New-York tribune., 1921-01-12
would have been eaten. he said. had
they not been rescued until few hours
later than they wera.

would have been eaten. he said had
they not been rescued until a few hours
later than they wers.
Given Fresh Dog Team
When about ten miles up the trail
the airanen were met by Sam Sainsbur
" o-.n p-ctu.e c4upment SANS
bury exchanged with them one of his
fresh dog teams to enable them to get
In ear!iDr. The equipment OF the party
consisted Of eleven husky dogs and two
carry,al! sleds. One Of the s-eds was
used by each of the three men in turn
to ride short distances. Farrell, it
seems. did as much walking as the
others, despite his disadvantage in age
and weight.
On his arrival Farrell wos invited
into log house to haze a cup Of tea
before proceeding down to the private
car that was on the siding for the
accommodation Of the three oficers.
He was followed in by the newspaper
men and on request gave freely q full
the time they left Rockaway Beach
until now.
Kloor, according to Farrell, was the
only member Of the party who prayed
while they were IN the woods. He did
not pray out lcud, said Farrell, but
told the others that he was praying
, man.
The aeronauts spoke highly of Tom
Marx, the Indian, and his hospitality
From his hut the three men were taken
TO Moose Factory, where they were
made ,.e.ccme.
The news spread rapidly through the
little settlement, which comprises, in
addition to Racomb and his wife, the
, Rev. and Mrs. w. Hey eythornthwaite,
Anglican .ssionaries at Revillon; a
French Canadian trader, Bradbury; a
Newfoundlander who had just COM
pleted three years apprenticeship with
the Eudson's Bay Company and was
going out and about three hundred
Indians.
The exhausted strangers were con-
veyed to the home Of Racomb on a
wood sleigh, drawn by two horses,
hut. Once arrived here. they were sup
piled with every comfort, and the only
worry was the anxiety that they knew
was being felt by their wives and
families. Had they been In anything
like fit condition for further trave'
they declare they would have immedi
ately started to journey south to the
nearest telegraph station, but the
factor insisted that they would never
hciu oNL W COFe1 HAIL tnc trall IN Jhcll
condition.
Every arrangement was therefore
made to equip a dog train to convey
the news of their safety to civilization
at the utmost possible speed, but, due
to forbidding weather, this could not
be undertaken until the 23d, more
than five full days after the arrival of
the halloonists 1t the post
Grateful to Little Community
AS all the world knows, it took tn.
hardy Indian guides. familiar witt
every inch of the Missinabi trail, clever
days to reach Mattice, where the lid
ings were sent out
The balloonists appeared unable t.
find words adequately to express thei,
gratitude for the attention shown then
during their stay at Moose Factory
Every means at the disposal of .lie
little community that could be applied
to their comfort was exhausted, the of
ficers said.
There was no ceremony on the par
of the Indians in welcoming the stran
gers to their midst, but at christina
there were numerous touches to maxi
the Am ericans feel as much at home A.
possible.
On the homeward trail the balloon
lists and their guides put forth every