Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-27
SEARCH OF TWO NATIONS
IS BROUGHT TO AN END
Happy News Brings Rejoicing TO Many
and Brings to a Close Securing Of
the Great Lakes by Various Parties.
pilots OF the Much Sought Airships
Break Worlds Record For Long
Distance.
(By Assoc atcu fress)

10y ASSOC dl'tt ifSSj
NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-Allan r.
Hawley and Augustus Post. the aero
natus of the balloon America IL, for
whom search has been prosecuted IN
the Canadian wilds. are safe and nave
established new worlds record sCr
sustained flight
They Travelled approximately 1,35O
miles and cane to earth in Cnlcou-
timi county. Quebec, on Wednesday,
but we're not heard from until loday.
when kilograms sent from St Am
broise, Quebec reached New York.
The balloonists started from st.
Louis with nine other contestants in
the international contest on Monday,
October, IL All the other balloons
have been reported.
Two messages from Hawley and
Post were received in New York early
tonight One was to William Hawley,
brother of the aeronaut; the other TO
Samuel f. Perkins, plot of he bal
loon Dusseldorf II, which. until sto-
night. had been considered the win
ner The message TO Mr.. HawLey
read:
Messages Received.
LANDED in wilderness week ago,
fifty miles north Of ChicOutImi. Both
well ALLAN
The Perkins message ran:
Il anded Paribonki river, Norm
lake. Chilogana, nineteenth. All we'll;
returning. HAWLEY, POST
With receipt OF The news there end
ed a search which had come to be re-
garded by many as Amos hopeless
and in which the governments of this
country and Canada were Indirectly
particip2 ting. For, in addition 10
emissaries sent by the Aero Club OF
81. Louis, the Aero Club of America,
and by William Hawley, the United
: ates revenue cutter service, and
signal corps Of the army, the Hudson
Bay Company and ether agents, were
conducting the search. securing the
great lakes aud making preparations
for entering the almost impenetrable
Canadian forests. Clifford r. Harmon.
the wealthy amateur aerOHaut and
aviator. of New York, had offered
81 .oge o anyone finding Hawley aud
Post dead or alive. ard tn sum had
been Increased tonight by sUbscrip-
ton tc more than $1,000. At the in
ltfEGt4UHdl dN ltttbti lAftt a. h'ttAA+""+N
Park nearly $4,000 was subscribed
among the aviators this afternoon,
headed by $500 pledged by Gieen H.
Crr'iSs.
Win the Prize.
Young Perkins, who accompanied
Lest Hans Ger cke in the Dussel-
dorf. ccnceded. i'm nediaf@ly after the
telegram from Hawley and Post. that
he and the German had lost first place
to the New Ycrkcrs. Perkins had
estimatcf.-f the distance travelled By
the Dusseldorf Al .zi0 miles. He wss
cverjOycd at hearing from his long
lost rivals and quickly dispatched TO
St Ambrose. with Instructions 90 for
ward. this message OF c9ngrstulatiCn
to Messrs. Hawley and Pos:
Ind Gallons ar that you have
broken the worlds record for sus
tanned flight IN balloon. Please &c
ecpt my sincercst congratulations on
yOur success. You are the only ones
! would be glad 10 see win OF Sioc
myself know from my own expert
cncc what you have risked TO make
srch a trip
shouts with EIssion.
William HaWlcy shouted with ella
ton when he heard 81 his broi hers
success and safety. For the past week
b. had been under constant strain
and bad been IN hourly communica-
ton with points in Canada from which
he horod o. receive news of the land
inE A. The outlook grew loss hope
mi DAY BY dav his anxicy became
greater. but through 10 all h. did not
Jose faith In his brothers ability TO
come through alive.
~ had sent =. ~ Pope and I'd
mund Siraifou Co. OTTAWA 10 carry On
the search. bui hc notified them To-
gh; e the happy ending
The America n was last reported
a. passing over Maple City. Mich &C.
totcr Is Sky Eszcrs were able u
read the name On The balloon. but
thereafter al trace II her sas lost.
Thought n Be List.
Various prophecies n The cuicomc