Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-16
Many Newspapers Foresee
Practical Ocean Service

Following closely upon Lindbergh' s
lone flight from New York to Paris.
the record trip to Germany by Cham
berlin and Levine is believed by
many American newspapers to have
gone a long way toward proving the
case for the practicability of general
transatlantic flying.
They demonstrated that an air.
plane of sound construction and ia
vored by reasonably good weather can
make the trip with fair assurance of
success" says the Indianapolis Star,
an opinion in which the Columbus
Ohio State Journal and st. Louis
Post-Dispatch and many other papers
concur. The st. Paul Pioneer Press
adds that they serve notice on the
world of the progress in aeronautical
engineering, of the mastery of the new
science of air navigation, with all its
absolutely novel and perplexing prob
lens, and of the achievement by man
of motors which approach more and
more nearly the ideal of absolute re-
liability
Both of these remarkable flights
made by American pilots" the Santa
Barbara Daily News suggests, seem
to afford proof that the American
aviators are not behind those of other
nations, as has been so frequently al
legged. These brave American pilots
have demonstrated that the modern
plane can remain in the air in all
sorts of weather for many hours.
They have proved that a plane carry.
ing passenger can cover almost 1000
miles in n single fight" The Rich
mond News-Leader and Erie Dispatch
Herald recognize that much of the
credit goes to the Wright motor, and
the Chicago Daily News mentions as
essential factors care, skill, knowl-
edge and exceptionally efficient me-
chanical equipment"
THE achievement makes the posi-
bility of transatlantic air navigation
more definite than ever, and adds fur
Their laurels to the honors already won
by American aviators," declares the
Salt Lake Deseret News. The Lynch
burg News points out that Lind
bergh's feat was the first of it's kind,
the circumstances surrounding his
being more romantic, the whole more
appealing to the imagination" but it
adds. Yet Chamberlin can claim the
honor of flying farther, even though
misfortunes robbed him of the recep.
ton by thousands in eagerly waiting
Berlin crowds"
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Numerous papers, including the
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, Savan-
nah Press, Arkansas Democrat and
Youngstown indicator, see in the
two flights 'glory enough" for both
aviators and for Levine as Cham
berlin's hacker and passenger. The
New York Sun offers the comment:
"Alcock and Brown flew from Amer.
lea to Europe. Lindbergh flew from
the Western continent to the Eastern.
Now Chamberlin and Levine have
flown from New York to Germany, an
accomplishment which would make
the world sit up and gasp if Lind
bergh had not already exhausted most
OF the superlatives by his immortal
journey from New York to Paris"
Daring, backed by good Judgment
and expert aviation, has again scored.
There will be no more talk about
luck In conquering the air." asserts
the Newark Evening News, and
"deathless glory" for both Lindbergh
and Chamberlin is seen by the Cleve.
land News. The Passaic Herald says
Chamberlin's feat docs not detract
in any measure from the great
achievement of Lindbergh, for Lind
bergh made the first hop from great
American city to great city of the
continent" nor does either fight de-
tract from ''the glory that was AL.
cocks in making his shorter but
even more desperate dash from New.
foundland to Ireland"
Chamberlin and Levine twill be re. |
membered by the historian of the |
future" declares the Altoona Mirror,
and the Ann Arbor Times-New also |
affirms that their names will go down |
In the books that tell of brave men |
risking their lives to stir the magma |
ton and build new hopes for the |
human race
They had the success Of young