Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-09

ives on the other side Of the Island.
.D"Ht t"o and a half miles away
~ we're over there this afternoon
ana had some tea ANA a very ,,ooI
walk back. e''H
Ia calculating the distance tr,voIa,
-! AR on TINS hop. which 80 uncs
b.ctdiy nearly cost our lives I r,.,r.
, m nay, ,', mai !, new navy record By
thc tiihc these letters rcach Won M,
newspapers VIII have nasb.d sba
news OF our safety. because I am
sending an official wire Ia nv con-
inandins officer by the packet. which
'"hS" GUY me man On Thursday. lie
VIZ pronabiy give out the informa
ton a. once. '''"
IL makes me feel miserabi. that
ms should happen when cvcryouc
sh"uid DC happy and gay viii hc
mere on Christmas, TRAVELLING nv.r
ica!, but | am happy 20 be aliyr
GU Viii not know this uutil nftnr
ne holidays. Gut al the station th.v
by now.
leavo here on December 81 and
.''i.i reach MatiIcc. ont. On .J-,,,ia,rv
not sooner. From MattIcc 10 NIn,i,
trchl January Z. and Ncw YORK by
january =, provided all goes we'll.
Rose to 1909 Feet.
Moose Factory, Dec. 81
After leaving Tue station at =. N.
we ros. 70 an altitude ~ 900 fcct,
and in Time passed over All Inc rnoj
i>ainiiiar ScehsS-hrst Brooklyn. then
ar" sti!l fresh In my memory. hui
what comparison with tn. Uynsc"t
SURROUNDINGS III MoOs. Factorvi /,
~ certainly a pleasant recc.iect.on-
IN" wonderful view from ,u. air ns
wc left the officers and crew a, the
air station. ''''
Little aid think at ,ac time tina,
~" ZIP which ! had taken so often
country. Hinton has remarked :. NUN.
Der Of Times OF the contrast OF nitr
surroundings to h!s home IN New
~ about $50 We were passing over
bTookiyn ana Released one OF ,t,i. oar
r.cr pigeons The magnificent yi.w
OF New forh City as We passed over
II was the real enjoyment OF the trim.
W, " nass.I over inc iu4sow River,
/; through the corner OF N-w Jersey
ana over the Catskil! Mountains W.
were al! in eXccIIcn; spirits. as fhn
course OF the balloon vas ideal Tor
/; Canada.
The high, through the res, OF v.w
YORK state was similar In ,ynrv w..
5pcct TO previous flights that | nave
! tLhen over the same country Every.
| ln!hE was gong sp!cndidIy. a. wc mad
Evans Would Not GO.
We had zig urrd OH hayIu. al Fv,rs
t-ICutcndnt Evans, OF tho Par EnrE :
away stationJ with US on IN. irin
ana at the last minute he decided MOI
80 Conc. a. ne Had put in :Ur leave.
am wanted 10 30 home - MS FAMILY.
Little did he know at the Inn. ih.it
the SAND ballast that wa. tan.n In
! ms p!acc enabled US 10 continue ever
IN" AdIrondacEs.
,., Mf e% nhna We had plen,y Of al.
N!olcHt storm. We struck ,r..s
alongside OF a mountain ana mad Ia
, .nfDw quite bit OF ballast to clear
me mountains. Finally we got free
and rose 10 an altitude or =. 900 feet
Inc rain came down in torrents
ana completely soaked our clothing
We Gou!d hear the wind below us
.nlng apvut us was dark The
weather became colder. The rain
turned to siee, and finally to snow.
me following morning We checked
our course and were travelling north
hy west. All we could see blow rs ms
we're fields Of ice. There yyas no,
aiGa OF life for. miles. we could
40, 'aad: II We had. all would have
Uccn !ost, the gale was OF such fury
We made several attempts 10 coma
lose 10 earth, hut found II was i'm
posslpie 10 land. as we knew ". had
gone beyond the St. Lawrence and
passed over that populated vDliev II
II were possible 10 land at This tim,.
we would have done so and rouId
nave made our way hack to clviIlza-
li''' u! "a!E.l!S south.
we had TO continue with the violent
gaze which swept US over the lee
covered fields with the speed OF an
Hinton estimated our speed at this
TIM i".e Ne 20 De w faster than IN. speed OF
atlantic flight We had to cont!nr.
our Night over the forest. frozen
iINers and lakes. watching ami wait
iiH Tor some sign Of civilization
We continued until ! i. NJ. Then
We siEnted hut below us ! brought
me balloon down The wind was
fierce when w.. Iaoh., ' ''""