New-York tribune., 1921-01-12
. said: I am good friends with them

fae end of his story, Lieutenant Hin
ton came into the room and cautioned
the elder man not to say any more to
the prSos until he had read the tele-
ssIs, instructing the officers to Ale Of
tcial reports before speaking for pub
hcation. Farrell, provoked because Of
ne. nqh!ic1tion of Hinton's lettcrs,
Aurled epithets ut the junior officer
saick and fast.
"You have been saying too much al
~eady, It seems to me-" exclaimed Fer
Seii. "What have you been trying to
20, make me the goat Of this trip?"
Let's get outside and talk over this
But Farrell refused to be pacified
and his language finally got so strong
That the young man Of the house came
INTO the room and protested. saying
his mother was In the kitchen. which
vas separated only by a thin partition.
The newspaper men asked Hinton if
ne had any statement to make regard
ing his alleged letters that had already
appeared in print.
II don't think this is the proper
place to discuss my private letters"
40 replied.
It was .reued by reporters that mas
much as the alleged charges against
Farrell had appeared in the press, the
press was the proper medium through
which to exonerate him, and Hinton
vas urged to mako q statement in this
Connection.
"No doubt there will be an official
inquiry into the matter countered
arrell. "o"d if SO, the full facts will
como out then"
Hinton Modifies His Story
Later on Hinton declared that the
substance of the letters he had writ
tan was true, but he could not under
atand how they had got into print.
"Then you do say that Farrell Of
fered to commit suicide in order that
his body might be used as food by you
and Kloor and to enable you to get
.leng without having to stop to assist
alm q the newspaper men asked.
mo, l do not wish to make that state
nent in that way" he replied.
Farrell got up to 60 into the kitchen
% apologize TO the woman for his Ian
Fuage and also to partake Of the light
iunch she had prepared. He was fol-
lowed by Hinton and the newspaper
men,. Hinton put his hand on Farrell's
shoulder, saying:
Now, come on, Steve, and see these
more. Don't let US fight this way on
The last day"
"Will you say here before the re-
oorters that did not hinder you, and
that did not offer to commit suicide
20 relieve you Of the trouble of look
Ang after me?" Farrell demanded.
Refuses to Deny Anything
mo. won't deny anything" replied
Hinton.
Suddenly Farrells right fist flashed
out IN an uppercut that caught Fl nton
..quRre on the jaw, laying him across
The little kitchen table. The American
reporters nterfered to prevent furthe r
lghting. Hinton arose slowly and
made no attempt to resume the fistic
encounter.
"Get out Of my sight" yelled Farrell.
The whole company then left the room,
excepting Farrell and members Of the
.ousehold.
Farrell declared this evening that he
vas on the best terms with Lieutenant
<loor, and that he would spend the
ght II the plivate car along with t. e
ether two officers. Kloor, he said, had
neen regarded as the kid of the party
throughout. couple of times while
hey were in the woods Kloor had
sHiented tNeir fate, and said he had 50
'huch to live for he did not want to die
early III life.
Technical Arrest Waived
Trooper Louis mclaughlin. Of the
a,9yal Canadian Mounted Police, well
somed the trio and gave them a sheaf
Official dispatches from Washington.
10 move was made to put the
aeronauts under technical arrest for
l-sat4un of international air regula-
liens.
The wearisome journey of approxi-
-aS%a1u ON r,,i1oc ~, J.
eourteen full days, during which time
he party was on the trail, but was not
ALE TO keep going all of the time.
they were held up by three fierce
nlizzards, which they said occurred dur
iag the first few days out, and much
ne was necessarily lost while camp
ng at night and at least twice each
dsy for meals.
Lieutenant Kloor. in command of the
'alloon when it left Rockaway Beach
Eas smoking cigarette when he SHOOK
aands with score of newspaper men
N his arrival. One of the Americans
amarked that the cigarette brand
howed it to be of Canadian make
Oh, yes, they loaded US up with then,
,eforc we left Moose Factory" said
floor.
Greatest Adventure of Lives
ut was the greatest and most ex
eiting adventure of my life," said Klool
7hen he had finished shaking hands al
round, and had got up close to thu
tove in the .iny railway shed here.
Il was pilot of the Clio when i
crashed down at Jamaica Bay durin,
the international yacht races last sum
.ner. but that was tame to this one
He noticed Harold A. Littledale. of TIL
lsvenirg Post among the correspond
ents and remarked. there's the MAJ
gho kept flashing his wireless Will
We were falling that time"
Lieutenant Walter Hinton, VIII
piloted the NC-4 across the Atlantic
declared: Il would rather fly the NC
cross the Atlantic three times NOR
han go through another expercnc
ike this one"
In the opinion of Lieutenant Kloo,
she chief fact demonstrated from
scientific point is that balloon wit
$1,000 cubic feet capacity would main
rnn lift In the air so long. Whe
tne landing was made in the earl
afternoon of December IA, the part
believed they were somewhere in tn
Adirondacks.
Denies Farrell Wanted to Die
Kloor denied allegations which ap
peared in New York papers to tic effec
that Lieutenant Farrell lad offered I
commit suicide in order that the other
might have his body for food "Ther
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