for a day, after which two French Canadian men out on a hunting trip arrived and agreed to help them. The trappers took them to Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare, Quebec. Once there, they sent telegrams to family and the Aero Club to let them know they were alright. The message Hawley sent to his brother read: "Landed in wilderness week ago, fifty miles north of Chicoutimi. Both well —Alan." Their telegrams ended searches which had various parties had started, looking for them around the Great Lakes. Clifford B. Harman, a wealthy amateur aeronaut and aviator, had offered $1,000 to anyone who found Hawley and Post, dead or alive. On the evening before their telegrams were sent, Harmon had increased the reward to $7,000. He died of coronary thrombosis on February 16, 1938, at age 73 at his home, 400 Park Avenue. References Further reading Flying, volume VII, number 11. December 1918. Published by Flying Association, New York. A Record Voyage in the Air by August Post. In Robert U. Johnson editor, The Century Magazine. Vol ??. Pages 451 to 470. Published by The Century Company, New York. City Of Flight: The History of Aviation in St. Louis by James J. Horgan. The Patrice Press. Blue Ribbon Of The Air, The Gordon Bennett Races by Henry Serrano Villard. Smithsonian Institution Press. External links History of air mail in the United States wdhawley.org – Website detailing the life and art of Alan's sister, Wilhelmina Douglas Hawley. 1869 births 1938 deaths American aviation record holders American aviators American stockbrokers Balloon flight record holders Members of the Early Birds of Aviation People from Perth Amboy, New Jersey Trinity School (New York City) alumni