The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-11-03
~ALl'S WELL" WITH AMERICA H.,
AND AERoNAuTs ON THEIR
WAY HOME TO v. 8.
RECORD IS 1850 MILES
OVER $1,000 HAD BEEN OFFERED
FOR DISCOVERY OF AVA.
TORS, DEAD OR ALIVE.

New York.-Alan r. Hawley and
Augustus Post. the aeronauts OF the
balloon America H.. for whom search
had been prosecuted in the Canadian
wilds. are safe and have established a
new worlds record for sustained
flight. They travelled approximately
1850 miles. and came to earth in Chi
coutimi county. Quebec. Wednesday.
October 18th. but were not heard from
until Wednesday. October 26th. when
kilograms sent from st. Ambrose,
Quebec. reached New York.
The balloonists started from St
Louis. with nine other contestants. In
the international contest. Monday. Oc-
tober 18th. All the other balloons
have been reported.
OF the two messages from Hawley
and Post received in New York We'd
nesday, one was to William Haw.ey.
brother OF the aeronaut: the other to
Samuel r. Perkins. pilot OF the bal
loon Dusseldorf H.. which had been
considered the winner.
The message to Mr.. Hawley read:
LANDED in wilderness week ago, so
miles north Of Chicoutimi. Both
we'll ALAN.
The Perkins message ran:
LANDED Paribonka river. north Lake
Chilosana. nineteenth. All well. Re.
turning. HAWLEf.
POST"
With receipt Of the news there end
ed q search which had come to be
regarded by many as almost hopeless.
In addition to emissaries sent by the
Aero Club OF St Louis. the Aero Club
OF America and by William Hawley.
the United States revenue cutter serv-
ice, the Signal Corps OF the army.
the Hudson Bay Company ard other
agents were conducting the search,
securing the great lakes and making
preparations for entering the almost
impenetrable Canadian forests. Clif.
ford ID. Harmon. the wealthy amateur
aeronaut and aviator OF New York.
had offered $1,000 to anyone finding
Hawley and Post. dead or alive. and
this sum had been increased by sub,
scription to more than $1,000. At the
international aviation meet at Bel
mont park, nearly $4,000 was sub
scribed among the aviators. headed by,
$500 pledged by Glenn II. Curtiss.
Young Perkins. who accompanied
Lieutenant Hans Gericke In the Dus-
seldorf. conceded Immediately he re-
ceived the telegram from Hawley and
Post that he and the German had lost
first place to the New Workers. Per
kins had estimated the distance trav-
eled by the Dusseldorf at 1.240 miles
He vas overjoyed at hearing from his
long lost rivals and quickly dis
patched to st. Ambroise instructions
to forward a message Of congratula-
ton to Hawley and Post.
The America ii. was last reported
passing over Maple City. Michigan,
october 18th. Sky-gazers were able to
read the name of the balloon; but
after this all trace Of her was lost.
Those who took the gloomier view OF
the outcome were inclined TO think,
AS the days passed. that the men had
perished from cold and hunger. The
outlook was made darker by the sug-
xestion OF drowning, fate thought
not unlikely by the finding OF bal
loon basket OH the shores OF Lake
Superior, near Port Arthur, ontario
But the basket was not the Americas.
as was shown by later developments
The new record. established by
Hawley and Post. and unofficially es-
timated at 1850 miles, exceeds al
previous flights.