Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-12
RESCUED A|RMEN
ENGAGE IN FIGHT
Farrell Floors Hinton With Blow
of Fist, Rcsenting Stories
Written by Latter.
by Annotated press 70 Every Evsninf

by Annotated Press to Every EvsninS
Mattice. Ont. Jan. iz.- United states
Naval Iieutenants Stephen Farrell, A.
e. KIoor and Walter Hl4.5a, rpfreshfd 4
by their first nights sic III conip'cte
comfort since setting out from the
frozen Hudson BAY roa.9nx where tn"y
landed on December "a. after a haz-
srdous balloon flight from ROckaway
~ l.. toby enjoyed this trading post 3
hospitality preparatory 70 their de-
parture late this afternoon for Toronto.
Thssp were guests ~ fhe o;ftciais ~
the Canadian National 2ailways iTh0
crowded a private car n which trcy
spent the night and in which fney VIII
travel 70 Toronto.
To all outwor9 appea RI Gccs the bittcr
dispute between Iieutenants Farrell
and Hilton. whfch eliminated IN "A
blow from Farrell that sent his fellow
airrnan sprawiinx over a table IN the
home Of " r. Williamson. had been
settled today The aeronauts rose
early. had breakfast together in their
aTtt ate ar ara All regretted the Incl
dent that marred their historical ad-
venture Both Farrell and Hinton
were reticent today regarding the oc-
currenca
The alteration arose over letter
purported to have been written by
n ntCn 10 his wife fro.r Ms,oAc Pa
tory In the letter. published by a
New York newspaper. Hinton - alleg-
ed to have written that Farrell. ex-
hausted from the rigorous wandering.
pleaded with his two com >anio1s "a
kin him and eat his body 10 enable
them TO get back to civilization.
Farrell charged hts companion with
double crossing him. sss ing all hal
agreed that their letters should not be
published. Fiinton's refusal to retraci
~as the immediate cause for Farrell'i !
1 blow. Neresr ser correspondents IN
/ fe-fered and separated them.
All three today We're somewhat taci-
I turn regarding their f.-s5r days viz issi-
tudes after landing in the yiis's and be-
+ for they finally lighted Tom Mark. the
Cree Indian. who led them TO the Hud-
son Bay Company = trading post Al
Moose Factory. Lieutenant Farrell
however. outlined their hardships TO the
! correspondents. telling how they zig
Jagged through the wilderness
They were 50 hungry on the third
night they could not sleep. he said
except KIoor. who slept 20 soundly
and so close TO the fire that he burned
his flying boots They were beginning
TO become desperate. ne said. by the
time they sighted sled tracks about IL
/ O'Clock in the morning of the fourth
+ day They followed the tracks about
/ five miles along the Moose river before
they sighted the Indian.
Farrell said the trip from Moose Fac
/ tory 10 Mattice was uaevenJfui-
New York. Jan. f2-Nrs. stephen 4
Farrell and Mrs. Walter Hinton. wives
Of two OF the naval balloonists. today
characterized as unbelievable" tho
story Of the dispute between their
husha nds over the letter Lieutenant
Hinton is alleged 20 have written 70
| his wife Mrs. Hinton. after expressing
her disbelief of the affair. ded 20 he
bedroom. saying; 4 have no statement
TO make until hear from my
husband.
After what those men have en-
dured." said Mrs. Farrell. Il cannot
believe they viii be anything bu;
brothers for the rest OF their lives
No one Of them deserves more creGi;
than the others"
7 am the happiest woman in the
{
has been answered never lost con
fdence. you know. AS l said On Christ
mas eve. 1 would not have given "
hope for their return until next spring
| The children have never given Up hope
either. Mr. Farrell has taught Us al
| not TO worry but TO be cool, level.
| headed and quiet"
| New York. Jan. l2,-Mrs. Stephen, A
Farrell, wife of Lieutenant Farrell. today
asserted that she believed her husband
| wasdefending his character when he STRUCK
| Lieutenant Hinton st Mattice YESTERDAY
and was right in defending IT,
.'I have not had word from my hus-
band, but hope to hear from him during
the day." " she added Il read a letter re
ceived from Lieutenant Farrell by Francs
p. Bent, commissioner of contracts, and i
! was marked that it was not 10 be pub
J lished. If receive letter today eNpee
that it will be similarly marked.
''In my opinion the letters that Lleuten
! ants Hinton and kloor wrote their rela
: tyes and friends should not have beer
, | pusblihed. Had lreceived letter / wOul,
: not have made it public until was per
: mitted 70 do SO by my husband, and al
the money in the world could not buy il
1t is question OF principle and loyalty .
my husband
| Toronto, Ont. Jan l2.-The Aero Clu
] of Canada here today announced Il ha
! called off the official banquet to the thre
. American naval balloonists in view OF th
fight at Mattice Yesterday when Leuter
ant Farrell Knocked Lieutenant Hinto
down b ecause of letter he had write
home.
Fibre Co. Workman Washes Fingers.
Alexander Jovock, llo6 Maple stre,
had two fingers Of has left hand bad
mashed while at work at the Electr
Hose and Fibre Company plant last nigh