Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-05
LOST NAVY fLIERS
PILOTED To EARTH
BY HOWlING DOG
Had Ridden 20 Hours IN the Ter
rife Arctic Storm Before
Landing
WERE NEAR DEATH WHEN
FOUND BY AN INDIAN
BY haaociated Press 10 Every Eysnins

BY basociated Press 10 Every rvenins
Hearst. Ont Jan o. lalrs pi NHrd
ships endured by the three stranded
American naval haloouists boz .hr lrufe
wilds n tho Canadian north were rflaioN
here today by lnd.an rspprfH tuIrIrF
from the lower Hudson BAY District
Their stories rorroh0fnied report. rnW
COchrare that che airfrcH frfr an iIf
verge of starvt tDn and were forced ~ rn'
their two remaining Garner freofr
keep alive
The mon are in rood healfh nd .ulrfs
the trappers say wIih Doe exception
Lieutenant stephen Farrell Ihr Niesf
~ The trio who suffered xreaf.. I.m l..sf
bite and shock
The howlinR of n moose dug caught r
trap ~ Shipeands thc ufInnHI frfH.uE
post n tho Hudson Bay Company r.s
responsible fnr Tho safety ~ the airneH
lasf sunday WHOM fhcr heard Ifr dog
crics the halloonisfs dcridrd .a nd Ihr
great balloon struck 10 ..lmp 80 raae
ton miles south n fhc post rd "a .r~u-
pants were almost stripped her
clothing boo thr ucri0us iesearf
A. tho time NJ thc landing hr mrrrurf
was only Ton degrees below trro fHe fnild
ns' weather Tor this eeaqou NJ ..f cav
the history ~ fhe rsdirr u09f NIrf
the men cVtrirated thomaalrea from .Nn
wrcckage he fret words were uttered Nr
Lieutenant Walter Hinton veteran rl 'hr
historic trarsailan'c fight tha 81
who extended fifaefuu. fhansa f0 fHr
Almighty for fhpir esisfcrrr
The next thought ~ 'he aIrnsn was fH
express thanks rs fhe unfortunate hag
whose howls rausrd Thorn f0 desrend
almost f0rtv horrs fhev bad HMrkrH
death n a raging storm high ne r
and for he time being thew were fun e.
hausted ~ DO anything buf rlngratu.Rfr
themselves upon their -sfe landing
They had heen iro0rhed "a fte sfIn
and iciries hung over fheir .orn 'UhIne
For four days they wandered lm.eas''
in the wilderness and were ~ 100 natrf
despair when thew were discovered a
frightened Indian frapper
George Mcleod the INDIAN mail rar
tier who brought he nepr fHf men
landing rs he outside world .1fu fr1f
their hrs- desire was fo notify taeir rIrrt
and relatives of their miefr
BEFORE attempting q Irereuf fHn unI.
loonists told Mcleod .hey .uckryed IuI
eight hours to hnh "a safe niaro lMrug
hat time they were fssed nr rlrnU
gale that 40 times reached Faiorft
40 miles an hour
Thev decided rs rraDC0 f Wuru frH,
heard the howiIng dog ana al fhrY fN
scended Farrell spied moksfHrk
be distance li disappeared .rum ru
IS they struck be frse fHUs Hni HArn
they rrawied from fhr balloon f.UfN tar
81 sign ID habitation
They made camp f1r frr l.I Hua
out p the morning a.Jfnrrf NIr.
r1n until they again -nW ~. -UuuaUsft.
ln the distance Making fIrN ur
Ire lZed Indian rum Nurlr Ilr u.
~ hIs heels. uur-ut,l bs Lieutenant ht.I
who caught rhp .Id uau aUu uaaU.I
to lead them to q rel4ge erf,. fnrU
his hut and rom .nere -ruf .-
NlO0se Factory n HuuF I'uas.u
t0mpany men 20 faD lur rnUu
three stranger
Company empl.gr- aur
and took charge tnru .rI
md dressed n 10, ..0fang .r mr.
he thrilling -for fn' tg.
Aiter fhr.r departure rW
y s hcl sand .le ur.lUou H"Ifl
ward toward .up tIrurutrae ..
the ,louIts l.rs Nl.ll.a.. ...
soils. y s ~ was .n .g.f
storm. The .Hrrr- .tf HH ...H .a
ever. ami dccuIri a.f s..D
-hC pigeons re-Dr'lng Hru ru
serious situation
They eNptrrri rn HHh.
course after rearhug r
River. hur. before arriving .rn Hf
were -al.uht t -u4th,sa ..r .ht.
swept them tuNnri lara.a ~.
was made t1 mas anIHR uf ..
reached Southland INrH 'rr
tcmpts vcrc made before -ur..,- ts
tsIned At times tlst Hoaf.4 tf
elevation and at other f1if .r n.ta
to the tree top, u Che l.I, aa..a
nnen .naCe.