Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-19
LAMBERT TOPS E|FFE[
Sails Over Paris and Circles
Tower in Wright BipIane.
FROM JUVISY AND RETURN
Flight Of Thirty Miles Witnessed
by 0rville Wright.
HE CALLS, FEAT FINEST YET
Aviator Says He Reached Height Of
1900 Feet-Was Gone Just
Forty-nine Minutes.
He CALLS, FEAT FINEST YET

PARIS. October 19.-The most remark
able cross country flight ever accom-
plished in an aeroplane was made yester-
day afternoon by Count de Lambert.
He left the Juvisy aerodrome at 4:36
O'Clock in a Wright machine. few across
Paris to the Eiffel tower, circled it. and
returned to his starting point, arriving
safely at 5:25.
Lambert kept his plans secret from
almost everybody, even from his wife.
the only two exceptions being two off,
Gals of the Aviation Society, one of
whom, at Port Aviation, kept the time
of his departure and arrival. the other
the time of arrival al the Eiffel tower,
on top of which he was stationed.
In bee line the Eiffel tower is fifteen
miles from Juvisy. The weather was
ideal. the air being perfectly clear and
without wind.
The crowd of 10000 which was watch
ing the beginning of Lambert's flight at
Juvisy was amazed when the aviator ana
aeroplane crossed the boundary Of the
aerodrome. and was dumbfounded when
they disappeared behind the brown semi
circle of hills to the northward- Orville
Wright, who had just come from Berlin,
was among the spectators and was de-
lighted when informed of the real object
er's first pupil.
Long Absence Causes Alarm.
The general impression in the crowd at
first was that Lambert had gone. for
only little detour over the neighboring
country. AS time went on, however, and
he did not reappear. the anxiety grew
painfully intense. Automobiles were dis
patched in every direction in search Of
tidings Telephones at Juv.sy and Sa-
vigny were besieged by hundreds.
Meanwhile Paris was witnessing spec
tacle unexampled in the history of the
world. Just before O'Clock pedestrians
near the Seine began to stop and gaze
skyward in a southern direction, and
thousands upon thousands quickly gath
cred.
At first the object they discovered sail
ing at tremendous height was taken
for great kite. 1t Travelled with mar
velous speed and soon was passing swift
ly over the Palais Bourbon and Quai
dOrsay.
For a time there was no cheering. The
people simply gazed in mute admiration
at the strange thing cleaving the sky, to
which the distance and the stately move
ment lent beauty and grace.
Eiffel Tower Circled.
Steadily it advanced, and in a wide
spreading curve rounded the apex of the
Eiffel tower. Then it sailed directly away
to the south.
1t was not until this moment that the
wonderful nature of the feat being per-
formed burst fully upon the multitude
and it began to cheer. 1t was just grow
ing dark. and the Spectators strained
their eyes to keep the aereplane in view
till the last moment.
At 80 a telephone message reached
the aerodrome saying that the aeroplane
had been to Paris and was flying back
to Juvisy A scene of the widest en-
thusiasm followed and the pent-up feel
ings of the waiting crowd found vent in
shouts of joy.
Only few minutes later the aeroplane
doomed suddenly out of the growing twi-
light. looking in it's pallid outlines, as it
glided toward them, like a gigantic ghost
ly bird that might have winged it's way
through mystic space from an unknown
world.
Floats Quietly TO Earth