Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-12
FARRELL FELLSYINTONAS
Observation-Disclosures
ARRIVE AT A77YCE, ONT.
Let's Drive Right and Left on Hero Of Transatlantic
Flight in NC When Told Of Letter Clarg-
ing He Was Near Exhaustion

parrcll up to that time. IIo rushed
AT Hinton and smashed him full in
tho jaw with both fists. The younger
and lighter man staggered back and
collapsed over table. Corrcspon-
dents interviewed then. ana the two
men were separated: enemies AT the
end OF trial together tha, under
ordinary circumstances would have
united them in eternal friendship.
Lieutenant i<loor. who appeared
deeply distressed over tho quarrel
and fist fight between his friends.
which had marred a glorious return
from heroic adventure. had pre-
viously denied the allegation made in
Hntons letter TO his wife.
There are many things that hap
epn, when three men are lost in the
woods and faced with starvation that
can never bc related. have things
in my heart that don't want TO think
about and l would not be a friend to
my other two companions II dis
cussed them.
NEgrcsSor Continues Narrative.
Following the fight Lieutenant
trip. during the course of which he
passlonatcly denied having weak
ened in any degree.
ON Tuesday we were over North
crn Canada" farrell said. "Or ut
least thought We were as We had no
definite way OF telling where we
were. We saw through tho clouds
what we thought was shack hut
| later were told ii was stack. Later
! we ncard "a dog and made all efforts
TO descend. Rain. which had been
| falling for several hours. ceased at
. 4. NJ. Tuesday. and the sun came
| ou, heating the balloon and raising
it's elevation. When we left RocHa-
way Point. We had twcnty-one bags
OF sand for ballast, each Weighing
thirty pounds. Realizing that an
| other storm or cold spell would in
crease the tendency OF the balloon to
descend. we had taken in the draA
rope and cut ii into small pieces,
which we threw over one at time.
| We had in the baske; an altimc,er to
inform us of our altitude and "a
! statoscope to le, us know VIXEN the
bag was going UP or down. hut saved
! these Instruments until we struck the
| ground. We threw on, everything In
the balloon. including the carpet ana
seats. Il took a considerable length
OF time to descend ana when we dtu
| get 10 earth the baskc, struck with
| such force as TO break it and we
were dragged twenty feet.
THE weather was not very cold,
the first day OH land we had moth
ing To eat. but pigeons and only
| three OF these. two Of which we ate.
Lieutenant liloor had one in his
! pocket When we saw the first In
dian we had killed It, SO We could
throw away the cage in which we
were carrying il.
Farrell harked back to IL" alleged
',Sclf-sacri,icc" stories which his fci-
low-advcnturcr had written home.
All Felt Hue. lie Says.
! II felt blue" he said. but so did
the others Ana certainly didn't
invite them TO dine off me. IL any
| desperate sacrifice had been ncccs-
eary. the proper time TO make 1t was
when the bag was shaking. owing TO
! the weakening CT the gas. Ii ! had
thrown myscI! over the side at one
! of those moments. the removal OF my
| 10 pounds would have sent the bag
high over trees. which otherwise We
| barely cleared.
we made a mistake in passing n2
several good chances 10 land early In
the nigh' We wanted 10 make n
| good trip. and Kloor was especially
enthusiastic about going ON.
| once We came near to the ground.
and shouted to n man 10 ask where
| we were He said. Wells. New York,
! bu. didu't say near what big town.
tContinued on Tenth Pasc.)