Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-27
POST AND HAWLEY
START FOR QUEBEC
AFTER SHORT REST


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10 o'clock last night, and retired short
ly before midnight-as soon after their
arrival AS they could get away from
the opportunities of a crowd Of well
coming and oongratulating citizens.
They had driven forty miles over rough
country from st. Ambrose since early
afternoon and were tired to the bone,"
as n of them expressed 1t. A flood
of Geographic messages from the
United States which awaited them on
the most part. unread, until morning.
Their nights rest was bound to be
brief, at the best, for their train over
the Quebec and Lake st. John left at
1880 o'clock this morning.
Hardships Of the Trip.
Both airmen agreed that the most
welcome sight In all Chicoutimi on
their arrival was the bathtub In their
rooms at their hotel. This was a
luxury which they had been denied for
nine days. And every one of the nine
gays had been arduous. Fou of the
nights had been passed out of doors.
with the hard ground for a bed and
their army blankets for a cover.
Their balloon. the America IL, is still
at Lake Du Banc De Sable, this being
the title of the township where they
landed. 1t Is believed that Joseph
Pednaud and Joseph Simard. the two
trappers who brought the b~alloonists
In a bark canoe to St. AMBROSE. will
go back and see what can be done to
get the big bag from It's cache on the
side of the mountain to the railroad
here. This will not be an easy task.
Messrs. Hawley and Post landed
about forty-six hours after their de-
p~arture from st. Louis. The balloon
basket touched earth at 1895 o'clock on
the afternoon Of the 10th. They prob
ably flew In all about 1000 miles, al
though the direct distance between the
two points, on which the international
race is decided, Is only 1855 miles. This
would make their average rate OF
progress about thirty-five miles an
hour.
Leaving here this mornin-. Messrs.
Hawley and Post will each Quebec
shortly before 8 o'clock this evening.
Posts story Of Flight.
I'VE had a beautiful trip said Mr..
Post, telling of the trip. I'VE crossed
Lake Michigan and Lake Huron and
followed what 1 should Judge to be the
route of the proposed route of the Geor-
gian 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
foated over the forest of Northern Que
bee. 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 the Lake St. John and
going well. and we had hopes that we
would be able to continue the trip unit
we struck the Labrador coast.
Unfortunately, about 3 o'clock or
Wednesday afternoon, the 18th. a storm
came up. and it became necessary t.
make a landing. We picked u g
mountain and came down upon 1t and
made an easy landing on the mountain
side at an elevation Of about 1880 feet
This was at 3:45 p. m. II was neal
nightfall and we knew that we were Q
considerable distance from any settle
ment, so we decided to pass the nigh
in the basket of the balloon.
The next morning we started fol
civilization. headingN south. We hat
three days of strenuous exercise will
no more to eat than was absolutely
necessary. as we had to carry all oul
food as we'll as the blankets to covel
us at night. And we needed those
blankets badly, for we had two snow
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