Snow Cruiser Set To Travel 'Early' Thurs. Latest Word Gives Route as Torrence Ave. in Calumet City, Then on U. S. 6

The patience of Job, eyes of an eagle and the constitution of a duck. Those apparently, are the necessary qualifications needed by Calumet residents who hope to see the Admiral Byrd snow cruiser that has given the "bird" to local residents who hoped to witness promised tests in the sand west of the Gary corporate limits. Latest word from the Soldier's Field sector in Chicago indicates that the craft will go through Calumet City early tomorrow morning. The route is established definitely as Torrence avenue to Route 6 and east to Fort Wayne. The long deferred test near Gary has been abandoned. The cruiser may be at home in antarctic regions but a viaduct inflicted the first accident as the machine was taken to Soldier's Field yesterday. One of the spotlights was knocked off yesterday when the cruiser was taken under a viaduct at 39th street. The cruiser, reported to be the answer to an explorer's dream, proved plastic to traffic requirements yesterday enroute to Chicago's lake front with the exception of the viaduct mishap. Despite its size, 55 feet long, 20 feet wide and 15 feet high, it negotiated corners that would have presented a hazard to huge buses. Dr. Thomas C. Poulter, designer of the craft and second in command in the coming Antarctic expedition was at the controls during yesterday's test run. The machine did not attain the 30- mile maximum during yesterday's trial run. Officials of the research foundation of Armour Institute of Technology in Chicago announced today that the cruiser is scheduled to arrive in Boston before next Tuesday. The machine then will be subjected to a final checkup before being loaded on the ship bearing the exploration party to the South Pole. The ship is expected to sail Nov. 7 or 8.