The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-28
HaWley and Post Will Reach
New York This Evening.
Are Entertained by Citizens OF
Quebec and Montreal.
STORY OF THE TRIP.
In Its Earlier Stages Is Told by
Mr.. Post.
Hawley Sustained a Severe In
jury to His Leg.

Montreal, Oct 2S.-The final stage of
the remarkable journey of Alan r.
Hawley, pilot, and Augustus Post, aid
Of the victorious balloon America II
into Canada ended today with their ar
rival III Montreal
During the night a sleet and snow
storm swept over central Quebec and
the aeronauts' glimpse of the wooded
hills gave them bleak and dreary pic
ture suggestive of a fate that might
have overtaken them had they been less
successful in managing the big gas bag,
or in woodcraft. The party was met
here by representatives of the Montreal
automobile and aero clubs and were
the guests of President Anson and the
directors of that organization at break
| fast at the place Viger. They left on
the Delaware & Hudson railroad at
10:55 and are due to arrive in New York
at lO:lS o'clock this evening.
Formal Welcome at Quebec.
Quebec, Oct. 28-Alan r. Hawley and
Augustus Post, heroes of the greatest
balloon flight on record, arrived here
last night after an experience that was
more trying than earlier reports indi-
| Gated, but nightly pleased because the
cup for which they contested remains
| in America.
The first day after leaving the Amer
lea II, at the end of their journey on
the banks of the Peribonka river, Mr..
Hawleys leg was injured so severely
that he was laid up for several hours
and he has not yet recovered from the
| effects of the hurt.
| The arriN - of the aeronauts was
made the occasion of the first formal
welcome back to civilization of the men
| who for several days were thought to
be lost in the dense forests of 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
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 resumed the journey to New
York.
d They will arrive in Montreal today
and will take the first available train
for New York city.
.There never was a time,'' Mr.. Haw-
ley said, "when I considered that our
lives were actually in danger, but our
supply of food was short and l con-
slider that we were fortunate in reach
ing Jacques Maltais's cabin in the
woods when we did. Taken altogeth-
er, it was not a disagreeable experience
by any means, and, best of all, the cup
for which we made the flight remains
at home"
Post Describes Trip.
In describing the earlier part of the
Journey up to the time they were lost
sight OIL over In0 SLdI0 OI
Mr.. Post said:
1--WE followed northeasterly course
across the Mississippi and Missouri
rivers and thence along the Illinois
river into 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 rose again 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 again and
| again got the eaSterly drift.
| 1--WE crossed Lake Huron during the
night and were high over Georgian bay
and the country Immediately north of
it. We made our highest attitudes at
this stage of the journey. The wind
had a strong drift to the northeast and
as we dropped triae lower after pass
ing Lake Nipissing the wind was whip
ping us along at a tremendous speed.
I'VE could see from the character Of
the country below us that it would be
Impossible to move afoot, so we decided
to go on. We again went into the
higher levels and at one time our
barograph registered 5000 metres,
the distance what we supposed was the
town of Normandy. Lake St. John.
This was about 1:30 p. m. on Wednes-
day. The country looked favorable for
! a lanQlnS anu we QGClucQ " COIllc
down The speed at which we were
going however, carried US beyond tina
place we had picked out. We were
carried over small hill. Considering
the circumstances, we made a good
landing on what we later learned was
to the east of the Peribonka river.
"a heavy thunderstorm came up
and we slept in the basket that night.
The next morning we saw that it was
impossible to move the balloon and we
packed up for the journey on foot. We
slept in the wood Thursday night
noon. After we had covered about
seven miles along the shore of Lake
Chilogama we went into camp early.
mahing it as comfortable as possible
by using balsam boughs."
HawIey Breaks In.
Here Mr. Hawley interrupted Mr.
Posts narrative to explain how his leg
was hurt.
1--WE were going through dense tan
gle of brambles and fallen timbers and
making poor progress. In working my
way through leaped upon what looked
like solid log It crumbled beneath
me and nv whole weight was suddenly
+ thrown upon my right leg. which bent
under me. can stand a good deal OF
, pain but I never had anything take
hold of me like that did"
Taking up the thread of his story,
| Mr.. Post said:
con account of Mr.. Hawley's in
; jured leg we took it easy on Friday
and went into camp early. On Satur-
lay. on the shore of small lake, we
: came upon the cabin of Jacques NAL
ltais< He was absent at the time. but
I've enjoyed his hospitality for that
night and the whole of the following
I day. Unfortunately. the cabin was
bare of supplies.
: "About 8 o'clock Monday morning
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