Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-02
X.Ray Taken at Hospital
Shows ACosta Has FraC-
tured CIaviCIe as Result OF
FaH-Byrd Fatigued.
WANAMAKER'S GRANDSON
EXTENDS GREETINGS
Reception in French Capital Equals
That Accorded Lindbergh-Le-
vine Is Among First to Shake
Hands With Commander and
Comrades on Arrival.


Richard E. Byrd today presented
to President Doumergue OF France
a copy Of the first American flag.
made by a great-great-gran
of Betsy Ross, which he had car
ried with him on his transatlantic
fight from the United States and
had salvaged from the wrecked
America.
BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, July 2.-Comdr. Richard +.
Byrd and his three companions on
the transatlantic flight of the giant
nlonoplane America arrived in Paris
from Caen at 2:28 pm. today, re-
ceiving tremendous ovation from
huge crowd that filled the St. Lazare
railroad station.
So dense was the throng that
Comdr. Byrd and his companions,
after a short reception upon their
arrival on the station platform, had
to fight their way to waiting auto
mobiles, while the crowd cheered
wildly and threw flowers in their
path.
Comdr. Byrd and Bert Acosta were
taken TO the American Hospital i'm
mediately after the luncheon ten
! dered them by the American charge
d'affaires today to have X-ray pic
7 lures taken to determine whether
they suffered any serious effects from
the shock of their plane hitting the
water at Ver-sur- Mer.
Acosta Found Injured.
Acosta is suffering from a frac-
tured clavicle. and must wear his
arm in a sling, it was learned after
an examination.
Comdr. Byrd, leader of the expedi-
ton, is SO fatigued and nervous from
the strain of the flight through storm
and fog that he must forego all social
affairs for the next few days to de-
vote his time to complete rest ana
rehabilitation.
Physicians, after a thorough eX-
animation. said that Comdr. Byrd had
nothing the matter with him except
nervousness and great fatigue and
that he must give most of his time
to resting for the present.
He entered the Continental Hotel
on the arm of DR.. Bainbridge, who
insisted that the aviators must have
rest Immediately after the luncheon
given by Charge d'Affaires Sheldon
yVhitehouse at the Interallied Club at
2 o'clock this afternoon, the first item
on the program of their Paris social
calendar.
Child Extends Greetings.
c;urnee Mum, 9-year-old grandson
of Rodman Wanamaker, sponsor OF
the transatlantic flight of the America,
1odsv formally welcomed Comdr. Byrd
! in behalf of his grandfather at the en-
trance of the Eugene suite at the Con
tinental Hotel.
After shaking the commanders
hand, the little chap resolutely said:
ION behalf of my grandfather. Rod
man Wanamaker, | heartily congr&t-
ulate YOU on the success of your flight
and welcome you to France
Gurnee then shook Conldr. Byrd
j hand again and the aviator thanked
him and asked him to give kindest re-
cards to his grandfather. GuTnee IS
j the son of Mrs. Mary Louise Wana-
maker.
Byrd Is Delayed.
A great crowd had gathered about
the Continental Hotel awaiting the arr
rival of the aviators from the railroad
station. Lieut.. George o. Neville was
the first TO arrive. Then Bert Acosta
ana Lieut.. Bernt Balchen arrived to-
gether and had an enthusiastic recep-
ton from the thousands of French
people who massed about the corner
of the hotel so they could have a view
of the windows in the suite occupied
by the aviators.
Comdr. Byrd arrived much later
than his associates because of the diff
ficulty of getting through the en-
thusiastic crowds, and the ovation he
had at the hotel lasted many minutes.
He stepped to the balcony overlooking
the Tuileries Gardens and was much
annoyed because he found himself
alone in bowling appreciation of the
reception since his companions of the
flight already were changing their
clothes and could not join him.
Il want my associates with me-" he
complained, but II. A. Gibbons. per
sonal representative of Mr.. Waua
maker. and Charge d'Affaires Sheldon
Whltehouse urged him to satisfy the
eager crowd which was demanding "a
sight Of him and he complied, A feF
minutes later the other three men
scrambled into improvised costumes
and Joined Comdr. Byrd on the bal
cony.
Hotel Is Decorated.
The private entrance to the hotel
which the flyers used was handsomely
decorated with French and American
/ flags and palms and the corridors
leading TO their suite were 1nassed
with a profusion of hydrangeas and
palms.
Although DIR. Bainbridge urged
Condr. Byrd not to use his voice be.
cause Of his exhausted condition, the