Evening star., 1924-09-09
Lands in Safety 10
Miles This Side
OF Maryland City.
BOOMING CANNON
GREET COMRADES
Third Pilot Is Brought
Here in Another Plane.
i Gears Stripped in His

cling aeropIanes of the American n
Army landed at Boiling Field shortly y
after o'clock this afternoon, COM
pletinE n flight from New York to
Washington. which. rivaIed many of
the worst hops they have encountered
because of rain, winds and fOEs.
Lieut.. Nelson wnS forced down 10
miles this side of Baltimore. Accord
Sns to his comrades. he made n safe
landing. This mishap only became
known when the two other planes
landed Mt Boiling Field.
A few minutes after the landing
another plane was sighted which
came to earth with Lieut.. Nelson
aboard. One of the escort planes had
dropped to the ground when his
motor went bad on him and picked
him up.
The world flyers reached Washing
ton this afternoon at 2:55 o'clock
Preceded by escort of planes,
they were sighted over Northeast
Washington and landed at Boiling
Field
The planes neared Boiling Field
after a hectic morning of wait
ing on the. part of good-natured
crowd Word reached the field by radio
gram from Aberdeen, Md, about 2 80
o'clock that the flyers, encountering
heavy fog, had been forced down there
Later messages from the flyers stated
that they would remain at Aberdeen for
luncheon instead of continuing on their
way to Washington when the fog lifted,
as they had first planned to do.
The crowd received the news good
naturedly and made hasty prepara-
two -hat I'D
luncheon the situation would afford
1T was after another hour of waiting
that word was received that the fly
ers had left Aberdeen for Washing
ton at 1:20 pm. and at 2:05 o'clock
messages from Baltimore said they
had passed over that city and were
headed for Washington.
Word OF the delay reached Boiling
Field. where the representatives of
official Washington and the country's
Government were impatiently await
ing the flyers arrival President
Coolidge and members of his cabinet
were on the field and a large crowd
gathered in spite of the heavy down
pour of rain during the morning was
held back with difficulty by the
guards.
While the crowd was impatient at
the delay, it was a good-natured i'm
a tune and everybody from the Presi-
dent down decided to stick it out.
After Maj. Clagett had reported to
the President the reason for the land
ing in Aberdeen and the Information
that they probably would not reach
here before an hour the President
amilingly remarked, Il guess they
don't know we haven't eaten lunch"
Maj. Clasett informed the President
In h. RI h,
Oficers Club. and that they would be
honored to have the President and
Mrs Coolidge and the members OF
their party as guests. The President
promptly accepted. Those in the
PRESIDENTS party guests at luncheon
were: Secretary and Mrs. Hughes,
Secretaries Mellon, Weeks, Hoover,
Work, Wallace and Davis, and Attor-
ney General Stone, Secretary Slemp,
Wise Slemp, the formers cousin, Miss
Dorothy bennett of Washington, E. c.
Clark, personal secretary to the
president.
Other guests at the luncheon are
Gems. Patrick Mitchell. Fries and
Lejuene, and Admirals Eberle and
Moffett. and Colonel Roosevelt, AS
sistant Secretary of the Navy.
1t was arranged to have the ladies
of the post serve the quickly ar
ranged luncneOn.
The sun which was obscured all
morning by heavy rain clouds broke
over the field about noon lending
cheer to the thousands who had
waited through the down pour all
morning to pay tribute to Americas
greatest airmen. By 1890 o'clock
the peak of spectators had been
reached. 1t is estimated 10000 per-
sons lined the taut ropes from one
of ho fa1@
automobiles were visible as far as the
eye could see.
Despite the pouring rain and the
generally dismal aspect, the crowd at
Boiling Field began gathering early
and as the time for the expected ar
rival of the flyers arrived the place
was jammed. Some of the spectators
brought umbrellas and jammed the side
lines. while others stood in the rain,
protected by raincoats. Many of the
spectators remained in the hundreds of
automobiles which were parked close
to the field, taking their chance of get
ting a close view of the flyers after
they landed.
Actual preparations for welcoming
the flyers to Boiling Field began at
10:45 O'Clock, when formation of six
airplanes took off in the driving rain
for point between Aberdeen and
odltiiHOTe bTlS. Gen. William MltCneli
assistant chief of the air service, led
the formation in a tiny pursuit plane,
followed by the following officers in the
De Haviland ships: Capts. Wooten, Will
son and Eaker and Leuts. Chauncey
and Duke.
The escort, however, returned to
the field after flying out a few miles,
due to the fog and rain.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Roosevelt, accompanied by Admiral
Eber1e, arrived at the field shortly be-
fore IL o'clock, followed by Secretary
of War Weeks, Secretary of the
Treasury Mellon and their respective
All remained in their ma
chimes on account of the rain.'
The President and Mrs. Coolidge
drew up in their machine betwee n
the flying field and the official review
ing stand at 1880. The Army Band
played the national anthem, the Pres
dent and Mrs. Coolidge leaving the
car to stand at attention, in the rain.
while the band played. Afterward
they took refuge from the rain in
Adjt. Steinmetz's office, Maj. H. B.
Ciagett, commanding officer of the
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