Evening star., 1927-05-22
LINDBERGH WILDLY ACCLAIMED
BY PARIS TF1RONGS ON ARRIVAL

Otner thousands began TO arrive from
Paris. The police estimated that with
in half an hour after Lindbergh landed
there were nearly 100000 people storm
the little clubhouse to get a sight
of the idol of the evening. Suddenly
he appeared at a window waving a
helmet. 1t was then that amid cheers
for him. came five minutes of cheering
for Nungesser.
All official plans were upset Am
bassador Herrick was near him for a
moment or so. but couldn't get close
enough 10 shake his hand. Donald
Harper. the American lawyer who
was head of the official reception
committee" never did get within
speaking distance of the aviator.
While the crowd was waiting. about
midnight, he was spirited away from
the clubhouse, apparently to seek a
we'll earned repose. At 2 o'clock this
morning he hadn't appeared at the
hotel where reservation had been
made for him.
Raymond Orteig, donator of the
$25, 900 prize which Lindbergh won to-
day. arrived in Paris half an hour aft
err Lindbergh had alighted at lie
Bourget.
"Lindbergh has accomplished a
magnificent feat and | regret / wasn't
here to welcome him when he touched
French SOIL" he said. What's so ad.
mirable is the modesty of this hero
who in silence prepared for his mag
niticent effort"
Painleve Pays Tribute.
In a statement issued this morning
Minister of War Painleve said 1.-THE
victory of Lindbergh is a magnificent
human triumph. 1t takes place in
the history of aviation beside the
wonderful crossing of the Mediter.
ranean by Garros.
II can neither imagine nor dream
anything more moving than those
hours of absolute solitude between
the sky and the immense ocean. when,
leaning upon the guiding bar, lnis
daring human bird communicated
with the world only by his periscope
and stoically followed a path which
had no returning.
These marvellous accomplishments
are a stimulant for invention and for
progress. They increase the mastery
of men over material. over time and
over space So many heroes die and
others coming after them succeed.
Those who die are not sacrificed i'll
vain. Lindbergh has triumphed in
the great flight undertaken by Nun
gesser and Coli. All honor to Lind
bergh'
Once he has indicated that he is
thoroughly refreshed. Lindbergh will
receive friends and official callers and
make his response as to whether he
will attend the functions which are al.
ready being organized in his honor.
Principal among these is a reception
at O'Clock Monday in the magnificent
salons of the Aero Club De France.
where he will be greeted with a tre-
mendous ovation by representatives
of the French navy. military and civil
flyers and every organization in
France interested I'm aviation. The
officials preparing this function have
already been besieged with requests
for invitations to private individuals.
including the leading statesmen of
France. senators, deputies and mem.
berS of the army.
Another reception is planned by the
Paris Chapter of the National Aero
nautit Association of the United
States. which is also having difficult
ties in filing the demands for places.
The French could not have shown
toward Lindbergh's flight a more
kindly. more sympathetic and more en-
thuSiastic attitude All during today
one heard only expressions of the most
sincere hope that he would be sue
IceSsful, and declarations of the great
est admiration for his brave effort.
La Liberte. the most nationalistic
of the French newspapers, said this
afternoon:
Paris, which carries i'm it's heart
mourning for Nungesser and Coli. is
preparing to receive the aviator. We
shall give him the same welcome
which America would have given our
heroic pilots had they succeeded The
facts will answer the stupid reports
Of the public opinion of Paris hate
fully unloosed against America when
it found out that all the kilograms
announcing NungeSSer'S success were
lies
Paris. which is always impassioned
by courage, the Paris which has not
forgotten it's emotion of joy when in
1917 it saw the first American regi-
ments in it's streetS, will unite this
evening in one fervent thought of the
names Of Lindbergh. Nungesser and
Coli
"If Lindbergh should disappear in
the immensity of the. ocean, we shall
think of his old mother, and shall join
in the same pious thought for the
mother of Lindbergh, the mother of
Nungesser and the mother Of Coli"
Called Sporting American.
LIE Quotidien halls Lindbergh as
more of sporting American than any
other potential United States candi-
dates.
The newspapers this morning as
we'll as this afternoon displayed news
of the fight as the predominating
item. 1t was about , o'clock when
the report that the Empress of Scot.
land had sighted Lindbergh reached
the French capital. Within a few min
utes extras were on the street.
Shortly afterward came news that
the gallant aviator had been sighted
200 miles off the Irish coast. These
messages We're displayed in big type
ON the front pages of all the after
noon papers with the exception of
LIE Temps. which, apparently remem.
bering the telegrams relative to Nun
eesser's flight, published this news
of Lindbergh;
Sous toutes reserves
At o'clock news reached Paris
that Lindbergh had been sighted over
the south of Ireland. a
Early this morning the government
gave orders tAaat everything MpssibJn