Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-15

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reports that the plane had been sight
ed near at hand time and again had
set their nerves on end.
Then the white spot against the
ranges that CorteZ and his Spanish
adventures crossed four centuries ago
to conquer an empire and open new
world became larger, 1t became
broad winged silver plane. A new con.
queror was now crossing those fofmid-
able mountains, where the great snow
tipped volcano of Popocatepetl lowered
against the azure sky.
Crowd Breaks In:o Roar.
Eight Mexican army airplanes be-
gan to perform stunts overhead.
The Spirit of st. Louis, graceful
creature of the air, began to circle
the field coming closer and closer.
Thank God. it's Indy. Viva Indy!
Viva Indy the crowd cried with a
roar that might have rocked those
mighty distant hills.
President Gales had sat since early
morning awaiting the airman. He
plainly showed his apprehension dur
ing those hours of waiting. smoking
cigarette after cigarette, refusing to
eat. His usually stern face became
more careworn, more set as the hours
passed.
AS the crowd strained forward on
t.ptoes an aide whispered to the
President, 1T is Lindbergh-it is posi-
lively Lindbergh this time"
Gales leaped to his feet. He gave
one searching. piercing glance into the
aides face. Then, accepting the In
formation as genuine. Gales face be-
r. l., l.
called loudly for the food he had been
declining for hours.
Carried on Crowds Shoulders.
Lindberghs plane struck the sun.
parched surface, kicking up clouds of
dust. Instantly thousands dashed
| through the lines of soldiers and
| police. swarmed over the field and
! darted in pursuit of the plane.
On the shoulders of the crowd Lind
| bergh was carried from the plane to
| Ambassador Morrow's car. The Am.
bassador grasped the youth with both
hands. IS
God bless you! You are very
| tired" he said. ~
oh; not very" Lindbergh replied,
but his rather haggard face betokened
| more WEAKNESS than words would
| admit. ri
Together they motored across the
! field to President Gales. When Presi-
dent Gales embraced him Lindbergh
| looked bit flustered.
The President welcomed Lindbergh
as the guest of the nation, saying.
We are proud, indeed. to have you
as SUCH
Il am equally proud Thank YOU.
very much" Lindbergh answered.
Gales told the flyer that he was a
very brave man to continue flying in
such an indomitable way when he
had lost his direction. The airrna n
smiled and waved the achievement
aside as If 1t We're nothing.
Keys Of City Presented.
The keys to the city were pre-.
scented to the flyer by Mayor Arturo
Saracho. The colonel asked Morrow
to take charge of the keys for him.
Then Lindbergh. Morrow and Gen,
Alvarez, chief of the presidential staff.
drove from the field. Throughout the
smile drive to the embassy, smiling.
waving, cheering multitudes lined the
route In tribute to Lindy, vino sat atop
the back seat, smiling and waving.
viva Lindbergh" Long live the
bravest OF the brave" and similar
shouts resounded.
Beautiful bright-eyed senoritas threw
MIN kisses, to which Lindbergh re-
sponded with a quick smile and jerky
gesture, half wave. half salute.
At the embassy the crowd shouted:
Come out, Indy; we all want to see
you
Bare-headed and looking rather
tired, he appeared. Ambassador and
Mrs. Morrow and Will Rogers stood at
his side
His fight was later hailed in n for
NAL statement issued by the President.
Gales also telegraphed his congratu-
lations to Mrs. Lindbergh.
Both Lindbergh and Morrow were
greatly pleased at the efficiency of the
government in the arrangement for
the flyers arrival and the handling of
the crowds it was stated at the EN-.
bassy.
Ell Universal declared editorially to-
day that Charles A. Lindbergh was
deemed the best ambassador of good
VIII that could be sent to Mexico, be.
cause he represented the best example
of American manhood. Lindbergh, the
paper said, was good citizen who
fulfilled the mission of international
peace.
His qualities permitted him to ex-
change messages of cordially between
the two peoples, as an ambassador of
the American youth in workshops and
universities and of the men who helped
to make America great. the editorial
added.