The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-28
HaW|ey and Post Describe Exciting Experiences In
 the Great Voyage
OVER THREE MILES UP
 AFTER PASSING LAKES
Big Balloon Escapes Calm Center and Is Carried Rapidly Northenstward After Leaving the Great
 Lake Region


 Quebec, October 27.--Alan R. Hawley and Augustus Post, the heroes of the greatest balloon flight on record, arrived here tonight, after an experience that was more trying than earlier reports in dicated, but nightly pleased because the cup for which they contested remains in America. The first day after leaving the America II. at the end of their Journey Hawley's leg was injured so badly that he was laid up for several hours and he has not entirely recovered. s,t
 The arrival of the aeronauts was made the occasion for the first formal welcome back to civilization of the men who for several days were thought to be lost ip dense forests of northern Canada
 Gebhardt willrich, the American con sul, and several prominent men of the city met the party upon the arrival oi the train from ChicoutIm this evening and escorted them to the Hotel From tenac, where an informal dinner was given in their honor. After resting until Il o'clock Messrs. Hawley and Post re- bbIlica iutli JOuiutf tO I<tW OTk. They will arrive in Montreal tomorrow morn ing and will take the first available train for New York city.
 Never in Real Danger
 There never was a time," said MT. Hawley tonight, when I considered that our lives were actually in danger, but out supply of food was very short and l consider we were very fortunate in reach ing the cabin in the woods when we did. Taken altogether, it was not a disagree able experience by any means and best of all the cup for which we made the flight, remains at home.'
 From the data handed to Lewis Spind- les as representative of the St Louis Aero club. and the accounts of the Jour- ney given by Messrs. Hawley and Pest tonight, 1t Is plainly indicated that the America 1T was favored fin catching the eastward sweep of the gale immediately after crossing the chain of great lakes and entirely escaped the center of still air which becalmed several of the con- testants.
 In describing the earlier part of the journey up to the time they were lost sight of over the state of Michigan, MT. Post said:
 We followed a northeasterly course across the Mississippi and Missouri rivers anu tiicito 6toh6 tuc 1iilOlr llfcT liiIU the state of Wisconsin,. In the morning we were in a position just north of the city of Milwaukee but over the lake. We descended, so that our rope trailed in the water, but the air was light and we again rose high to get the eastern drift. That carried us up over the lake to Point Au Sable near Ludington. At that point the wind veered slightly to the north and we passed over Traverse City From there we rose high and again got the easterly drift.
 Lake Huron Crossed
 I've crossed Lake Huron during the night and were highe over Georgian Bay and the country immediately north of 1t. We made our highest attitudes at this stage of the journey. The wind had a strong drift to the northeast and as we dropped trifie lower, after passing Lake Nipissing. the wind was whipping us along at a tremendous speed. .l We could see from the character of the country below us that 1t would be almost impossible to move a foot, so we decided to go on. We again went into the higher levels and at one time our paragraph registered 5000 metres. We then saw in the distance what we SUD- posed was the town of Normandy, on Lake St. John. This was about 1:3O D. m. on Wednesday. The country looked favorable for landing and we decided to come down. The speed at which we were going. however. carried us beyond the place we had picked out We were circumstances, we made very landing on what we later learned was to the east of the Peribonka river and near chain of small lakes.
 Heavy Thunder storm "A very heavy thunder storm came up and we slept in the basket that night. The next morning we saw that 1t was i'm possible to move tho balloon and we packed up for the journey on foot. We slept In the woods Thursday night.
 ''Hawley injured his leg in the after noon.
 After we had covered about seven miles along the shore of Lake Chilogama we went into camp early making 1t as comfortable as possible by using balsam boughs."
 Here MT. Hawley interrupted MT. Posts Yarrative to explain how his leg was hurt. a rse -ss
 we were going through a dense tansle of brambles and fallen timbers and nak- ing very poor progress. In working my way through I leaped upon what looked like g solid log.
 'It crumbled in beenath me and my whole weight was suddenly thrown on my right leg, which bent under me
 T can stand a good deal of pain.' said Nr. Hawley, but never had anything take hold of me like that did.
 Injury Causes Halt
 Again taking up the thread of his story. Nr. Post said:
 "On account of MT. Hawley's injured leg we took 1t easy Friday and went into camp early. On Saturday, on the shore of small lake, we came upon the cabin of James Maltais. He was absent. but we enjoyed his hospitality for that night and the whole of the following day. Un- fortunately the cabin was bare of sup plies. <x5sfssf r,,
 P:About o'5aeqk Monday informing MT HawIey went to thssbank of the lake and shouted Hellor several times. The call was anpwsred AAd in .; short time later Joseph Penau4 and Joseph sinad. two Srappers, padded up in . canoe.
 After explaining our situation to them they readily agreed to aid us in reach ing the nearest habitation. We went by canoe to Lake Blanche, where we csmped Monday niGht. Our new-fcund friends caught some trout and we en- loved the flrDt good meal in . long time S,ha reynafndor~ of- our 1ournNy to Ch1c-