The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-18
FLIERS BACK HOME;
THOUSANDS ROAR GREETING
AS THEY. LAND IN NEW YORK
Rain Dampens Throngs, but
Impressive Cermony Is
Carried Out for Heroes of
Air.
BY MORRIS DE HAVEN TRACY
United Press stan Correspondent


United Press stan Correspondent
NEW YORK, July 18.-Com-
mander Richard E. Byrd and his
crew who landed in France in the
airplane America and terrific rain
storm, came home today in another
rain.
New York unwound its bales OF
ticker tape, tuned up its bands and
marched its soldiers, sailors and po-
lice to give them a fitting welcome.
The warm, humid day and the
knowledge that try as it might New
York could not surpass the glories
of the reception given Col. Charles
A. Lindbergh, combined to prevent
the crowd from growing as large as
that which greeted Lindbergh.
When the lunch hour crowds
poured out the throng became i'm
mense. Almost countless thousands
employed in the buildings along
Broadway were awaiting a chance
to join the welcoming throng for
an hour.
Just before noon the Macon.
escorted by fleet of yachts and
motorboats, forming the Marine
parade, came into sight from The
Battery. its flags flying in honor of
the aviatorS who were aboard 1t.
Terrific Din In Welcome
Whistles in the lower harbor broke
out in terrific din. Ferry boats
stopped and saluted as the parade
went by. Sirens Shrieked.
AS the Macon drew near the bat
terry the din increased.
The city fire boats in the ship pa
rade spouted water high into the
air in beautiful moving fountains,
and airplanes. flying low. almost
touched the topmost streams of
water.
AS the noon hour struck the
Macon was warped into her slip
and the crowds sent up an acclaim
ing roar which drowned the music
OF the massed bands and We'd with
the bowling of the sirens.
The tremendous outburst o.
cheering and sirens and steamer
whistles that greeted the fiiers
sounded as loud as that which
greeted Lindbergh. and the en-
thusiasm of the crowd seemed as
great.
Greet Microphone Audience
The fiiers came of the boat at
1905, Byrd in the lead and followed
in order by Neville, Acosta, Balchen
and Chamberlin.
Mrs. Walker and Mrs. Byrd ran
forward to greet the fliers.
Hello, awfully glad to see you"
shouted Chamberlin.
Hello my friends, glad to be
back" Acosta said.
The crowds lining lower Broadway
learned from the shrieking sirens
that the fliers had arrived and the
cheer of greeting spread, block by
block, to city hall park, where
throng waited for the welcoming
ceremonies.
Snowstorm of Paper
The parade of mounted police and
automobiles started at 1910, before
the f1iers themselves arrived at the
cars waiting for them.
The parade moved smoothly.
The inevitable snowstorm of pa
per floated from windows along
Broadway, and hundreds of rolls
of ticker tape and serpentines
swirled through the air, dropping on
the crowd and the procession.
In the procession, Commander
Byrd and Grover Whalen occupied
the first car. Then came car
with Bert Acosta and Clarence
Chamberlin. Lieutenant Norville
and Balchen we're in the third car,
and Mrs. Byrd and Mrs. Walker
occupied the fourth.
AS the head of the parade arrived
at City Hall Park, Mayor Walker,
other city officials, members of the
diplomatic corps, military and ma
val officials and other celebrities
took their places in the reviewing
stand and the parade passed in re-
view.
The parade stopped for a few
minutes just below the reviewing
stand. AS it started forward again,
showers of torn paper and serpen-
tine began.
Then they walked to the monu-
ment with a guard of honor of
American Legionnaires and nurses
Commander Byrd placed the first
wreath. Clarence Chamberlin fol-
lowed him, and then Bernt Balchen,
Bert Acosta and Lieutenant No
Vile placed their wreaths, each step
ping back and standing at attention
as he finished his part Of the cere-
mony.
AS the last wreath was placed a
band played "The Star-Spangled |
Banner"
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