Evening star., 1927-07-24
HOLL. AND IS WILD
ASBLACK LANDS
Baltimore Man Is Given PIau-
dits for Trip to Orient
and Back.
BY Cable to The Star and the North Ameri
caa Newspaper Alliance.

caa Newspaper Alliance.
AMSTERDAM, Holland, July 23.-
Has the whole world gone mad? Did
the flying of the Atlantic by lone
gallant lad less than two months ago
upset the equilibrium of every coun-
try on the globe? Every one knows
what Col Charles A. Lindbergh's feat
set in motion in France, in Belgium,
England and in America. but If any
one believed the air frenzy had al
ready spent itself he had only TO wit
ness the scenes in this Dutch city to-
day.
For Holland welcomed back from a
round.trip flight TO Batavia, in its
eastern possessions. Van Lear Black
of Baltimore, whom it insisted upon
claiming as a native son by descent,
and Geysendoner and Schlote, two ma
tive air pilots, with an eXubera mt
warmth which ii would be difficult for
even passionate description to eX-
aggerate
This s;olid people. who have been
the living symbol of everything matter
of fact. practical and self contained
simply went of its nut" In celebrat'
ing the demonstration of the FEAST
bility of commercial air travel be-
tween the mother country and the
East Indies.
1t showered the pilots and mechanic
and passengers with medals, buried
them in flowers and for the five miles
between the airdrome and the city II
aligned itself on both sides or the
road to cheer, to fiutter handkerchiefs
and TO throw hats in the air.
Ten thousand people gathered at the
flying field and if there were any IN
Amsterdam who did not see Mr.. Black
and the pilots as they rode in an open
car to and through the town, the
pilots wearing huge wreaths Of laurel,
il is hard to understand where they
could have been hid. In spite of this,
however, throngs stood about the en-
trance to the Amstol Hotel for two
hours after the party had allgh'eo
and waited to get one more glimpse
when they rode off at o'clock to
Hotel L'Europe where banquet was
given in their honor tonight by the
committee for the promotion OF com
mercial aviation and the Royal Dutch
Air Lines. At this banquet Gen.
Snyders, commander in chief of the
army and navy, presided. The
American Minister, Richard M. Tobin.
the Minister for Colonies and
other dignitaries were present. Dur
ing the dinner a telegram from the
Prince Consort was read congratulat'
ing Mr.. Black, the pilots and mechanic
upon the successful completion or the
flight and the proof it offered that
such travel is practical.
Every Step ChrOnicled.
The public here has been prepared
kor several days for the return of the
flyers, for not only had every step OF
their way to the East been chronicled
hfrt
move on the way back. In the front
window of the city Office of the Dutch
Air Lines was a map on which each
days progress was indicated and
knots of people gathered daily before
this. Today it was known that the
party had flown yesterday from Con-
stantinople to Nuremburg, having
made brief halt at Budapest for oil
and petrol. and that the last leg OF
the long journey would be made
today.
pany had perfected excellent prepara-
lions. On the flying field there had
been built a wooden platform. and
from each side of this and extending
fully half a mile there ran a wooden
railing reinforced with barbed wire.
Guests and those who took part in
the reception program occupied the
platform. while the crowds that came
by motor, by excursion boat and on
foot were restrained behind the
wooden ratings.
; When the airdrone workers as.
sisted in trundling the machine up to
d place in front of the reception plat
form and the faces of the pilots could
be clearly seen and MIR. Black just
visible through the window Of the
cabin the cheers broke forth again.
The party was led to the platform
with Mr.. Black reluctant and en-
barassed.
The Burgomaster of Amsterdam
presented them with silver medals.
They were told of their remarkable
achievement in going out to Batavia
and returning in five and half
weeks. The aviators were made
chevaliers of the Order of Orange and
Nassau.
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