New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-27
SET A NEW WORLDS MARK
Came Down Far Beyond Point
Reached by Balloon Dussel-
dorf H-Thought to
Have Won Race.
A WEEK IN THE WILDERNESS
Aeronauts Finally Reach Little Hamlet
and Send Messages Announcing
Successful Outcome Of Re-
markabIe Journey.


III. for which search has been prose-
cuted in the Canadian wilds. are safe.
and have established a new worlds rec
ord for sustained flight They travelled
approximately $50 miles and came TO
earth in ChicOutimi County. Quebec. on
Wednesday last. but were not heard
from until yesterday when kilograms
sent from St Ambrose, Quebec. reached
New York
The previous worlds record was held
BY Count de Ia Vaulx. of France. at
/. 1913 miles. from Paris 70 Liberia
This is the first word from the balloon
lists since their departure from ST. Louis
with nine other contestants in the in
ternatiOnal contest on Monday, October
Ia. All the other balloons had pre-
viOusly been reported
Send Two Messages.
Two messages from Hawley and Post
were received in New York early last
night One was TO William HaWley.
brother Of the aeronaut, the other TO
Samuel E. Perkins. pilot Of the balloon
Dusseldorf III. which. until last night
had been considered the winner OF the
international race
The message TO Mr. Hawley said:
LANDED in wilderness week ago. fifty
miles north of Chicoutimi- Both Wen
ALAN"
The Perkins message ran:
LANDED Per1bOnka River. north Lake
| ChiIogana, nineteenth All we'll: return
ing HAWLEY- POST"
With receipt of the news there ended
search which had come to be regarded
bv MANY as almost hopeless. and IN
which the governments OF this country
and Canada were indirectly participant
ing. For. in addition 70 enissaries sent
bx the Aero Club, of St Louis. the Aero
| Club OF America, and by William Haw-
lev. the United States revenue cutter
service. the signal corps Of the army
the Hudson's Bay Company and other
agents were conducting the search
securing the Great Lakes and making
preparations for entering the almost I'M
nanetrabIe Canadian forests.
Clifford 3. Harmon the wealthy ANA
,eur aeronaut and aviator. of New York.
had offered ST 900 to any one finding
Hawley and Post. dead or alive. and TINS
sum had been increased last night oy
subscription to more than $1,000 At the
international aviation meet. at Belmont
PARK nearly $1,000 was subscribed
among the aviators yesterday afternoon
headed by $500 pledged by Glenn H Cur
tiss-
Mr. Perkins. who accompanied Lieu
tenant Hans Gericke in the Dusseldorf,
conceded Immediately when he received
the telegram from Hawley and Post that
he and the German yielded first place TO
the New Workers. Perkins had estimated
the distance travelled by the DUSSELDORF
at I 30 miles. He was OverJoyed at near
ing from his missing rivals. and quickly
dispatched TO st. Ambrose. with instruc-
tjons TO forward. this message OF con-
graduation 10 Messrs. Hawley and Post;
indications are that you have broken
the worlds record for sustained fight IN
a balloon. Please accept sincerest con-
gratulatiOns on your success You are
the only ones 1 would be glad TO see win
outside myself. l know from my own
experiences what you must have risked
TO make such a trip"
when he heard Of his brothers success
and safety. For the last week he had
been under a constant strain. and had
been in hourly communication with
points in Canada from which he hoped
To receive news Of the landing AS the
outlook grew less hopeful day by day
his anxiety became greater. but through
il all he did not lose faith in his brothers
ability to come through alive. He had
sent ]. II. Pope and Edmund Stratton
To ottawa to carry on the search. and
he notified them last night OF the happy
ending.
Last Reported in Michigan.
The America II was last reported
passing over Maple City. Mich. on
October Is Skygazers were able TO
read the name on the balloon. but there
after all trace of her was lost Various
prophecies of the outcome were made.
but the main contention was that the
aeronautS had landed in an inaccessible
region early last week cas- in fact they
did. and were unable to make their way
to civilization Those who took the
gloomier view were inclined TO think as
the DAYS passed that the men had per-
ished from cold and hunger The out
look was made darker by the suggestion
OF drowning on the other hand. a fate
thought not unlikely by the finding OF a
balloon basket on the shores OF Lake
Superior near Port Arthur. Mich. yester-
day But that the basket was not the
Americas was cOnclusively shown by
later developments.
Brother BIsnes Aero Club.
William Hawley asserted last night
that no praise was due the AreO Club
OF America. He expressed the opinion
that the club had been inactive in the
search. giving little IL any practical help.
The United States and Canadian gov
ernments. on the contrary. had done
much, Mr.. Hawley said. He added that
the press had. kept the details OF the
secrch Constantly before the eyes Of the