New Britain herald., 1927-06-17

Three planes accompanied Lind bergh. Two of these were army ob- servation machines. in one of which rode Captain Ricord Blythe. his per- sonal representative. The third plane was a Curtiss pursuit machine. Greeting tn Detroit
 Dayton. O.. June IT REWhen Lindbergh. the Lone Eagle" flies over Rayton today on route from New York to St. Louis, a swarm of tho army's best lliers will ascend to greet him and escort him over the 400-mile remaining distance. Dayton. called tho birthplace of aviation. because 1t Is the home of the Wright brothers. inventors of the airplane, thus has been singled out to honor one of the youngest f1iers and the one thus far most honored.
 Assembled here from Boiling Field. Washington. D. C.. and Sel- fridge Field Michigan. are 2s of the country's crack aviators and the fastest group of planes on tho con- tinent. They arrived late yesterday from Washington and New York where they have been taking part in the Lindbergh demonstrations. These planes will take the air when they are informed that Lind bergh. flying his Spirit of St. Louis." passed over Columbus 60 miles away. A score or more of ad- ditional planes from Wilbur Wright and McCook Felds will go aloft to greet the fiier. who is not scheduled to stop here. Two or three of the planes will join the official escort of !29.
 Lindbergh Is expected to pass over Columbus between 1:30 and p. m., eastern standard time, arriving in Dayton half or three quarters of an hour later. He is expected to circle Wilbur Wright Field until the escort forms about him. The army air es- cort Is to land at Scott Field, 25 miles out of St. Louis. but Lind bergh and. if possible, planes carry ing three newspaper correspondents are to land at Lambert Field in St. Louis.
 Last Sight for New York New York. June r @ = New York city got its last glimpse Of Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh about S:30 a. m. today when the Viking of the Air circled over the lower section of the city from Mitchell field on his way to St. Louis. Crowds in the downtown section raised q cheer. Lindbergh first ap- peared over Governors Island and the Battery. His plane, high in the air. swooped over city hall and then shot toward the Jersey shore. Lindbergh received large crayon portrait of himself just before he left his apartment for Mitchell field this morning from Thomas Julian elli. 21 years old. of Union Hill, N. U.
 Julianelli managed to enter the apartment as the aviator was dress ing and presented him the drawing Gee. that's great" the arman told the young artist. My mother will be tickled to death with that. I Will have it sent to her right away"
 The flier gave his visitor an au- tographed photograph of himself. Lindbergh left his apartment at $40 a. m., in an automobile for Mitchell field. Long Island. to hop off in his plane for St. Louis. He arrived at Mitchell field at 7:20 a. m, and went immediately to the quarters of Colonel Benjamin D. Foulois, commandant at the field, for breakfast. The cavalcade of automobiles with it's police es- cort made the trip from Lind bergh's apartment at Park avenue and filth street, New York, in 40 minutes.
 Sleepless for 36 Hours
 A strenuous four-day entertain ment for Colonel Lindbergh ended for him in time to get a little sleep prior to a return home to St. Louis with the other member of his flying firm of "we."
 Sleepless for thirty-six hours, dur ing which he buried evening clothes beneath soiled flying suit for surprise trip to Washington and re- union with the Spirit of St. Louis the inanimate partner of the re- nowned combination of "we"-Lind- bergh was whirled about three boroughs of the city to receive his final honors.
 He retired at midnight to secure few hours sleep before his 300 mile flight to St. Louis. the home of the men who financed his $25.00O expedition across the Atlantic.
 Got Four Medals
 In his final and second busiest day in New York, the flying colonel received four medals, bringing his total decorations to twenty-one, and the $25,0O0 prize awarded by Ray mond Orteig for the first nonstop air flight from New York to Paris
 Colonel Lindbergh on his return from Washington with the Spirit of St. Louis, ran the plane down Roose- welt field in sentimental farewell gesture to the spot where he started his great flight, cruised into the air again and landed at Mitchell field to begin the final events of his program.
 After triumphant parade over a 70 mile course, during which 200,- 900 school children sounded their greeting In enthusiastic treble, the youthful flier received a medal from the borough at brief ceremonies at Prospect park.
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