The Washington times., 1921-01-14
BALLOON MEN
ARRIVE IN n. Y.
Good Sized Crowd GreetS Aero
nauts Though Weather
Is Stormy.

NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-The three
"lost" American balloonists came
home today. They arrived in spe-
cial train from Buffalo, n. Y, at
1896 o'clock this morning. Though
a drizzling rain had turned the snow
into slush and a mist hung over the
city, a good-sized crowd waited in
the street to greet the heroic trio.
300 At STATION.
As they aIighted from their train,
Lieutenants Kloor. Farrell and Hinton
were welcomed by some 300 persons,
including many women. Among these
were city officials. naval officers and
relatives and friends.
Mrs. stephen Farrell and Mrs.
Walter Hinton were at the station
nearly an hour before the train ar
rived. both bubbling over with JOY.
Tears glistened in many eyes when
the two licutenants who had come
back literally from the shadow OF
death by exposure and starvation in
the frozen wilds of the Northland
leaped from the train the. moment
it stopped and embraced and kissed
thier wives.
The fistic encounter at Mattice
and all the acrimony that surrounded
ed some phases OF the great ad-
venture seemed forgotten.
CROWDS GIVES CHEERS.
p As the three lieutenants accom-
panied by the men and women who
had welcomed them. passed through
the main hall of Pennsylvania sta
ton, the 500 odd persons scattered
there quickly grasped their Identity.
and there were many hearty cheers
and impromptu handshakes.
From the moment the train pulled
in until the three naval men and
the escorting group disappeared In
the Pennsylvania Hotel, which is
across the street from the station,
there was a steady click of dozen
cameras, while small army or
newspapermen surrounded the trio
and fired endless Volleys of aues-
tions at them.
RUSE OF AIRMEN FAILS.
A ruse by the three aeronauts to
evade the crowd that thronged the
station proper by taking q subway
passage to the hotel failed. for fully
500 persons rushed after them, cheer
ing. calling the names of the three
lieutenants over and over, and in
and shaking hands.
Miss Alexandra Flowerton. Lieuten-
ant Kloor's sweetheart, also was at
the station. She and the wives OF
Lieutenants Hinton and Farrell were
repeatedly in danger OF being crush
ed to death by the crowd that storm
ed and milled around the naval trio.
so dangerous did the rush become at
one time that photographers and
newspapermen formed n human bar
ricade between the three women and
the crowd, holding the impetuous
throng back with arms, sticks, and
camera stands.
Photographers had a trying time
endeavoring to take flashes of the
aeronauts and the three women. Just
when they thought they had things
fixed" for mice group picture
the crowd would storm forward again
and spoil IL.
Look into the camera" came the
constant beseeching cry OF the pho
tographers as they frsntically tried 10
get the focus"
Which camera" Lieutenant Farrell
kept saying, with a broad smile, sur
veying the array of apparatus lined
up in front. behind, and sideways OF
himself and his brother officers.
"Hurrah for Farrell" shouted a
woman. YES, hurrah for Farrell!"
Joined chorus of hundreds. But as
to prove that New Workers don't dis
criminate between the three heroes,
the throng promptly followed this
with cheers for the two other balloon
lists.
Thunderous cheers greeted the group
on their arrival in the Pennsylva MIA
Hotel lobby.