Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 102, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 April 1913 — GALLUP WINS RACE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

GALLUP WINS RACE

Purdue Graduate Undergoes Many Hardships to Wed. Bridegroom Stalled by Big Flood, Fords River, Rows, Flies In Aeroplane to Train, Taxicabs It to Fiancee. Chicago.—Orrie Gallup, Purdue university graduate, playwright and bacteriologist, was married recently. In accomplishing that marriage he claims to have smashed Mr. Lochinvar’s record for speed. This Is the story as told by his father-in-law, William L. Wallen of 4704 Beacon street “Mr. Gallup lives at West Baden Springs, Ind. I spent last summer there with my family. Gallup was Introduced to my daughter Marguerite at our hotel. They fell in love at first sight “It was agreed between them they should be married at my residence In

Chicago on March SI, which happened to be Mr. Gallup’s birthday “Well, of course, the floods put practically all means of transportation out of business. “On Saturday Gallup went to the office of the railroad and informed the officials there It was Imperative that he be in Chicago -by Monday. It was impossible, they said. “Gallup got a horse and forded the Lost river at Orangeville. He rode

the horse across two counties, sometimes through water to the stirrups, to Mitchell, Ind. He arrived at Mitchell just in time to catch a train for Seymour. “At Seymour Gallup rented a boat and rowed several miles to a point where he was able to catch a train bound for Louisville, Ky. The train pulled out of Louisville and got as far as Jeffersonville. There a swollen river blocked the way. “Gallup got off the triin and hired a motor boat That carried him into Jeffersonville and there he caught a train which carried him to Columbus. At Columbus Gallup found water all around him and no railroads “G&llup remembered he had a friend living on the outskirts of Columbus who owned an aeroplane. He got a pair of rubber boots and waded and swam to the friend’s hangaf. “Gallup got his friend Interested. He agreed to attempt to fly with Gallup as a passenger to some railroad station beyond the flood tone. “The aeroplane landed Gallup in Cleveland. A taxicab rushed him to the Pennsylvania railroad station. He found a train was to leave there soon for Indianapolis. He arrived at In-

dianapolis in time to catch a train leaving for Chicago at 6:20. From the Union station in Chicago Gallup took a taxi which carried him oat to my house on Beacon street “We were consequently a good deal surprised when Gallup, wearing the scars of his journey, stepped out of the taxi and announced he was all ready.' “Gallup declared he was determined to be married on his birthday. After hearing the, story of his adventures we agreed* he ought to have his way. The Rev. John Block of the Sheridan Park German Congregational church was summoned, and the marriage was performed. “That’s all there is to the story—except 1 am proud of my son-in-law and think he is perfectly capable of getting what he wants in this world.”

Orris Gallup and His Bride.