Patriotism nearly lands McIlrath in a native prison--A night of terror attributed to Rodney, the pet monkey--Cyclists stricken with fever and become helpless invalids at Lahore--Bicycling much more comfortable than English national traveling 97-102
Last days in India spent during the dreaded monsoon season--The pet monkey's appetite for rubber brings about an annoying delay--Officials refuse to let the Inter Ocean tourists follow out their plans and ride through Beloochistan 103-107
On board the "Assyria" bound for Persia--American firearms come in handy when road agents ask for "presents"--Climbing the Alps child's play compared with crossing the Kotals of Persia 108-112
A visiting card left on the Porch of Xerxes--At the ruins of Persepolis--Some plain truths, as to the character of the Armenians--Lost in a snowstorm on the peak of a mountain--Mrs. McIlrath's feet frozen badly 113-118
The most miserable Christmas day ever passed by man--The Sultan's cavalrymen forced to admit the superiority of the bicycle--Deserted by a cowardly driver on the road to Teheran--The trip to Resht made by carriages 118-122
Landed in Russia three years after leaving Chicago--Easter Sunday in Tiflis, the "Paris of the Caucasus"--In sight of Mount Ararat--The pet monkey commits suicide in Constantinople--A Turkish newspaper joke--Roumania the next country entered 122-126
Saluted by the king of Roumania--A country where cyclists are in their glory--Splendid riding into Austro-Hungary--Vienna gives the Inter Ocean tourists the heartiest of welcomes--Munich and its art galleries 126-130
PROPOSAL OF THE INTER OCEAN TOUR--ENTHUSIASTIC CHICAGO WHEELMEN ATTEND THE RECEPTIONS TO THE CYCLISTS--THE START ON APRIL 10.
Beyond tests of speed involving championships and world's records, there have been few performances in the recent history of cycling to attract more general notice than the world's tour awheel of Mr. and Mrs. H. Darwin McIlrath. In the early Spring of 1895 the Chicago Inter Ocean, appreciating the great interest taken in cycling all over the country, planned this remarkable trip of more than 30,000 miles. From the moment of the first announcement of the McIlrath tour to the time of their home-coming, interest in and admiration for the Inter Ocean Cyclists never abated. Letters of inquiry at once began to come in so thick and fast to the Inter Ocean office, that to facilitate matters and more thoroughly acquaint the public with the details of the tour than could be done in the columns of the Inter Ocean, a series of receptions was tendered to the intrepid riders for several days prior to their start. The large room at 101 Madison Street, Chicago, was secured for the purpose, and for days Mr. and Mrs. McIlrath received their friends and admiring enthusiastic Chicago wheelmen. The crowds in front of the building became so great gradually that special policemen were detailed to keep the throng moving and traffic open. Among those who visited the McIlraths were: