The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-04-13
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mitchell FIELD, N. r., April Is.
A great cheer went up from the
packed crowds awaiting the arrival
of the German transatlantic fIiers to-
day when Junkers monoplane, C-S7,
sister ship of the Bremen, swooped
across the sky and landed.
Many OF the spectators mistoOk the
plane for the Bremen and there was
q rush for the field, the police barely
being able TO keep the crowd back Of
the roped OFF landing enclosure.
The C-S7, one Of three Junkers be-
ing held here for use as an escort
when word Of the Bremen Is re-
ceived, was merely changing its 20.
sition on the field.
Two German air-flivyers Of the
'sKIernm LEO" type swoOped over
the field and landed shortly after
10 o'clock. One OF them was the
Yankee Doodle" owned by Hans
Klemm. which flew 5000 miles in
Europe without q mishap. It
evoked much interest among the
On its sides in large letters were
painted the words: Welcome
The baby airships came over
from Curtis Field, q few miles
distant.
A stiff wind blew over the field.
Planes circIing overhead rocked and
veered at strange angles.
Shortly before 3 O'Clock nearly
900 persons, who converged on the
field from all directionss had becn
admitted through the gates by
Army officers.
In the fhrong were DR.. Gustav
Heuser, acting German consul gem
eral OF New York, and Eugene klee.
consul in New York in charge OF
aeronautics. who. with Grover
Whalen, Of Mayor walkers recep-
ton committee planned to be
among the first to greet the air.
men.
An Ready for Plano
Everything was in readiness for
the plane. The big green landing
field was roped off and several
hundred Army officers and local
police officials stood by 20 see that
order was maintained. The weather
was ideal. The sun shone brightly
and gentle breeze blew across the
field.
Field beckoned to the skies, flashing
signals % times q minute. The
huge red lights blinking unceas-
ingIy. could be seen miles away. A
big Neon light; whose penetration
reaches 40 miles, probed the inky
darkness.
Huge markers staked off the field,
making it plainly visible to the for
eign visitors were they suddenly to
zoom In from the east. All night
officers and men stationed at the
field waited hopefully for some sound
from the clouds.
When at 9:38 a. m. the filters,
who then had been out exactly SO
hours since hopping off from Bal.
dOnnel AirdrOme, Dublin, Ireland,
had not put i'm an appearance a
feeling Of uneasiness pervaded some
of the watchers. But for the most
part the spectators were optimistic
and most Of them planned to wait
until 6 o'clock tonight before giving
up hope.
One Of the most patient and con-
fident spectators was a woman
Mrs. Charlotte Lorenzen, wife of
Ernest G. Lorenzen, professor OF
law at Yale University.
All Night Vigil
She arrived here at 10 o'clock last
night, long before any visitors had
put in an appearance. She stood
at the barred gates for hours.
Finally her patience was rewarded
and she was admitted. Except for
newspaper men and photographers,
she was the only civilian allowed
on the field during the night.
Through the night, wrapped in a.
big white sweater, she paced back
and forth inside the post waiting
for the arrival of the fliers.
A radio station at the field began
broadcasting bulletins every IS
minutes. Enterprising hot-dog sales
men did rushing business just out
side the post. Taxicab drivers, bring
ing fares from all directions. reaped
a harvest.