The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, May 13, 1921, Image 2
SURRENDER OF GALLANT ARMY
H y M. >L lluford, of N>wb*rry? 8. C.
With till' animal rwuirr?'ii(v of the
, flay marking Hie surrender of the
uootd gallant army that over buttled
f?r right ami justice. the old Ooafetl
crate soldier likie.w to recti 1 1 his ex
porienccK in the gnmt >ft niggle ; so 1
u in moved to write of the Niliroeiuler
of the a nny under' (Jen. JoKeph K.
Johnston, in the preliminaries of which
I was an actor.
I was a member of the 5th South
raiv>]ina Calvary. Our la?t battle vwh
fought at Hontouvillc. N. O , where two
of our company were killed I>. ('.
Klson, of I'nion County. and C. ('.
f'aney, of I. aureus County, N. 0. On
March lit, IKUT>. (Jen. 10. M. low. now
liytjlg in Florida, had been put in
command of thai in/rUon of the^'eiil-'
vary including our regiment near
?Smlthfiehl, N. ( \ There were Yanked
U)H muder* not far it way. ticneraj Law
went, a portion of our regiment, in
eluding iny eompany, t<> stod their do
pre<VatioriK- We found *cv<}rat Jmn
dred of them in u woody, place, and
there was a little skirmish. during
which 1 noticed ?i Yankee jump from
his 'horse and take deliberate aim at
sOino one in my direction. I luxard
the lull lot .strike with it dull thud near
me and turned to see thai I. lent Merry
Kichards, my nearest comntide. who
was in 'command <4 the company, had
heeti lift, lie t??ld me that lie had heen
mortally wounded and asked iue ti?
fake him t<> his brother, .1m dm <'
Michard*. u ml for hi* brother to curry ?
his body hack home for burial. I
put my arm around tilth and held him
HMMsimitrd by John Wllks booth the
night of the 14th of April, and Vice
I'renldent Andrew Johnson had aueceed
ed him. He ret used to accept the terms
and bet ur nod them to Goneral Sher
man.
On the morning ?f the 2ftth <xf April
General Sherman notified <<Jenerul
Johnston that the term* irnd IMib re
Jeete<| and demanded a Hurrender.
That night General Johnrton Bent a
dispatch under flag of truce to General
Sherman. Thin diHi>ateh ?n-. Intrueted
to Col Haw linn Tjowndea, of General
Ilanvpton'H tdaff. When atsked it he
wanted an escort of cavalry, Oolonel
I*?wndes said j "N'o. one 0ood man
will do I'll t ake Huford." On our
w.t.v tn Sherman'* headvphirtcrw Ave
came to the Yankee picket line at eno
o'clock at nl^ht. The vldette <>n ithe
post could not speak KiiRllsh and aeom
ed a I a loss what to do. The videt t e
on the next jH>Ht calleil out ?to 'him :
"l> n It; make then# dismount." We
dismounted and awaited the appear
ance of the officer who had heen called
ti? escort us. when we remounted and
accompanied him t" hcadqun iters. (As
Indicating the dlclpl.lne In the Pedetal
a tiny, I afterwards learned the vldette
was arretted and punished for permit
ting us to ?et so close before he halted
us. 1 .
W hen we reached iJeueral Sherman's
hcad<piart< rs we were treated very
n I ?'?oly. Soldiers were sent out to hold
our hor<cx. Colonel l.owinles went in.
luit I stayed out aU(l held m,V own
horse. When Colonel Lowndes had de
Reunion u t Tulsa, (HcU., In 1918 he
told me be owned land around the
lfritnett Huum and Hint I was the
?>oly peraou he had ever seen who was
J>ro*ent at the meeting thore between
Sonera U Johnston and Sherman,
lie further *ald that became neces*
nary to cover the bouso completely
with corrugated iron In order to keep
It from being carried off piecemeal a*
souvenirs.^ General Carr urged me to
write out my re<rollcotlon* of the John*
Mtou surrender. I, might add that
Oeneral Carr api>ointed me on his staff
ns AHHlHtutvt Quartermaster flenera!,
with the rank of lieutenant colonel,
when he was first elected Commander
of tho Army of Northern Virginia.
