Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-03
PAIR PLUCKY AVIATORS WHO LEFT
NY. YESTERDAY AT NOON REACH
SAN DIEGO HOURS AHEAD OF Time
All Business Suspends,
Siren Blow, Crowds
Cheer Alrmen
NO STOPS MADE
Record Establishes New
Mark in Air
Circles
by United Press Leased Wire

SAN DIEGO, May 3.-The giant
monoplane T-2 bearing pilots Lieu
tenants Johr Macr lady and Oakley
Kelly landed here at 1928 p. m. to-
day.
1t is tho first time an airp.ane
has travelled from coast to coast in
the United States without a stop.
A noisy demonstration awaited
the intrepid airmcn at San Diego
ard North Islari where they were
to land
The flyers passed Yuma, travel
ing at a terrific pace, at "a. N.
At L 80 they were at FL Centre.
All eyes in San Diego were turned
toward the east, awaiting the air
men at that hour.
The flyers left Hampstead, N. r.,
at 1880 p. III. Standard Eastern
time Yesterday.
They travelled about $500 to 2700
miles coming to San Diego.
Sweeping in from the southwest
at exactly 1918 p. m, the giant
monoplane presented g thrilling
sight.
Thousands Cheer
While thousands checred and
whistles and sirens blew a nc:sy
welcome the big machine passed di-
rectly over the business district ~
San Diego and headed for North
Island Two big army biplanes,
~ - InSt
Sin her dust as the record max
ing monoplane swept past them at
Il rate estimated to be close to 125
miles an hour.
At 1928 the T2 circled over
North Island and prepared to land.
At 1928 p. m. the big machine
eased down onto the field and made
a landing.
The unofficial time for the trip
was estimated at 26 hours, so min-'
utes, 48 25 seconds.
Business was at standstill in {
San Diego during the hour preced-
ing the arrival of the flyers. The
greatest excitement prevailed, and
the streets were thronged with
tuou'dHuS WiiO ldfhtu VI HtHS
but the cross-country flight.
Almost Deaf from Roar
The crowd at the flying field
rushed out to greet the aviators rs
soon as their plane came to n stop.
Two grease besneared aviators,
grinIling from ear to ear, but almost
deaf from the roar Of their motor,
clambored over the side Of the ship,
yelled Hey, there, greetings!"
were hoisted to the shoulders Of a
hundred or moro admirers and car
ried to a waiting automobile.
Although they could walk after
the crowd allowed the fliers to get
down from their shoulders, bath
locked tired but not greatly IA
tigued
Many kilograms
When Kelly and Macready arriv- +
ed numerous kilograms of eongrat-
ulations from friends all over the
United States, officers of various
aero clubs and public officials were
waiting for them. The aviators
brought with them numerous pie
iuISs anu lttttfS anu tOIuHlufiita-
tions from persons in New York to
others in San Diego and on the Pa
eific coast.
She had been in the air since
1896 p. m, Standard Eastern time
Yesterday, when the flyers left
Hampstead, n. Y.
The official landing time here
was 1928 p. IN.
This would give an elapsed time
of 26 hours 40 minutes and 4 20
seconds.
Fiance There
Miss Emory Watson, pretty FL
ance of Maeready, and Wade Kelly,
brother of Lieutenant Kelly, Mrs.
Leon Randall, a cousin were at the
landing field today to greet the tri.
umphal swoop of the T2 to earth.
Back in Grove City, Pa. the father
and mother of Lieutenant Kelly
were eagerly awaiting word of the
historic accomplishment of their
son.
Lieutenant Maeready's father
and mother were rushing here from
Los Angeles to greet the fliers but
did not arrive in time.