Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-01-21

II began to lag behind pretty much
and Hinton suggested that ! take OF
my flying suit. / did, and walked In
my underclothlng the rest of the trip
Hinton wrapped my suit around him
ms sort of blanket. Just before noon
had a nasty fall over tree trunk
into hole three feet deep. | was
bruised and scratched but / got up
alone.
Hunch Fails to Help Out.
I'VE didn't eat at noon and made
fire and warmed up and started off
again all together. We were pretty
blue when we camped the third night.
Our bunch about the third being the
lucky day nIvvered.
Hinton said, Let's write some let
tiers and put them in our pockets but
/ said, NO, we'll have plenty Of time
to do that
Hinton could hardly hold his head
up. II was very cold and 1t sure was
our worst night. We slept again with
Hinton near the FIRE and me on the
outside. l had the flying suit on but
1t was too cold to lie still, and
would get up often.
"When l did Hinton did too, and
we would both sit near the fire for a
while. Kloor slept fine. almost In the
fire. He kept getting his feet in the
fire and we would have to pull them
out.
Next morning we kidded the kid.
that's what we called Kloor-and told
him he had been hogglng the fire.
Hinton had the matches, because he
knows how to light fire. We were
careful! with the matches. We would
go stiff when 1t took Hinton two
matches to get the fire going.
Trio In Bad Shape.
"Kloor had lots Of pep after his
nights sleep and Hinton was In bad
shape. l was bit better off than
Hinton, but not much. We started off
without food along the bank of the
creek. / had a bunch that night might
have frozen up the creek and l left
them TO 90 down and try 1t out"
The distance covered that afternoon
was not more than three miles. Next
day Thursday almost the same story
was repeated at nlghtfall, their dis.
lance from the Hypothetical village
being still as undetermined as when
they made their landing.
Friday proved to be the lucky day
In the morning Tom Marks, Cree
Indian trapper, who was inspecting
his traps on the outskirts of the set
Element Of Moose Factory, an island
In the bottom Of James bay, noticed
tracks which lie judged to have been
made by three white men. His curl
Osity getting the better of the native
Indian timidlty in the presence of the
Marks followed up the tracks
until early In the afternoon he came
upon the three balloonlsts.
kloor's Story Of Trip.
"The first days out were the worst"
said Lieutenant Kloor, describing their
experiences. I'VE had practiced walk
ing with snOwshoes ct Moose Factory
while we were there and thought we
were experts with them, but after 60.
Ing day on the trail changed our
minds. 1t was quite stormy, too, and
he first week we were out we en-
three severe billiards..
ION Sunday week ago 1t became
20 bad we were compelled to retrace
,ur steps for more than a mile. We
.lso found that the dogs We had with
Is were inadequate for the load we
were carrying and had to send back
or more. The weather, however, was
iOt very cold. We had lots of moose
neat to eat and l think we are all
ceiling fine"
what scientific values to be de-
lived from your trip" was asked.
The main scientific fact demon
trated," replied Kloor, sis that a
ailoon Of $4,000 cubic feet capacity
an remain In the air for more than
wclve hours. We were In the air
or twenty-five hours and could have
there longer. Further than
hat l think nothing ought to be said
ntil we report to our superiors."
Dogs Hail the Arrival.
Kloor, blue-eyed, rudy young fell
wv who looked to be In the pink of
,ndtion, was the first to arrive. He
anne whirling around the beEd of the
llssanaibi into the town, riding on
lie dog sled, with Sam Salisbury,
oronto explorer, who had gone to
eet him.
II feel fine. We're all all right. All
ask is that l get to fire." he said.