South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-12
CAUSE
OF FIGHT; TWO
PART ENEMIES
Hinton Knocked Down By
Farrell Result % Pub
lished Message.
LETTER TO MRS. HINTON
Separated By Newspapermen,
Balloonists Go Separately
To Train.

BY Associated Press.
MATTICE. Ont. Jan. lI-Thc
long trek 70 civilization oT -he three
American naval bauoonists came 70
"a dramatic climax here Tuesday az
ternOon when two OF Them. Lieuten-
ants Farrell and Hinton. came 20
blows over statements alleged 10
have been made by the latter .-
letter 10 his wife.
When they emerged from the
bush at 2:3O o'clock after a 16 days
journey from the Hudson Bay COM
pany post ar Moose Factory, near
where they descended. Dec. 1f tle
three aerOnaut~. bound in a tie of
friendship through their facing to-
gether OF death apparently Were
/ inseparabIe.
An hour later. Lieut. Farrell sat
in the parlOr of the log cabin home
OF II. =. Williamson, clerk I'm the
Hudson Bay company store here re-
lating the story Of the partys aQ-
ventures to newspaper men. During
the converse ton Lieut. Farrell was
shown copies of news dispatches
among them a letter alleged 20 have
been sent by Hinton 20 his wife, and
published IN New y ork newspaper
I which said in part:
Farrell Exhausted
"Mr Farrell fell from exhaustion
several times Wanted US 10 cut MS
/ throat and take his body for food
and asked US 10 go on and let hiia
I die, but we decided 10 stick and die
/ together. ! was the only one THAI
I did not express my feelings and kept
| them cheered up
Hinton then came into the room.
/ He told Farrell ne should not con-
tinue his talk 10 newspaper men as
\ he had dispa tches from the Secy.
\ OF the Navy forbidding any Of them
10 talk until ar official report had
/ been fled.
You rat You have been talk
! ing yourself Farrell = apped back
! Indignantly. He then accused Hin
/ ton OF writing false reports. referring
I to the letter. Hinton replied that
/ the letter had been published with
/ out his consent, but that its contents
/ evidently had been exaggerated.
1 Farrel then went into another room
! 10 apologize 20 Mrs Williamson for
I his language. While he was gone.
( IL is said Hinton declared his remark
about exaggeration was made only
E for Farrelvs benefit.
Hinton F1OOrcd.
Farrell returned. More words
4 passed between the officers Then
F Farrell took of his coat and struck
1 Hinton on the jaw. Hinton was sent
+ sprawling over a table. At this sumo
/ ti0n newspaper men and others ia
I the room stepped between the men.
4 The men left the cabin separately
and went TO a special train awaiting
! on siding 20 take them % COch-
/ rane.
: Claiming that n had been double
7 crossed" In regard 20 the writing Of
letters for publication. Farrell said.
'I wrote letter % Frank Bent
+ commissioner of contracts in New
+ York City and ne (Hinton) asked
me 20 write on IL that IL was not 30
Doe published"
! He added that Bent was an init
mate friend and evidently had done
. as he requested. lie said ne thought
Hinton and KlOOr wrote their letters
under the same agreement.
The balloOnists will remain here
! until wednesday afternoon as guess
or W. 3 Way. divisional superin-
tendent OF the Canadian national
railway, whose private car has been
placed at their disposal.
Stop at Toronto.
The time OF departure has 1o-
been announced Enroute o. New
York the party viii make only one
sf0p. Toronto. where they VIII 5e
guests OF Mayor Church and the Ro-
'tary club OF Toronto at luncheon.
They will arrive in Toronto about
three o'clock Thursday afternoon-
Lieut.. Farrell said Tuesday thert
was great deal of "qulb5linE'
IamonR his companions and hims-.f
during the three dave they were los'
ir the woods above Moose FactO-
he claimed he was IN better phyEC-f
condition than either Of his com
rades and AZ night be would lie o.
the exposed side of Hinton 90 keep
him warm.
AS natter Of fact" Farrell con
tinued II could have licked both
OF them, and could do t- nov, in
this room
Farrell said he held 20 grudge
against KIoor. who during the day
in the bush. ne said had remarked
that he did not want 20 die. as -
had "too much 90 live for
Three Days On SlcCls.
The party left Moose FactUry Dec.
IS. instead OF Dec. q, as they IN
tended
During The first three davs travel
ing down the Missinabl al three
officers rode on the sleds becauE-
they still were fatigued from their
earlier experience. Farrell said.
When they fel- fully rested. he
continued they took turns in uuEh
ing along with the indians Tkey
had been Initiated into the secret
OF the snowshoe while ~ Noose
| FACTORY and got along fairly we',
CONTINUED on PACE FOUR