The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-13
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fancy formations.
Battery Park damned
Fifty thousand people were
fnAsssd around Battery Park when
the Macon landed '.Lindy. at the
Battery.
Al hundred brightly groomed POI.
Hce horses, bearing mounted OF.
ficers. pranced excitedly while their.
riders strove to control the strain
Ing crowds.
More than 1000 policemen formed
q solid Gordon In the two blocks
between Pier a and the elevated
station.
From there to city Hall Park,
where New York was to officially
claim Colonel Lindbergh as her
own, thousands of other policemen
were stationed at intervals Of ten
Half Of the entire police force
of 5000 men were on duty some
where along the line Of march.
Preceded by an escort OF 10000
troops, Indy was taken up
through lower Broadway, between
dense thongs of people, to City
Hall, where his mother, Mrs.
EVangeIine Lodge Lindbergh, was
awaiting to view the official recep.
ton Of her son by the city.
At City Hall Park a huge throng
assembled to witness the official
welcoming in ''Lindy's'' nonor. It
occupied every available seat in
three hastily constructed wooden
grandstands and thousands more
stood Tor blocks around.
Escorted by 10000
1T was colorful assemblaga.
Women and girls, attired Ia bright
colored gowns and waving flags,
made up large portion OF this
audience, but the men had their
representation. too.
Those In the grandstands had
been admitted by special ticket.
Mounted police experienced d ffi-
Guilty in keeping the crowd back Of
the ropes.
From the windows Of nearoy
skyscrapers ticker tape and torn
bits Of paper descended upon the
heads Of spectators as "Lindy"
came up from the battery.
Officials on TIE reviewing stand
entertained the spectators by intro
ducing dignitaries.
When the band played various in
spring tunes, the various consul
generals in the city we're presented.
So were all the following: Maj.
Gen. James H. McRae and staff,
Rear Admiral Charles p. Plunkett
and staff. city commissioners, mem
bers of the board of aldermen, the
board Of estimates and, finally, tho
mayor and his military and execu.
tive aides.
At 12:40 b. M, the start of the
parade OF 10000 troops that were
escorting Indy up from the bat.
terry swerved in off Broadway. led
by band. This was the signal
for q wild outburst of enthusiasm
from the crowd.
On Lodges and COrnices
Heads popped out of windows
Of nearby buildings and It seemed
az II many of the spectators were
taking a long chance on their lives.
The cornices of some of the
buildings were so crowded with
spectators that it seemed astound-
ing that some of them did not
fall off.
From window lodges OF the Wool
worth Building, as high as fifty
stories up, people peered down at
the spectacle.
The roof Of the New York post.
office, across the square, was
thronged and lower down scores
more sat in perilous perches on
cornices and other vantage points.
As the parade marched by the
reviewing stand, the various units
were identified and received hearty
cheers from the nassed thousands.
Colonel LindbergIl's triumphal
march through lower New York
was preceded by the steady march
Of tramping feet.
Troop after troop of soldiers and
battalion after battalion of sailors
had started in parade long before
Lindbergh landed.
The escorting parade was greeted
with echoing cheers as 1t passed
through the canyon of the sky.
scrapers, but great as the enthu-
siasm was the crowd was holding
fire" for 1.-THE Colonel"
HeraIded by Airplanes
The splendor Of troops on parade,
the beautiful girls on artistic floats,
and even the shiny hats Of politi-
clans and diplomats failed to hold
the usual lure for the crowds. push.
ing and damned along the curbs.
This was a Lindbergh welcome
and the crowds saved their enthusi.
asm for the slender youth and for
him alone. The thousands of others
who marched in parade were just
so many narchers.
Great applause broke forth when
the "Old 69th," famous Irish fight.
ing regiment, marched by.
This was Father p. Duffy's regi.
ment.
Then followed in order the 369th
colored regiment, the 14th regiment
and the 10th reginemnt and as
each regiment passed the throng
broke into cheers.
Necks were craned a few minutes
after o'clock, when q fleet of air.
-sPlanes swept over city hall.
First came group of five, quickly
followed by others, most OF them fly
ing in V and diamond formations.
They did not fly very low, due to the
danger Of injury to spectators in the
event of an accident.
Mrs. Lindbergh Guest
Mrs. Evangeline Lodge Liridbergh,
the Tiers mother, who arrived by
train early today, came to the city
hall accompanied by Mrs James ]
Walker, wife Of the mayor, ana
friends.
Before going to the mayors office. |
from which she witnessed part OF
the parade in front OF city hall, she
was taken over the nptown route
Of the parade. All along Firth Ave.
nue. cheers, automobile horns and