Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-05

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of ireland reported overcast skies.
misty and rain with a southwest
/ wind and slightly falling barO-
graph early today in a radio mes
sage 10 The Associated Press.
/ NEW YORK. n. N.. June 4-iF
| The Bellauca mouoplanc Columbia
was over the north Atlantic tonight
/ headed east and with the farthrst
| European point x can reach the OBJ
\ Jectiye In NV effort tn wrest the
\ world record fer long distance fly
| INK from Charles Lindhcrgh.
Rome. Berlin. tou~tantinuplc aud
/ Leninprld were mentioned u- pos
/ Sibie landing places.
Ideal weather wa~ reported ~ the
\ little plane flew through on ts course
\ from the United States 10 Nova
Z Scotia aud 50 on toward its indet-
I mite goal. Tail winds were help
f, ing the planes early success and
I promised 10 assist aii the way across
7 the ocean. IN the late afternoon the
plane was sighted off Nova Scotia
1 and apparently holding 70 an Of
I short course which reduced chances
I W observation NJ b. progress.
AT the controls a~ the Columbia
| hurtled through the night was Clar-
cncc Chaulberlin. a2 year Ola formc-
! cowboy. army aviator and holder
with Bert AcoSta of the world en-
I durance record which was made M
l this very plane.
Levine L. Passenger
Beside him in the cabin was
! Charles A Levine. his financial hack
er and surprise member of the
crew. Levine is 80 years old. hcgan
life aS stable boy and then became
wealthy a. dealeN in metals. He
1 Is an amnteur flier but has done
very little flying and whether ~
would be NJ practical assistance to
hambrrlin was matter ot sreculn-
tion.
Both men are married and Levine
l. the father Of two girls. Mrs Irvinr
tonight had recovered from an at
tack ~ hysteria suffered when ,he
first learned her husband was ~
4 make the trip a. ne hoped into the
cockpit AZ the takc-off. Mrs cham
! berlin kept VI home what was rN-
F. pected 90 he the longest vigil IN her
/ experience as an aviator's wife.
| Reports late today from Nova
4 living several hours behind the
schedule Set IVY Lindbrrph. making
arrival time in Ireland not probable
4 before late tomorrow afternoon. day
/ light saving time
Goes Slow a. Save GaS
The reason fer the slower time was
ascribed hy John Caris. who rc-
\ placed r. w. Bellauca with the
\ Wright Acrunautical company. tu
I thamhcrlin's desire IN avoid snurts
and high FLYING speed for the sake W
economizing the gasoline supply
"Chamberlin in holding the pace
/ down said Carisi. I'm order 70 get
+. distance. not speed"
He told me before ~ lrft that M
wanted to make the ras hold out ~
the last drop"
VI was two week. aeu his rtpninu
that Captain Charles A. Lindbergh
dropped down out ~ = darkening
Y sky ou the Bourget field ut Paris thp
first man ever ~ flv there from New
F. York. iie beat Chamhcriin 10 Paris sn
| Ehamberlin set out today w w wv
! yond Paris. thus adding Avn his llu-
rels the long distance flight record
as we'll as the endurance record
The pilnc in which ChnulhprIiu
and Levine took off Cor Europe is
/ the same Wright engine a. IN the
I Bellanca mouoplane "Coiumhia.' y
which stayed in the nir fur more
than al hours Nm give hamhcriin and
Acosta the endurance record.
The flight was marked hy great pK-
1 citrment because of the element uf
l mystery that enshrouded ifs be-
I girniug Until the very Ia-t mo
mert II was not known the levine.
\ who is managing director m the
Y company which owns The oiumbIa.
was going alone Absolute secrecy
U had been maintained ns I'm the man
who would accompany Chamherliu
Y and even Lcvine's own wifp ava not
LnoN VI hia intention
4 Levine T. Reticenf
When the mnn0plaue wts close tn
the runway M Roosevelt Field. from
which LindheFRh took ofr more
than twa weeks ago. fhamb-rlln an-
7 peared in flying ciothea ana took
Y control but nD navigator wa4 nm rvi-
Y dence. Levine Was Gn hand bat he
I was iu ordinary business clothes and
bare headed
is in possible that vou are to
4 hc he second man Yourself -" some
orp asked Levine ANA hc laughed
\ .hnrflr ns hia wife looked nt him
4 ir srdden concern.
Where ala you vct thar iaru@" hc
asked and then added Td like MI
TO When the plane vas ready
Levine hopped into ne cockpit he-
side Chamberlin. Somebody said
somrthirr ahont hr going m take a
little test flight. Mrs. Levine show
rd some concern huf way treasured
hv friends Mrs rhnmheriin was
not ~ the field. having said good
bye ~ her husband wy y Garden Citv
hotel ~ that her natural concern
might not upset him al the take-off
Excitement. Confusion
The plane started down the run
way Some one cried they're off,
There was excitement. confusion.
people ran here and there and called
uninfellirihle messages The plane
slowed and stopped, vas hauled back
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