The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-10-27
(American News Serviee)

t<aIHeTlCdH NEWS SeENlGeJ
Chicoutimi, Quebec, Oct. 27.-Tired
and worn, Alan Hawley and Augustus
Post of the balloon America II, the
heroes of the international race-the
most spectacular ever held-left here
this morning for Quebec. They we're
astoLished to learn that two nations
had mourned them as dead and as
sumed that they had either foundered
in the great lakes or been lost in
the northern wilderness of the Domin-
ion.
The two intrepid aeronauts who set
a new worlds record and won the
James Gordon Bennett cup, told an
astonishing tale of hardship aud ad-
venture and added new details today
to the story of the perilous trip. They
were thoroughly fatigued upon reach
ing here after weeks plodding
through forests and thick underbrush
handicapped by cold and snow and
the assistance of guides.
Our flight was fine one, but the
hardships commenced after we were
compelled to land" said Mr.. Hawley.
I'VE were in the air IS hours and esti-
mate that we travelled about 1850
miles. Our course lay in a northerly
direction from ST. Louis over Lakes
Huron and Michigan. We traversed
the proposed route of the Georgian
Bay ship canal and passed over some
of the most rugged territory l have
ever seen. We figured that 1t would
be useless to drop notes in that wild
erness, so refrained from doing SO.
Our plan was to go through to the
coast of Labrador. We travelled at
high speed before brisk wind and
would have made it, too, If a storm
had not arisen on Wednesday and
compelled us to make landing Our
supplies were getting low but the bal
loon was in condition to carry us
much farther
1--WE landed about 1900 feet up the
face of mountain near Lake Blanc
Sable. small sheet of water which
empties by short stream Ave miles
easterly of Lake Telesamon on Peri
bonka river, fifty miles east of Chi
coutimi.
1.-The weather was bitter cold and
we knew nothing of the country about
us. Snow came down in great quanti-
ties. The underbrush was SO dense
that it scraped the clothes off our
backs.
I'VE were in lake region and had
to cross streams of icy water in which
we nearly persisted. 1t was necessary
to carry a good supply of blankets and
clothing which gave us no opportunity
to take much food. However, at best
our supply was practically exhausted.
For three days and nights we plodded
through that wilderness. 1t was ter
rible. We were at the mercy of wild
animals, our clothing was soaked, our
shoes we're nearly worn from our feet,
we were weak and dispirited and
about ready to give up hope of finding
civilization. We had the small chart
with us which we consulted frequent
ly but We had to go out of our way SO
often to avoid lakes and streams that
our progress was both painful and
slow. There were boys and chasms
which were constant menace.
I'VE came upon an empty nut, evil
IDENTIFY used by hunter. This gave us
some shelter and we managed to dry
out our clothes and rest up somewhat
with the benefits of warmth and dry
ness. Snow fell at intervals and the
weather was bitter cold and our pro-
visions were at the minimum so we
had to push on.
ION the fourth day we came across
some trappers. Their surprise can
not be imagined. We appeared like
an apparition to them. They stared
with open mouths and with their eyes
bullying. One of them muttered
prayer and crossed himself.
I'VE were in the garb of an ordin-
airy American citizen but our clothing