New-York tribune., 1921-01-13
Airnen Friends
Again; Fight
Due to Strain
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of shipmates, and in accordance with
the traditions OF the great United
States Navy did all we could to uphold
our own dignity and its dignity, and
VIII ever be brothers and the best of
friends.
Such petty quarrels as NAV have oc-
CURED will not lessen our affection
TOR one another. To-Day, after the first
real nights rest after leaving Moose
FACTORY on December %, all of our
dlfferences have been composed and
our close friendship renewed. and we
cannot emphasize too strongly that
tnere is not and has not been in our
party any misunderstanding of other
ehan petty and passing nature.
~, "A. l.. KLOOR JR."
!, Inc tnree ofhcers sat on lounge in
ehe private car Of Divisional Superin-
sendent w. &. Way of the Canadian
Na'lonal Railway, parked on a siding
mere, while the interview with the
newspaper men was in progress
Throughout the conference there vas
absolutely no evidence of friction be-
tween Farrell and Hinton. In fact. il
was hard to believe that they had been
at loggerheads less than twcnty-four
hours before.
Refreshed After Nights Rest
The balloonists spent the night as
guests of the Canadian National Rail
way in Mr.. Ways car, and rose at $3.50
O'Clock this morning.
1T was the first nights real rest we
nave had since leaving Moose Factory
December 49," said Farrell. Kloor and
Hinton were wearing the uniforms of
await on lieutenants, but Farrell was
attlred much the same as when he ar
river yesterday. His trousers, of coarse
material, apparently purchased at
Moose Factory, were badly torn on the
right leg, and the tear was closed up
by means of safety pins. All three
were wearing moccasins and heavy lum-
bermen's socks. They had shaved, and
even Farrell, who had M ade no change
in attire, presented totally different
ar carance from that of yesterday.
Aloor related some trifing details of
the .r.p down the trail, omitted in Far
rells account. The exhaustion of tramp
ing through the deep snow was so great
that on the slightest provocation and,
indeed, often on no provocation at all,
they became petulant, and nagged one
another. When squatting down to eat,
dead tired, if one officer omitted to pass
sugar to another a petty squabble was
sure to ensue. according to Kloor, but
these trifles were forgotten as soon as
.hey were over, he said
In a jocular way, Kloor referred to
the inefficient stoves carried by the In
dian guides on hikes along the trail.
On one occasion the aiImen had been
ruff1ed because all the heat was going
up the chimney of the little cooker Tho
food seemed to take ages in being pre-
pared, anc the usually uncommunicative
Indian had his pride nettled by some
uncompllmentary remark made by the
officers about his camping equipment.
You laugh at my stove:" countered
the Redskln. but what about your bal
loon, eh? She up there in the tree, no
good. no good. Why you not bring your
own stove, eh ?"
All three officers appeared loath to
discuss how they We're likely to come
cut financially as a result of their ad-
ventuna. but they admitted that unless
an exception was made in their case
the only allowance they we're likely to
get was eight cents a mile travelling ex-
penses from Rockaway to Moose Fac
tory. Out of this they would be re-
quired to pay for their own subsst-
ence and cost Of equipment purchased
at Moose Factory, plus charges for
guides and other incidentals.
We have lots or money" Farrell
said. land ] want to say we were treat
ed like princes by the Hudson's BAY
Company" The officers said they had
received their pay chcc1s since arriy
ing here. They had been notified that