The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-06-07
HUGE CROWDS
GREET FLYERS
AT AIR FIELD
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gave three deafening cheers for
Chamberlin and Levine and then
strove madly to get near the airmen.
Chamber!in mounted the fuselage of
the Columbia and acknowledged the
tribute.
Meanwhile, the thousands in the
outer sections of the crowd raised a
continuous din, demanding a chance
to see the airmen, and Chamberlin
and Levine entered an open auto
mobile and were driven around the
field amid cheers.
The reception platform prepared
for the Americans was piled high
with floral tributes. One of the
largest of the wreaths was a token
from the former German navy flyers
who are now pilots of the Lufthansa
Commercial Air Lines.
Go to Embassy
The ceremonies over, Chamberlin
and Levine entered Ambassador
Schurman's automobile and started
for the embassy. A squad of police
clambered to the running board and
the can was given the right of way
through the surging, cheering crowds
as it sped toward the Wilhelmplatz.
Persons who saw Colonel Lind
bergh's landing at LeBourget Field
estimated that the crowd here was
even larger. The police, however,
had plenty of advance notice and
kept the multitude we'll in hand.
At one time Ambassador Schurman
and Burgomaster Scholz were forced
back by the police, who were not
impressed by top hats, decorations
or badges.
Tonight the flyers will be the
guests at a private dinner given by
the Ambassador DIR. Jacob Gould
Schurman, who has invited only
Dewitt C.. Poole, counselor, and Ed
ward l.. Reed, secretary Of the en-
.bassy, and their wives.
Hindenberg to Receive Them
Reception Of the flyers by Presi-
dent Won Hindenbcrg is set for 1880
ming there will be an official dinner
at the embassy and Friday evening
4 dinner at the American club. The
rest Of the arrangements for enter
tainment of the aviators are in the
hands of the Germans.
While officials and ordinary Ber-
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this morning to the great reception,
the transatlantic flyers were making
repairs to their plane. the Columbia,
at the edge of swamp near Kottbus.
KOttbus is 20 miles southeast of
the capital, and the flyers could have
come here Immediately by plane or
motor car but they insisted on wait
ing for repairs 10 the plane which
had hvnnnh& fhn,,n On f0I, thu
Atlantic and on soaring over Berlin
as they originally intended, coming
down on the TEN pelhofer Field. When
the American embassy learned Of this,
measures were Immediately taken
for a new propeller to be rushed to
the stranded Columbia to be fitted
in the place Of the broken one.
Trouble Over Channel
Everything went well during the
flight, the flyers declared, until they
reached the English Channel. There
they encountered decidedly unfavor-
able weather conditions that called
for large consumption Of their
precious fuel. Thus, when they had
almost reached the goal. their gaso-
line supply ran low and it was de-
cided to descend and replenish it.
They found they had landed at Elsie
ben, about 10 miles southwest of
Berlin. This was about 6 o'clock
Monday morning, and it was nearly
three hours later before they could
take off again as rs gallons Of gaso-
line had to be hauled on bicycle
and there was further delay when the
Americans had to convince the local
customs authorities that they had no
dutiable commodities aboard
Again in the air they were headed
for Berlin but it was not long before
engine trouble developed making
, necessary another landing. This time
they were not SO fortunate, for they
came down on the edge Of swamp
in the village of Klinge. not far from
Kottbus. After going over the plane
to determine the damage, they de-
cided it could be repaired.
Crowd Gathers Quickly
BY this time the burgomaster and
other officials had arrived to bid the
flyers welcome and they were soon
on the way to Kottbus where they
were enrolled in the city's golden
book" They also had long draughts
from the "honor goblet" The popu-
lace, overjoyed at the unexpected
1OnOr That came TO the town, Il0cked
about the city hall to shout their
welcome in such numbers that police
had to intervene and save the visitors
from jostling similar to that which
Lindbergh encountered when he ar
rived at, lie Bourget.
Chamberlin's and Levine's thoughts
turned to something TO eat almost
Immediately after they landed. The
country is famous for its Spreewald
cells and large platters Of the deli
cacy, together with other substantial
German food. were set before them
sCuGumbers are. another product Of
the, region, and the I Wends, q frag.
ment Of lost tribe, i've largely BY
means Of these. two commodities.
Future Plans
4 From Berlin Chanaherlin hpper-ty
fly to Vienna, and there are ruplQs,
that he-and Levine are planning stt
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