Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-13
Naval Banoonists
On Way to New York

. D. Associated Press
MATTlCE. ontario. Jan. 1.-THE
three American naval ballponis,s vhy
arrived here yesterday from Moosc
Iuciory near where they descended
Dcccmbcr "a. left tonight Tor Cobra:
on the oasibond Canadian Express
The fight b.twren Licutenanis Far.
rcu and Hinion shortly after their ar.
rival here yesterday af,srns0n was
as'r!lec 10 statement issued before
ih,lr departure tonight, 70 overwrought
minds induced by then hardships and
fruellins struggles that had 10 he en-.
dared cn the nip over the trail from
Moose Factory"
The statement presented 20 news.
paper men ~ Lieutenant KlOor was
prepared he said o, the direction Of
Hinton and Farrell. Who had mended
their differences. The thrre officers
were together In the private cas Of
II. u. Way. divisional Superintendent
% the Canadian nationA railways when
the documen; WIS drawn.
"On several occasions during the
trip" the statement says after ionH
and iircsome walk, enc or two Of w
would become grouchy and NJ the
slightest invitation would make a fuss
Thess quarrels were only or the spur
of the moment and were just TEN.
psT@sg-- d.sasTocmenis. Almost as
quickly as they would start, they
would end leaving all hands as usual.
tie BIS; and strongest % friends
Il also wish 90 state tina; as com.
rander % The balloon. I ticw 90 Moose
Factory. had I'crfec, liberty TO select
any u The officers az the station to &C.
comIany me. and authorization from
The commanding officer. In picking
ms passcEgors. Lieutenant Hinton and
Lieutenant Farrell selected them be-
cause they were two OF my best friends
and themselves good comrades.
During the trip all % us have been
rsady 60 make sacrifices for one an.
other wi;hou; pariialiiy. We have
fought cur battles a. bcfits shipusates.
ard Ia accordance with the traditions
u the United States navy. We have
done our best 20 uphold our own dig.
niiy az well as that q the service. We
always viii b. brothers.
Such petty quarreis as may have
occurred viii not lessen oar affection
Tor one another Today after the fret
real rest since We left Moose Factory.
our difficulties were patched UP and
our friendship renewed. We cannot
emphasize too strongly that there II
not and has not been. any miSundsr
siandirT in our party other than a
RAISING nature"
The statement was signed By Lieu.
tenant klocr.
linton admitted be had write n the
letter tina, caused the quarrel bat de-
clared h. had not intended II f0r pub
llcation and was sorry.
Belief IN ihis statement was express
I'll by Farrell. who alluded ~ Hinton
as "my Old pal " They indicated ihen
that The Incident vas c.oscd. insofar
ias they were concerned
The train barring the officers prob
ably will reach Toronto bs.Ween ; and
o'clock tomorrow afternoon. They
intend leaving Toronto for New York
az p. m.
Lieutenant Hinton still was suffering
from swollen feet as result, Of the
long trip from Moose Factory on snow
SHOES. The others apparently arr in
so,l shape and give no outward az.
pelrancc 81 fatigue They seemed
! greatly refreshed after their rest.
49,
kl;w YORK. Jan. i2.-The letter
sent from Moose Factory By Lieuten.
ant Walter Hinton. naval balloonist q
his wife. was gwen 10 a New York
RaaSuapcr against HI = advice. but with
b. syrc!al permission Of the navy depart
fulNo AIRS. Hinton stated here to.
nkhI
Publication q the letter. IN viii b
the statement vas made that Farrell
while the lailoonlsis we're lost in tho
woods. offered n commi; suicide tina,
his companions may eat. led 10 the
nyht between Hinton and F.rreii a,
Maitice
III Was entirely On my responsiti %.
i;y that the letter was made public A"
she said
She added there was a paragraph ~
The end q Hin;on's letter advising h,r
not TO give the information TO N,
press.
II would not have dore vr SO
continued. bat ] received special pcr
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