Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-01-13
BALLOOV|STS' TRIP
ENDS IN QUARREL
OVER LETTER HOME
Two of Rescued Filters En- I
gage in Fist Fight as
Party Comes Out of
Forests

members of the party not on speak
ing terms, and with an official in
vestigation of their quarrel in pros
pect, the three United States navy
balloonists were to start for New
York today. Their train was sched-
uled to leave here at 4:3S p. m.
Lieutenants Hinton and Farrell
greeted each other only with scowls,
following FarrelTs attack on Hinton
late yesterday. When informed that
Hinton had written to his wife in
New York that Farrell had weakened,
had asked the others to kill him and
offered his body for food, Farrell
knocked Hinton down with a right
and left to the jaw. The episode oc-
Cured in a trapper's cabin after Far
rell had demanded an explanation
from Hinton and none had been forth
coming. 1t was expected that Farrell
would demand a court of inquiry to
look into his conduct and clear his
reputation.
Farrelps own story, as told to re-
porters here, drew a radically diff
ferent picture of the mems wander
ings than that painted in Hinton's
letter to his wife, which was printed
in New York newspapers last Sun
day.
Farrell indicated that he persuaded
the party to veer to the eastward,
instead of going westward as Hin
ton, who had the compass, wanted
them to, and that as a result they
found the creek that eventually led
them to a settlement.
Not Hungry.
1--WE were not particularly hungry"
| he said. 81 had several drinks from
the creek and the water seemed to
sustain me. When not walking or
| close to fire we felt very cold. Up
| to this time we had no idea where we
| We're. My flying shoes were badly
battered, so I discarded them and
put on my English shoes. Hinton
and Kloor also threw away their fly
| ing shoes. as they had been badly
| burned while toasting their feet at
our camp fires. I also threw away
| my grip, which I had taken from the
| basket on alighting.
| 1--WE made about four miles the
first day and seven the second. We
ate some moss and bark. We were
still in pretty good condition, hui
not very cheerful. Then we began
hearing dog banks every once in q
while. and I began to think they wero
phoney. We came across some WOLF
| tracks. Kloor said he nrayed during
| the night, but not aloud
"I had great faith that sometime
| would turn up for the better on tho
third day and it was on the third day
that we ate the last pigeon.
eve were continually falling into
holes. L began to feel nauseated,
| lit; h. tn.
from the moose tracks. Hinton was
sick also. Both were clear mentally,
| however.
1--WE felt that we were walking
miles and miles, but knew we were
not going in circles, as we could avoid
that with the aid of the compass.
Kloor was sleeping we'll and had lots
Of pep almost every day.
| 81 tested the ice in the creek and
we decided to walk on it. We came
to Moose river in an hour. Then
we ran into the Indian, Tom Marks.
| Kloor had seen tracks and we fol-
lowed them until we saw the In
dian"
The clash between Farrell and
Hinton came at this point jim Far
relPs story. Hinton entered the
room and informed Farrell he should
not say anything for publication.
ut looks to me as >though you had
done enough talking yourself, but you
got money for it, retorted Farrell.
| When Hinton demanded an explana-
ton Farrell told him Of his letter
written to Mrs. Hinton and sold to
| New York newspapers.
The Fight
Hinton followed Farrell into the
kitchen. where Farrell turned and
demanded that Hinton deny the sto-
nv he had circulated. Hinton refused
Or
the jaw, knocking Hinton backwards
across a table, where he sprawled
with his arms wrapped around MS
head He departed Immediately.
Farrell later told newspaper men
he was sorry the incident had oc-
Cured He said he had written a
letter and showed it to Hinton and
Kloor, but that they did not show
him their letters.
The aeronauts today were occupy
ing a special car on a siding here,
which will be attached to train
this afternoon.
BALLOONISTs OWN STORY
OF CREWS HARDSHIPS
CROWLEY, La, Jan. 10.-A mes
sage from the frozen north-a mes
sage of good cheer to relieve the
worries of father and mother
was received in the sunny south to-
With it's coming joy emanated
from the home of Lewis P. Kloor,
father of Lieutenant Kloor one OF
the three American navy balloonists
now returning from the frozen Wllds
of northern Canada.
Mr. Kloor closed his grocery store
shortly after he received the news
and killed fatted young pig, which
will be prepared as part of the
feast which will welcome the young
officer to his home. e
Moose Factory, Ont, Canada. De-
cember 81, 1920.
Dear Dad and Mother:
by the time this letter reaches
you your worries will probably be
over, for the captain will have In
formed you Of my safety. 1 can
only tell you the trend of the story
now and explain all in long letter
next time / write. 1 took a balloon
out on Monday. December 10, and
carried two passengers, Lieutenant
Farrell, and Lieutenant Hinton, who
was the pilot that flew the NC-4
across the Atlantic with Reed.
finally when we were forced to land
next day on account of low ballast
we found we had flown miles out of
civilized country and north over
fields, lakes and forests covered with
snow and ice.
I'VE had to land Tuesday at 1870
p. m. We did not know where we
were. We had no charts, only a
compass, three carrier pigeons and
no food, our food had all been eaten
in the air, for we flew twenty-five
hours before landing. We were wet
and cold and hungry Our flying
suits were so heavy we had to cast
forms. I had on my light summer
underwear as ALWAYS 1t was hell