Evening star., 1928-04-29
NEW YORK THRONG
GREETS BREMEN'S
: CREW AT RAILROAD
Flyers to Rest Until Time for
Official Welcome of City
Tomorrow.
WILL LAND FROM TUG
AT BATTERY FOR RITES
Mayor Walker. Byrd, Bslchen and
Chamberlin Present as
Trio Arrive,
BY the Associated Press

Irish crew of the transatlantic mono
plane Bremen came TO New York for
the second time today, and prepared to
rest up over Sunday for their official
welcome Monday.
A crowd of hundreds greeted the
flyers as they stepped from a train at
the Pennsylvania station late this
afternoon, but it was an orderly crowd
compared with the one that met them
yesterday. Police quickly escorted them
to automobiles in which they rode to
the Ritz-Carlton Hotel
Yesterday the flyers arrived from
Canada by air and continued 10 Wash
ington by train TO pay honor TO the
memory OF Floyd Bennett. who died OF
pneumonia with which he was stricken
while on his way TO help them when
they were stranded on Greenly Island.
To-day. having placed wreaths and flags
on Benefits grave in Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery. they returned to be on
hand for the city's ofhcial welcome.
They were met in the train shed by
Mayor Walker and his reception COM
nlittee. Bernt Balchen, who commanded
the relief plane after Bennett was
stricken. Comdr Richard e. Byrd and
clarence ~. CnamDcrlM.
The mayor made a briet address of
welcome in their special car and Comdr.
Byrd who was Benefits closest friend
and flying companion. greeted them
with evident feeling.
On Monday the first men to cross the
North Atlantic IN an airplane from east
TO vest win be taken down the bay on
the city tug Macon and officially viii
arrive at the Battery 70 be given the
welcome Of the city,
Talk Over Radio.
At their rooms In the Ritz-Carlton
q nlicrophone had been installed and
the three flyers made brief talks over
the radio. All commented on the en-
thusiastic welcome accorded them yes
terday and Baron Won Huenete.d ex-
pressed the sorrow felt by his compan-
ions and himself oTer the death OF
Floyd Bennett.
A transatlantic telephone conversa-
ton between Capt. Koehl and his
mother in Germany was inadvertently
included in the program when Koehl
stood too close 10 the microphone while
conversing.
Clarence Chamberlin introduced the
flyers and Mayor Walker followed with
brief expression OF the hope that
Mondays reception would be an en-
tnusIastic one
Baron Speaks In English.
Baron yun Huenefeld spoke into the
micropaaone In English.
We are 50 happy to be mere at last, -
he said, we are so grateful for the
hearty welcome We are receiving We
wili always remember the brave men
and women who few here before US
We can never forget such splendid
example as that given By the brave
Americans whose planes crossed the
Atlantic Ocean and We are pround
70 bring you by airplane the good
wishes Of Germany"
Capt Koehl spoke his greeting 70
America in German.
Then Mayor Walker introduced Mai
Fitzmaurice.
Here we are at last" the Iirsh pilot
said. All the way oYer-flrst 70
Creeniy Island. then to Murray Bay
and then we fell into Long Island
And mind you, we're most happy. The
Canadian people we're most awfullS
sweet an6 We hated 70 leave them. bui
here We are again and cannot tel
you how wonderful II ls-"
May Fly Back.
A return fight from Mitchell Fieic
10 Ealdonnei Field, IN Ireland, iron
where they hoped of. Ii contemplated
bg the crew Of the n1onoplane Bremen
Capt. Koehi said tonight.
The three flyers. he said, hope y
return 70 Greeniy Island where tbei
left the Bremen. and fly II 10 New
YORK ia two weeks
Afser the nip has been brought Y
Michel Field ano additional insiru
Ynentg. including a sextant, installed
r1sssf 80
Eaic
PLYING over The ocean is not nm
aShed" Koehl told newspaper men. I
ID possible that we may ny BACK. Du
many things have " BE- settled bTS
We realize that we viii need more IN
strumenis " fiy back and land
Baidonnel Fleld.
'-Thr compasses on the Breme
worked very well until we got ol
Labrador then the magnetic disturb
snces interfered wlih IL and We DeF
thrown far ttom our course.
wn send Msebanie..
Regarding the fate o. the Bremen
ALL on GTeeniy Islsn6 Capt Koef
saic
we hope " 70 up 10 it and get 1t Il
ab0ll a dsys auo fy back " Miietf
Flel6 IL the meantime 9 mecfaBl
Nill bs seni up 70 lO0k II Gger
Neither n}11DT Hgg snip ~ said need
oxerhSailng ne mOt0f Is IL perfef
condition. but needs tuning 10 he ez
plsiDeo
A return rip from GfeenIy tsiaBf
MAJ FltMnauFice explained 70 inter
viewers gsA not considered Decs4AA {
the surrounding WILDERNESS
III VIZ started 10 ~ DacE from N
island SIC got forced down We n1igf
~ long time getting out because (
the oesois1R nature III tfle country u
there
Hotak french May Have Landed.
IN reply W B question. FitzEnauFi'
declared ne thought u very pgsEib
tsgsf fsungesser snC Coli. believed 10
- tf.eiY attempt W span the Atiant
~ 4 westerly flight last year. nigi
EsUe landed on this side.
I'VE make no claim u being tas ~
"a crssg." he said, because they migi
egge never dOuotAd tnst We won
a~nS eafely" F1tznsurloe uGio May
Wslker - Ne mao VIZ "oDioGA ma
started" .-.-.-.-.-,,.
Regarding commercial usnsp9flaLli
40 ~ across Inc Etiantle F3tzfnaurl
80 ne believed FoTgsaizstlGn IL Atl
h needed 20 make commercial of'&i
Gytug 9 realty" ..
AZ ffae terninatt0p 81 iDe iDtAfyit
fas three announced they inlendsd