Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-05

I RASsAAOt
Beside him in the cabin was
/ Charles A. Levine, his financial packer
and the surprise member OF the crew.
Levine is % years old, began 4l1e as q
stable boy, and then became wealthy as
a dealer IN metals. He is an amateur
flier but has done very little flying
and whether or not he could be OF
| practical assistance TO -.er1perlln was
a matter OF speculation
Both men are married and Levine
is the father of two girls. Mrs. Levine
| tonight had recovered from an attack,
of mysteries suffered when she first
learned her husband was to make the
trip as he hOpped d2l4-- otl1e coCAt1s at
I the takeoff Mrs. Chamberlin kept
| at home what was expected to be the
\ longest vigil in her experience as an
aviator's wife. s@ @
Reports lates today from Nova Scotia
indicated the Columbia was flying sew
/! eral hours pehinu the schedule set by
Lindbergh, making arrival time in Ire
land not probable before late tomorrow
afternoon, eastern daylight saving time.
The reason for the slower time was
aseribed by John Carisi, who replaced
ID. N1. DCl1dI1Cct WIFI U1lE WIIS1lO L1ClO-
nautical company, to Chamberlin'S de-
| sire to avoid spurts and high flying
| speed for the sake of economizing on
ohe gasoline supply,
"Cllamberlin is to hold the pace
/ down said CariSi, "in order. to get
distance. not speed. He told me before
he left that he wanted to make the
gas hold out to the last drop"
It was just two weeks ago this eve
ming that Captain Charles A. Lind
bergh dropped down out of darken-
| ing sky onto Lie Bourget field at Paris.
! the first man ever to fly ,-1ere from
New York; He beat Chamberlin to
T Paris so Chanberlin set out today to
| go Beyond Paris, thus adding to his
lalirels the long distance flying record
/ as we'll as the endurance record
The plane in which Chanlberlin and
Levine took off for Europe is the same
Wright engined Bellanca monoplane
Colilnlbia..it which stayed in the air, for,
i'fn0Te than 81 hours to give Chamber
lin and AcoSta the endurance record.
It s,c0uld have stayed longer, but at
that time it's gasoline was used UP.
The flight was marked by great
excitement because OF the element or
| mystery that ensllrouoed it's begin
ming. Until the very last moment
| it was not known that Levine, who
is managing director OF the company
(which owns the Columbia, was going
| along. Absolute secrecy had been
maintained as to the man who would
accompany Cllarnberlin and even
Levine's own wife did not know OF
| his intention.
When the nonoplane was close to
1.-THE runway at Roosevelt field from
which Lindbergh took off more than
/ two weeks ago. Cflamberlirl appeared
lin flying clothes and tcoK control, btlt
allo navigator was in evitlence. Levi13c
was on hard, but he was i'll ordinary
business clothes and bare headed.
rs it possible that you are to be
1.-The, second man yollrself?"' someone
asked Levine and he laughed snorGIy
as, his wife locked at him in sudden
concern e.is&Ai' 'A5 f
La where did YOU. gel that fdea?' he
Iesked, and then added, I'D like tc
co. 81 s
When the plane was ready Levine
hoped into the cockpit beside Cham
| berlin. Somebody said something
| ABOUT his gong TO take a little test
| flight. Mrs. Levine showed some Goa
GERM btt was reasslmed by friencS.
Mrs. Cnanberlin was not at the field,
! having said good -bye to her husband
1 at {a$ Garden City hotel SC that her
natural concern might not upset him
at the take-off.
Tho plane started down the runway.
! Someone cried They're OFF, There
was excitement confusion, people ran
here and there and called unintelligi-
bic messages. The plane slowed and
stopped, was hauled back to the
TIunWay's Top. Levine was still in the
seeciiingly at his wife, and again the
plane roared down the runway.
This time it lifted gently into the
air, climbed steadily for altitude ana
then headed off for Massachusetts,
for the ocean, for Europe, and for
game to be wrested by flying fairly
into the face Of deadly danger.
I MFRS. Levine uttered sudden cry
FCf anguish. Friends rushed to her
SIDE. She became hysterical and was
led sobbi1g to an automobile which
1iclrove Her rapidly away The .Colutn-
i.tia,s b silver dragon fly with yellow
wings, diminished into the distance
/ and disappeared.
{ Two hours later the monoplane
4 was sighted over Massachusetts, head
ing out to sea. AT noon she was seen
above Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, and
I from there her progress was reported
at frequent intervals by the Canadian
press. 1t was the staff OF this news
/ service that reported the passage OF
Ilindbergh across. Nova Scotia and
Newfoundland and their reports on
Chanberljn we're even more frequent
and faster.
The Columbia reached Yarmouth
at 12:o6 p.J M, and at 1913 the
Canadian press report OF its passage
was in the office OF the Associated
Press in New York and had been