Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-13
Lieut.. KIoor Issues State
ment Saying Hinton and
Farrell Now Good Friends.
OVERWROUGHT BY FIGHT
AGAINST CANADIAN WILDS
Balloonists En- Route to Toronto.
Mrs. Hinton Assumes Blame
for Letter Getting Out.

! kloor. Farrell and Hinton-arriVe
! here by rail late today from Mattice
they will be welcomed at the railroad
station by Controller Mcguire. on be
! half of the city and delegation from
the Aero Club of Canada. The pro-
gram of entertainment simply calls
| for an informal reception at the Aero
| Club headquarters. the banquet nav
! ing been called off on account OF the
altercation between Farrell ana Hin
! ton at Mattice.
There was no disposition on the
part of the club to pass judgment on
the incident. but it was deemed ad.
. yiSable to avoid the possibility OF
an awkward situation. The alrmen
will be- guests Of the club until their
departure Tor their homes they are
expected te reach Rockaway on
; Friday.
sDue to the Strain.
MATTICE, Ontario, January l3.-The
three American naval balloons;s. who
arrived here Tuesday from Moose Fac
tory near where they descended De-
cember II. left last night for Coch-
rane on the eastbound Canadian ma
tional eXpfess.
The fight between I4ieuts Farrell and
Hinton shortly after their arrival here
was ascfibed, in statement issued be-
fore their departure, TO over~-ought
minds induced 'by their llartiships and
grueling struggles that had to be em-
dured on the trip over the Trail from
Moose Factory
The statement. presented to news
paper men By Lieut.. Kloor. was pre-
pared. he said. at the direction OF Hin
ton and Farrell. who had nfended their
differences. The three officsrs we're, to-
gether in the private car OF II. B. Way,
divisional superintendent Of the Cana
dian National Railways, when the docu
ment was drawn.
Trouble Only Temporary.
"On several occasions during the
trip" the statement said, "after a long
and tiresome walk one or two OF US
would become grouchy and at the slight
est invitation would make a fuss. These
moment and were just temporary, dis
agreements. Almost as .auiclcly an Hlfay
would start they would end, leaving all
haT Dr. as usual the best and. strongest
Of frfnds. F 'ssszz.s -
Il also wish to state that as COM
Factory. Factory i fSd perfect ihibef y IS ssiset
any of the officers at the station to de-
company me. and authorization from
the commanding officer. In picking
my passengers. Lieuts. Hinton and
Farrell. I selected them because they
themselves good comrades.
During the trip all Of US have been
ready to make sacrifices for one an
other, without partiality. We have
fought our battles as BELTS shinmates
and in accordance with the traditions
Of the United States Navy. We have
done our best to uphold our own dig
nifty, as we'll as that Of the service. We
always will he brothers.
All Are Good Friends.
"such petty auarrels as may have
occurred will not lessen our affection
for one another. Today, after the first
real rest since we left Moose Factory.
friendship renewed. we cannot en-
phasfze too strongly that there is not.
and has not been. any misunderstand-
ing in our party other than Of pass
ing nature"
The statement was signed by Lieut.
kloor.
Hinton admitted he had written the
letter that caused the quarrel, but de-
clared he had not intended 1T for pub
lication. and was sorry.
Belief in this statement was ex-
pressed by Farrell. who alluded to
Hinton ar my old pal They indicat-
ed then that the incident was closed.
in so far as they were concerned
The train bearing the officers prob
ably will reach Toronto between and
o'clock this afternoon. They intend
leaving Toronto for New York at 8 p. m.
Lieut.. Hinton still was suffering
from swollen feet as result of the
long trip from Moose Factory on snow
shoes The others apparently are in
good shape. and give no outward ap-
pearance of fatigue They seemed
greatly refreshed after their rest.
Mrs. Hinton Explains Letter.
NEW YORK, January l3.-The letter
sent from Moose Factory by Lieut..
Walter Hinton. naval baIloonist. to his
wife. was given to a. New York news
paper against his advice. but with spe-
cial permission Of the Navy Depart
ment, Mrs. Hinton stated here.
Publication of the letter. In which
the statement WAS made that Farrell.
while the bailoonisfs were lost In the
woods. offered to commit suicide that
his companions might cat him, led to
the fight between Hinton and Farrell
upon their arrival at MattIcc.
"It was entirely on my own RESPONSE
bility that the letter WAS made public" :"
she said.
She added there was n paragraph at
the end OF Hinton'a letter advising
her not to give the Information to the
press.
She Thought FssreIi Here.
u would not have done fo." she con. &.
tinued, but I received special prrrnjs-
sion from the Navy Department TO
release tho news my husband sent.
Il would like 10 make cIcar the fnct
that there WAS no thought IN my mind
that the letters would reflect upon
the courage or ability Of Lieut. Far
ren Quite the contrary. when read
my husbands remarks about Mr.. Far
reu / at once declared. az did some
| friends that read them. that Lieut..
Farrell was a real hero. We all said
we thought he was the bravest man
| of the party. since he offered to sac
rifice himself that the others might
travel faster.
ut was unfortunate that there
should have been any difficulty be-
tween the men. who were good
friends. l was rejoiced to hear to-
night that they had shaken hands and
called of the trouble. l hope they will
get back home with the same feeling
toward one another they had when
| ~hey sailed away.
| whatever blame is to be given for
the letter episode l wish to accept.
Ny husband had nothing to do with
the affair at all. and had no means of
| knowing what did with his letter.
+, INQUIRY Is ORDERED.
| Every material circumstance con.
nected with the loss of Naval Balloon
! A-5598 near Moose Factory Canada