Evening star., 1927-10-18
RUTH ELDER QUITS
AzORESFOR LISBON
Girl Flyer and Her Co-PiIot
Sail From H0rta as
Crowd Cheers.
By the Associated Press.

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HORTA, Island of F'ayal, Azores
October 18.-Still wearing Capt. Coos
cap as a reminder of her thrilling
rescue by the steamship Barendrecht
Ruth Elder sailed early this morning
for Lisbon aboard the Portuguese
mail boat Lima, with the cheers of a
great crowd Of spectators, whose
hearts she had completely won, ring
ing in her ears.
With her sailed George w. Halde
man, her co-pilot on her transatlantic
venture in the monoplane American
Girl, and the two waved a vigorous
farewell as the mail boat crept away
from the city bathed in brilliant moon
light.
Waves to Crowd.
The last view of the American
aviatrix, who had captivated her hosts
by her spontaniety and democracy
was the picture Of a tiny figure
aboard the Lima waving hands, blow
ing kisses and made more jaunty than
ever by Capt. Coos hat poised on
her wind-tossed curls.
HAS my luggage gone below?" was
the first question she asked as she
boarded the ship and the crowd
laughed at. the quip, knowing that
the clothes she had on-plus fours and
red sweater included-were all that
she had been able to rescue from her
plane.
Miss Elder and Capt. Haldeman had
tea yesterday at the home of her host,
George MacKay, the guests including
the British consul at Madeira and
Horta. The appearance of Miss Elder
brought q crowd of eager autograph
seekers to her and Haldeman, and the
latter said:
81 would rather fly three Atlantics
than face this"
Wears Borrowed Gown.
Miss Elder again was wearing her
borrowed Paris gown with perfect
ease, apparently unconscious of femi-
nine dread of an ill-fitting gown, the
dress being much too large for her
After a quiet dinner in private. the
flyers prepared to board the Lima
Miss Elder donned her flying rigout-
it had been in the laundry-and
boarded the Lima at II o'clock last
night, carrying d large bouquet OF
Horta pink lilies.
The deck Of the Lima had been a
scene Of eager expectation for many
hours and large crowd had gathered
which broke into applause when Miss
Elder came up the gangway. The two
American flyers were soon surrounded
by autograph seekers and compiled
willingly enough with requests for
their signatures. The captain Of the
Lima shook hands with his two un.
expected passengers and expressed
pleasure at receiving them.
The admiring crowd at length was
reluctantly pressed toward the gang
way and stood on the pier cheering
as the vessel moved out to sea. Gen.
eral expressions of admiration for the
American girl followed the departure
Of the ship, spectators calling her the
sweetest girl" and declaring that she
seemed unspoiled by admiration, per-
fectly democratic toward every one
and possessed of charming wit.
Dances on Veranda.
Horta, during the three-day visit of
the American aviatrix, witnessed one
incident that gave proof Of Miss Ell.
der's nsrve when she "Oharlestoned"
with a handsome Englishman on the
wall of the veranda Of the Mackay
House, despite the fact that the wall
rises above the harbor below.
Lilli Dillenz, Viennese actress, and
pasenger aboard the Junkers plane
D.1230. which is now waiting for ia
vorable weather to resume its flight
across the Atlantic to the United
States, had deep praise for the little
American flyer.
"I have never been so charmed by
another woman, said Nine. Dillenz.
whose path by a strange quirk OF
fate had crossed that of Miss Elder
at this island town, far from their re-
spective starting points at the other
ends of the earth.
decided to postpone their hop-off until
tonight. A heavy swell in the harbor
last night made a take-off unwise. 1t
was raining today, with a slight wind.