Department. I J O V, and his auccewaor,
General Ilrowrv, of Virginia, honored
me with the aaiue appointment, ah did
General Carr again -when he defeated
General Brown at the Washington
Ileuhlon In 1017. 80 1 am entitled to
lu> railed "Colon**!." The title of
"Captain," with which my friends have
honored me for several years, grew on
me gradually. I was not "a captain In
the army;" the highest position I ever
reached there wan "high private." I
appreciate those honors, bull am proud
est of huving been selected by Col It a w
llns Lowmhm as his courier and es
cort on his visit to the headquarters
of (Jon. William T. Sherman the night
of the 25th of April, 1805, when I was
hardly moro than a lad.
After that historic ride together to
Sherman's headquarters I , never saW
Colonel Lowndes again until we met In
Columbia thirty-seven years later at
General Hampton's funeral, the 10th
of April, 1902. Colonel I^owndea died
at his home, in Charleston, S. C.
1 >ecenihor . Ill, 1010. In the eighty-fifth
year p t his. a^re.
Memorandum, oi\ hasis of agreement,
made (his IKth day of April, A. 1>.
1.^(15, near Durhain'a Station, in the
stato of North Carolina, i?,v and be
tween Gen. Joseph fi. Johnston, Com
, ma tiding the Confederate army, and
MaJ. r?on William T. Shermn, com
manding < the army of the United
States in North Carolina ? Both
President.
1. The contending armies now in the
Hold to maintain the status quo until
notho Is given hy the commanding
general of any one to its opponent and
reasonable time ? <say forty-eight hours
- a llowinl.
*J. The Confederate armies now. in
? . 7-y \yw ? ? .. | ?jwi -
existence to l>e didbanded and coo
du<tod to their several Bute capital*,
there to deposit their urinn and public
profterty iu the State arooual, and earti
officer and roan to execute and file
au agreement to cease from act* of
.war and to abide the action of the
State and Federal author Ky. The
uumt>er of arms and munition* of war
to t?e reported to the chief of ordnance
at Washington Olty, aufoject to the
future action of the CJongrofM of ttvo
United States and In the meantime to
he used solely to maintain peace aud
order- within the borders of the States
respectively,
H. Recognition by the executive of
tho United States of the seivcral stute
governments on their officers and
legislatures taking the oaths prescrib
ed by the Constitution of the United
Htuton and whose conflicting State
governments have resulted from
tho war legitimacy of all shall be sub
mitted to the Supreme Court of tho
United States,
?4. The reestablish men t of aH Fed
eral Courts In the several States with
powers as defined by the Constitution
and laws of Congress.
5. The i>eople and Inhabitants of all
the States to be guarantee<l. so far as
the executive can, their i>olltieal rights
and franchises, as well as their rights
of person and property, as defined by
the Constitution of the United States
and of the States respectively.
0. The executive authority of the
government of the United States, not
to disturb any of the people by reason
of the late war a o long as they live
In pie**e and- quiet, a'bstaln from acts
or armed hostility, and obey the laws
in existence at the place of their resi
dence.
7. In general terms, the war to cease-,
a general amnesty, so far as the exocu
tlvo of t he United States ca n command
On condition of tho disband in out of the
Confederate armies, the distribution of
the arms, and '.the resumption of peace
ful pursuits by the officers and men
hitherto composing said armies. Not
being fully empowered by our respec
tive principal's to fulfill these terms,
we individually and officially pledge
our selves to promptly obtain the ue<vs
sary authority and to carry out the
above program.
\V. T. Sherman.
.Major General Commanding Army of
United States In North Carolina.
J. B. Johnston,
General Commanding Confederate
States Army lu SortSi Carolina.
