Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-28
ALL LONDON JOINS
|. IN WELCOME GIVEN
TO DARING FLYERS
Return of Troops From
Mons Failed to Compare
With Reception.
MEN OF EXALTED RANKS
PAY TRIBUTE TO BRAVERY
Wife Presents Hawker With
Great Cluster of Roses
From Home.
STREETS PACKED WITH PEOPLE
Automobiles Bearing the Two Ayia-
tors Crawl Bct"iNt Solid Masses
That Cheer iIustiIy.
MEN OF EXALTED RANKS
PAY TRIBUTE TO BRAVERY
STREETS PACKED WITH PEOPLE
Automobiles Bearing the Two Ayia-
tors Crawl BctwiNt Solid Masses
That Cheer LuStiIy.
BY RonERT wELLEs RIrcHIE.

LONDON, May 21.-Not since the re-
turn OF Lord Roberts from the Boer
war in 100? has London given such a
delirious personal welcome TO any one
as it gave 10 Harry 6; Hawker and
Mackenzie Grieve tonight
Even the guards regiments, who
pulled the British forces through the
terrible retreat from Mons. received
welcome that was fricid in compari-
son with tonights march OF the two
returned aviators through the streets Of
London.
Iron klnR to lowlies,., stree,
unrestrained aduation and thanksEiv-
ing for the return OF the two heroes
from the dead-ali the more remark
able in the phlematic British charac-
te:
The smiling Australian and the
ober-faced navigator when they
stepped from the train at Kings Cross
Station at o'lcock this evening, found
personal queries OF the King and mill
tary dignitaries of exalted rank. who
. ogniLe th?ir existence in ordinary cir
cumstances. In short they discovered
themselves on thu shores OF london
| win sr ordeal uf hero Worship ahead
OF them.
wife Grccts Husband.
i Even with their experiences at :din-
3ursh and every station enroute from
Inurso; the aviators were not pre-
aWatting them. Perhaps the coolest
member Of the party was Mrs. Hawker.
VINO had gone TO Grantham to meet
her husband Carrying a great cluster
OF roses and clinging to her husbands
arm with radiant smile. she seemed
70 guid. MIN toward this new peril OF
ance.
The streets about the station were
packed from curb to curb and despite
the vigilance OF the police it was al
most possible to carve an AUTOMOBILES
lane for the heroes and their accom-
panyinE disnitaries. Over tho mile
aero club the automobiles crawled be-
twiNt solid masses of people
1awker and Grieve had to keep con-
stantiy raising the Australian cam
their heads by the enthusiastic Aus
sizes. who surrounded them as they
alighted from the train and fairly
raised the roof of the station with
Flowers Showercd Upon Them.
Flowers were showered upon them
from the windows as they passed. and
their progress was marked by con.
t.nuai rolieying of cheers. It'itish
ana and Australian flags were everywhere
dancing on veritable sea of color.
At the Aero Club there were three
clothes baskets Of telegIAms from all
the world. Hawker, upon catching
sight of them threw up his hands in
mock despair at the possibility Of
reading them
In Difference to the desiEes of the
FAMILIES OF the two men who had vir-
tually come back from the dead. the
ceremonies at the club were made as
short as possible. and after round
OF champagne toasts had been drunk
ana brief speeches OF ack knowledsment
mad been made by Hawkcr and Grievc
theN hurried away TO their homes TO
receive the greatest welcome of all
Every Step nm Ovation.
On the long rail journey from Thurso
at the uttermost north of Scotland
every stop was an ovation for Hawker
and Grievc. In Edinburgh where the
two flyers alighted for breakfast. they
were carried from the train on the
shoulders of enthusiastic Scots and
received fociferious send-o off when
don
At Inverness FTawker made known
his intention of making another at
tempt AZ the transatlantic flight.
Il VIII try again and think I can
succeed" he said.
He also miniinizcd the dangers of
the experience through which he has
just passed.
The risk wasn't as great as pcople
thought. he said 1T was perfectly
straightforward attempt to ny over.
not do or die enterprise"