Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-28
TELL STORY Of Their
EXPERIENCE ON TRIP
Heroes Of Greatest Balloon Flight on
Record Arrive at Quebec and Take
On journey Back to Their Homes.
Trappers Came to Their Rescue
Just Before Food Supply Gave cut.

tlO EBEO, Ott. = - Aildh ~ iiaNiN'
and August Post, the heroes of the
greatest balloon fight on record, pr
rived here tonight after an experience
that was more trying than earlier re-
ports indicated, but nightly pleased
because the cup for which they con-
tested remains in America. The first
day after leaving the America II, at
the end of their journey on the banks
of the PeribOnka river, Mr.. Hawley's
leg was injured so badly that be was
laid up for several hours and he has
not vet entirely recovered from the eli
fects of the hurts.
The arrival of the aerOnants here
was made the occasion of the first for
nal welcome back to civilization oil
the men who. for severs.- days. were
thought to be lost in the dense forests
of Northern Canada.
Gebhardt Willrich. the American
consul. and several prominent men Of
the city, met the party upon the ar
rival of their train from Chicoutimi
this evening and escorted them to the
Hotel Frontenac, where an informal
dinner was given in their honor. After
resting until IL o'clock, Messrs. Haw-
lev and Post resumed the journey to
New York. They will arrive in Mon
treal tomorrow morning and will take
the first available train for New York
city.
Food Supply Short.
There never was time" said Mr..
HawIey tonight, When | considered
- nfY in H-nUnr
but our supply of food was very short
and | consider that we were very for
tunate in reaching Jacques Malials IN
the cabin in the woods when we dld.
Taken altogether. it was not 4 disa
greeable experience by any means,
and. best of all. the cup for which we
made the fight remains at home.
From the data handed to Lewis
Spindler as a representative Of the
Aero Club OF ST. Louis. and the &C
counts of the journey given by Messrs.
Hawley and Post tonight. it is plainly
indicated tina; the America II was fav-
ored in catching the eastward sweep
of the gale Immediately after crossing
the chain of great lakes and entirely
escaped the center of still air which
DCGdliItu StNfAei ~ th' tOAh'N.FAe@fN'-
In describing the earlier part Of the
journey up TO the time they were lost
SIGHT of over the state of Michigan.
Mr.. Post said:
Describes Trip.
Eve followed northeastern course
across Mississippi and Missouri
river and thence along the Illinois
river into the state OF Wisconsin. In
the morning We were in position
inst north of the city of Milwaukee.
hut over the lake. We descended s.
that our rope trailcd in the water. but
the air was light and we again rose
high to get the eastern drift. That
carried us M over Lake Pont al Sa-
bile. near Ludiugion. AT that point the
wind vcercd slightly to the north and
We passed over Traverse City From
there VIC rose high again and again
got the eastcriy DRIFT
we crossed Lake Huron during the
right and were high over Georgian
hay and a iitric north Of IL We made
our highest altitude ~ this stage Of
the Journey. The wind had strong
drift 10 the northeast and as we
dropcd a tri7c lower. after passing
Lake Nipissing. ;hc wind was whip
ping Us along at a tremendous speed.
We could sec from the character of
the country below rs that II wouid be
almost impossible 10 move a foot. So
We decided to ~ on. We again went
into tho higher levels ami A. one time
our barograph registered s.0-ln metres.
which is the iimn We then saw in
the distance what we supposed was
the foxn Of Norm2ndin Lake. -. John.
This was al about i.1H D. m. on We'd
ncsday. The country looked favorable
for a landing and We decided to come
down. The speed a. which We were
going. however. carried MS beyond the
place We had picked ont. We were
carried over a small hill. Considering
the circumstances. VIC mstic VERY
good landing on vhai We later ioarn' =
was 70 the ca~t ri the rcribonka river
and near chain ~ small lakes.
Sicrt IN Basket
a very heavy thunder storm carc
10 AMI We slcp: IN The basket that
night. The ucS. morning 10 saw that
n was impossibic ~ move the balloon
end ~ packed Nd for the journey on
foot. We slept in the woods THURSDAY
night
~HaKicy injured his i~z IN the aft
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