New Britain herald., 1926-07-01
l272 Were For De- livery in Hartford And Rest For Out side Points Matter Weighed Twenty-Five Pounds
Gov. Greets First Plane And Climbs Aboard To Continue On To Boston Celebration Tonight,

Hartford, July Lpl-The new air mail service between Hartford. New York and Boston was officially opened today with the arrival of the first plane carrying mail Of this city in regular service at SOS a. m. daylight time.
 Governor Takes Trip Governor John Fl. TIumbull vel. comed the pilots as they landed at Brainard Field and fl minutes later when the machines took the air for the second leg of the journey from New York to Boston, the governor vas a passenger. He will participate in the ceremonies at Boston this afternoon returning to Hartford by plane this evening.
 Celebration This Evening
 While Hartford's big celebration Of the opening Of the new air mai service, which connects New Eng land with points west anu south in air mail through the medium of Boston and Hartford post offices will be held this evening. the arrival Of the first plane in this city in regular air mail service vas an event which came in for it's share Of recognition by state and postal officials. 4 crowd Of nearly 200 gathered at Brainard Field before a. m. await. ing the arrival Of the planes. tho plane carrying the mail, a Curtis lock bipiane, being pioted to thl landing field by a big Fokker uni "ersal monoplano pilotod by Talbot Freeman, treasurer Of the Colonial Air Transport. incorporated. in company having the contract for th carrying Of the mails between Bcf ton and New York.
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 IL was just S:05 a. m. when the. two planes were sighted by W. A. Morgan, assistant superintendent or mails at the Hartford post office, es they nosed their way through the early morning haze. and three min utes later Major Freeman made a perfect landing at the field, and was immediately followed by the mail plane, the pilot Of which was Hustis Wells Of Worcester. Mass, Later in the morning. q third plane piloted by Leroy Thompson, q Connecticut birdman, was sent up from New York to Brainard Field and held here for emergency purposes.
 Bring News Pictures
 AS Major Freeman climbed from his machine he was greeted by the governor, by Assistant Postmaster Edward J. Dillon, and others from the post office. No time was lost in the transfer of the mail to the postal officials who personally delivered it to the truck for transportation from Bratnard Field to the post office. In addition to the mail sack which con tained 25 pounds of mail matter. there were two letters forwarded from New York to the Hartford Times, containing pictures of ths nIail planes as they started north ward on their maiden trip. These letters were the rrst to be delivered in Hartford in the new service. and within three minutes after the plane had landed.
 1902 Letters Arrive
 The mail sack was hurried to the post office where the letters were quickly stamped and assorted for delivery, II was found the first sack received here contained 1892 letters of which 1,g72 were for delivery within the city and SSo for points in Connecticut outside Hartford.
 Long Distance Record
 One of the letters delivered in this city was mailed in Davenport, Iowa. at o'clock Wednesday afternoon and holds She long distance record for the mail received in Hartford in today's consignment. The fastest train service between Chicago and New York requires % hours; the let- ter from Davenport took only r hours to get here.
 Camera men were at the field to make permanent records of the opening of the new mMl service for this city. Moving pictures wers taken of the landing and departure Of the planes, the receipt of ths mail, the transfer Of the Hartford mail to the planes. Governor Trum- bull boarding the plane for the trip to Boston, Assistant Postmaster Dill lon handing the governor a letter for Postmaster Baker at Boston, ana then the films were entrusted to the governor to be delivered in Boston where they will be developed this afternoon and tonight exhibited h Boston theaters.
 shown In Movies Tonight
 The pictures will be released in Hartford tomorrow for showing in this city. The governor took prominent part in all the ceremonies at the field.
 While mail has been collected the Hartford office for the last sey- eral weeks for shipment on the frs; plane out Of the city, there were some who waited until the last mo
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