de ieated for places in the Legislature at the general election last Novem ber