The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-08

escape. He was one of the first to meet
the Americans when they reached
MooseFactory and left there with his
dog sledge while they were still resting
up in preparation for the journey to
the railroad.
Within Day of Death.
Within one day of death, half fam
ished. the three Americans reached
MooseFactory with their last squirt of
strength. after having been helped on
their way by an Indian, Bradbury said
when news came to us at Moose
Factory that the Americans had been
aided by the Indian, Tom Marks at
his cabin, and that they had started
for our place" said Bradbury. "a
party was made up to meet them
They were conveyed to the central
building where they were rested, re-
clothed and given comfortable accom-
modations.
Their uniforms were all tattered
and gaping with holes. Only one of
them, Lieutenant Farrell, still re-
| tanned his fur overcoat, and they all
| showed signs of physical exhaustion
"They had almost despaired of their
| lives until they came upon the Indian
One Pigeon Survives.
There is no question that one more
! day of experiences such as the three
! officers had gone thru would have
not by any means highly nutritive,
| especially when one rs battling for
! life and worn out with fatigue and
uncertainty of mind. 1t is lucky for
/ the balloonists that the weather was
unusually mild for that period of the
year, and the ground only slightly Cow
cred with snow. SO that the moss could
| be found easily.
1.-The aviators had brought three
homing pigeons with them for the
purpose of posting those below the
border as to their movements, but they
said it had become necessary to eat
two of these birds to stave off starva-
ton.
1.-The last surviving pigeon was
found nesting in the coat of Lieuten-
ant Kloor. He was overjoyed because
| he had not been forced to kill it. He
decided to write out 100 word mes
sage to be conveyed by the bird on its
/ flight.
1.-The upper floor of the central
building at Moose Factory was ar
ranged for the accommodation of the
Americans and they were resting quite
comfortably there when left for Mat
/ tice and Montreal.
/ Farrell Suffered Most.
I Lieutenant Farrell seemed to have
suffered most. He might have to ride
most of the way from Moose Factory
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| occupy. sixteen or seventeen days, but
Hinton and Kloor will be able to ac-
| company the dogs on foot"
Describing how the Americans came
upon the Indian who saved them,
| Bradbury said:
"They came upon one of our Indian
! trappers. Thomas Mark. a Cree, and
after overcoming his fright-for the
three balloonists appeared like wild
and strange men to the northern In
dian-they managed to convince him
they were perfectly friendly.
1.-The Indian took them first of all
to his own home on the outskirts of
the post at Moose Factory. where
their wild appearance. they told me,
almost sent his squaw into a panic.
She was then dispatched at once by
Mark to the post manager, ]. r. eau
Diet. While she was on her way, Mark
made them tea and furnished food
which was ravenously devoured by the
half starved officers.
Without the loss of a moments
time. Gaudet, accompanied by the dis
trict manager. w. C. Rakahan, and
by Messrs. Watson, Neil, sBeveridge
and Findlay, went to meet the Ameri-
cans and conveyed them to the central
building, where they were rested
clothed and given comfortable Sleep
ing accommodations"