Evening star., 1927-05-22
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and joined the demonstration. The
cheering was renewed again and again.
from the tops of motor busses, stopped
in traffic joyful figures demonstrated
giee, the police abandoning efforts to
restrain the throng and joining in the
general elation.
From the first re-echoing of the
cry viva la American rolled with
a mighty shout THE Flags" the same
cry which two weeks ago gave rise
to false rumor of an anti-American
demonstration, when it was falsely
reported the mob demanded the re-
moval of an American flag from the
Matin.
American Flag CIIeered.
For several minutes this cry was
renewed until the proprietor of a
motion picture theater unfurled little
American flag which was greeted with
cheer after cheer. This became the
mightiest pro-American demonstra-
ton seen in France since the days
of the war as the Yank troops landed
when three large American flags be-
side the French tricolor were hung
from the Matin window in glare of
searchlightS. There could be no mis-
taking the sincerity of these cheers.
They were prolonged as Frenchmen in
the crowd rushed up to Americans
wringing their hands in congratula-
tons.
Extra papers, telling the tale of the
Americans triumph in bulletin form,
sold as fast as newsmen could dis
tribute them, as the throng slowly dis
persed in general procession toward
Montmarte, where many hundreds
We're to spend the remainder of the
night in celebra ton.
Flares CLEAN Over Crowds.
1t was high drama. A picture
of scene. Nearly 100000 peo-
pie were massed on the east side
of the LIE Bourget airfield. Some of
them had been there six and seven
hours. Off to the left the giant flare
of Mount Nalarien flashed it's guiding
light 800 miles into the air On the
left the LIE Bourget lighthouse twin
kled and off to the right another giant
revolving flare sent it's beams high
into the heavens. Big arc lights were
on all sides with enormous electric
flares flooding the landing field. From
time to tine rockets arose and burst
their lights over the field. At 1880, the
hour announced for his arrival, had
come and gone. Then and no Lind
bergh. AT 3 o'clock the sun had set,
but then came reports that LindberSh
had been seen over Cork. then that
he had been seen over Valencia In
Suddenly message spread like
lightning that the aviator had been
seen over Cherbourg. However, re-
memberinG the messages telling OF
%lInceSSer'S fight the crowd was
Skeptical.
zone chance in q thousand" ooh.
he cannot do it without navigating
Instruments It's a pity. because
he was a brave boy" Such were the
comments. Pessimism had spread
over the great throng by 10 o'clock.
when the stars came out and chill
wind blew.
Suddenly the fl Id lights flooded
their glares onto the landing ground
and there came a roar of an airplane's s
began to cheer. but two minutes later
searchlight had identified the plane
and it wasn't Lindbergh's.
Stamping their feet in the cold. the
crowd waited patiently. 1t seemed
quite apparent that nearly every one
was willing to wait all night, hoping
against hope.
Roar of Motor Heard.
Suddenly it was 1915 exactly, when
another motor roared over the heads
of the crowd. In the sky one caught
a glimpse of white grey plane and
for an instant the sound of one was
dim and the idea spread that it was
yet another disappointment. Again
the landing lights glared and almost
by the time they had flooded the field
the grey white plane had lighted on
the far side. nearly half a mile from
the crowd. 1t seemed to stop almost
as it hit the ground, SO gently did it
land.
And then occurred scene which al
most passed description. Two com
panies of soldiers with fixed bayonets.
and the lie Bourget Field police. re.
inforced by Paris agents. had held
the crowd in good order before. But
now as the lights showed the plane
landing much as if a picture had been
thrown on moving-picture screen.
there was mad rush. The movement
of humanity swept over the soldiers
and policemen and there was q mad
sight as 10000 men and women rush
ed madly across a half mile of not
too even ground
Ine SOlulefS ana ponce tfleu Tor
one small moment to stem the tide
and then joined it. rushing as madly
as any one else toward the aviator
and his plane.
The first to reach the plane were
two, workmen of the aviation field
and 9 half dozen Frenchmen. "Cettc
fois ca va" they cried, and Lind
bergh answered. ''Well, l made it,"
An. instant later he was on the
shoulders of half dozen persons,
who tried to bear him from the field
The crowd crushed about the aviator
and his progress was halted until
squad of soldiers with fixed bayonets
cleared a way for him and his bearers
to the clubhouse on the edge of the
field.
Women Trampied in Rush.
Then followed an almost cruel rush
to get near the airman. Women were
thrown down and a number trampled
badly. The doors of the small club.
house were closed, but the windows
were forced by enthusiasts. who were
promptly elected by soldiers.
Spurred on by reports that spread
in Paris Of the approach Of the aviator,