Evening star., 1928-05-19
RECALLS L|NDY'S
ARRIVAL IN PARIS
U. S. Ambassador Tells of
Frenzied Greeting and Fly
er'S Confusion at First.
By MYRoN t. HERRICK,


Written Tor the Associated p;fss.
PARASITIC subject of Charlie
Lindbergh is such an inspiring one
that / viii attempt to say something of
interest about him on tie first ami
versary of his fight
With all OF young Lindbergh's opti-
nisr1. / imagine that he was quite as
surprised that he did arrive as the sky
gazing multitude that awaited him
How clearly ! remember 1t. A silver
gleam suddenly appeared out OF the
darkness Of the night passed over the
field like comet and then returned,
gently gliding to the ground
There was a moment o. calm and
suspense until the vast crowd realized
tust what had happened. Then a roar
like the breaking Of a great dam and
the food swept everything before It,.
Iron fences. soldiers. police and every
thing else went down as the crowd
poured over the feld and sTirled about
the Spirit Of st. Louis like whirlpool
Drew OF Crowd.
1 could see from the balcony of the
Administration Building. where ! stood
that a mad struggle was going on about
the little ship Then young man
aviator's helmet and ran wildly toward
where we we're. followed by frenzied
crowd. who mistook him ter the escaped
'Lindy"
This young man. have Just recently
learned. was young Frenchman by the
name Of J. c. D'Ahetze. G well known
Paris haberdasher, vino uas on the field
as a conmissary OF the Aero Club of
France and was the frs TO get to
Lindbergh's plane and open the door and
relieve him Of his helmet He then
turned and fed, and outdistancing his
pursuers delivered to ne "Lindy's"
| helmet
The crowd believed this young man
was Lindbergh and IT was a fortunate
| circumstance. for it relieved the pres
sure about the plane and enabled MIN
! 10 be rescued by three French ayiators.
| Mai Weiss and Pilots DelaRe and Du-
! troyat Upon receiving the helmet |
! stepped on the balcony and. as the
| searcbiight was tur1led on me. waved II
/ 70 tfTe shouting Multitude. whose ex-
| element was unbdinded. Such a sea
J Of joyous. excited faces I have never
| before witnessed.
Saved by Aviat0rs.
The moment Of diversion about the
/ plane. believe, saved the life of the
| young aviator The three French avi-
! ators dashed In and carried him away
( 80 quickly that he perhaps escaped be-
/ ing crushed bg the too enthusiastic
| popuiace and he was whisked away 10
| place of safety 10 await the passing
/ Of the storm.
There was soon hue and cry OF
/ What has become Of Lindbergf12" For.
! 10, he had disappeared as suddenly as
& L0 h2d ar
I bit began TO abaEe and the crowd
/ rushed simiessIy about In vain search.
We also began. together with an Of
flcer assigned 10 me from the Eiysee
Palace diligent search. II was not
uDtl about / O'Clock that we discovered
! him In a little adobe building on the
/ far side of the field consisting Of a main
] nall on one side Of which was an office
and on the other room which was
| psed for bedroom. and they were
/ making up a cot for their guest.
found him there With his fescuers.
invited 10 Embassy.
/ There he vas a tall, handsome
| youngstef standing with happy smile
| on his face moving from one. foot 10
| the other as II he we're enjoying his
| feieass from his ship and the 0ppor :
| hInity 0f stretching his legs When
/ greeted MN lN f6JuaQ me Ulh tuIsF
/! letters Of introduction with a happy
| smile
/ HIS hosts we're concerned because we
! we're standing aud hastily brought for
I ward chairs for us 10 ST down. he
/ sufnea 10 them and said With smile
! and merry twinkle IN his eye THANK
. you. I have been sitting"
was 10 captured by his sense oi
humor, his smile and his general APP
| peafance that the thought then first
occurred ~ me 70 ask him to become
/ my guest At The embassy. knew thss
! arrangements had been made by me
aeT0naulical committee 10 take him IN
/ charge on arrival for this Wsk IN nc
sense 8 government expedition but the
committee was not there,
immediately took him ny the hand
and said My boy, come with me. J
am going 10 take you nome and look
after you Iiis face lighted uD snd be
said Are your Then ! viii be ready
IN 3 few minutes ~ soon ss | fix the
windows 0I my ship, for these French
F8eD siIi not know bow 10 DO II" Be-
fore ! could restrain llip .snd while my
son and daughter ig1~islS were teis,