Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-01-22
FLYERS ILLNESS
ACALLS HALT IN
y BALLOON PROBE.

ROCKAWAY, N. Y, Jan. 20.-Ill-
rell, one of the three naval balloon
lists whose recent flight into north
ern Canada is being investigated by
naval board Of inquiry, today halt
ed the boards hearing on their per-
sonal adventures. Farrell's physician
said his patient, who is suffering
from tonsillitis, may be able to tes-
tify tomorrow.
The board today planned to ques-
ton Lieutenants Louis A. Kloor and
Walter Hinton, the other members
of the expedition, regarding the bal
/ looms equipment and the technical
detail of the flight.
Einton's Story
Hinton gave the following testi-
mony to the court of inquiry regard
ing the struggle for existence. waged
| by Farrell, kloor and himself after
they had been dumped on the shores
of Hudson Bay in a wild flight from
| RockaWay:
AT 1920 on December l6. LIEN
tenant Farrell fell from exhaustion.
in this exhausted and fainting con-
d1tton the remarks that were passed
but I called Lieutenant Kloor and
consulted him as to the advisabilitv
OF taking the knife from Lieutenant
Farrell and going on as signified by
him-only. with the hope that we
would find assistance.
MY conviction was that we were
on the stream that emptied into the
river upon which was the house
that we had seen from the air Just
after hearing a dog bark. 1 fully
believed that the house was just
around the corner"
Hinton continued:
Lieutenant Farrell gave me his
money-$94-an said: You keep it.
If anyone gets through, you will
II suggested that Lieutenant Far
rell come with us to where we could
build fire. This he did.
I'm talking over what could be
done, suggested that Farrell take
off his flying suit, as this had con-
siderable to do with his exhausted
condition. He took off the flying suit
and I flung it over my shoulders and
fastened it by the legs under my
arms"
Of the quarrel at Mattice, Hinton
said:
After Lieutenant Kloor received
the telegram from Secretary Daniels
telling us not to talk. I went from
our car to the house where Farrell
was"
"On entering, I requested that he
90 with me 10 the car, as we naQ re-
ceived a very important telegram that
concerned him. He flew into a rage
and made statements which 1 do not
consider fair"
At this point, Hinton's testimony
was interrupted by Rear Admira
Kline, presiding officer, who conferred
with the other members Of the court
! When Hinton was directed to pro
coed, he said:
Due to his overweight nerves and
condition, 1 do not consider that he
was responsible for what he said OF
did.
IT left the house and went to the
car. Lieutenant Farrell came over
in about fifteen minutes and all OF
our differences were settled"
In describing the trip from Moose
Factory to Mattice, Hinton detailed
the work done by Kloor and himself
his condition, except when he said
that breaking wood at night was ian
all hands job
Lieutenant J. F. Newberger, senior
medical officer at the station, who
followed Lieutenant Hinton, testified
that he had found Lieutenant Farrell
motor excitation, symptom OF ex-
haustive psychosis making the pa
tient very active and inclined to vio-
lence"
He described this condition as akin
to shell shock, brought on by exhaus-
ton, worry and exposure. Farrell
he said, also was suffering from ton
so1itis and would not be able to tes'
tifv before tomorrow or Friday.
He said Hinton had lost Fl pounds
and Farrell II, while Kloor had moi
lost an ounce.