Evening star., 1928-04-27
BREMEN'S LANDING.
SAVED CANADIANS.
Natives of Far North, Starv-
ing and Bankrupt, Make
Enough to Buy Food.

American Newspaper Alhsnce1
LONG POINT. Labrador. via Fogo
Newfoundland. April 26,~-It was an &C
of Providence. insists Capt Hermann
Koehl, that guided the Bremen TO III
landing place on Greenly Island wees
ago last Friday But it was an act q
Providence TO the rs families whlcr
dwell here as well. the correspondent
for The star and the North American
Newspaper Alliance correspondent learn
ed today.
Fate works in devious fashions, bu'
on this lonely coast it seems TO have
seen fit to work with omniScient direct
ness. While three men were Stepplne
into civilizations most modern lnSTu-
ment in Ireland to span the two hemlS-
phereS the people of this coast we're
facing starvation.
No Meat in Village.
Fishing was bad last Summer ano
the severity of the Winter had ruined
the trapping. In Long Point here,
where - families hug life IN the Shel-
ter Of the mainland. there is not =
piece of meat except a case or TWO Oh
canned goods. But to buy these they
had no money. From one mouse 70
another they were passed a frozen ilsii
or two. one sacrificing his own meal 70
helm another less fortunate that tney
might hold on until Spring. still SIX
weeks away. brings warmth ana ue
breaking up of the ice foes.
ON Friday noon. into the mouth OF
tree-breaking blizzard. the monoplane
Bremen-400 miles of its course. ana
500 miles away from its deStinauon-
came upon the summit OF Greeniy
Tsland bringing not only spiritual. out
material wealth as well. 10 this Coo
forsaken coast. With lavish hand the
hsron and his companions began 10
scatter money among the flShermen
rere-nonev with which they can ouy
food and clothing and prepare for the
Spring.
Man Power Hired Lavishly.
In the i3 DAYS since the Germans
landed. three planes. two of them car.
rying protographers. have landed ana
no less than $500 have been spent Man
rower has been hired laviShly under
the direction of DOC" CuiSinier, twice
as much as was actually needed. because
he knew what these families faced.
There was work for all in tacking up
the wrecked Bremen, running messages
between the island and the telegraph
station at Long Point, three miles
across the ice. and in transporting the
Bremen to the ice. -
IT was a source of irritation to this
correspondent when the Star ana the
North American Newspaper Alliance S
relief plane first landed here 10 discover
that hands were greedily outstretched
for money on every concelVanle pre-
text. Compared to dog sled drivers:
New York taxi driver Is philanthropiSt.
Demands SIS for Trip.
"Please take this message to the
telegraph station" / asked the first
man. a sullen-faced musher with the
fat face Of an ESquimauX.
He bowed gravely. smtlingly. HOW
much you pay, Msieu?"
How much do you want?"
Il cannot do for less than five dol
lars"
one could not haggle. He pointed TO
his dogs. On the feet of every one OF
them were little canvas moccasins.
The snow is very bad. sir" he said.
'1 have run my dogs all day and they
are dying. / shall have no dogs in
the Spring and can save no money TO
buy more"
The soft snow cuts their feet. A
dozen dogs lay about IN ring about the
WhAIlCH AAA AAtE NGtAICA VA AAAN ~ @t%~ eAaN
without exception the dogs we're sfod
for Il days. These dogs had been
rushed over cruel ice on unending mis-
sions. Now they lay on their bellies on
the ice whining. crying as If in pain.
Had to Shoot Dogs.
'It has been a bad Winter-very
bad" Jacques. the best driver. tells me.
"And had TO shoot my best dogs. II
the airpiane had not come / should
have had no money with which 10 buy
more dogs"
Last night Bernt Balchen. Ernst
Eoeppen and this correspondent spent
the night at the house of John Vautier
Legres,ey. who is the aristocrat Of Long
Point. and 70 him the fisherfolk and
hunters Of the mainland look for pow
er and prestige. Al T8 he is bent and
fsltering physically. but his mind is as
clear as boys He came from Jersey
SO years ago. a well-to4do gentleman,
and settled here. clinging tenaciously 10
his prestige.
Legresley's house is a two-story frame
structure. painted white and green. His
table is the best On the mainland. But
even here there is no meat. For dinner
We had coffee canned milk and tomato
soup and rice. for breakfast beans.
bread and coffee. The bread is chopped
from loaves as big as subway gum
slot machine.
Many Were Near Death.
God sent these flyers here" John told
Us over the breakfast table.
Never before had these people seen
such gentlemen They learned what
gas going on IN the outside world and
X helped them To make money. They
Sere starving and many would have died
before Spring.
a proune nnsn Is John Legresley. His
aon-in-iaw is John Jones, the proudest
man III Long Point-~its man Of the
world. An orphan, born In Quebec. Jones
claims 10 have been adopted by Princess
Louie. daughter Of Queen Victoria, at
IS. He came 70 Labrador. married the
daughter u Legresley and reared fam
Iy of ~ children
We are poor people" the son-in law
says. but every one III Long Point would
eiye hrs last piece u bread 70 help any
one else. We shall o. sorry W see the
aBp!areg 60. They brought us news Of
the world - far fra4n us" Not until
the Bremen landed here DID they
know that the Atlantic had been cr0fs-
ed D2 alTplsne of that there Bas such a
pefS9n ~ Charles A. Llndbeygh LegreS-
icy aA TIE la8t man iu this town 70
cross the ocean Then IL tDok him IS
osys u sailing vessel
Telegraph Operator Burdensd.
Il cannot understand these things "
L@gfesley repeated over and ogeF Il
O. Dos understand your world
y Wa& upon the shoulders IF Alfred
Conner The telegraph operator here
ilSt he fgll hlfcen ~ the Bremen
predtcameut fell ISo messages week
l4Ec been more than he hac ever han
oIeo DefoTe lie IL slDw WaYering anG
Suspicious and the sDfIpt rush VI mes.
ssges ffom ali oYer the world 70 his
Il have hso ~ sleep IN IL days
b. salG. All day-aI night my telF'
ggspfI goes aud ] cannot rest II b
hard D4t ! ~ no' MIND Yet tbsf'