Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05

steamed out Of Cherbourg Harbor at
4:30 o'clock this afternoon, taking
Capt. Charles Lindbergh home.
| To the last minute the American
| transatlantic lone flyer was lauded in
| speeches and cheered by the people,
and when at last he finally stepped
| from French soil he was made to eel,
perhaps as never before during his
stay, that he carries with Linn a sem
timent that can be won only by great
| things done as he has done them,
modestly.
The pilot of the goo dmonoplane
the Spirit of st. Louis. aboard the
Memphis tonight, will have his first
chance to get real rest. He will be
able for the first time since he Glided
down on lie. Bourget Field to go to
bed without thinking of what cere-
mony or what crush awaits him on
the morrow. Also for the first time
in a fortnight he will be removed
from the dangerous temptation to
take chances with strange aircraft.
Returns I'm Blaze of Glory.
The American boy goes home in a
blaze OF glory, and probably Just N
time not to perceive the fatigue he
experienced in the prolonged effort
of the French people to give MIN lis
due, but he goes In full possession of
French admiration and with a mes
sage, which, told in his modest, ear
nest way, cannot fail to bring France
and the United States closer together.
His last day in France was Her
bourg's greatest of all days. The re.
ception in the ancient square in front
of Cherbourg's town hall was such as
might have rejoieed the heart of
Louis XIV, but it certainly was much
moro hearty than any even that great
King ever received when he visited
this port.
The fourteenth century houses
sandwiched in between the more mod
ern structures. recalled the engrav-
ings of olden times. In every window
there were as many heads as there
was space for them Here and there
in the throng were ancient head.
dresses. the like Of which Louis XIV
must have seen at some time
The air was full of buzzing air
plane motors, while the mayor was
reading his address. The aviator him
than by any of the attentions he had
received before.
Lessay Pays Homage.
The homage of the little burg of
LesSay, where he landed from his
Paris flight this morning, impressed
him by its touching simplicity. He
was so pleased by the greeting he re.
ceived there that he remained to lunch
with the mayor and regarded it as
great honor that the five firemen the
OF k.,,,
man to see him.
All along the 40-mile road from
Lessay to Cherbourg he passed
through villages flying the Stars and
stripes; he was cheered by the peas
ants and kisses were thrown to him
ny the children. So 1t went, on to
Cherbourg town hall, then to the
| maritime station, where he was asked
10 inaugurate plaque to commend.
rate his flight over Normandy on his
way to LIE Bourget.
The channel basin, when Lindbergh
looked on 1t from the deck of the
steamer Seine, from which he de-,
scended to the Memphis launch. pre-.
sented sight calculated to move even
d stout-hearted trans-oceanic aviator
me steamers at the docks, the motor
boats In the channel and in the offing
were all gay with bunting, and the
grim sides of the Memphis, lighted
by the soft afternoon sun, appeared
as II they had been newly FURNISHED
for the occasion.
Every Craft Afioat Used.
There was not a craft afioat that
was not utilized for sightseeing pur.
poses when Lindbergh finally climbed
| down from the Seine to the motor
launch and broke contact with the
soil Of France.
Then the crowd set up almost in
unison the best of all parting cries:
| When are you coming back, Lind
bergh? When are you coming back?"
| Steamer whistles and sirens Joined
In screeching their au revoir to the
birdman in their own particular way.
There were moist eyes among the
admirars launch, with uindbergh
standing bare,headed in the stern,
glided swiftly down the channel to-
ward where the cruiser Memphis was
moored. Many turned away thinking
1t was all over, but they turned back
again when they observed that the
Memphis remained at anchor. They
stayed for another hour, and then,
when oil the receptions were over and
the final word was spoken, the war
| ship weighed anchor and put to sea-
Lindbergh climbed to the lighting
top and waved his hand in a gesture
now familiar to the French people.
| Their voices replied-more feebly in
the distance this time, and flags and
handkerchiefs were still waving when
the Memphis was almost lost to view.
Frenchman Describes Scene.
Capt. Mathey, the French journalist.
aviator, who so graphically described
Capt. LindberSh's fight from Paris to
Brussels, today gave the Associated
Press the following account of Lind
bergh's departure from French shores:
Sailing in splendid weather, such
as Cherbourg seldom has, and with
vast crowds covering the jetties and
lining the harbor, Capt. Lindbergh,
splendid as a king, went aboard the
U. S. s. Memphis today on the
admiral's launch, standing erect with
his blond hair lighted by the sunshine
and ruftied by the breeze.
Turning around the destroyer
Brock, where he saluted the officers
and crew. Capt. Lindbergh went
aboard the Memphis arm-in-arm with
one Of the ships officers. The flyer
was followed aboard by the whole
official committee. According to mill
tary rules, the reception lasted the
renulaY minutes