Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-03
Commander Byrd
Continued from Page One)
afternoon.

afternoon.
The commander, however, stretched
this in favor of the French and Amerl-
can neWspapermen, to whom he talked
of the flight few minutes after he
returned to his hotel, and his future
plans.
It is probable that Acosta'a collar
bone was fractured when the America
landed in the water at Ver-Sur- -Mer,
but he cannot Vouch for it, as he pro-
fesses to have been unaware OF this
until the surgeon discovered the INJURY
this afternoon. It is quite possible thaC
some of the damage might have been
done at the st. Lazarre station today
when crowd of 10000 persons risked
crushing Byrd and his companions in
their eagnernesS to get sight OF them
and acclaim them. The commander
and his colleagues can boast that they
are the only group of four persons ever
bottled up in st. Lazarre station. The
communists did it once several years
ago, but they were five thousand times
more numerous and good many times
more violent.
The aviators and their friends were
pulled, pushed and hauled about and
only with the greatest difficulty could
they make their way to the waiting
motor cars. In the crush much glass
was broken and piece of it got into
the eye of Mrs. Richard D. White, wife
of the American naval attacje.
The airmen were taken completely
by surprise when they found the sta
ton on their arrival from Caen so
crowded that some spectators were
pushed off the Quays. At the risk of
falling under the locomotives of in
coming trains The fliers could find
few words to express their feelings.
"Delighted," was the first one that
came tot heir lips.
They became separated on the way
out of the station, but were brought
together again through lucky meet
ing with Charles A. Levine, who crossed
the Atlantic in the Columbia with
Clarence D. Chanberlin.
When they reached the open air
they heard the roar of the thousands
pressed into the small space between
the Rue st. Lazare and the station.
THE motor cars made their way pain
fully through the throng ard finally
arrived at the hotel where the aviators
took up their quarters in the apartment
of Rodman Wanamaker, the hacker of
the expedition. At the hotel they found
another throng, somewhat smaller, but
| equally demonstrative.
All along the route from The station
! the heroes of the third American air.
plane crossing of the Atlantic received
an ovation It took the form of a
shower of flowers in the Rue D'Anster-
| dam, while thousands sent up cries:
"Long live Byrd! Long live America!"
The airmen passed through the CEN
! ter of the millinery and dressmaking
district on their way to the hotel The
! windows of all the shops were crowded
with midinettes, young shop girls, who
! screamed at the height of their voices
| in an endeavor to make the Americans
hear and respond to their variety Of
compliments.
/ The "man who discovered the north
| pole by airplane" found much warmer
atmosphere in Paris, but his exhausted
condition made it almost impossible
! for him to show his appreciation. The
| crowd, however, overlooked his Silence,
lost in wonder that such slight dis
tinguished looking person could go
around the world looking for pcles and
/ defying the elements.
/ Every member of the crew made an
excellent impression, as did Lindbergh,
Chamberlin and Levine before II en-.
! "They make seven good unofficial
ambassadors the United States has
sent u.s. was one remark heard along
the route from the station to the hotel.
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