The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-03
FLYERS LANDED
Deep in FOREST
After Four Days i'm Wilderness
Discovered Hudson Bay
Trading Post.
FLEW OVER 500 MILES
. Landing Was Made at Point 200
Miles North of Farthest
Rail Line.
(5y Associates Prsss)

N6y associates fresS)
RoCKAWAY, n. Y, Jan. 2.-The
missing navy balloon A-5b9S landed
10 miles northwest Of Moose Factory.
Ontario, Dec IA. and the crew Of
three men is safe at Hudson Bay
trading post. according to a telegram.
received al the naval air station here
tonight.
News of the aeronauts' safety was
received in the following telegram
from them from Mattice, Ontario:
Driven by storm Monday, 1913.
west by north at lower Hudson bay;
forced TO land p. m. 12-14, about 10
miles north by west of Moose Fac
tory, Ontario, latitude 51.50: lonGi-
tude St00: lost in forest four days.
Crew safe at Hudson company post.
4 VIII leave on first available means OF
transportation TO railroad, which is by
cdog sled, and will take about nine
days. Leaving here Monday, Dec. 27.r
Moose Factory where the balloon
landed is located on James bay at
sthe mouth OF the Moose river and Is
jabout 500 miles distant from New
York on a direct air line The place
is trading post and out-port Of the
Hudson Bay company
The A-559S left here shortly after
noon Monday, Dec. 13. No definite
destination was planned. but the pre-
vailing wind, north by west, indicated
a landing somewhere In Canada. With
the exception of a report that the
balloon was seen passing over Wells.
~. ", late that sames night, no definite
word was received here of the prog
ress of the flight.
The balloon carried a crew Of three
men Lieutenant Walter Hinton OF
Belle Harbor. n. Y, a pilot under
Commander Albert G. Read on the
NC-4's transatlantic flight, was in
charge. His companions were Lieu
tenants stephen A. Farrell, a line Of
ficer. OF this city and Louis A. Kloor,
Jr, OF New Orleans, naval reserve
force pilot.
The three officers were supplied
with normal rations for three days,
which. Il was said. would serve them
for 10 days In an emergency. They
had fur lined garments and electrl-
cally heated warmers 10 make their
voyage more comfortable Ninety-six
hours after the balloons departure,
when fears were first felt for the safe
" OF the aeronauts, wireless stations
and forest rangers In northern New
York and southeastern Canada We're
notified TO be on the lookout for the
balloon.
A few days later two army airplanes
we're sent from Mitchell field TO AL
bany to begin an aeronautical search
over the Adirondacks. One OF the ma
chimes met with a mishap on the
niesht from Albany TO Glenns Falls.
the proposed base of operations, and
the other continued the search alone
NfR
cials. who were appraised OF the fight,
first advanced the theory that the
aeronauts had landed in some remote
section and probably would make their
way 20 n lumber camp or trading post.
OTTAWA, Jan. 2.-Moose Factory
trading post is one Of the most remote
from civilization in these days Of mod
ern transportation. IL is about 200
miles from the farthest north line of
Canada of the National Transconti-
mental railway. now part of the Cana
dian National system.
The outftting and supply point for
Moose Factory is Cochrane on the
National iTranscontinental. Supplies
for the post are carried in canoes dur
ing the summer months down the
Abitibi and other rivers that flow
the only way OF getting out to civil
lization from the northern posts is 20
"mush" by dog team and this is a
lengthy and uncomfortable process.
At this season the north country Is
frozen solid. the winter there coming
early and staying late.
oTTAwK. Jan. 2.--The point of de-
scent Of the American naval balloon
Asses conceded with the prediction
Ikade by sir Frederick Stupart, direc-
tfr OF the meteorological service for
Canada, as TO the probable landing
plance.
J. A. Wilson, secretary of the Ca
madam air board, was greatly pleased
when the bulletin announcing the
safety Of the balloon was read to him
As Moose Factory is not equipped
with wireless station, II is believed
that the messenger carrying the news
OF the aeronauts' safety made his way
down the Mattagami river.