New-York tribune., 1921-01-03
Navy Balloon
Safe: Aviators
On Way Home
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or safety of the aeronauts, wireless
tations and forest rangers in northern
View York and southeastern Canada
,ere notified to be on the lookout for
he balloon.
Search by Airplanes
A few days later two army airplanes
ere sent from Mitchell Field to AL
iany TO begin an aeronautical search
>ver the Adirondack Mountains. One
the machines met with mishap on
he flight from Albany to Glens Falls.
heir proposed base Of operations, and
he other Continued the search alone.
)ut without success.
Canadian officials, who were apprised
If the flight first advanced the theory
mat the aeronauts had landed in some
remote section and probably would
make their way to a lumber camp or
trading post
The Tribune in its article on the
missing balloonists, December 26.
pointed out the possibility OF their
finding their way to trading post on
James Bay, their course, as indicated
by the meager reports received and by
the direction of the prevailing winds
tending in that direction.
Wife Sobs With Joy
linton and Mrs. Farrell promptly of the
safety of their husbands. Both women
nave expressed confidence throughout
the ordeal of silence that the officers
would win through every difficulty.
Mrs. Farrell refused to allow ner Christ
mas and that of her children to be sad
iened by the mystery surrounding the
tate of her husband, and told her
rlends as she trimmed tree that often
before Lieutenant Farrell had been
compelled by his duty to be absent
from her on dangerous service and that
he would return this time as he had
before.
"Thank God they are all safe and
was brought to her home, 17O1 Wood
bine Street, Glendale, Queens. Santa
was a little late, but he has been aw-
'ully good to us ALL"
She sobbed Historically as she spoke,
betraying the fact that despite her
faith and courage anxiety had been
preying upon her.
81 am overjoyed," she continued. "I
have been crying, the news was so
good, and | am still crying, but they
are tears of JOY.
This good news simply bears out my
theory. l studied out the situation
thoroughly, and when others were GER
tain that the party had been lost |
maintained that they would be heard
from. | knew that when the trappers
were returning they would be found, if
no word came from them before that
felt all along that they would be dis
covered in the northeastern part of
Canada
My husbands absence naturally
caused me some-I might say consider
q b,,+
gave up hope.
GAS to whether 1t will be possible
for me to go North and join my hus-
band, | must wait to hear from him.
expect to hear from him soon and
then I shall do exactly as he says. We
may go up to meet him. but we will
wait until we hear from him, but we
are all SO eager to see him.
Mrs. Hinton has been awaiting news
| of her husband at the naval air sta
ion. She said that she had the ut
most confidence in the report made by
lieutenant Evans after trip to
Canada that the aeronauts probably
had been sighted and rescued by trap
pers who could not get word Of their
discovery to the outside world until
| jprlng. but that this confirmation of
her belief made her "too happy to
think"
"The news has reached me sooner
than | expected" she said 81 had the
utmost confidence in the report OF
Lieutenant Evans and I felt that they
we're safe all the time. | cannot say
more as | am too happy to think"
Naval officers at the station at Rock
away Point were of the opinion that
the balloon which made the historic
flight was lost. Even if its crew sue
ceeded in fndinp an omen nlace in
which to land and had got the gas bag
to the surface or the snow in safety,
they said, there was no means Of an
choring the craft in the unstable snow
and winter gales would beat it to
shreds among the trees.
OTTAWA, Jan. 2.-Moose Factory is
one Of the oldest Hudson Bay trading
posts, as we'll as one of the most re-
mote from civilization in these days