The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-01-13
.f:IsMEN RE'T|cENT
ABOUT ADVENTURE
Ire Free to Talk, But Have
Little to Say.
KLOOR HAS WRITTEN STORY
Naval RaIloonists Leave For Toronto
on Their Way to New York-Far~
rell and Hinton Make Up.

on Their Way to New York-Far-
relI and Hinton Make Up.
Mattice, Ont, Jan. l3.-Oliiriai re-
port Of the voyage Of the three Amerl-
can naval b&lloeniSts who reached
here from Moose Factory, where they
landed December Ia, after their thrill
ling balloon flight from Rockaway, y.
Y, was telegraphed to Secretary OF
the Navy Daniels and the officers COM
p!eted preparations To leave here.
With the filing Of the report. pre-
pared by Lieutenant A. L. kioor, N
conlmand of the party, the officers an
nnunced they were free 10 talk. Seem
rgIy reticent after the dispute follow
ing their arrival, when Lieutenant
Stephen Farrell struck Lieutenant
Walter Hinton. they added little 10
their story.
Lieutenant Kloor declared that in
Is opinion Farrell stood the hard
ships during their four days OF wan
ierlng through the brush after they
landed remarkably well for his age.
Statements alleged to have been con-
tanned in a letter Hinton wrote con-
corning Farrell's condition precipi-
tated The trouble
Lieutenant kloor, who apparently
acted as spokesman, referred to Tit
tie SDats" which occurred between the
men during their four days wander
IngS in the woods, but these were
rather Of q friendly nature, he de-
c'ared. The commander asserted he
vas maintaining a neutral position In
the matter and had issued no orders
10 tto others.
Lieutenant K1sor said he had writ
ten nearly 10000 words, telling Of the
"trip from Raekaway to Mattice. Much
of 1t was written by candle light and
many Of the candles he made HIM
self from tallow. OF the story he had
written, however, he would say little.
~ do not want to appear selfish,
he said. az have had a wire from
Secretary Daniels authorizing Us TO
talk, but l have written a story Of the
trip myself, and It contains some dope
that has not already been printed"
The officers cleared up their bust
ness with the Hudson Bay Company,
whose employees cared for them after
their arrival and brought them safely
over the long trail from Moose Fac
tory 10 Mattice. They announced no
change had been made In their plans
and that they would go to Toronto.
where they plan to spend several
hours They expect to leave then for
New York, where they are due Fri
ua,.
ra:ore leaving for Toronto, Lieu
u AM Farrell broke the silence he
Maintained since punching Leuten-
an Hinton after their arrival here.
Farrell told newspaper correspon-
dents that Hinton had told him he had
not authorized his wife 10 publish the
t.iter in which Hinton pictured his
fellow aeronaut as begging to be slain
after landing in order that his comnan-
ions might eat his flesh. 1t was upon
finding that this letter had been pub
}',,,,d that Farrell quarreled with
Hinton on reaching civilization.
Farrell, who immediately denounced
Tia; suicide story as lie, apparently
i.Ad returned to good terms with Hin
Ten. Farrell asserted that any fric-
ijvn between them on the trip In from
Moose Factory was OF minor ma
lure and due entirely 10 the strain
r.u:lcr which they were travelling. They
,...s:acd ;hc;! first real nights rest
~, t"aching Jat:!cr. ne explained.