New-York tribune., 1921-01-12
Farrell, With Right ia
Jaw, Sends Comrade
Sprawling Over Tables
Separated by Reporters
Hinton Refuses to
Retract Statement
Take Quarters in
Special Train at Mattice:
To Start Home To-day
By Basil Lake

MATTICE, Ont, Jan. 11.-Lieu.
tenants A. l.. Kloor jr., Walter Hin,
ton and Stephen Farrell, the naval
balloonists who were blown 1900
miles from their base at Rockaway
Beach, N. Y, to the wilds immedi4
ately south of James Bay, will de>
part for the United States to-mor-
row, in good health, but with rela@
tions somewhat strained, owing to d
fist fight between Farrell ard Hin4
ton, in which the former was the
victor.
Lieutenants Kloor and Hinton arr
rived at Mattice at 2:15 this after,
noon. Fifteen minutes later Lieu,
tenant Stephen Farrell reported at
the Hudson's Bay Company's store,
But instead Of the first few minutes
being devoted to explanations and
congratulations they were enlivened
by an encounter between Farrell
and Hinton, growing out Of news.
paper accounts, based on Hinton's
letters, to which Farrell took exceps
ton. The newspaper correspondents.
IN the store were astounded when
Farrell struck Hinton in the jaw
sending him across the table. Farl
rell was about to follow up his attach
when correspondents interfered and
temporary peace was declared.
Show No Signs of Wear
This personal conflict was not the
only evidence that the balIoonists ara
IN the best of physical trim. Their
eyes were clear and their voices had
a hearty ring. They walked sturd-
ily along the trail in the last mush
toward home, and apparently thei1
terrible experiences had left no
mark upon them.
All the resentment engendered by
the letters was contained in the blow
that Farrell landed upon the jaw cf
Hinton. AS he delivered it Farrell
heaped epithet upon epithet at his
conrade. and accused him of double,
crossing the party. The newspaper
men who had witnessed the quarrel
rushed upon the two men and sepa@
rated them before further damage
could be done.
Hinton, slowly recovering, slipped
unsteadly off the table and regained
room without attempting TO retaliate,
AS soon az he had gone, &arrell, re,
covering his temper, stalked into the
next room, formed by thin board pars
tition, and there apologized to Mrs,
Williamson for the language that he
had used during the height of his
emotion.
The unfortunate incident arose im4
mediately after the three naval officers
had been greeted by the people Of
Mattice and escorted to the Williams
son store. Farrell entered the room
first and was lately tackled By
the assembled newspaper men.
Double Crossed, Farrell Says
When informed of the letters written
By Lieutenant Hinton to his wife and
published in New York papers, to the
effect that Farrell had been a hindrance
to the other two during their rambles
through the forest and had 10 be helped
along by Hinton, Farrell remarked:
81 am surprised that Hinton did that.
but he probably did it under strain,
But he is experienced on sales of his
stuff in connection with the NCS
fight. Kloor and Hinton had been
planning TO sell stories Of theiy ex,
periences, but there was tacit under
standing among us that, no letters
would be written for publication.
Hinton got US to promise We woAld
not talk, so he and Kloor could write q
story, and make expenses OF the trip,
He double-crosed the party. / wrote
letter to Frank Bent, Commissioner ot
Contracts in New York. My undesy
standing was we were not to talk about
the trip, and Hinton asked me to writd
on it that it wss not for publication.
Bent was great pal of mine and
respected my wishes.
II thought Hinton and kloor pei
the same request on their letters"
All Rode Part of the Way
Asked if he was feeling weak at tht
time, Farrell declared: II could hav(
licked the both of them then, and could
do it now in this room. walked al
much as they did. On the return tris
we all rode part Of the way in turns.R
Farrell admitted that there had bee !
some squabbling among the tare(
while they were lost In the woods, but