New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-28
LUXURY or BATHROOMS
Reception of Aeronauts Upon
Arrival at Chicoutimi.

Cn,col-ir1L ?. c.. Oct Ut must have
bee7 some mystical IS. O 8" transmitted
IN their behalf through almost tmpenetra-
HE vrlds Of the regions beyond the upper
Gas-jenav district Of Quebec province
which brought screly needed assistance 70
Alan P Hawley and Augustus Post Of the
America. II. and enabled them 70 report
their achievemeuts-the winning Of the IN
.e-national balloon race and the establish
r,enr OF = new worlds record Of 1.555 miles
for sustained balloon flight
A. least this Is the way the seronauts
-re-. inclined 10 view the mater to-day
sr-er enjoying luxurious baths, scne good
food and INDUCING in several hours Of sleep
in comfortable beds III this town instead
Of under blankets on hare. snow-swePt
ground
The Two aAronauts, looking q little tired
and all covered with mud. arrived 81 the
Chateau saguenay. a small but up-to-date
hotel which is the boast OF the I've thou
sand inhabitants OF Chicoutiui. at 10 o'clock
last night and applied 70 the proprietor,
u cuav. for some good bathrooms and
something 20 eat
.,--ou are back from the BUSH said M
,-,av. believing them TO D. hunters Il
hone vou had the same good luck as the
my hunting ground last week
we had good luck. but not the one you
sneak Of answered NJ. Post We landed
from the balloon America II on the 18th
inst ~ Ks D n walked for six days
IN the bush IN q very wild countrv. and
reached St Ambrose De a Rivtere
a'Lours and here
Interested in Other Balloons
n The hotel congratulated the men, and
Immediately handed them al the American
and Canadian newspapers, just arrived BY
mail. containing long articles about the
America Il The aeronaurs we're much in
+ares1ed IN the news received from the
other balloons and proud Of their oTn
success IN winning the cup
Seeing their bathrooms at the chateau
they expressed their great satisfaction in
SAYING that they had not used water and
soap for nine days They ate their III Of
oysters, hsh and moose steak message
wss sent to the Union Club. New York
where Mr. Quay was 3 guest for the two
Hrst weeks Of this month Mr. Quay. as
a commissioner Of the Superior Court Of
the District Of C'hicoutini. gave 10 Mr.
Post and M HzWlev certificate IS 70
where they landed
They left here 1T o'clock this morning
for Quebec. Before departing they de-
cIarsd themselves ~ ara fine and de-
SPITE the hardships encountered after their
landing the SKY sailors expressed them
selves enthusiastically regarding the many
real Measures OF the trip. They admitted
however. that one OF the pleasanCsst Incl
dents q ali was their meeting the two
rrappers after four DAYS Of apparently IN
avaflfne hght through woods and water
veiaed areas which permitted only snail
Ike progress
Birch caroc. Like Balloon Basket.
The motion Of the birch canoes. they said.
in which the woodsmen took them down
winding streams 70 St AMBROSE. was quite
as enjoyable ss that q the car OF the
America II which during the last few
hours Of fight was heavily buftetec by the
snowstorm thar made their landing neces-
sary ST Ambrose looked good 20 them
weary as they were. when they reached II
yesterday. they said But they lost no