XI >* K?c*>jw1 Agreement, Made April i?d
IMtf. !
Terms of a military convention en- 1
tered into thla twenty alxth day of
April, 1HM, at Bennett'* House, near<
Durham's Station, S C., Iwtweeu (Jen.1
Joseph M. Jobnaton, commanding the
Confederate army, and MaJ. Gen. W. j
T. Sherman, commanding the United
States army in North Carolina : I
1. All acts of \\'u r on the part of the
troop* under General Johnston's com
maud to cease from thin date.
'J. All arms and public property to
he deposited at Greensboro and deliver
ed to an lord nance officer of the United
States ?rmy.
8. Itolls of all officero and men to he
made In duplicate, one copy to he re
tained by the commander of tlu? troops
and the other to he given to an officer
to he designated hy General Sherman,
orich officer and man to give his in
dividual obligation1 in wilting not to
tii ke up arms against the government of
Mile United States until properly re
leased from this obligation.
I The side arms of officers and their
private horses wind haggagc to be rc
Ltlned by them,
f?. This being done, all the officers
and men will bo permitted to return
to their homes, not to be disturbed hy
the United States authorities sad long
as they observe , their obligation and the
hi \vs in force where they may reside.
W. f. Sherman,
Miijor (Jeneril Commanding United
States forces in North Carolina.
,f. K. .robust on, ?
(ieneral Commanding Confederate
Slut es Forces in North Carolina.
Supplemental Terms of Military Con
vent ion of April 2d, 1805.
1 The field transportation , to be
loaned to the troops f<?r their march to
their homes and for subsequent use in
their industrial pursuits. Artillery
horsed may be used in field transport)!
tion. if necessary.
L'. Kach brigade or separate body to
ritain a nuuiber of arms equal to one
seven t h of it^ effeciive 'strength, which
when the troops reach the capitals of
their Stales will be ' disposed of as
the general commanding the depart-'
ment may direct.
Private horses and other private
property of both officers and men to
be retained, by them.
t The eo n nii i nd i iig general of inili
t ? i v division of West Mississippi,
Major ( ieiiera 1 Cairby. will be request
ed to five tranaportatlon by
Mufclle to New OrW,la to uSJSU
Arkansas tod Texaa.
B. The obligation* of office. 1
soldier* to be wigned by tS?.9f1
| mediate commander*. *1
I tt. Naval forces wlthtu the U*u
General Jobnston'? command tH?? '
l eluded iu the terms of tbin coumJmJ '
J. M. Hvhg#Li4
Major General ?Commanding
Statea forcea tn North Caroli/^
J. 10, Jobnjaa?
General Commanding (wJr* .
States Forces In North
(Jen. Joseph E. Johnston'*
Address to Ilia Soldiers. ^
General Ondera No. 22.
Comrades: In terminating A
fieial relations I earnestly exhou ?
to dbserve faithfully the torms of nT?
flea t Ion agreed upon and to discW
the obligations of good and p^JJ
cltlBona a a well a? vou have perfa*
cd the duties of thorough *>ldier?w
the field. By sueh a course you *5
host aeeure the comfort of your fiai
lies andf kindred and restore trannnlS,
to unr country. ^
You will return to your home*
the admiration of our people, woak,
the courage and noble devotion t<*
have displayed In thi? long w?r |
shall always remember with pride th?
loyal support and generous eonfi^j
you have given me.
I now pa rt with you with deep retta
and 'hid you farewell with feellapcf
eordlab friendship and with earn*
wisihes that you may have heretfa
all the prosperity and happiness to U
f. until \\\ the world.
J. iIQ. Johnston. Oenpril '1
official : Klnloch Falconer, A. A. 0.
Dr. Henry \V. Bays i>les
Hock IUU. May 2.? -Dr. Henry W "
Hi, vs. one of the best known Me& i
dilist ministers in the atwte, died thii
morning at 12:00 o'clock, following u
illness of one week, lie wvih seveaty
?'i?iit years of age. Surviving are fou 3
daughter*. Mrs, \V. G. Stevens, Mm.
