Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 May 1901 — NEW YORK TO CHICAGO BY AUTO [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEW YORK TO CHICAGO BY AUTO

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fli iw Mnke the Journey in Ten Days. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shaw made an automobile trip from New York to Chicago, a distance of 1.100 miles or more, and reached their destination iu ten days’ time without, having met with serious mishap during the—joqiiiey. The journey from New York,was begun at 7 o’clock the morning of May 8, and xias made in a gasoline, carriage weighing 1.800 pounds. Tlit> only accident

occurred when a spring of the carriage was broken and caused a delay of two hours. The average number of miles traveled each day was 100, and the average time speqt on the road each day was eight liouKs. Ten stops were made. These were at Fishkill, Albany, Herkimer, Syracuse, Clifton Springs, Buffalo, Conneaut, Oberiin. Maumee nnd I.igouier. Shaw is a wealthy Chicagoan and also n 'mobilist. Mrs. Shaw is plucky and knows how to run the machine. The Sliaws were in New York, and they decided to take the auto route home.

ROBERT SHAW AND HIS WIFE.