Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-22


He put his leg over the side o.
the cockpit, and it was grasped by q
dozen hands. So was his other leg,
as soon as he could get it out OF
the machine. Holding him High and
cheering him, with cheers that came
| from the heart, as well as the
| lungs, the crowd took him tc itself
The police did their best to get to
the young hero and save him trout
those to whom he had become a
friend, hero, sportsman to adj
mire forever, but they we're helpless
against the common impulse. Ignor-
ing the swinging batons OF the
gendarmes and the loud voiced shouts
Of soldiers anxious TO bring order
out of delirious, but very human, en-
thusiasn the crowd of common peo-
pie sWirled about the young man
from America held alott and smiilng.
and seemingly a bit bewildered or
The arms OF a few study souls.
For half an hour they pushed one
another this way and that, trying
to take young Jindbergh from his
plane tc the administration building
OH the landing field, where noted
men of MS own country and OF
France had long been waiting to
welcome him with due formality
When finally they ogt MIN there, his
tired and trembling fingers were
grasped i'll handshake by Ameri
cas- ambassador to France, MyrQn
L. Herrick, and by Frenchmen OF
high position.
But Lindbergh was too weary
seemingly to know what it was all
about He smiled and said Thank
you. am awfully happy" and
then his fatigue could be fought OIL
no longer and he seemed TO go to
sleep standing there on his feeJ.
Outside the crowd was bowling for
a sight CT the nero who has won
the heart OF France as no American
probably mad before. Brilliant
searchlights were focused on the
balcony of the building, into when
T,indbergh had been carried. But
The crowd had to be disappointed
Lindbergh could do not more.
The American ambassador came to
the balcony and waved the avlator's
helmet at the crowd which kept
shouting: "The pilot-the pilot. Let
lis see Lindbergh."
Lindbergh, asleep On his feet, was
lifted up and carried to an auso-
mobile and hurried to Paris, 1ew
miles away, to sleep after so many
house when ever to close his eyes
for a moment might have meant
death.
Tonight ne lies in bed in mis- coun-
try's embassy. 1t was after midnight
when he reached there-41 hours
after ne got out OF bed in New
York to make the great adventure
in which already so many others had
failed.
1t was on the ambassadors in
sistence that the youth permitted
himself to go to the embassy, and
the car had difficulty in making
its way through the tremendous
traffic to the residence of Americas
official representative There French
aviators assisted the birdman to
alight. He stumbled as ne slept in
their arms.
PARIS, May % Sunday QR--
Before Captain Charles A. Lind
bergh went to sleep early this morn
ing after his New York-to-Paris
flight he asked Ambassador HerrlclE
and others who have taken charge
of him TO let him go back to mis-
plane in order to 'show the people
how the windows work."
"Never mind your old windows
said the ambassador. Come an0
get a rest at the embassy"
just before ne retired Lindbergn
had a bracing cup OF coffee, which
for a few seconds, brought him OUT
OF his sleepiness, enough to talk a
! little OF his flight.
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