The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-10
CBy Associated Press. /,

Philadelphia. July s.-The LID
erty Bell. precious relic Of the Amer
lean Revolution. started last Mon
day on lis eighth and longest jour
nev from Philadelphia since il vas
frs, hung in the old state House OF
rhe Province Of Pennsylvania in
175a Il goes 10 The Pznams-Pacitc
international Exposition and before
i, : returned 10 lis big glass case
in Independence nall next NoTen5er
Or December. Il will hare Travelled
more than Ien thousand miles and
vii! have been sen y millions O.
people
On its journey 10 san Francisco
the Literty Bell specia! train ira
Verses Pennsylvania. Ohio. Indiana,
Illinois. Iowa, Iowa. Missouri. Kan
sas. Nebraska. Colorado. wyoming.
U,ah. Idaho. washington Oregon
and California.
made for tn 5ol-ne? ana eTerT-
thing ina. viii aid in safeguarding
the bell from t1e in.l-y has been
done. -Four policemen from the
Philadelphia t-21zc squad Will guard
the relic pntil il Is again returned
TO .ls home.
Al sunrise Monday ~o-kueI -
moved the tell from is ease and PIT
il on The special hapEer that sup
ports II OF its Trip across tie coun-
Try. !; was wheeled on . truts
into Independence Square where pa
t-ioric exercises were held At noon
The First Brigade Pennsylvania Ma.
tional Guard. escorted The hell Il
The West Philadelphia station Of tbs
Pennsylvania railroad where i va:
hoisied on a special car The Flrs'
Troop. Philadelphia City cavalry
which organization escorted George
Washington On state functions il
Philadelphia. WAS the special esco-
OF the hell as on previous occasions
At .. n. the bell train with I
party Of twenty-six city eountilmel
started on the !ocrneT.
The train consists Of q baggag
car. diner. three sleepers, q specia
car for the reception OF guests e
route and q car for the bell whic
will be 81 the rta- This Is --ec
iallT constructed fat car, with q
iron railing q, the sides and ends
American Tags will wave from stat
al each corner and there will be 9th
er decorations in American oolors :
The oouncilmanic committee
charge Of the journey announce
that in hanging the bell, the Graz
in it Is or the right hand side
the car as il JOURNEYS west
Even cities Irayersed in the mig
will get glimpse Of the relic. 81
TEN OF illumination having been {
vised-ihai throws a blaze of Zig
on The bell as il passes through
the darkness
Shock soso-bers have been /
stalled on the fat car 10 keep t
bell from being iolied- The ira
crews were specially picked I
their caretulness in starting a.
stopping trains. The speed linn
across the continent will not be L
than Is miles an hour nor mo
than IS miles. The schedule "
be risidly observed so that crow
may not be kept waiting beyond !
time appointed for the train TO
through their communities.
Another absolute rule the CO.
mittee has made is that the bell "
not under any circumstances be "a
en- from the car for the purpose
parading il through the street
Many municipalities have been &
yised TO build movable platforms I
height OF the fat car with an incli
at each end so that the childr
may 20 up one incline. pass the b
touch i, If they care TO, and Ii
pass down the incline al the OF,
end Of the platform Where tn
platforms are provided the raili
on one side Of the car will be
moved.
During stops, booklets contain
the history of the bell. cards "
picture OF the relic and butt
also containing picture Of the
and the American flag, will be I
tributed TO children. Il will Z
hundreds OF thousands OF th
souvenirs 10 supply the demand.