New Britain herald., 1927-06-16
LINDbERGH FLIES
TO WASHINGTON


suit and stood revealed in all tn
splendor of his evening clothes.
Lindbergh arrived over the f1el,
with the planes Of Lieut.. Command
crs Wick and Miles of the navy. witt
accompanied him from Washington
escorting him on each side. Lieut.
Sinclair Street. who accompanied
I.indbergh on the round trip, arriv
ed at the field about 20 minutes
earlier although he had taken of
from Boiling field, Washington. fiv'
minutes later than Lindbergh. Stree
said he had not sighted Lindbergl
anywhere along the route.
The arrival of the young fliel
was practically unheralded. there
being only few newspaper men
photographers and officials at tht
field.
Lindbergh had a breakfast Of
some toast, two cups of coffee and
Two fried eggs at the commandant'.
home and then accompanied by
Captain Bluthe and a police escort
he proceeded in an automobile tt
the Park avenue apartment to pre-.
pare for his reception in Brooklyn.
Greeted in Brooklyn
New York. June Is R-Charle.
A. Lindbergh, happy in the though
that the other half of his we
The Spirit of st. Louis"-is AGAR
close at hand, arrived at Harry
Frazee's Park avenue apartment a
$50 a. NJ. today from Mitchell field
in an automobile.
He dotted his evening clothes
which he wore on his unheraldeG
dash to Washington and back, anG
donned his street clothes for the
parade in Brooklyn.
AS usual, great crowds assembled
in front of the apartment and cheer.
ed the young aviator Justify. Despite
his lack OF sleep, he appeared fresh
and his face, usually stern, was
wreathed in smiles.
Lindbergh was accompanied from
his apartment by Grover Whalen Of
the mayors committee of welcome
and Richard Blythe, his persona
representative. At the Brooklyn
end of the bridge they were Joined
by Borough President James J
Byrne and Brigadier General George
A. Wingate, chairman of the Brook.
Ign welcome committee.
At the end of the bridge the wait
ing crowd was held in check by po'
lice lines which damned them into
the shape OF a great heart. A mighty
roar went up as Lindbergh appeared
and storm OF paper and ticker
tape fell from the windows Of near
by buildings. Lindbergh smiled at
the crowd with no trace of fatigue.
There were ten automobiles in the
parade. Colonel Lindbergh's car be-
ing at the head Of the line. The
parade was preceded by 100 motor
cycle policemen. The line moved
along the crowded route. at speed
of about 20 miles per hour, Lind
bergh waving to the thousands who
lined the way and cheered inces-
sanity.
One woman was trampled on In
the rush for seats at Prospect Park
where the formal ceremony Of well
come was scheduled. She was sent
to hospital
After a brief visit to police head
quarters today where Lindbergh
thanked Commissioner Warren for
the police protection given him he
went to the offices of the New York
Sun where he was presented with a
scroll on which was inscribed an edi-
torial printed while Lindbergh was
over the Atlantic on his way to
France and which has been widely
quoted.
With a motorcycle escort clearing
the way with shrieking sirens Lind
bergh's car left the Sun office and
swept across Manhattan bridge. 1t
was greeted at the Brooklyn end by
the shrill cheers of the nearest OF
the 10000 school children who
we're spread along the line OF
march.
Thirty-two hundred police had
been assigned to handle the crowds
IN Brooklyn as they found they had
their hands full. Prospect park was
crowded with thousands and there
was considerable confusion when
he grand stands to which tickets
had been issued were overrun and
oreempted by the unlicensed.
Before leaving his apartment for
he tour OF Brooklyn Lindbergh had
accorded reporters a brief interview
his fight to Washington.
Pleased With Ship
I'm we'll pleased the way my ship
he said, and made no at
empt to hide the Joy he felt at be-
ng once more reunited with his
partner in the famous I'VE"
1.-THE motor worked 100 per cent.
got down to Washington in an
lour and 40 minutes. in the fast
rmy pursuit plane, but was favor
d by strong tail winds. Coming
Jack, it took two hours and As min
ties. making against the same
'inds. OF course the army plane is
aster. 1t has a maximum speed of
SIS miles an hour against possible
80 for my ship.
I'm not very tired. ] hope to
ct a good nights sleep tonight, but
ven it don't, can fly to st. Louis
just the same"
The exact time OF his hop or for
t. Louis. he said. would not be set
ed until he had received a wire
-om there. He has planned tenta-
vely to be there by six o'clock to-
borrow night or earlier. Under good
he said. he could make |
le trip in nine hours. but another
our would have to be allowed IL |
lere were winds.
The Sun editorial presented Lind |
argh on a scroll was headed: !,
Lindbergh Flies Alone and reads:
"Alone7
rs he alone at whose right side
des courage. with skill within a
ockpit and faith upon the left?
Oes solitude surro1Ind the bravo