Evening star., 1928-04-27
START FOR WASHINGTON.
Flyers Hop OF at Murray Bay After
Trip From Greenly Island.

Trip From Greeniy lsiana.
LAKE STE. AGNES. Quebec, April u
CP.-Away frcm Greenly Island for the
first time since their TRANSATLANTIC plane
landed there April i3, two German fly
ers. with their Irish comrade, were IN
tent today upon q 700-Tniie night 10
Wsshina1on to honor an American avia-
tor. who died trying to aid them.
Return After Take-off.
The plane left the ground easily after
a run of !. 900 feet, it steadily climbed
clearing a mountain. and disappeared IN
the Southwest for Washington. five
minutes later it was back ciTcling over
ths lake apparently waiting for Ciar-
ence Chamberlain, who plloted CnafleS
A. Tevire'g Columbia cross the Atlantic,
70 take OF in his plane.
Mechanics Immediately started the
motor Of Chamberlain's plane while the
Ford machine vas loafing, waiting for
It's escort. The Ford headed toward the
South for a second time and at 7:05
Chamberlain rose into the air and ootn
planes were soon out Of sight.
In the fTi-n1otored Ford relief plane
IN which they landed here yesterday
from an elpklt-and-one- half hour flight
crew planned the trip 70 the Capital
70 lav a wreath on the grave at Ar
llnetop National Cemetery Of Floyd
Bennett who originally commanded the
relief expedition.
Decision 10 postpone their arrival al
Mitchell Field. n. y the original des-
tlnatlon Of their fight from Dublin
vas announced after conference with
Miss Herta Junkers. daughter Of the
builder Of the transatlantic plane Bre-
men. She decided 10 fg 70 Washing
ton with them.
Encounter SnOwstOrBs.
The fight from Greenlg Island va
through seyerai snowstGrm6, ouflnf
which Mai James FIiZnaurice arc
Cart. Hermann K0ehl Of the Bremen
crew alernated al the controls with
gernf Balchen. pilot of tbs Ford plane
b.t the plane arrived here on schedule
geyegai hundred peT8oYs had gatn'
cred On the frozen lake That serves ~
a landing field here and set up q, cf1eei
when tf4e plane, pilOted BY Baichen
came 70 q perfect landing on Us Skls.
Newspaper men and photographers
many ~ whom mad been here ulof'
than two weeks awaiting the arflYa
81 the Bremen crew, sSafmed aDou
them firing questions and taking pho
toeFspB1g, -Four planes with motor
warned took tne sir within few min
utes II the relief planes arrival carry
2ng pictures 70 Montreal for sflpneD
Many Greet Flyers.
Among the first ~ greet the Bremen
cfeN wsE Miss JODkefs, VINO F1stec ~
- Baron Glntnef FGu II tcntt@jd, spon
g0f II the fight planted Kiss 90 iii'
cfzeek and welcomed 8.n - German.
Others 10 8eicGB4e the G@rman-iJlff
crew included Lu3W.R &emD.f. German
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giane ~ Gfeefiy !siand-
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and claf IN his lFs@T free Stale UHl
form oyfr @nlcE be ware gfd ceai
Was the GYst ~ sDeg fgDEn the plane, tgi
Loved gy Capt Koegl aHa Baron HueUf
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gake gfn Agnes iie 6aMe mere oiC
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German rehlfaof
An Official ntbR II 1he banhaf
gsBtic flyers NaS eEtfuGfo Dy AbD
ssvsrd II the parish oi Nalbale, WI
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10 tHis Baron gon HueDeffId feplis
So tne same language. We sppfeEIat
afae oounaiesg hospitality ~ the pfppl
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