Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-22

PARIS, May 81 Qp Captain
Charles A. Lindbergh, the young
American aviator who hoped OF.
from New York yesterday morning al
alone in his monoplane arrived in
Paris tonight, safe and sound, as
everyone hoped he would.
The sandy haired son OF the mid
die west dropped down out OF the
darkness at LIE Bourget flying field,
Wv miles from Paris at 1921
o'clock tonight (5:21 p. M New York
tine) only 33 1-2 hours after leavA
ing Long Island--the first man in
history to go from New York TO
Paris without changing his seat.
To the young American it was
seemingly merely the achievement OF
an ambition To Paris, to France, to
America, to the world, his landing
tonight made him the greatest Ct
heroes mankind has produced since
the air became means of travei.
A crowd OF at least 25,0OO sur
Rounded his plane, the "Spirit OF st.
Louis when it came to earth after
its epochal voyage from the new
world to the old. The airman was
lifted from the seat, where for two
days and night he sat liked, guid-
ing his plane over land and sea, and
for 40 minutes he was hardly able
to talk OF do anything else, except
let himself be carried along by a.
mass of men made dellrious with
JOY at his achievement.
Never has an aviator or any ma
ton. even king or ruler, had q
greater or more spontaneous wei.
come from the hearts OF the com
mon people of France. The very
recklessness OF his elldeavor, as il
appealed to the quick emo
tional imagination OF Frenchmen,
and they we're qiuck to respond with
everything their own hearts could
give.
All ties Of natiol.alism we're for
gotten by the LIE Bourget throng.
They saw in Lindbergh only a man
who had brilliantly ganbled with
death, and won. There was regret.
of course, for NungesSer and Coli,
and regret, too, that the daring
Frenchrnen had not been the first.
buG lI1GIG Was 1lO OlCUC111Coo Ill C4ACAA
greeting of the American winner.
1t was the common people OF
France who first nailed the intrepid
Lindbergh as he emerged from what
only yesterday morning he had call.
eel his death chamber" Shortly
after 1910 the roar OF mis- motor, fol
which they had been waiting FOR
hours, came out OF the clear night
sky to the ears OF the multitude,
Police lines we're swept aside as
thousands surged over the field to
welcome the man who had won
their hearts and had earned I'M
mortal fame.
"There he is the cry went up as
the rays of the searchlights cleaned
upon the mcnoplane gracefully de-
scending from the darkness which.
had enveloped all and through which
only the sound ST the motor gave,
warning Of his approach. AT this
instant tte crowds began their race
across the field.
Smoothly the airplane, the Spirit
cf st. Louis gIded down upon the
lighted ground. Even before 1t nae
come to a pause a hundred hands
caught hold OF the wings, and scores
OF feet were trampling upon one
another in an effort to reach the
side OF the fuselage, within which
sat young man who all alone had
succeeded in flying from New York
to Paris without stop.
The wneels mad scarcely ceased ,
roll, the propeller had barely come
to a stop, when Lindbergh weary
eyed, but smiling, got up from the
seat where had so long sat, and in
q casual voice, almost drowned by
the cheers of thousands, said with
charming simplicity. We'll here We
are"