Bisbee daily review., 1921-01-12
FIST FIGHT ENDS 5 BALLOON|STS' TRIP THROUGH
 WILDERNESS
Navy Aeronauts, After Safe Arrival At Mattice. Break Bonds Of Companionship LETTER CAUSES ROW
 -- Lieutenant Farrell Attacks Fellow Officer On Hear ing Of News Stories

hAI ICf. Ont., Jan 1.-The long trek Of the three American balloon ! ists came to dramatic climax here today when Lieutenants Farrell and Hinton came to blows over statements alleged to have been made bv the Satter in a letter to his wife. When they arrived at 2:2O after d sixteen days journey from the Hud- son Bay Company post at Moose Fac tory, near where they descended De cember l6, the three aeronauts. bound in tie of friendship throughout their facing together of death, apparently were inSeparable
 An hour later. Lieutenant Farrell sat in the log cabin home of H. R. Williamson. clerk in the Hudson Bay Company store, telling Of the partys adventure He was shown copies of news dis patches among them a letter alleged to have been sent by Hinton to his wife, and published in New York which said:
 Mir. Farrell fell rom exhaustion several times. Wanted us to cut bis throat and take his body for food and asked Us b go Ol4s and let him die, but we decided 10 stick and die to- sether. 1 was the only one that did net express my feelings ard kept them cheered up"
 Hinton then came in. He told Far Tell he should not continue his talk to newspaper men, as he had dis patches from the secretary of navy torbidding them to talk until an off cial report was filed.
 You rat. you have been talking yourseif," Farrell snapped back. He then accused Hinton of writing false reports, referring to the letter.
 Hinton replied that the letter had been published with his consent, but that its contents evidently had been exaggerated Farrell then went into another room 10 apologize to Mrs. Williamson for his language. While he was gone. 1t Is said. Hinton de clared his remarkable eXaSgeration was made only for Farrelrs benefit.
 Farrell returned. More words pass ed. Then Farrell took off his coat and struck Hinton on the jaw. Hin7 ton was sent sprawling over table. | Newspapermen and others stepped be- tween the men.
 The men left the cabin separately and went to a special train for Co Chrane.
 Farrell Tells Story
 Claiming that he had been double crossed in regard to tine writing of ] letters for publication, Farrell said:
 II wrote letter 10 Frank Bent, ] commissioner of contracts of New York. and he CHinton) asked me 10 !! write un il that 1T was not 70 be pub ! lished"
 He added that Bent was an inI, ! mate friend and evidently had done as ! he requested. He said he. thought | Hinton and Kloor wrote their letters ! under the same agreement
 The balloonists will remain here uE- ! til tomorrow as guests of w. B. Way l divisional superintendent of the Can ! adian national railway. whose pri- ! vate car has been placed at their dis posal.
 The time of departure has not been Enroute to New York, ! the party will make only one stop, Toronto. arriving there about 3 D. m.. | Thursday.
 Lieutenant Farrell tonight saii ! there was much ''Quibbling" among ! himself and his companions during | the three days lneN NSIS lu>t III thO 4 woods. He claimed he was in better i physical condition than either of his l comrades. and at night he would lie | on the exposed side Of Hinton to keep ] him warm
 As a matter of fact" continued Farrell Il could have licked both of 1 them and could do it now" Farrell said he held no srudSe | against KlOOr, who. during the days in the bush. he said had remarked ] that he did not want to die as he had 1 ''teO much to live for
 The party left Moose Factory De ! cember 2S. instead of December =, as they had intended.
 Trip Is Described
 During the first three days of travelling all three rode on the sledS because they still were fstigued
 When they felt rested he continued. ] they took turns in mushins" along with the Indians They sot along