The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-10-28
BALLOON
MEN SAFE
PASSENGERS IN AMERICA II ARE
WELL AND HAPPY.
THEY HOLD NEW CHAMPIONSHIP
Messrs. HawIey and Post, for Whom
Grave Alarm Had Been Felt, Landed
After Forty-six Hours in the Air.
Sailed 1900 Miles.

AFTER forty-SR ffourS IN tne AlT'
Sailed 1900 Miles.
Chicoutimi, Quebec, oct. 27.-Alan
X. Hawley and Augustus Post, the
new holders of the worlds champion
ship, showed little Ill effect today from
the thrilling experiences which have
been theirs since they left st. Louis
nine days ago in the America H. They
were fatigued but the trip had been
thoroughly worth while, they said.
Tell our friends that we are well
and very, very happy" was the mes
sage which they sent from their room
in the small hotel which is the boast
of the 5000 inhabitants of Chicoutimi.
The two aeronauts reached here at
10 o'clock last night and retired short
ly before midnight as soon after
their arrival as they could get away
from the crowd of welcoming and con-
graduating citizens They had driven
forty miles over the rough country
from st. Ambrose since the early
afternoon and were tired to the
bone" as one of them expressed it.
A food of telegraphic messages from
the United States which awaited them
on their arrival went unanswered, and
for the most part unread until morn
ing.
Their nights rest was bound to be
brief at the best, for their train over
the Quebec and Lake ST. John was
Itln To nt In
ing and if they missed this they must
wait until evening.
Bath Tub Welcome Sight.
Both airmen agreed that the most
welcome sight in all Chicoutimi on
their arrival was the bath tub in their
rooms at the hotel. This was lux
ury which they had been denied for
nine days and every one of the nine
days had been spent arduously. Four
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 II, is
III at Lake Du Rance De Sable this
eing the title of the township where
hey landed. 1t is believed that Jo-
'eph Pednaud and Joseph Simard, the
wo trappers who brought the balloon
sts in bark canoe to st. AMBROSE
will so back and see what can be done
10 get the big bag from its cache on
fhe side of the mountain to the rail
road here. This will not be an easy
,Bsk.
In Air 46 Hours.
Messrs. Hawley and Post landed
bout forty-siX hours after their de-
arturo from st, Louis. The balloon
tNsket touched earth at 1886 o'clock
In the afternoon of the 10Th. They
probably flew in all about 800 miles,
although the direct distance between
the two points on which the interna-
tional race is decided is only 1,355
miles. This would make their average
rite of progress about thirty-five miles
a hour
Leaving here this morning Messrs.
/ wiley and Post will reach Quebec
s. Mtly before o'clock this evening.
New York to Welcome Them.
Sew York, Oct ga grand wei
&C ne Homecoming is planned today for
Al IN r. Hawley and August Post, the
ba loonists who broke all records in
tho America II, and until last evening
weVe thought to be drowned in one of
the great lakes or to have persisted in
the wlds of Canada. A dispatch from
Ha wiley at st. AMBROSE, Saguenay, re-
ported that they landed safely 1855
mi Ps from St Louis, the starting
poi Vt. They will reach here Monday
or tuesday. Cortland Field Bishop,
pre- ,ident of the Aero Club of America,
sail today:
" The splendid feat of these men de-
series the welcome we will give them.
1t Will be the largest celebration of its
kind New York or any other place in
the country has even seen. A big din
ner is already being arranged Every
avi, lor now in the city viii remain to
wei ONE the returning champions of
the Ir"
BaIIoonists Wire Friends.
\ w York, Oct. 27.-Alan r. Haw-
ley md Augustus Post, the aeronauts
of he balloon America II, for whom
sea- lh has been made in the Canadian
wilC 5, are safe and have established
new worlds record for sustained
nlSl J. They Travelled approximately
1856, miles and came to earth in Chi
cou mi county Quebec, on Wednes-
day asst, but were not heard from UNI
til yesterday, when kilograms sent
from st. AMBROSE, Quebec, reached
New York
tt balloonists started with the
Othe contestants in the international
cont SITS whose balloons have all been
repo ted. Two messages from Haw-
ley nd Post were received in New
Yorl last night. One was to William
Hsw ny, brother of the aeronaut. The
ot-e was to Samuel F. Perkins, pilot
on Il balloon Dusseldorf IL, which I'M
Il |, It night had been considered the
nj IT. The message to Mr.. Hawley
Rad
Il ,nded in wilderness week ago