Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-14
JUST LIKEANY
FLIGHT, Indy
Says OF TRIP
Lone Eagle Completes
Jump to St. Louis
Through Rain; May
Carry Air Mail

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 14.u12u=Eis un-
failing accuracy having carried him
safely half way across a fog-bIan-
keted continent, Col. Charles A. Lind
bergh and his famous monoplane,
Spirit of st. Louis, wtre home today.
Negotiating planned course
from Havana, Cuba, to Florida and
thence northwest to the Mississippi
river, Col. Lindbergh swooped out
of the fog at Lambert-St. Louis field
late yesterday and ended his journey
Of 1,200 miles in Is hours and 35
minutes.
His flight, begun Dec. Is at
Washington and leading down
through Mexico, and the Central and
South American republics, was de-
scribed today as an odyssey of the
air which in its spectacular aspects
was second only TO his New York
Paris flight.
Like Any Flight
With characteristic modesty Col.
Lindbergh said the last nonstop leg
of the flight through the fog was
like any other flight and that he
was not lost at any time.
MY longest jump over the water
was between Havana and Key West,
about 100 miles," he related "Then
from Key West to Florida | think it
was nearly the same distance.
| skirted the west coast of Florida
north and flew directly toward St.
Louis. 1t was from then on that
had to detour, though | encountered
/ fog from the time / hit the main
land.
Il was only occasionally out OF
sight of the ground on the trip yes
\ terday. The flying ceiling was too
\ low 10 circle over St. Louis as
had planned and so | headed direct
I N for the field. The mouth Of the
/ Missouri river was a landmark for
me-"
Crowd Braves Rain
The crowd of 500 persons stand
\ ing in soaking rain at the field TO
welcome the good will flier. grew ap-
prehensive st p. m. when an air
/ mail plane took off and returned
five minutes later unable to pene-
trate the dense fog and mist.
CrowdIng about the dripping han
gars they stared into the southeast
ern skies and the powerful electric
beacon light swung to and fro. its
beam penetrating the sodden
heavens.
Even as they stared, sputter
caused the people to turn and with
a roar Lindbergh's plane swept over
the hangers from the northwest.
Circling the field several times TO
inspect the ground, the lone eagle
landed
hangar.
Thrusting his long legs out of the
cabin Of the plane he was met by
the reception committee and many
OF his comrades OF the national
guard and air mail routes. After
posing for pictures he saw the
plane placed safely in the hangar
and then gave a short interview to
newspapermen. Afterward Colonel
Llndbergh was taken to the home Of
friend to spend the night. I'VE"
were at home again, the plane some
what travel-stained and the pilot
weary.
To Carry Mail
Lindbergh said he had enjoyed the
trip, although the flying was done in
the worst possible weather, accord
ing TO the weather bureau.
The flyer asked to be allowed to
retire early to get some rest for the
exhibition which had been planned
today as a tribute to school chill
dren Of St. Louis. The program
called for flight by Colonel Lind
bergh over the Mississippi river be-
tween the Eads and the free bridges
with the children lined up along
the levee. The flight was planned
as an acknowledgement of the gift
q bust of the flyer to himself
from the children.
Asked what his plans were, he said
he had none beyond making an air
mail flight over his old route to
Chicago next week