The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-06
CROWD ALMOST
MOBBED RODGERS
At PASADENA
Coast-tO-COast Aviator Near
End Of Journey
ONE MORE SHORT FLIGHT
Expects Today to 5aptize His Aero
plane in Waters Of Pacific
ONE MORE SHORT FLIGHT

Los Angeles, Cal, Nov. 6.-Twenty
thousand persons saw Calbraith r.
Rodgers. the aviator, finish MS Trans
continental flight at Pasadena yes
terdav afternoon at 4:04 o'clock with
series of spiral glides that brought
him lightly to earth in the cleared
center of Tournament Park. An in
slant after his landing and almost
before his machine came to rest, the
enormous thrcng broke through the
police guards and swept over the
field. almost mobbing the aviator
So hearty and tumutuous was his
greeting that Rodgers appeared over
come with emotion. The people sim
ply wen, mad Thousands Of them
will be unable 20 talk above wis
per for several days, so loudly did
they cheer this man, who had set a
new mark in aviation
When the police we're finally able
to clear space about the aviator
d. M. Linard, chairman OF the recep-
ton committee, ran ont into the mid
die OF the field with telephone in
his hand. This instrument had been
connected with the central station
and Rodgers at once telephoned his
arrival to the Los Angeles newspap-
ers.
In the meantime, the people, pres
sed back and helpless, were cheering
and yelling wildly. Hundreds threw
hats and caps into the air and tram
pied them into the dirt when they
fell. In all the hubbub, Mrs. X. ID
Davis, wife OF the president OF the
Pasadena Board OF Trade, made hei
way to Rodgers, and presented him
with huge bunch of California
chrysanthemums and Miss Irene
Crosse, Queen OF the Carnival ol
Roses. welcomed him in the name OF
the city.
That pretty little ceremony over
Rodgers was wrapped about in the
folds Of large American flag and
placed in an open automobile. II
this car were Mayor Thum OF Pasa
dena and other city officials. The
car then proceeded slowly to make
the circuit OF the park, threading III
way through the yelling people. Rod
gers tried to stand up once or twice
but the flag held his legs and he was
forced to take his seat
Although the steam whistles ant
bells of the city of Pasadena werl
hushed because of the Sabbath, tn,
crowd more than made up for thu
Silence. The noise could have beer
heard for miles.
Rodgers planned to make thu
flight from Pasadena to Venice OF
the sea coast today after gooC
nights rest.
II is no secret that every time th'
aviator goes into the air with hi
present engine he is counting death
Practically all of the accidents h
has had during the last three or fou
days-and two of them were thu
most serious of the entire trip
have been due in a large measure L
the fact that the engine he is usinl
is nearly worn out. Nothing but thu
fact, that Rodgers with all his reck
lessness in the air is extremely care
full of his repair work and makes ;
point of going over his engine ant
aeroplane at every opportunity ha
pulled him through his great task
Last night he rested. still strunl
to high tension. for, as he says. h
will nc: regard his fight as o0iciall.
closed until he has dipped the wheel
of his aeroplane into the waters o
the Pacific.
When he arrived here yesterda
afternoon he was dressed in a brow
business suit, over which was fas
tened leather vest and n pea JACKIE
of heavy canvas. He wore a ligh
brown cap. yellow isinglass goggles
and pair of black gauntlets.
Rodgers left Banning, where h
spent Saturday, early in the morn
ing. There was a cold wind blow
ing. The aviator scared high to sc
altitude, and then darted away L
= the west. lie landed without mis-
hap at Pomona, pretty little towr
/ set In "A nest of orange groves abou
: 2 o'clock. His purpose was to kee
to his schedule. which called for nj
I arrival at Pasadena at or about 3.sC
He remained In Pomona an hour an
, fifteen minutes before again takin
to the air. His flight on here wa
! uneventful. He followed the tracl,
OF the Southern Pacific Railroad {
Pasadena.
Rodgers went directly from IN
81 Held To the room reserved for him 4
e the Hotel Maryland. There he asl
ed for a drink of milk and then. smi
4 ing little, talked TO the newspape
men who swarmed into the room.
k u don't feel much tired" he SAT-
!, The trip was not a hard one. a
things considered. Indeed | belle,
: that In short time we will see
done In thirty days and perhaps les
! was never worried any at any staf
of the game, not even when Il look,
as II IL was all on knew I'd z,
through II only TO break even vii
the fellows who laughed at me. m
> hardest thing an aviator has to Z
a IL TO NY over mountains. but eve
!. that does not take the nerve of n
e man who made that altitude nigl
" over the Niagara Falls the other da
= He Is the greatest aviator living :"
2 Instead of retiring Rodgers wa
e ed In his room until the automobi
l. bearing his wife and mother reach,
the hotel lie heard them comir
and came down stairs Just az n
! Wifa left the dauh ana t......a