Evening star., 1926-05-30
Travelling Across Russia on
Train-ShoWs Signs
of Fatigue.
BY ANNA LOUISE STRONG.


Especial Correspondent of Tho Star and
North American Newspaper AlHAnce.)
MOSCOW, May 90 Delayed).-John
GoIdstro,n. correspondent of The Star
and the North American Newspaper
Alliance, has not communicated with
the Office here since his departure at
10 o'clock Thursday night. AS Gold
strom showed very plainly the evi-
dences of his air sickness, fatigue and
the grueling nerve strain Of his day 8
delay by fog IN Germany, we believe
that he is resting in his compartment
OF the Transsiberian Railway, know
ing that we have only to refer to a
time table to locate him.
We should hear from him at Omsk.
about 1900 miles from here across
the Ural Mountains, which lie be-
tween European Russia and Siberia,
tomorrow, early In the afternoon. II
Is a 6O-hour run from Moscow to
Omsk and IL four-day trip from Ornsk
to Chita, where the globe-circular
hopes to be met by Japenese planes
This means that he will arrive at
Chita about noon, the Sd Of June
with four days to reach Yokohama.
where he must catch the steamship
President Madison.
Across Russia he should hold hls
present advantage of nearly two days
over John Henry Mears. present
holder OF the record OF less than SO
days for circling the globe, ard OF
more than . days over Jager Schmidt
the previous record holder. Both Of
them used the Transs!berian also.
Slowest Days Ahead.
At Omsk Goldstrom will be about
$500 miles out OF New York. with
about 11.7o0 miles to go. He VIII
have used less than II days Of the
35 possible for a record-breaking per
Torrance. The slowest days Of his
trip are before him, however, the
four days from Omsk to Chita and
there is always the possibility that
the Japanese planes may be unable to
meet him in the Siberian interior be-
cause Of weather or political dtf1l-
culties.
Goldstrorn's landing here was made
in the vast Hodinka field Of Moscow.
historically famous as the place where
100 people were trampled to death dur
ing the enormous. uncontrolled ceie-
bration of the Cars coronation. 1t is
still used by the soviet for mass 1es-
tival on holidays and for a military
airdome.
The field was empty Thursday eve
ming except for q knot of reporters
who were admitted by the smiling sol
diers picketing the field. There was a
brief Scurry OF Spring rain, then II
broke to show a distant Speck in the
sky. Twenty minutes later Goldstrom
alighted, to be congratulated by the
Russian reporters Of Leningrad and
Moscow newspapers.
Delayed 4S Hours.
In the first excitement of arrival the
traveller was smiling and energetic,
but later his WEAKNESS became evil
dent. He had been delayed IS hours
by missing yesterdays Transsiberiar
express and the fog which caught him
at Berlin had cost him thousands of
dollars for special planes to enable him
to maintain q margin of safety at Io-
kohama.
Goldstrom praised his pilot, who
had navigated through fog and against
headwinds with great skill. At the
Hotel Savoy he slept uneasily for a
few hours until he was aroused to
catch the 10 o'clock Transsiberian.
Aid in Obtaining Funds.
AS Goldstrom travels eastward. the
Soviet government is using all OF the
machinery OF the three departments
Of economies to see that his funds
are transmitted to him without inter
ruption as he travels. Goldstron1
arrives everywhere after the banks
close and he arrived at Moscow penni
less except for drafts which could
not be cashed at the closed banks
He was compelled to set out over g
trip Of thousands Of miles where nc
telegraphic arrangements for money
could be made.
The Russian government officials
smiled over the predicaInent Of the
American racer and came gallantly
to the rescue by means Of the nation.
wide postofflce co-operatives and the
state bank. Three dignified postal
heads conferred smilingly, wired Gold
strom's funds to Chita and arranged
for a special messenger to meet him
at the train with the money necessary
to complete his journey.
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paper Alliance)