Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-24
SKIPPER HAWLEY PLEASED.
Great Trip Even if He Did Not Win
Enjoyed It All.

On account of the fear entertained by
their pilots that trey would not be able
TO cross the Chesapeake bay in twelve
hour Journey, two of the nine balloons
which started in the race for the Imperial
cup from st. Louis Monday We're allowed
TO land on Maryland soil yesterday,
The first of the ships to descend was
the st. Louis. piloted by Alan r. Hawley,
the American balloonist from St. Louis.
VINO, with his companion, Augustus Post,
succeeded in reaching terra frma about
6:p IN. In a field about two miles from
Westminster, The second ship-the
America-piloted by Mccoy and Chandler
dropped on Mr.. John RandaTs farm an
hour later, about a mile and half from
Annapolis Junction
The occupants of both balloons ESCAPED
without scratch, and the bags them
serves ended their aerial flight intact
Had 1t not been for the chilling waters
OF the Chesapeake bay staring the pilots
OF both ships in the face they might
nave Deen going yet. but with oniv gas
enough left to keep them going for about
a day, the balloonists preferred landing
in ii cornfield without having broken anv
records to probable drop in the hav.
ATTENDED by a possible loss of life
Inc owners of the America lust as
soon as the descent was made, shipped
their balloon to Philadelphia and followed
W q "
sent his back to st. Louis, and with his
companion continued through to New
York
Although beaten, Aeronaut Hawlay was
delighted with his trip and said that
there was nothing which so nervad a
man Tor anything as a balloon journey.
Immediately upon landing near West
MINISTER Mr.. Hawiey sought the nearest
house, where he breakfasted and caueht
a, train on the Western Maryland railroad,
IL \ lyllr H..A
Inc loss of sleep for two successive
nights caused him to feel a BIT drowsv
ana the minute he dropped into the soft
cushions of the steam coaches he fell
asleep. He was found in the lard of
dreams at Arlington but a good shake
awoke him: and, rubbing h eyes he
braced up and gave an interesting ac
count of his flight "
Have the other fellows landed, Was
ABOUT the first thing that h" said and
Whti toId that Il few had and that thnv
had covered a greater distance he sf,,r1yI
smiled and blamed it on his general had
luck. "'u
But even then" he remarked eff i,
hddh peen Tor the sight of Chesapeake
pay about D o'clock this mornIpp ~
would have continued, and poss bly have
won the race. The more | looked how
ever. the more DESTROYS j was of landing
Tor l knew that my ship would nor get
across, and that meant drop in den
of 1t caused me to decide right awav on
a Westminster cornfield
Still we had a great ride-Mr. Post
and myself-and l think it is the eraat :
ST sport man ever INDUCED in NV
balloon behaved beautifully all through
the trip. and we had no accidents Of any
Kind. One of the most ENJOYABLE mart :
OF the ride was just after we left ST.
Louis. If l remember correctly. there
were three of us punched together so
close that we could carry on a conversa
ton with the others thousands of feet in
the ar. This was. indeed, a novelty. so
much so that we all enjoyed il immensely
ms dlo not last long, for after an hour
| or POSSIBLY longer. we drfted apart. some
headed east. some west. others north and
south Mr.. Post and myself, upon sailing
out, sailed due east, but the wind
changed; then we tried northeast, then
east, then northwest, and east again
| Our easterly flight brought us over Mary
land. We got over the borders about 2
| o clock and. taking a view of things abou,
me. found that / was in the Blue Ridga
| mountains. And time l had crossing
| them. The wind was strong, which huf
Ieted my ship from right to left but II
hnally DIED down and | continued my Jour
ney
| when / reached Maryland 1 think
must have been something like 12OOC
| feet in the air but | did not maintain
time ] was not higher than 600 feet. A
balloon can be handled better than when
| higher up After crossing the mountains
came east and reached Westminster
just little after O'Clock Then and
there came to the conclusion that had
better drop. which did safely"
In all Mr.. Hawley says that he trav