The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-26
GLOOMY OUTLOOK.
Search for HaWley and Post Is
Without Results.
Stories OF Balloons Seen Come
From Various Quarters.
THEIR LAST MESSAGE.
Was Received Oct. IS at 4:3O
p. NJ. in NJ M.chigan.
Abandoned Basket Found on
Shore of Lake Superior.

st. Louis, Oct. 26.-News of de-
pressing developments in the search
Ior Alan r. Hawley and Augustus
osI, crew OF the missing balloon
America IL, was contained in dispatch
es received today in st. Louis stating
that an empty balloon basket has been
round near Port Arthur on the north
Shore OF Lake Superior, and that a
dereilct IT, balloon was seen drifting
north Tuesday at Ouimette, Ontario,
on the Canadian Pacific railroad
OfhclalS of the Aero club were cast
into gloom by these reports, one of
which came from Lewis Spindler, the
clubs special representative in Canada
Spindler telegraphed from Toronto as
follows:
Tuesday night a balloon was sight
ed going west from Lake Kaprine The
same night a balloon was sighted go
Ing north at Ouimette near Pearl river
and Lake Superior. I fear this is a
derelict"
From Port Arthur the following was
received:
Abandoned balloon basket found
near here close to shore of Lake Su-
perior''
1t is believed that Hawley and Post
carried a battery to which was at
tached an electric light.
The last message received from the
America II was shouted on the after
noon of October IS to James Dermond
at Carter's Siding, Michigan, according
to a telegram received today. One of
the occupants told Dermond his name
was Post and shouted: Report Amer
lea II October IS, 4:30 p. M, headed
northeast
Seen by Mail Clerk.
Montreal Oct. 26.-A dispatch from
Fort William says:
Balloon America II reported; par
ticulars later"
Fort William. Ont. Oct ga. C.
Guerrard, a mail clerk on the Cana
dian Pacific railway, running into
Fort William from the east. reported
on his arrival here last night that
while passing Ouimette station, AS
miles east. he and two others. A. ].
Coburn and H. Lee. noticed what ap-
peared to be the light of a balloon,
which was going due north at the
height of about a mile. They took it
to be the America II. 1t was visible
from 7:45 until $50 last night.
Mr.. Guerrard today positively as
serted that a balloon, huge one"
it's outline clarly visible. Knowing the
search for the missing balloon, he
sought the other two train employees
to verify his story.
At the rate the balloon apparently
was travelling when seen by the three
have crossed before midnight the line
of the National Transcontinental rail-
way, beyond which is relentless wild
erness.
All Other Trails Fail,
ST. Louis, Oct. 26-The receipt.
early today of an Associated Press dis
patch reporting the landing of the bal
loon America II near Fort William,
Ont, caused the Aero club officials to
order Lewis Spindler, who is at Tor
onto, to move his headquarters far
ther west on the Canadian Pacific It
had been intended to work from Chap
leau, Ont.
Fort William is $50 miles west of
Chapleau.
Spindler reported to the local club
that he had traced all other reports of
the missing balloon and found that
none had aught to do with the Amer
lea II.
HaWIey's Brother Doubts 1t.
New York, Oct. 26.-"I'm afraid it is
another one of those unconfirmed ru-
mors that have been drifting in ever
since the America II was reported