Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-02
Brother of Jack Dempsey Kills Wife and Himself
Reception of Byrd
and CYelU Resembles
Limdbeygh Ovati0ms

PARIS. July 2.-tAf-tomman
Richard T.. Byrd and his three COM
panions on the transatlantic flight
OF the giant monoplane America ar
rived in Paris IRON Caen at l2:1s
p. m today, receiving tremendous
ovation from a hugh crowd that
filled the 81. Lazare railroad sta
tion. y -
The great crowd filled the station
almost ~ the bursting point ana
Oyerflowed into every nearby street
So dense was the throng that Com
mander Byrd and his companions,
after a short reception upon their
arrival on the station platform. had
TO fight their way To waiting auto
mobiles while the crowd cheered
wildly and threw flowers In taeir
path.
Despite q heavy rain. the Amcri-
can aviators who had battled for ~
hours with fog and storm IN their
transatlantic flight which enced IN
the early hours Of yesterday on the
beach al Ner-Sur-Mer on the coast
of Normandy lis miles west ot
Paris. were given reception such
as that given 70 Charles A. Lind
bergh. who 40 quickly became the
darling of Paris on his own epochal
flight.
The Place Du Havre in front of
the ST. LazaTe station was crowded
a. il had not been for some time in
the memory az veterans gems
dArme.
Crowds Frantic
Men held women high III the air
"a watch passage Of the American
filters while childfen wormed their
way through inccnccivably small
places to get into the front line and
the biz police force stationed all
along the route had the hardest
kind Of work keeping a passage way
clear for the procession.
The tremendous enthusiasm was
not confined to Paris and every sta
the American ayia.ors went last
night from Ver- Sur Mer. wa,
inmmed with people when the tram
passed.
- eager were the crowds 20 see
their new heroes that the windows Of
compartments were broken as pas
sengers jostled and pushed a-out.
After the arrival in Paris, the
Americans set out for the Con
tinental Hotel in a drizzling rain
while thousands Of cheering Paris
ians braved the wet weather 70 greet
them and "a shout Frances admira'
tion OF their skill and courage N
their valient fight against tho storm
conditions they had cncpufitercc
throughout their great air voyage.
Only Guests Permitted
Only invited guests and members
Of the official welcoming committee
which included representatives q
I the ministries OF war and commerc'
and the municipality Of Paris wer'
\ permitted inside the railroad sta
tion on the arrival of the train.
Determined 10 see the American
airmen. however. workmen crowdet
the car roofs Of every train IN III,
vicinity and passeT gers crancd thei
necks out of windows 60 theiB Trea
peril in an effort to catch even
fleeting glimpse Of them.
Someone presented Commando
Byrd with a huge bunch Of flow
ers ~ Ne stepped from his traiI
smiling greeting ~ those VIII
welcomed him. There were man.
| other bouquets for the fliers. blu
their bearers did not Tet mucl
chance to present them pers0nall.
" threw them through the air.
All the way from Caen 10 Paris,
fonr-bSSr triA Commander Byr'
anar liss comp ions were kept bus!
accommodating autograph hunter
and most of passengers Of n
express traisf ~ their own ear "a
one time or anither TO enter th'
car where the aFbators had reserves
compartments.
Cheered At Each Station
At each station at which the ex
press stopped. crowds were waitHri
there to cheer the fliers and flower
were given them at every halt. A
one town 4 little girl. carrying
I single red rosr--thr French gift u
4 those they would honor-was hel,
M IL the window or the car IN OF
\ der 10 hand the flower 70 Command
er Byrd AT the railroad station IN
self 300 police sergcants lined IN,
way ~ the small waiting room
where a reception committee had itl
I chance to shake hands with the air
men and offer them congratulations
The crowd could not be held back
I how ever. and the aviators had 4
elbow and shoulder their way pas
their enthusiastic admirers. One o
the first to rush up 10 the sliers am
shake hands in congratuIati0n WA
Charles A. Levine. who arrived ~
Paris yesterday with Clarende u
ChambcrIir. Levineh ad waited II
minutes surrounded by crowd 81
his own admirers who were eager n
obtain his autograph.
The ccremo-v in the waiting room
was brief and then the fiiers. emery
ng from the station and preceded
by 20 burlv policemen. had 10 face
~ nrw mob of excited. cheevirr
thousands A. they entered theii
waiting cars. they smiled and bowef
and even kissed hands in acknCwl
T. edgenrent Of the welcome.