The New York herald., 1921-01-08

news to the world. the Lieutenant wrote
out brief message. attached Il 10 the
bird and released 1t.
Bradbury was not on duty when the
halioonists reached the fort, having OBJ
tained leave OF absence to come to Mont
real. where he is staying with friends,
but he was interested sufficiently TO in
duce him to remain over for day or so
TO hear their story and TO be the man TO
bring to civilization the first hand de-
scription OF their trials In any detail.
Bradbury told how they chased the
Indian trapper. Marks. TO whom they
appeared as three devils in tattercd
garments; how by sign language for the
Indian would respond 10 neither French
nor English. they made him understand
that they were lost and hungry and
wanted food and shelter. He took them
to his home. where they scared his poor
squaw out of her wits. After she had
supplied them with hot black tea with
out milk she made her way to Mr.. Gau-
det the manager of the trading station.
and told him of the strange event.
The Hudson Bay officials did not know
what TO make OF 1t. but the manager,
accompanied by his deputy. w. c. Rak-
ham, and four other employees. Bever-
idge, Findlay Neil and Watson. hurried
off to interview the strangers and offer
them assistance. They found the ragged
trio consuming the poor Indians coarse
fare with more real enjoyment than they
would In other circumstances have en-
joyed banquet. The men told their
thrilling story on the way 10 the fort.
and the Hudson Bay officers gave them
an illustration of true northern hospital
ity OF the wilds. giving them what might
be described as the freedom OF the fort
otherwise providing them with the best
there was in clothing and entertainment.
Bradbury was impressed with the evil
dences of physical exhaustion shown by
the men, which showed how terrible had
been the rigors OF their voyage. For
four days, it appears, they had been
roaming without the faintest Idea of
which direction to travel to reach human
habitation and had during that time
eaten only the two pigeons and some
caribou moss. Owing to the cold and
the absence of camping equipment they
had been unable to risk sleeping. and
this more than anything else had ex-
hausted them. But for the fact that
the weather was milder than usual
they would have been frozen to death
and would not have had chance TO
gather the moss which sustained their
lives.
The first thought OF the refugees was
for their anxious friends. and they asked
that word be sent to the nearest tele-
graph office at the earliest moment. 1t
was then decided to send off the Indian
runners at once with the first news OF
the rescue.
According to Bradbury. Lieut.. Far
rell seemed to have suffered more than
his companions from the ordeal he had
gone through. and IL was likely he would
have to be conveyed in n dog drawn
toboggan, though the others. II the nov
city of the experience were not too much
for them might be able to travel with
the party on snowshoes. as dogs were
scarce.
Bradbury was q witness of the prep
nrations being made for their departure
and said the train would consist OF only
three dog sleighs. one OF them carrying
food another camping materials and the
third Lieut.. Farrell. There was to be
no effort to travel through the night
owing to the difficulty of keeping to the
trail, and at dusk the party was to en-
camp for the night. and do their best
to spend the evenings pleasantly in
northern fashion in their tent around
the cook stove The stove Is sufficient
10 keep the tent heated all night. but
should 4. go out the cold penetrates i'm
nediately so that It is always necessary
TO have a watchman. Bradbury be-
lieves the party will emerge at Mattice.