The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-07
23,OOO MILES PUT E BEHIND BY AIRMEN World Flyers Reach Bos- ton Five Months . After Start THRONG OF 75,OOO X WELCOMES HEROES General Patrick Heads
 Aerial Convoy Of
 12 Planes
 CROSS COUNTRY HOP IS REMAINING FEAT Army Officials Regard CircuIn- navigation of Globe As
 Virtually Accomplished
CROSS COUNTRY HOP
 IS REMAINING FEAT
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BOSTON, Sept. 6.-Six army airmen entered today upon the last stage of their journey around the world by airplane when they arrived in Boston, their first objective on the Atlantic coast of the United States. The three big cruiser planes, completing q l25-mile jump from Mere Point, Me-, where they were forced down by fog yesterday, dropped to their moorings in Boston harbor, five months to a day after the fliers hoped anrthward from Seattle in April <. < lh these months rsisutenaus Howell II. smith, couimandek q Ehs flight. with Lieutenant Lesiie T. Arnold. in the fIaxpIane Chicago. and LieuteflAn nt Erik H. Nelson, with his mechAnictAll, lieutenant Johs Harding, IT,, in the plane New Orleans, have flown 2S.O00 miles. The flight, taking them from America's west coast around the world, through the tropics and the far north to the American east coast, was re- garded by army officers having yir. fually attained today it's object, the cir cumavigAtion of the globe by air--for the first time in human history.
 There remains now only the trans continental journey, no longer account cd a remarkable feat in aviation.
 Only Two Return
 Those five months, too, have seen naishaps. Of the four planes that hoppe'l off only two reached Boston. :.
 The original flagplane was wrecked in crash against Q mountain in Alaska in a fog. Her crew escanf |. Another plane, the Boston, was wrecked when engine trouble forced it down in the Atlantic between Scotland and Ice land Lieutenant Leigh Wade, pilot, and Lieutenant A. M. Ogden, me chpnician, resumed the flight in the Boston II. from Pictou, N. $.
 Today a great throns at the Boston Airport and q delegation of high rank ing army, navy and civil officials rem dered tribute to the arriving airmen. The fiiers were greeted with the ila- tional salute of 21 guns, cnstomarily accorded only to presidents and to the rules of foreign powers. Harbor and city joined in a pAndemonim of shriek- ing whistles, ringing bells and roaring sirens. as the planes, escorted by F land flying machines, circled the har- bour and as the ayiatofs, after alighting were taken to the reception barge.
 Greeted By 7Sy0O0.
 Then the great crowd of 75,O0O at the Airport fell silent and stood un- covered as band played the national anthem and later Home, Sweet Home"
 The fiiers were met far up the Maine coast by Major General Mason M. Patrick, chief of the air service. and Assistant Secretary of War Dwight F. Davis, with IF planes. With the word fliers in advance in q triangle, the es- eort made the trip In huge spearhead forniati ton, somewhat higher than the round the world planes. At the tip of the spear-head was General Patrick.
 They reached Boston just before z o'clock, daylight time, ant alighted ten minutes later, taxing easily to the buoys where they were moored, while whistles blew and the anti-air craft guns boomed their salute. For five miles the shores were lined with spectators. A launch put out to meet the planes and the ayiators were brought to the official reception barge where high of ficials of the army and navy, city and state were drawn up in line to receive them. i4
 Striding quickly up the gang plank came Lieutenant Smith, commander of the flight. with General Patrick at his side and behind him the companions of his flight.
 As Lieutenant Smith took his first step toward the receiving lire a man handed him portable radio mouth
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