New Britain herald., 1927-07-20
.THR0NGS CROWD
HARTFORD STREETS
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ed on your epoch making fight into
the unknown as a messenger OF
peace and good WILL As such you
were royalty received by France
Belgium, and England and you have
been heralded as the "Ambassa dor
Without Portfolio" Today, sir, you
have taken off, on a like tour
bringing tidings Of American good
/ will IN the interests Of aviation
Connecticut is to be congratulated
that it has the honor of greeting you
on your first stop and. as you wing
your way through your country, be
assured that the best wishes and
prayers of the people of Connecticut
will accompany you.
1T is my great honor to express
to you for them, god-speed and sue.
cess"
~ Bulkiey's Address
fHoughton Buckley. acting mayor
Of the city Of Hartford in an .ad.
dress to the thousands who had
come to see Lindbergh. said:
Fellow citizens: We all come
down here today to welcome the
worlds greatest peace-time air hero
| In the short space of thirty-thret
hours and thirty minutes. he accom-.
plished something that the brains
Drawn and the backing OF the all
industry has been trying to show the
public for over a decade, namely
that aviation is no longer hit or mis-:
that it is now safe to travel Ions
distances in airplanes. and further
more. to create a wild enthusiasm
all over the country for aviation. Be.
yond that. by his quiet. modest con
duct in the European countries, he
did more to further the good will Of
the United States than all our states.
men for generations back.
1T is very fitting that Col. Lind
berg should choose Hartford as the
first stopping place on his nationa
air tour. Brainard field was the
first municipal airport to be estab,
lished by large city of the United
States and Hartford is justly proud
of the distinction Of being the first
city to welcome Col. Lindbergh or
! his long journey.
Col. Lindbergh. your cool cour'
age and daring has won place fol
you in the hearts Of every citizen OF
Hartford. Your modesty. unseltish.
ness and desire to serve is an ex'
ample to every one of us. and as
spokesman for the city of Hartford
I welcome you to our city,
This staid old capital city was
"Lindy mad" today. Even before
the hero Of the Atlantic had hoped
off from Mitchell Field just before
noon, Hartford was already moving
enmass for Brainard Field and long
before he was due to arrive stiff
necks were already in evidence.
i, The state has never seen anything
like the preparations made here tc
receive the youth, who on May 81
set the world agog by swoopine
down out of the skies on Paris
aviation field after a nonstop fligh,
from New York.
Hartford is particularly proud OF
the, fact that the colonel selected
1.-the. capitol city of Connecticut as his
first stop off in his tour of the sew
enty five principal cities of the for
ty eight states.
Every building in the city Is
draped with bunting-every person
has the name 'Lindy" on his lips
Things were humming at Brain
ard Field shortly after daybreak
for besides being the day of Col
Lindbergh's visit. it was also Gov
ernor's day at Mantle where the
16eth infantry is having its train
ing period and five planes had to
be put in readiness to transport
Governor Trumbull and his staff to
the camp.
800 Cops At Field
Early in the morning the 800 po-
liceman assigned to the task of pre-
serving order at the field had taken
their places and all was in readiness
to care for the tens of thousands
Of persons expected. City officials,
state dignitaries and officials of the
day were among the early arrivals
at the field. Long before noon. the
field had taken on the aspect of a
circus grounds. One would almost
expect to see the Big Top" after
balloons, tin horns. confetti and
what not. The field was also sug-
gestive of a picnic grounds with
family groups seated about lunch
baskets. their binoculars and tele-
scopes handy. determined not to
miss a single phase of the celebra-
ton.
Lindbergh has said that it is the
children he wants to talk to as the
future af aviation in the United
States rests largely in the hands of
the boys and girls of tomorrow and
so younger Hartford was we'll re-
presented and young tongues wagged
enough to make the gallant COL
oners ears burn.
Much Highway Traffic
Traffic from other cities of the
state and from southern Mass.
streamed into the city from all
roads. most of 1t headed for Brain
ard Field. Some drivers, however,
were content to park along the pa
rade route. Every window, roof and
post Of vantage along the parade
route had been spoken for days in
advance and were tenanted long be-
fore the parade was due.
An hour before the parade hove
into sight. police cleared the streets
CT au-trafiic and rarking was pro-
hibited.
The Hartford insurance compan-
les closed. at noon to. belch forth
their thousands of employer - off
for the rest of the day to take part
in this city's tribute to the tiier OF
all times. 80
Parade About 3:l5 p. NJ.
Z. Lihdbergh will take his place IN