The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-27
NEW WORLDS RECORD.
The Distance Travelled Is Estimated at
1850 Miles.

New York, Oct. 27.-AIan R. Haw-
ley and Augustus Post, the aeronauts
of the balloon America II, for whom
search had been prosecuted in the
Canadian wilds, are safe and have
established a new worlds record for
sustained flight. They Travelled ap-
proximately 1850 miles and came to
earth in Chicoutimi county, Quebec, on
Wednesday night, but were not heard
from until last night when kilograms
sent from st. Ambrose, Quebec, reach
ed New York.
The baIIoonists started from ST.
Louis with nine other contestants in
the international contest on Monday,
October II. All the other balloons
have been reported.
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 F. Perkins, pilot of the balloon
Dusseldorf II, which had been consid-
cred the winner. The message to Mr.
Hawley read:
LANDED in wilderness week ago, so
miles north of Chicoutimi. Both well.
Alan"
The Perkins message ran:
LANDED Paribonka river, north
Lake Chilogana, 18th. All we'll; re-
turning. -Hawley, POST
With receipt of the news, there end
ed search which had come to be re-
garded by many as almost hopeless
country and Canada were Indirectly
participating, for, in addition to ennis
saries sent by the Aero club of St.
Louis, the Aero club of America and
revenue cutter service, the signal corps
of the army, the Hudson Bay company
and other agents were conducting the
search, securing the great lakes and
making preparations for entering the
almost impenetrab1e Canadian forests.
Clifford B. Harmon. the wealthy
amateur aviator of New York, had Of
fered $1,000 to any one finding Haw-
ley and Post, dead or alive, and this
sum had been increased last night by
subscription to more than $1,000. At
the international aviation meet at Bel
mont park nearly $4,000 was sub
scribed among the aviators yesterday
afternoon, headed by $500 pledged by
Glenn H. Curtiss.
Rival Sends Congratulations.
Young Perkins, who accompanied
Lieutenant Hans Gericke in the Dus-
received the telegram from Hawley
and Post that he and the German had
lost first place to the New Workers.
Perkins had estimated the distance
travelled by the Dusseldorf at 1,240
miles. He was overjoyed at hearing
from his long lost rivals and quickly
dispatched to st. Ambrose, with in
structions to forward this message of
Indications are that you have
broken the worlds record for sustain
ed flight in a balloon. Please accept
my sincerest congratulations on your
skill. You are the only ones 1 would
be glad to see win outside myself. I
know from my own experiences what
you must have risked to make such a
trip
William HawIey shouted with Ella
ton when he heard of his brothers
success and safety. For week he
had been under 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 it all he did not lose faith
| in his brothers ability to come
through alive. He had sent ]. H.
Pope and Edmund Stratton to Ottawa
to carry on the search, but he no
titled them of the happy ending.
The America II was last reported
passing over Maple City, Mich, on
| October Is. Sky gazers were able to
, read the name on the balloon. but