New Britain herald., 1927-10-12

Ions of gasoline a fuel supply con- sldrryd saGei'ut to carry them 4.- 4op milus. and 10 gallons Of oil. The Ioaj,J plano weighed 5.Gou pounds, @5o >qougIs more than Iiudb,rgh's cfar.
 Emergency Equipmcnt
 Emergency equipment for Us, in cus~ Of q forced landing ut sca ln- cluded a rubber life suit for each o- the U!lo.s with q gear for coy l grns the hlI In the front O. each suit Was pocket containing g. brrath-condcns, To provide : drinking water, and a sealed call !etor ol emergency ra.ions.
 The elip also was equipped with . q small radio st which had a radius ut I5 miles. r weighed only ! II 1-2 pounds and was equipped . with q kite antenm, IInldomau sain that in case the plane w1s forced . down h.. would \ope,ato rhc sci on a t2o-mrt"r W1H>cu-th rom Ii battery capable ot supplying ,lec- ' iri,al energy for six hours AS. nearly a SCOT. Of ocrau liners wrr. in thr path ,o bo followed by The. American GiHl inc tjrr- rIt that in eae. of a forced landing tIpt . lujpunHt vouli sustain them or fine surl1cr Wm0 help a~rlve1
 Large Food supply
 The |arlrg of tn" American Gjrl wei-hel uiu, pounds and included roas, chicken. two vacuum bottles or , coffee and hocf tra turkey sand wIch,-, rhe~a. sandwiches onuep uc, and chocolate
 The two 1H,rs went to 't. field . yD -'rr1ly dressed a~ though they Mli planned ,0a ordinary visit to jh, uaulw instead of u hop 10 Paris. Miss Ei1.r wor a plaid sweater got HoukHss to match, golf shoes. Hah, Woo.eu kuchcra and a vuri-colored . Ionjotu around her head. uaIde- Hau vas dressed in a hjuc business saif, ian shoes and q .rry zap Er- fore hoarIina the plane uoth donnei 'urlin.I army hyrrs suits. {
 TNa f1h'-om was ou. C.. 'lt- most . thrilling sine. that Q. Iiutbergns. Irrrh.I on tho s'artne mound. tho r,aue Ho~ 'ga}rl and lr. Grrs awaited a r1orhl. WmI Finally HaId.man tired ot waiting for th. . wind to rbanpr and with only abmt an hour mor of dayliA1t loft. dociJ- cd to % 10 tha other rnI Of 'ha run way. H. kissed his wife goodbye. |. and jumped abo1r1. Miss Elder who had hs.n walking ahouf uory- . ously saylug. "I'm vrry hnnp3. I'm . >,rL happy" etil zmlrd ealy.
 "Dcprnd uron God"
 "l depend upon Goi and if h. wants u@ to .t rhrre No will get . rharr." -h" said just before the start.
 As shn rlaupoa hor enaaa..s3amrd helmet on her head. u.r ro pilot yII.d.
 "Co0tnrt"
 Ihlioman taHird fho plane 10 the . other end of tn" runway from . which Lmdbcrgh hoppod off. He '. looked down tho field while his motor idlod a moment after the . turn. Someone climbed upon q . wheel and asked what he thought , ot it.
 "Wou make it all right la re- piled.
 Gi.l l. Confident
 ,.r,..-.- .. Nf;.,- T-1.E.,. .,,J.1,1 ! with a quick nod
 HaIdrmun then opened the throt- lc and the heavy plane started down the dcld gaining speed quickly. After speeding Tor some 5000 feet the ship lifted and roarcd out of sfcht. It headed directly east and passed out 10 sea at Nontauk Point l.. L. approximately 12o mics from h" start.
 No word had been received from , .hem carly today but this occasionod 1 little or no anxiety as they did not expect 10 sight any ships during the . first several hours of th" flight.
 Although the American Girl took off in the face Of their oh5"ctons, . .ln faith of two families and thc lackcls Of tho flight went with Miss !. Elder and Ualdcman m their Jonr- aoy.
 rra>,rs wcrc oUorr1 up hy Miss Elders mother. Mrs. ]. q. ElI"r in 7or hom" at Anniston. Ala. I"ars ; a1ua tn the mothers eyes when sh" { vas told Of the taE"-o0. ShH stopped them quickly however, and aid confidently "W. aU ior sure .le will make it." T
 Parents Confident
 Mr. and Mrs ]. ]. HaIdrman lIcrly parents Of Haldeman al , lakeland, Fla, were confident of | he succrss of the undertaking "Wo | ave tho utmost confidence and . aith in Georgc's ability" said AIrs. ; IaIdcmau. "Wo know he will sue | ced. Ne are sure that George . .ouId not attempt i; if he was not ! mn he would succeed"
 Mrs, Haldeman at the field eN- a .r,s5od her confidence in tH" two i iurs. II have every confidence in shc said. 'I f'l hen ( one through and know Ruth "ill cIp him. l know that in an encr- cncy my husband relies on her Il Idgment."
 Joseph n Holloway, spokesman ! pr the flight packers, at Wheeling, | Y. ya, said: "Wc did not want i liss Elder 10 hop off but now that t he and Grorg" have started we fish them godspoad and safe ar { .vuI at Le Bourect field Earring 0 weather they should h lukc it. h
 Iinay'N statement
 Without mentioning Mss Elder d nucincally. CoIor"l Lindb"r-h sai! ,.,,,-... "I, i- r.t her 11stl.gE tO