\V. 11. Wilson, Mrs. T. A. Moorer-of thlr
city. Mrs. II. ?OL Hlaekman, of Afo ;
ville. N. C. l>r lhiys served in tkr
< 'onf^lerate a nny being a native of
Virglna. For years lie was h power
ill Methodism and was presiding clier ,
,,f I lock Hill, Charleston and Sumter
district at different times.
M M lit * l '( ? 1 1 1 >
fM 1 1 i h?ir-f -i t > ? I we li i?l luii it
-ln>rt <liv hit whrn w " nit't his hro
itM-r Tim w 'iimlit! man i fi ?*? I l ti
lay? !? 1 1 r. . M:n. h *_'T i ? ? ? I his
hro! 1 1 < ? r* ? -:? t i i ?? . I his | > ? > <| \ 1 1 1 >m ?*. a s re
> j ' i ? 1 c 'i I
\ f I i'T |i*;i\ It i< lci_'li in ?i.|jiiii:i ml
If!: haek I # i \\ ;t 1 1 1 i S riMfii ? tircl ami
lninirry ;iihI ? 1 . |.rniliim on their own
? ? \ t ? r I i " I is !" ?>? ? t s.nni'1 liin*_' ti> eit. As
;in illns.iv ? ti.n i?| tin* si rait < t-> which
\\-t' wVri' (nit t' r fmxl. I will relate
ill little j 1 1 ? ? * ? 1 1 ? I i ' While "Ht ftM:iirinu
a irreni hi-_? hii^kv felh?w ami I were
.i hi i n u the siiin- eh i i-K e! i . and we
? i : iir!ir i" it the sim.' time I we'cflji'il
< ? i j ' \ Imi't a hnmlreal ami treaty hut
\\ . | M. iT - 1 ? tijr m, In I he ? l e1 1 \\ i I h III!
an pi'ltIii alien lie s:t i| ,ti .| ? i ? m.-a ,t
i I f II. I ?? 1 l Ir \ KII jf \ < 1 1 ? 1 ? ? I ' T 'et u \
I ' I k i I v . . 1 1 i I'll I Ir! Sio a Mil W en t
hnnsrv
I I W I - .1 I II' I III- ini.hlle ? f \ f 1 1" ' .
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I w i'i :i i. i 1 i ? ~ ? T ? 1 1 I .1 ? ill M * * i ? 1 1 i ml
'.M W:* ' i . I' Sheriiii'i :u roira r?l t<>
? i a j in ; s ' . ? .1 . >h n vf i hi vi Mill i p ?_* i . ? ? in
ir :;iv i ? ? Slierai.i i a )??>?] ? 1 1 it
?irne N <'.e: ni iii"s- lu'er- a
? ' i 1 1 1 . , i v., , ?!,. i ? i \ , ffi.i'i's
W:th I i _ .f 1 1 Hi e v\ele fli their
wa\ ? ' li.-;. m's !hm iiiiiirifs t he v
. a Mie !!'e |i'.|i*e where . I . ?. ? lla l.'inle
I 11 < I I i i .1 hill |Ml steal ? > ? 1 1 ? W a s |.>
*t.l\ ' !)i" e . .1 fi the lithe* \V I - ?. I iiMl
? hii'i She; ma i. s tiifisa-n.'ors ?
sff.l S )|. .1 .ii|lia rl e|s s i e 1 1 1 ? \\ 1 1 1 ? " e he
lac. i .1 Mi ? 1 1 in i i n 1 1 1 I i I ! - h? .r i I ? ??? h i I
s|i|.|ifii i\ i\ -v. i f ? r -i _r nc e\ j -a ?. 1 1 1 i. ? i.
sri I hail :?> i >eni ! the moasientrer s I
T I # ? ? i . -a ? 1 1 'hat iMie n| I hi" V:i'iks was
iii|in_' a \i i \ fine J . . i v Ij.us.' ih it ha
!i I'I ? I J ?t 1 1 r a a 1 f'lolll I'll iv'es K.VIiett.
