The Prescott daily news., 1910-10-25
NO OFFICIAL WORD RECEIVED OF MEN GONE FOR A
 WEEK.
THOUGHT TO HAVE LANDED
several Think Crew of America II. Are Starving in Vast Waste, Infested With Wolves,
 in Canada.

St. Louis, Oct. 25.-A second relief party Las left St. Louis to assist in the search for Alan R. Hawley and Augustus Post of the balloon America Ill., which is believed to have descend ed in the wilds of Canada It is feared that the missing aeronauts are suffering great hardships and proba- bly starving. The section of Canada in which they are believed to be fight ing for life is infested with wolves and other wild animals.
 No definite word of the missing bal loon has been had. It is believed, however, that it will be found in the wilds of Algoma, and not in the St. Johns region. Quebec, where the Dus- seldorf and the Germania landed The organization of the second re, l lief party from St. Louis was started by President Albert Bond Lambert of the St. Louis Aero club, following the receipt of a telegram from E. S North rop at Thompsonville, Mich, which follows:
 Drops Message.
 The America II. passed over Thompsonville Tuesday, 18th, and dropped this message to farmers, ask ing them to notify St. Louis:
 Passed over this place Tuesday, 18th; course due north.
 'HAWLEY AND POST.
 Balloon proceeded on course over l St Ignace and toward Lake Superior passing over Sutton's bay, just before dark Talked to people north of our l town. who saw lettering on balloon. V
 Until this belated message was re- ceived it was believed that the two missing aeronauts had come down in 1he St. Johns lake district, more than 1900 miles from St. Louis.
 Louis Spindled of the St. Louis Aero club started for Toronto Sunday night to join Canadian officials and repre- sentatiVes of the Hawley family in the search A telegram instructing him to take the Canadian Pacific and search the Algoma district has been sent.
 Indians May Help.
 Positive reports from shanty men and railway men about balloon cross ing the Canadian Pacific railroad have been received Superintendent Rog- CTS of the ontario provincial police said: Tt is feared the America came down between Lake Huron and the Canadian Pacific railroad, or between the Canadian Pacific railroad and the new Grand Trunk Pacific line, far to the north In either case it is dense primitive wilderness, and the only hope balloonists would have of se- curing succor would be from Indians or the lumber men Nevertheless, our men have instructions to use every eff fort to reach them"
 Nine Are Reported.
 The America H. is the only balloon to be heard from. The Dusseldorf which carried Pilot Gericke and s. F' Perkins in the international balloon race landed Wednesday, IT miles north of Lake kiskisink, which is about 100 miles northwest of Quebec.
 They were rescued after perilous tourney through the barren waste oi land by the guardian of a hunting ant fishing club. The men suffered in tensely from hunger and injuries re ceived in their struggle through the undergrowth.
 Perkins says the only balloon they saw was a yellow one, which was ther crossing over northern Michigan The. say that if the America went nortl they will starve before they can b. rescued The Dusseldorf went as ia north as the railroad runs, and for thu last GOO miles of their journey its oc