The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-10
Indy To SEE
Home Shore
late TODAY
Cruiser Memphis Bearing
Paris Flight Hero NearS
Virginia CapeS.
CONTACT ALREADY MADE
Destroyer Meets Craft at
Sea for News Film
Transfer.
CONTACT ALREADY MADE
BIZ UnfId Press

BIZ THiId Press
WASHINGTON, Jupe 10.-Amer-
ica's great reception fo 'ol. CHARLES
A. Lindbergh has starA
Six destroyers and early 100
planes were on the high seas, or pre-
pairing for an immediate start, to
meet the cruiser Memphis, speed
ing the trans-oceanic flier home.
The Memphis is due off the Virginia
capes at 3 p. m. today Indianapolis
time.
Unfavorable wind kept the dir
igible Los Angeles in its hangar at
Lakehurst, N. j., today and naval
officers said the plan to fly the air.
ship to the Virginia capes to meet
Lindbergh on the Memphis might
have to be abandoned. The wind
blew across the airheld, making it
dangerous to move the Los Angeles
out Of the hangar.
The emissarieS Of an enthusiastic
nation are taking Colonel Lindbergh
greetings and a foretaste Of the
tumultous welcome which the cap
ital has determined will exceed even
the tremendous ovations of Paris.
Brussels and London.
Extraordinary last-minute prepa-
rations were made here today for
ceremonies to follow the landing Of
the blond, curly-haNed youth at the
navy yard between II and IL a. m.
Eastern standard time, to prevent
disasters which observers of the
European demonstrations have re-
peatedly warned against
City Transformed
This usually staid capital city has
been transformed into an eXpectant-
ly vociferous hordse Of citizens, all
anXiously discussing the best place
to see their hero, 'Lindy."
Windows everywhere bear "Lindy'
greetings and boys and young men
are sten building replicas OF "the
Spirit Of st. Louis'-the flier's
trans-oceanic airplane. Boys are
wearing I'D fly with Indy" caps.
Organizations are clGmoring for
opportunities to do Lindbergh
honor, TO claim his presence for
lust a few minutes" and harassed
men walk the streets seeking tickets
to the National Press Club, Mime
sofa Society and Missouri Society
receptions to be held for him.
Fear ThrOng's Rush
The capital will take Lindbergh
to its bosom, have no doubt The
only fear of authorities now is that
its 100000 inhabitants. swelled by
an estimated 10000 visitors from
Eastern States, may crush him in
its wild enthusiasm.
Brig. Gen. S. D. Rockenbach, Dis
trict of Columbia military COM
mander, announced, however, that
all precaution will be taken for
safety, even to prohibiting the Lind
bergh parade Saturday from paus-
ing in its march, for fear of the
possible rush.
Indication that the entire country
had followed the capitals lead and
taken the youthful flier to its heart
was seen in more than 100000
greetings already at hand. Esti-
mates Of kilograms varied from
$4,000 to 100000. Estimates of let
ters reached as high as 100000.
about half Of which are air mail
and will be conveyed here by spe-
cial planes today and tomorrow.
The letters, filling several mail
trucks, will be swung in behind the
Lindbergh parade down Pennsyl-
vanis Ave. and formally delivered"
to him. 1t would take the fiier sew
eral years to read them, if he tried
to. More than $4,000 in donations
by enthusiasts is included in the
several sacks of registered mail, ac-
cording to postal officials.