? f ? ? . i r aVinipaw on'y i few la\- ha>
fa> i e I WMIiteal \i?v> ID 1 1 ' *}| t" take |le>
haar?e fri.iii him hat nf e.ni-i- I
< ? ? i lie- 1 7 1 of Apt .1 i l.'iii
?<>r. . 1 1 : a i Sh. rinan w ith thi'ir - T : i f f ^ .
Met n ?? jit-i'r. little farmhouse known
:i -j thi 'IJfane*. t Hous'-" having ? ? i i '. \
f'l.i II thri-i |Oa>ll?s. (|) <li>a"lls> J.-lllls
a ? f 1 1 1 a ? irinis.i e This was i i l - f fan
miles u,.-. f IMirhani Thev ? 1 1 1 tin'
.v. mi i!i-r e :h. Tie^ntia I mas that .)siv nr.. I
a. a I ?? ! t ] t a - ?H:ne ]?!*iee the In At ? I- i \
\;.i Is a-i.i! I a ?? . 1 1 s ? > i , - esi'in |
m i i 1 ' ? ' 1 1 >? mi ' !i i':ir 1 ; t < 'a \ :i 1 r \
a I ? a i \* I 1 I ? It ail VV.-Ia- ? . ? ? ? . \\ I j. I (' I 1 1 1 | >
?'i;. i if s, ., i, | ?, . ,? .1 j i ' ; . ? 1 1 I <>h n < '
l>re kini hI^i . L'f Ki-iiaiek . .i.ui < >??!? .1
I r [(a - I M . f To \ . I I . tii.?ml..M
With f i??JH : .i ' Slier -II I ? v ? < ; i ' a ? ? a !
k,lj?l|T k a.?* rlla- N.I 1m -a t il '' 1 ] 1 ? 1
I think i. rsiiir ? . .f M ? . : i n -
h ? ]e I ha- . I Ml fei el tie
! i sjiei'Ml ? encorls on till- a ?? l ? s \ r ;i f ? ? ?
I . I / 1 ?< ! ,i!. 1 1 i 'I a ' k e'J J.ikes I I- N a > I !? s
n a-: i- ; ? -i> a-^a) j,| \ ? , ? 1 I i > !s m
f. am. . ,f I i!iie. Iha> v lie! -
?erp nil'l o..al.!a 11 ?'l 1 ! ?< l?f 'IT:\ v
Tho tetnis v\ ??re atriM*l ? i ; > r 'hi*
M.ar ^ti? Orii-ril Sherman ha. I
rrnt ' hern f'"> the frovfr li m<*n f at
n Pre -iflet;t f jn'* ?? ? : h t'l hft-r. a*
livorod hi*- iiit'XNiBt' nli?l we had started
hark t<> our hend<|ua rtors. lie h:i1<I to
iiif : " Itufopd. who t ! t ? I ii *t nil l(?f that
.-"Mirr hold yotir horse?" My reply was
??'I don't N't no Yankoe hold my horse."
\W })>??! e<une U??W t?? -tlw* ??t?f 1 of
riling. Tho war was over. and the
Confederate soldiers. eonqnensl l?y
, d\ i )-v\-ln>l in iutc iminhers. fumed their
! fhi homeward. and many also
1 turned their fae??s thither. < >n Mir 'JOtli
j of April 1 loft tlio almost deserted
j'Minp for h<>mo. r j < I i iiir my cavalry
1ioi m\ wliii'h was a very good one.
I Willi nio ni'ic Wlihors|HM>n of Sumter,
i and S;inford Wellvorn. of I'nlon : per*
1 haps others' whom I oannot now re
?? II Ax wo r?'do out of Charlotte. N.
