New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-27
POST DESCRIBES EXCITING TRIP
Storm Prevented Flg ht to Labrado-Landed Mountain
side-Aded by Trappers to Reach Civilization.

Chicoutimi 2. @. Oct. 26.-ThOroughly
| fatigued and showing plentiful marks or
an arduous week of struggling through
the dense wilderness of Northern can
ada. Alan R Hawley and Augustus
Post. the aeronauts who are the unoffi-
cial victors in the contest for the James
Gordon Bennett Cup, arrived here this
evening. They will leave Chicoutiml,
over the Quebec & st. John Railway, To-
morrow morning for Quebec, ~ miles
to the south.
They landed at 3:45 o'clock on Wednes-
day afternoon. October 10. 1.5OO feet up
on the face of an unnamed mountain,
which. as near as they could reckon, lies
about fifty-eight miles north of Chi
coutimi and about eight miles north Of
Lake Tshistigam! They had been IN
voIved in a snowstOrm, which was ac-
companied by a change in the wind TO
a more northerIy direction from that
which until then bade fair TO carry them
to the Labrador coast The adverse con-
ditions compelled them TO land, much
against their wishes. Landing was eI-
fected easily, and the balloon was LETT
in good condition. Sanguinely they
started to get to the nearest settlement
They were uncomfortably near the end
of their provisions, but, reCounting the
story of their experiences tonight. they
made light of this feature. They had
confidence they said, in their ability TO
kill sufficient game to prevent starva-
ton.
For three nights they were Obliged 70
sleep in the open air. 1t was stlf
fight through snowy forests A six
hours drive brought them here tonight
According to their reckoning they COW
cred .4JO miles in the air during forty
six hours.
Mr. POSTS Story.
Mr.. Post. acting as spokesman, told
the story of the trip tonight.
we had beautiful trip" said Mr.
Post we crossed Lake Michigan and
Lake Huron, and followed what / should
Judge to be the route of the proposed
Georgian Bay Canal. and, if you ask me.
there is water enough in that section of
the country not only to suit the canal
but to float all the ships of the world
Then we crossed the ottawa and
floated over the forests of Northern
Quebec. passing over innumerable lakes
and rivers. The country below us al
ways was densely wooded Finally. on
Wednesday morning, We found that we
were north of Lake st. John and going
well, and we had hopes that we would
be able to continue the trip until we
struck the Labrador coast.
Landed at Elevation of 1900 Feet.
unfortunately. about O'Clock on
Wednesday afternoon. the 10Th. a storm
came up and it became necessary to
make a landing We picked out noun
tain and came down upon 1t and made
an easy landing on the mountain side at
an elevation of about fifteen hundred
feet.
This was at 3:45 p. m. 1t was near
considera BILE distance from any settle
ment, so we decided to pass the night in
the basket of the balloon
The next morning we started for civ
ilization. heading south. We had three
days of strenuous exercise. with no more
to eat than was absolutely necessary. as
we had to carry all our food as well as
the blankets to cover us at night; and we
needed those blankets badly. for we had
two snowstorms on the way.
Rested in ira pper's Hut.
ION the fourth day we found the camp
of Jack Matthias. trapper. but un-
fortunately ne was away from home
We, however. stayed there and enjoyed
the hospitality of his hut for day of
much needed rest. Then four French
Canadian trappers turned up. and. like
good fellows. brought us out by canoe
to St AMBROSE. where We arrived this
afternoon
AS near as we can figure our landing
place was about fifty-eight miles north
of Chicoutimi There is a rather large
lake near where we descended Lake
Piscocama. and we landed between five
and eight miles north. Two smaller
lakes were also passed by us as We made
HARVARD-W POINT FOO BALL
GAME. Sl.25 Round Trip oct Z9th- Spe-
cial Train Nv. pesbroSseS 81 LUZ west
i2d 81. ia via West Shore H. X Return
ing after the game. Phone o0lV Maeis"h'-
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