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Show TinNU BAiLOONISTS ARE FIGHTING THROUGH FOREST MONTREAL. Oct. 23. It Is tho opinion of August Blanckertz, aido of tho balloon Gormanla, that Alan R. Hawlcy and Augustus Au-gustus Post of New York, pilot and aido respectively of (lie America II.. which loft St. Louis last Monday and from whom no word hati since been received, are fighting for their lives through the wilderness or northern Quebec. Mr. Blanckertz arrived here yesterday from La Tuque, Quebec, some distance from the spot where tho Germania landed on Wednesday. Hi and Captain Hugo Von Abercron had a desperate light for their lives in order to roach a railroad lllir. There thoy met a. construction gang und from the members learned that, a large yellow balloon had preceded the Germania over practically the same route by half an hour. The railroad men (old Blanckertz thai, the other balloon was very high and maintained the same altitude until sho passed out of sight toward tlio Hngava wilderness. Mn Blanckertz expressed tho opinion (hat tho balloon was the American II. Tho later report of the landing of the Dussoldorf II. in the same region explains to the satisfaction of many the appearance appear-ance of the tlrst balloon, but Mr. Blanckertz has not changed his opinion Colonel Theodore Schaeck, pilot of tho Helvetia, mot Blanckertz hero Saturday night and after comparing notes found I hat the Germania had gone W0 miles farther than tho Helvotla. Tho Dussoldorf Dussol-dorf II., according to unofficial estimates, esti-mates, exceeded the distanco record of tho Germania by about 70 miles. |