New Britain herald., 1924-09-06
Leave Mere Point, Where They Were Forced Down by Fog, Two Hours Before Program of Enter tainment to Be Car- ried Out as Planned.
EXPECT TO CONTINUE
 FLIGHT TOMORROW
By The Associated Press.

By The Associated Press.
 Boston, Airport, Sept. 6.--Ths American round the world fliers alighted safely here today at 2:0s, 2:094, 2:10 p. m. eastern daylight time today after a 125 mile jump from Mere Point Me.
 The planes alighted in the follow- ing order:
 Lieut.. Lowell H. Smiths craft leading; second, Lieut.. Leigh Wade, and third, Lieut.. Erik Nelson, in the Chicago, Boston II and New Orleans respectively.
 As they taxied to their moorings at the buoys off the federal barge anti-aircraft guns fired by Battery A, 9th regiment coast artillery corps boomed the national salute of q guns, usually accorded only to presi- dents of the United States and rui- CTS of foreign countries. Major General Mason M. Patrick, chief of the U. s Air Service alight- ed few minutes before the world 1 fliers and was rushed to the official reception barge with assistant Secre- tary of War Dwight r. Davis there to greet the fliers. The planes taxied easily to theiH moorings and were made fast.
 A naval launch went out to meet them.
 AS the launch proceeded toward the shore the receiving line along the barge lined up to give its greet ing. A fireboat in the harbor hurled dozen streams of water high in the air One harbor craft decorated with bunting and pen nants and additional hundreds Of spectators waved their greeting.
 It was only six minutes after their arrival off the barge when they set foot upon the land of the Boston air port.
 As they started to walk off the barge there was an affecting scene as Gunnar Nelson who had flown here from Dayton, O., embraced his brother, Erik.
 They walked from the barge to sign the registry book in the hangar of the airport In the following or- der:
 Major-Gen. Mason M. Patrick, with Lieut.. Lowell H. Smith and Lieut.. Leslie P. Arnold; Major H. A. Dargue, with Lieut.. Erik H. Nelson and Lieut.. John Harding. Jr.; Lieut.. R. N. Brown escorting Lieuts. Leigh Wade and A. M. Ogden.
 The six fliers stepped from the launch onto the reception barge at | 2;40 D. m.-
 Major Gen. Patrick was at the waters edge to meet his boys" He gripped Lieut.. Smith by the hand and then led the airmen up the steps to introduce them to the receiving committee.
 Before the introduction, Lieut. 1 Smith took microphone from the hand of a broadcaster and said, while his mother listened in at Se- attle, Wash, Hello folks, we are glad to be with you again" N'NA" l otlICh lutl llLIOuuCeQ ln6 fliers to the dignitaries with the words, Tt gives me the greatest | pleasure to introduce the men who made the first air flight around the world"
 The shore along the five mile front was lined with thousands of spectators. Thousands hurled their 1 hats into the air and many waved American flags as one launch picked up the aviators and a second gath- cred luggage that they had carried 2S,oo0 miles in their flight.
 The arrival of the fliers here today was considered by army officials the virtual completion Of the first cir cumnavigation of the world by air since the flight they will make across the country is one that has been frequently accomplished.
 The fiiers hopped off from Mere Point at 12:o7 1-4 p. m. daylight time, arriving at the Boston air port at 1:59 ?. m. but they circled around several minutes before aIighting in the harbor. The 125 mile jump from the time they took the air 10 the time the last plane alighted was two hours and thres minutes.