Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-01-11
Three Lost BQIlOOnlStS
Run Upon MdIan 7rapperS
who NaUeS Their L1UeS
BY WILFRIp STILL

white man TO emerge from Inc frozen
northern wilderness after having
helped succor the three American ma
val balloonists upon their arrival at
Moose Factory, told his stoy today.
S. A. Bradbury, a clerk in the Hud-
sons Bay post at Moose Factory
reached here after trip over the Ice
from the little trading settlement
where Lieutenants Farrell, Hinton ana
Kloor recuperated following tnell
narrow escape. He was one OF the
first 20 meet the Americans Wne at
they reached Moose Factory, anu teiC
there with his dog sledge while tney
were still resting up In prepara'
for the journey to the ralllo"u
Within one day of death, half fam
ished, having had little to eat except
Caribou moss, the three Americans
reached Moose Factory with their
last squirt of strength after having
been helped on their way by an In
dian Bradbury said.
Made Up Party
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 ac-
commodations.
Their uniforms were al tattered
and gaping with holes. only one OF
them, Lieutenant Farrell, still retained
his fur overcoat, and they shoWeo a.
the signs of physical exhaustion
They told US they had been roam
ing blindly over wild territory Tor
four days, having no idea OF thelr
whereabouts and having practlcalIy
nothing to eat, aside from what car
of sleep had troubled them even
more than insufficient food ana
thew were. in short, done in. .
"They had almost despaired or
their lives until they came upon tne
Indian. To him they expressed tn IN
utmost gratitude and also 10 me 81 81
fcers and clerks of the company Luz
all they had done for them.
There is no question that one
more day of experiences such as the
three officers had gone through
with would have ended their lives.
Caribou moss is not by any means
highly nutritive, especially when one
is 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 covered with snow so
the moss could be found easily.
Ate Horning Pigeons
"When the three balloonists had
been brought inside in the warmth,
and rested, they expressed concern
as e@relatiyese and friends VINO they
said. might have given them up Tor
lost. They had brought three hom-
ing pigeons with them for the pur-
pose of posting those below the Dor
der as to their movements, put they
said it had become necessary 10 eat
two of these birds to stave Off star
walton. The third pigeon also would
have been eaten had it not been for
the chance meeting with the indian
trapper
1.-THE last surviving pigeon was
found nesting in the coat of Lieu
tenant Kloor. He was over1oyeo pc,
cause he had not been forced 10 XII XII
it. He decided to write out lOo-
word message to be conveyed by the
bird to Rockaway Point, and | my
self had the message attached and
sent the bird on it's flight. | haven
vet heard whether it reached its des-
tination.
"The upper floor of the central
building at Moose Factory was ar
ranged for the accommodation OF the
Americans and they were resting ies
quite comfortably there when 1 lett
for Matice and Montreal.
''Liuetenant Farrell seemed to nave
ride most Of the way from Moose
Factory to Mattice, a trip that prop.
ABLY will occupy sixteen or seventeen
DAYS but Hinton and Kloor WILL pc
able to accompany the dogs on 1ooI'
"On their journey from Moose RAJ
ing three dog sleighs, one Of them
caTiole in which man food, dog 1000
and other provisions will be kept,
another for a sleeping place, to carry
the tent, camping stove and otner
paraphernalia for the journey;
Bradbury said he DID not pelI ,oEt
the aviators> could reach Rocka"as'
where they started tnelr 4lleh'' w
A0i' Come upon Trapper
Describing how the AmerlcailSS
came upon the Indian VINO sa'eu
them, Bradbury said: - o,,r Tn
dian trappers, Thomas Mark, a Cree
and after overcoming his frlghtLI
for the three balloonists in their
strange and tattered garb appeareo
like wild and strange men to the
northern Indian-they managed to
convince him that they were perfect
Iy friendly. They tried first Of all
they said, to converse with MN IN
English, then in French. and final
L.
man of the party and who had out
run the Indian when Marks tried
to escape from their vicinity man
aged to convey to his mind that
food, rest and sleep were required.
"The Indian took them first to
all to his home on the outskirts OF
Moose Factory where their wild ap-
pearance they told me, almost sent
his squaw into a panic. shee. was
then dispatched at once by Marks
| to the post manager. j. R. Gaudet
While she was on her way, Marks
made them tea and furnished food
which was ravenousiy devoured by
| the half starved officers.
without the loss of a moments
time, Gaudet, accompanied by the
district manager, w. c. Rakham and
by Messrs. Watson, Neil. Beveridge
and Findlay, went to meet the Amer
leans and conveyed them to the cen
trail building where they were rested
clothed and given comfortable sleep
ing accommodations"
/ Copyright, 1921, by United Press.