Evening star., 1928-04-28

70 the Capital or return to CurtlSS
Field.
When the plane was over the
Jersey coast the weather oecaine
heavy and head winds were en-
countered. Balchen then decided to
turn back and landed on tins
Staten Island field. Just south OF
New York City.
Three heroes of the air-two OF them
s-.iYy,-visaged Germans and the third ar
Irisbman whose usually smiling coun-
tenance was mantled with soiennity--
standing in a cold, driZzling RAM pal0
trsh,,te on a wind-swept hillside in Ar
Itnpton National Cemetery this morn
i,,c IN the memory of another hero OF
tho air FLOYD Bennett. who died IN an
effort 10 relieve them in the icebonno
northern haven where they had founc
safety after their perilous westward
fight across the Atlantic Ocean.
Having paid their tribute. the myers
iaff washington by train at EOS oelocs
this afternoon for New HorS, "iitts ~
tnev viii be- officially welcomed 70 tiilS
country. -. ,.o-,,
The fIvers had hoped up to the very
iaEt rnsr11lte before train time TINS aIleI :
r0rn that they could take ansahldsr " "
ty,e nfFer of the Army Air Corps 70 ny
~ New Work In a three -engined rokket
transport but dangerous wealneI Cyn- III.
Sitiong all along the route MACE eiils
step inadyisahle .,..s
Aoco,nra MED bv Miss Herta JunkeFs
6sueFter Of the builder OF the alrpisne
rrernen. in which they fiew from TT TT
land to Greenly Island 6aTnn w. W.
Fuenefeld. Can't. Hermann hosh 70 niis
rant .Taraes FitNnaurice STOOD ioI
y,nrnent With barred heads before the
rew-rnade grave of Bennett. lnen
1an' KoeFl stepped forward and rev.
e~pnttv laid a great wreath OF mowers
an the already flower covered nnonnn.
raror1 Won Huenefeld next placed
r.e~r1a1 flag above the flowers,
ysl1iie beside it Capt Fitzmaurice lait
fgse grepry white and orange rag OF tf'
Irish Free State. Both fiags @erl
Frrlgl1t across the ocean in the Bremen
hy the intrepid aviators.
American flag Laid on Grave.
A small silken American flag ther
w-ss laid oyer the flowers 10 the flRh
of the other ensigns By MAJ. HoWaI'
q Davidson. commanding oIncet o
T;oliing FIELD who Is the most OF III
visiting flyers during their present stsoI
visit 10 Washington. Miss JanEer
saiiowed With a wreath. which sn'
s,Iace6 beside the American flag,
hsked whether they desired TO Sa'
. few words al the grave, Baron Won
TlIeneieId said they preferred 10 pa'
siIent tribute 10 the heroic dead. IN
s,nnressive ceremony was over IN les
sasra FIVE minutes. and the visitors mas
tened 70 re-enter the Army autofnooli'
when had brought them irom boi'ini
F1eId. -
They we're wfllsked, along the wind
rig. wet roadways of Arlington Gene
terry 10 the grave oi Lieut.. Slatlg'h 1 -
yy0oster. the Navy aviator who wa
killed a1th Lieut. C0spcr Noel DaVi
yfl1ep their plane. the American Legion
fsN into the water near Langley Field
va. April 20. 1927 Capt Koefl iait
a foral wreath on Lieut.. Wooster
grave. while his companions stood sol
enaly at attention.
Begi6es Mai Davidson the yilatlni
fyerz were accompanied 70 Arlington
py Capt Christian A.. SchwarZwaflde
and Lieut. Kellogg Sloan oi Bo!llnl
Field.
Flyers Here IncognIto.
The crew of the Bremen are here 70
fzy iucogn5to. They viii return " he'
Work, where D big celebration ~ sehfo
Ble6 IN their nouOr. returning here 10
their Official reception "Wednesday Pres
jdent Cooiidge will receive tnen a. IN
White Houae ~ saO0n Wednesday, aflo q
j ocl0ek vii entertain them a. ibAen
con
The members ~ tfae Eremen's ere
"a
wanted " pay their tribute 70 benns'
kef9re any sgft ri reception ri a foTmf
nature vas rendered 10 them. For thi
reason they nave kept themselves J
eeclaaion AZ nl4eb a. possible ever slnG
eaaey arrived here by train IRAN Ne
yaFk last night
Eraying the bowling wind aid ran
seyeYaI hundred persons iiaed me gsn
st U81on station last night ~ Fst
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