Evening star., 1927-10-15
RUTH ELDER LANDS
At HORTA, GREETED
! BY GREAT CROWDS
Girl Flyer and HaIdeman Say
Farewell to Crew of
Dutch Tanker.
sANGFR0ID AT RESCUE
IMPRESSES SEAMEN
Said Thank You" and Used Lip.
stick When Saved-Will Con-
tinue to Paris by Ship.

HORTA, Island OF Fayal, Azores
October I5.-Vivacious az ever ana
minus neither her poise nor her lip
stick. Ruth Elder stepped ashore here
this morning safe, with her copllot,
George w. Haldeman, from their OAR
ing venture over the Atlantic in the
monoplane American Girl.
1t was a far cryi from her starting
noint near New York, but the pretty
American aviatrix looked to the great
crowd that had come to welcome her
as though she had just left Broadway
With Can't. Coos hat poised Jauntliy
on her rebellious curls, Miss Eioef'
after posing for hundreds OF pho.o'
graphs. stepped from the BarenorechI
into a waiting launch and bid cheeF'
ful farewell to the crew and the cap
tain NJ the Barendrecht, which hau
lost two davs in coming to the Azores
TO land the flyers.
First Words Are OF Thanks.
.rrha,k YOU very much. were
1,,,,.s srst words when she and Hal-
deman were taken aboard ths -
tanker Barendrecht on Thursoay' 'ns
crew said today. Then she prouuoeu
her lipstick, apparently oDlVlouS s6 %
.he fact that she had JUST seePp Pat,,
from, the very jaws OF death W
So deep an impression olo nei ,.rer
froid in the face or the sIeat IN
ot .LO .ha had lust escaped make on
tha.crav of the Dutch tanker tnat llle
i;nsticLr episode was duly noteo IN Oh
tSotsI summary of the rescue as
.:na, ont nv the Barendrechts rdoio
AIthoush Miss Elder was unwlhlhs
=. c;vo an interview until later, IL was
Issrned in the statement given OUT ny
Fsdio Officer Meder that the exp!osloi,
in the American Girls engine ioiloMeu
the humping &C the plane agains' .ii .is
side of the Barendrecht aIter ln
wings had been broken on ny roIs sat
,eax The flames from the plane sh"l
I'm 40 high that had the Barendrech5
carried benzine or gasoline sne wouIo
have been bl.Jwn up, 10 was Sta
T,he American flyers, although baked
- their hone TO span the Atlantic IN
,nr.stor fight TO Paris. intend 10
- there inst the same, planning 10
ran,ain in Horta until Monday. When
+hav will take the Portuguese man
boat Lima for Lisbon. en- route 10
Paris.
Great Crowd Gathers.
The Barendrecht, which hao playeu
90 vital a part in the stirring drama
of the American Girl. arrived at Hof-
~ at 8 o'clock this morning. local time.
Desnite the early hour ana heaVy
rain that was falling, great crown
had gathered and crowded ABOARD ths
parandrecht. full of quetslonS anu
armed with innumerable cameras.
Annearing fresh as daisies after
their irving experience, Miss Eioer
ana Haldeman posed indefatigably for
the photographers with officers OF tne
Barendrecht.
Miss Elder was unwilling 10 give
an interview until later: nut hdulo
Officer Meder gave out the following
statement: -
s"rhe plane circled around the
Rarendrecht at 1890 am. on the
thirteenth, asked our position ana
then came alongside in midocean.
Although a land plane she did not
sink and the flyers climbed TO the
ton. Miss Elder donned her safety
suit. but Haldeman did not.
Flyers Taken on by Boat.
'"The Barendrecht put out boat
DESPITE the fact that the seas were
very rough and took the flyers aboard.
II tried to pick up the plane. but the
wings broke of and the motor bump
ed against the side of the ship and
then exploded and sank. shooting
flames as high as the bridge. Had
the Barendrecht carried benzine or
gasoline she would have been
blown up.
miss Elder and Haldeman were
all right except for fatigue. The first
thing Miss Elder did was to produce
her lipstick and her first words were
THANK you very much.'
"The passports, parachutes and lug
gage were lost in the ocean. We left
the American Girl in pieces lifting and
sinking slowly"
Members of the Barendrecht's crew
said that Miss Elder had been charm"
ing to all of them during the trip
from the tirne that she and Haldemdn
were picked up until their arrival
today.
Rescued Flyer Restless.
Showing this same happy friendll-
ness this morning. her blue-gray eyes
appearing to defy fatigue and the scar
let of her sweater and stockings vying
with the excited rosy tint Of her
cheeks, Miss Elder stood on the deck
of the Barendrecht. Her airiness ami
daintiness contrasted strongly with
the silence OF her copiIot in their great
adventure. Haldeman. who seemed
content to let her hold the center of
the stage.
The American girl was restless, now
posing for photogra phs i'm mi iship.
now stopping for few words in the
captains cabin, now climbing to the
bridge for group photographs.
Then. amid CHEEKY farewells ard
expressions of profound gratitude to
Capt. Coos, his officers and crew, Miss
Elder and Haldeman descended into
.. waiting launch, the send-off seem
ingly being one Of sparkling aninla
tion.
The American flyers will be the
guests of Traffic Director Mackay OF
the Western Union Cable Co. until
Monday, when they intend taking the
Portuguese mail boat Lima to Lisbon
Do. i