Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-06
HAPPY
AS BELLANCA WINS
Sorry Chamberlin Plane Fail
ed to Fly Over Cruiser
Memphis.
BY CHARLES A. L1NDBERGH.

bI CHAhLES A. LlNDBEKIH.
By Wireless to The Star and New York Times
ABOARD THE UNITED STATES
CRUISER MEMPHIS, At Sea, June
Delayed.-I was very glad to learn
this afternoon that the Columbia, with
Chamberlin aboard, had swooped down
and circled the Mauretania just $50
feet from her crowded deck and then
continued it's course for France.
Wireless messages to the Memphis
have kept us all well informed about
the progress of the wonderful fight,
and we all will be happy to know the
expedition has safely reached its des.
tination.
The Mauretania was about $50 miles
out Of Cherbourg and gave her posi-
ton as 1923 degrees latitude, 1901
longitude and the time as APO British
Summer time.
After coming down close enough for
the passengers plainly to see the
machine and it's occupants, Chamber
lin headed due east and soon disap.
peared beyond the horizon. ,s st,....9
Sorry He Missed Plane, H.,
am NATURALLY disappointed that
the Memphis did not sight the splaaie,
for it would have been wonderful to
see 1t attempting the same flight I did.
AS we move along over l1e@Atlantis
am thinking constantly of those long
silent hours which the Spirit of st.
Louis spent in crossing from New.
foundland to the first sight of land
Ireland, and in some way it seems like
a dream which was in the distant
past.
I am rapidly catching up on sleep
and feel fine, despite the rough
weather.
We had breakfast, and a good one,
at s and then a brisk turn on deck,
followed by an impressive Sunday
service. conducted by Chaplain Lieut..
Earl NJ. 'Criger. Vice Admiral Bur-
rage and his own personnel staff, other
officers of the Memphis and large
portion of the crew, off watch, at
tended the service. l.,
The chaplain spoke of the fact
that the officers and men had been
fortunate enough to enjoy a vast
amount of travelling in many coun-
tries during the European service Of
the Memphis, beginning June IA OF
last year, and he urged them to profit
by the knowledge gained when they
reached home.
I could not help feel that I, too,
had crowded the experience OF
lifetime into my all too brief. Euro
pean stay, and considerable knowl-
edge as well which is certain to be
of benefit to me. s .i r.:
Climbs to Crows Nest.
After the services. Benjamin Ma
honey, president of the Ryan Air
craft Co., who is going back with
me, and I. with the permission OF
the a3nior watch officer, Ensign Blue,
climbed the crows nest, 14O feet
above the deck. 1t was an exciting
experience, for a 60-mile gale was
blowing and the wind was tossing
the sea over the forward deck as the
sprays cleaned through the sunlight.
We stayed up there half an hour.
Mahoney said it was just like walking
off on the wings of a flying plane, but
I had the illusion Of the Memphis
being top-heavy and about to keel over
any minute.
The view was great and wished
that Chamberlin could have flown
across our path. Had he appeared
and come down as low as he did in the
case of the Mauretania we might have
exchanged greetings.
Climbing up and down was a real
Job, there being only a narrow rope
ladder. The crows nest is not much
use now, it seems, going only as high
as the fighting top, about half way up.
1t was pitching all the time and the
seas by this time were rough.
I lunched with the vice admiral In
his own dining room and later in the
afternoon did work on my book about
the flight. When the book is published.
want to be absolutely accurate in
my account of our exploit from its
inception until my return home.
We had tea with the Memphis off,
GERS in the wardroom mess and among
the guests was Hobart Tassie from
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