The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-05-21
PASSED NEW FOUNDLAND
Ar 7:l5 LAST NIGHT

al t:l0 IINoI NIuH1
New York, May 2l.-tP-A lone
young eagle, whose daring has
thrilled the world, from all indica-
tions was winging fast this morning
over the 1000 mile stretch of the
Atlantic ocean between New Found
land and Ireland.
Behind him were New York and
the dangerous northwestern Atlantic
area; before him at the end Of. an
arc Of great circle were Paris,
fame and fortune. =
Captain Charles Lucky" I.inds
bcrgh, "Slim" to his pals, quit the
coast of New Foundland at 7:l5
o'clock, eastern standard time, last
night after flying about LOO miles,
and with his Esprit Of st. Louis"
humming its challenge to the Atlans
tic, he entered the most hazardous
stretch Of his 3,8O0-mile journey
from New York to Paris.
Winds Favor Him
Alone, and without radio or any
signaling device, the 25ycar old
old flyer roared on and each hour
served to dcceasc his hazards. AS
his fuel decreased his speed could
increase. And wind favored him.
Word from New Foundland was that
a gale was at his back.
Lack Of sleep was considered by
aviation authorities as the young pio-
neer's greatest danger. Lindbergh
expressed this fear to Captain Ar
thur J. Caperton of the Curtiss Air
plane company just before he hoped
off at 1852 o'clock, eastern daylight
time, from Roosevelt Field, Long
Island, yesterday morning.
The monotonous drone of the
mOnoplane motor lulling the lone
pilot to sleep was danger cited by
some authorities, although others
claimed the strain of the task would
keep. the aviator aroused until the
wheels of the spirit Of st. Louis"
touched Lebourget flying field out
side Of Paris.
Holds Close TO Schedule
Lindbergh covered the first LOO
miles of his journey, from New York
to New Foundland, in IL hours and
% minutes. The youth flew like a
homing pigeon and held close to his
schedule. Flying along the North
Atlantic coast, he passed Greenwich,
r. l., ut 9:O5 q. m, Halifax, Mass,
at 9:4O a. M, Meteghan, N. S., at
1925; Springfield, N. S., at 1905;
Milford at 1850; Mulgrave on the
Strait of Canso at 3:05, and st.
Johns, N. F., at 7:l5.
In his first IL hours in the air
he spanned his first two water jumps,
each of about 200 miles, the first be-
tween Scituate, Mass, and the Nova
Scotia coast, and the second between
Cape Breton Island and New Found
hand.
The first LOO miles provided
ample test for the craft, authorities
said, and, barring unexpected ad-
verse weather or trouble to the pilot,
they expected the spirit of St.
Louis" to carry on without difficulty.
The flyer lost 500 of the original
load of $3.50 pounds with the passage
of each 1000 miles. 1t was esti-
mated on the basis of Lindbcrgh's
speed up to the time he disappeared
that he would reach Paris about mid
night tonight; eastern daylight time,
or 5 q. M. Sunday, French time. If
he should complete the hop at that
time 40 hours will have been required
for the distance.
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Speed May Be Increased
His monoplane's speed normally is
about 100 miles. Naval hydrograph-
ers were even more optimistic. Bar
ring accident and providing his nay-
igation continued to be as good as
in the first stages Of the flight,
they said Lindbcrgh should reach
Paris about $3.50 o'clock this after
noon or $3.50 p. M, Paris time, to-
night. Winds at his back, It was
thought. would increase his speed TO-
about at least 120 miles an hour.
With normal speed, Lindbcrgh
should be off. Ireland about 2 p. M,
eastern daylight time, this after
noon.
Every ship in the trans Atlantic
lanes swept the skies for the craft.
News Of the lone flyer until Oft
Ireland, however, was expected to be.
slim. as the route which he followed
was out Of the shipping lane. I'll
Wishes for the success Of his lone
effort were voiced today by aviatesA
throughout the country and III
President Coolidge. Prayers wer1
said for him in churches. The crowd
at the Yankee stadium f0r the