New Britain herald., 1927-10-14
RUTH MAY TURN
 FLIGHT ID CASH
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I predicted by the New York weather experts.
 Fighting the storms for eight hours. they emerged triumphant but iound themselves far to the south of their course. Then the oil pres sure gauge dropped, revealing that he feed pipe was broken.
 Continue Five Hours
 They continued to fly as best they could, thus handicapped, for five hours, fearing at every moment that the pistons would jam. Then. about @5o miles northeast of the Azores, sighting the Barendrecht they head d for her and alighted alongside. Sailors made fast the plane and The intrepid girl and her companion rIambered aboard, Well. but ia Igucd" as Captain Coos reported. Their first thought was for their be- owed plane American Girl" and ihe Dutch captain agreed to attempt Irs salvage as ii was not damaged, so skilfully had it been brought down upon the water.
 Lines were attached and the task Of getting it aboard begun when fin some manner. probably through full spillinc on the over-hcated engine, he gasoline was ignitcd. There were two explosions and the mono plane was soon a mass os flames, obliging the Dutch master to drop tackle and sheer off, leaving the machine 10 its fate So quickly and completely was it burned that tho sailors were unable 10 save anything on board.
 French Public Thrilled
 The glorious failure" as if was hailed in Paris, both thrilled and re- licycd the French public, particular ly the feminine portion.
 However, the newspaper commen- tators. Tn common with number of French aigmen. hold that much ts the flight was to be admired as an exhibition of bravery and hardi- hood its complete success could have served no useful purpose.
 Intense interest was displayed in the venture by the public, and the newspapers today print every avail eblo scrap of information.
 Near the Azores
 Captain Coos message said the Nmorican Girl alghtcd alongside of his vessel "Wednesday" at 10:3O a. m.. but probably the message should read Thursday. The BarendreCht was in the vicinity Of the Azores and the planes cruising speed Of about 100 miles an hour would not have brought her even halfway across the Atlantic by Wednesday at 1O:30 a. m.. Azores time. which would be 7:3o a. m., eastern standard time. If the 10:3o was eastern standard time, which the Captain designated at another place in his dispatch, the minutes.
 Considering that they ran into a storm. doyiatsd from their course and had general hard going, it seems they could not have reached the vicinity Of the Azores until Thursday forenoon.
 Rejoicing is General
 New York Oct. If P)-Rejoiains approaching cXaltation and extend ing from New York 10 Florida and the Canal Zone marked receipt oi Tn, news Of the rescue at sea off the Azores of Ruth Elder. Lakeland l.la.. aviatriX. and her Copilot, Capt George Haldeman, in their crippled monoplane, the American Girl.
 Oh" exclaimed Mrs. Haldeman when informed Of her husband's safety, If there were only golden rlouds I'd be walking on them."
 Mrs. Haldeman praised Miss FL ter as the heroine of the adVen- turc.
 You know my husband is just he co-pilot. Miss Elder is the i'm portant person.
 Nevertheless, Mrs. Haldeman wa thrilled" when notified by the As sociated Press Of her husband'' lucky fate and was almost too hap py 10 speak"
 T. II. McArdle. of Lakeland. Fla. and H. E. Cornell, of Wheeling, w Va, who were with Mrs. Haldemar in New York hotel after the res cue became known, were in con ,lition Of high glee.
 'Put |. S. On Map
 "We wanted 10 put the lmt't states on the map again in avlaton Cornell explained. "and We though if would be fine to have q good looking American girl fly over in hel own machine, It was all McArdiet tdea," he heamed,
 At Annston, Ala. Miss Elder parents. Mir. and Mrs. J. O. Elder the latter q frail woman of advanced .ye-said their joy was ''unbound ad" A radiogram from Ruth Eide ,-astnrlay confirmed their cause fo rejoicing after long and prayeriu vigil. Since the entire city Of An rlston had been similarly conoern'I news or the rescue set off a train O civic enthusiasm. As it did in Lax" ,and. Fla. where jubilee prevailed
 Father Was Rcconcilcd
 'T did my hest to feel all rien bout it." Miss Elders father said hut about o'clock this mornjni told my wife that I thought ou daughter was lost"
 In Lakeland. George Ualicman IT,. four. continued wthour muci cone, rn playing with his toy air planes. ummmdm Of his fathor' good fortune. J. J Haldemau th Hjots father. not only expressed private and personal gratitude fo uis sons safety hut was q sp,aEer q "n oN n air celebration.