, I ' wo tiifi ion. Wado Hampton. who
w i> uoiii'-' in t ho s,i me dirootiou. and
i wo i-"ilo throo op four miles tojret hop,
1 when ho tnrnod oft' Into another road.
i->ayiiiir lio was iroiuy to crovs the
j < ';i fa w li.i r.i\or in .i hateau. and hU
h??p?.e w "iiid sw im aoro?v. W?> promts*
I oil !i in wo w ou ? d moot him nt I >ue
W> >i S < fivo works from tliat dav
:i ' 1 1 ir.? with him '?> n Hen KipIo
Smiih'x . i p n i \ 1 ?oy on ! 'In- M i*<d??dppi.
' t!ii- ! . i s r lonmant <?f !'.?? C.mfoderate
.?nil o- that had U"t xn: rendered I * 1 1 r
before tlio 1 1 in ? - i j ? >i n t od rolled
| a on Ui I i \ o: yt hinu' had irone t" pieee*.
j K:rl*\ Smith's arni\ inolndod rind of
ji'o'ir.c wo dill nor I n o? ? t at l>Ue \\'e>t
jiioiioial Hampton had not surrender
I t il i n d i m ? i t In ? r had I : htil sometime in
'tin- viiminor of isr',.-, | w , -n r t,. Culnm
j 1 ? 5 . 1 ? ! ? d look tlio ??ath of il'r.'lilMT
jtioarai 1 In tnpI'Mi a ? ?> mils? have ta
k< i. > ! ? ? i ?;t t h nt t ho -a mo linn* or ho
? ?oil ! i ? . . i have t i k ? . his ^oat in the
1 J tod S: i-tox Soi.ato iii whirh ho was
oliN'toii tho South Carolina 1 .ririsla
t:i'o i ml whii-li 1 1 ? ? hehl many voars.
i c t f : : ? ? oil i- ?? i .f : .i ? .. .ii a ; r i il roa d rom
mi mt *.i w V.-i ?!) I. ' w'a -? la tor a ] >
? ? : 1 1 ' i ?< I hy I'roxjdo'if ilpovoi Cleveland
When \\ t a ?!)< 1 I ho Cat><wha river
t ho ferrvni.m * formoil u- that tho
??hi- t;o f. o for ? vi:. j a man oa hor>e
h.ok was J'J." n t ? ? > i _r . . f f.?ba?v.' 1
had a pine ?>r m> < f ? ?ha 'oo been use
I h.i i ! draw a m> -?i a a'o".-^ w ith tho
? ' or- rli-Mji;), | . 1 1 . | n-o olifiv ?<<? I
_ i \ 1 1 i in a p!'i_' ? <f t >1 and inv
'?"'M id- x. \\ ir!u r-;> ?>:! an 1 Welborn
him >_'?"? a;>io?> \fv j ?; ?i_r ..f in
, 1 . ( . ?. ?. I I - w .?r I It MO o . . ? anil ? ? f f> '
? lio ;ir? in ( 'oil fodor.i ? ?? ni ?Mo\
I I homo ??*! t!i" *>fh >f Mar
1 s<;*. F,,rt \ fM ?? \ . a r< .> fr.-r th . t I
w i- -? m i. ir our .'f I { 1 1 oi ^ h \ <? <?ii t"?io
'rail ii '! .i ? i ? >r. ?a . i t f'urhnni
I a x-Kcd j 1 i ? h o . <1 hi a r
f : : 1 1 ? < ? w i - a ? .>?.(. , . ? j. ,]| i ,] u hi>
? iii . i (m .? ?, r hi* 'in I , ? . ? Hi 'm \ ?
? I ii. i n I up and roji o' ? i* hi
? ? ni.- i- wo n _? I- .K-.k- 1
? iit>" a!r?ti! a* :' i'.I'I ft.rfv fivo \ p < r-x
? f i i \i a pt rhat i ;io v*'i x-\< ....j, .
? In- *r. .? ? yi ril w.i x
I i 'a WiMC v\ ! ? l. <;? .fi .Iii iaii > I'arr
..t r* * : *~h a tj> N '' ,i* 'ti~ < "or. Tr
The New LIGHT-SIX now holds the five most important automobile road
records on the Pacific Coast, a remarkable feature being that all the
honors were won by the same car, a< stock touring car, within ten weeks
1. Yoscmite National Park. A Studebaker Light
Six, piloted by Hart L. Weaver and carrying a crew of
five men from the Cheater N. Weaver Company, was the
first automobile to reach the Yoscmite National Park
over any one of the three snow covered roads under Tts
own power this year. The car went over the narrow
and d't 3gerous Coulterville road, bucking snow as deep
as ten feet in some places, arriving in Yosemite Valley,
Januarv 16
2. Round Trip Record lietrvcen San Francisco
and Los Armeies. On February 2 the same car,
driven by Hart L. Weaver and James F. Gurley of the
Chester N. Weaver Company, established a new round
trip record between San Francisco and Los Angeles, a
distance of 864.8 miles, in the sensational time of 21
houvs and 23 minutes.
3. Ccast Route Record from San Francisco to
Los Angeles. On the- round trip record of February 2
the Studebaker LlGHT-SlX lowered the coast route record
from San Francisco to Los Angeles by 2 hours, 35
minutes and 20 seconds. The former record was 12
hours, 47 minutes and 50 seconds, the time of the Stude
baker LlGHT-SlX being 10 hours, 12 minutes and 30
seconds for the distance of 453.7 miles. The pilots werp
Hart L. Weaver and James F. Gurley.
4. Valley Route Record Between Los Angeles
and San Francisco. On February 24 the Studebaker
LIGHT S;x smashed the valley route record between Los
Angeles and San Francisco, running the distance of 411.1
miles in th?* remarkable time of 9 hours, 15 minutes and
50 seconds. This record was made all the more remark
able on account of the car having to go through a dense
fog a distance of more* than 100 miles between Tulare
and Merced. The pilots were Hart L. Weaver and
James F. Gurley.
5. Los Angeles ? Phoenix Record . On the morning
of March 23 the LiGHT-Six left Los Angeles in an at
tempt to lower the fifth and only remaining record of
consequence on the Pacific Coast. The 422 miles of
desert trail from Los Angeles to Phoenix were made in
13 hours 16 minutes, and 2 hours 28 minutes were taken
from the best previous automobile record. The railroad
time is 14 hours 20 minutes, or 1 hour 4 minutes slower
than the record established by the LlGHT-SlX.
Hart L. Weaver of the Chester N. Weaver Company,
Studebaker Distributors in San Francisco, made the
following statement after the completion of the Los
Angeles - Phoenix run:
"These tests have demonstrated on the road every
thing that Studebaker engineers have claimed for the
new LiC.HT-SlX-cylinder car. When it is remembered
that the bore and stroke of this car is only 3/? x 4%,
giving it a piston displacement of 207 cubic inches, and
that the car fully equipped only weighs 2500 pounds,
these records are all the more remarkable since most of
them were formerly h -id by heavier cars costing much
more than the Studebaker Light-Six. I am inclined to
believe that the secret of this car's wonderful perform
ance. and roadability ;s due in a very Large measure to its
remarkable ba.ance. Halved or quartered the parts of
the new LlGHT-SlX would weigh approximately the same.
In making the Los Angeles - Phoenix record I am
frank to confess that despite my faith in the stamina of
Studebaker automobiles I could not believe that any car
could make the speed over that desert road with its ruts
and chuck holes that was necessary in order to lower the
record by a large margin without falling to pieces. Any
automobile, irrespective of weight, power or price class
that can lower the record established by the Studebakar
Light-Six will have my most sincere admiration."
This is a Studebaker Year
CAROLINA MOTOR COMPANY, (Inc.,) Camden, S. C.
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