Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-19
ALL ENGLAND.
CREETS BRAVE.
AMERICAN GIRL.
Heroine of Alta
Flight Given Warm
Welcome in South
ampton and London


Wilmer Stultz, who flew it most Of
the way across the Atlantic from
Newfoundland 10 BURY Port, was
escorted by two British planes. One
Of these planes was from the South
ampton airdrome while the other
flew all the way from BURY Port as
a guide.
All Southampton was on hand to
see the plane and Miss Amelia Ear
hart, Boston social worker and in
trepid flier, who is the first woman
TO have flown across the Atlantic.
The Friendship circled over his
toric Southampton seven times and
ran up and down the length Of the
harbor twice before alighting on the
water, giving the enthusiastic crowds
plainly Of opportunity to see her.
On coming down Miss Earhart and
her manager here, Captain II. H.
Railey, were taken off by two fast
motor boats.
A crowd lined the quays on both
sides of the harbor while American
flags flew from the mastheads Of
many ships as well as from the
docks Of the Imperial Always to
which Miss Earhart was brought.
The whistles and sirens of liners
in the port sounded a shrill welcome
which was added TO outbursts of
cheers from both sides Of the estuary
where hundreds Of worEmen had been
let off especially for the occasion.
A Woman's Triumph
1t was somewhat OF a woman's tri-
umph, for Miss Earhart was met at
the Imperial Anyways dock BY South
ampton's woman mayor, Mrs. L. NJ.
Welsh, who wore her gold chain and
badge Of office. Mrs. Welsh extend
ed the greetings OF the city TO the
American girl and then a special de-
tachment of police cleared a pathway
to the motor cars which carried the
party to its hotel.
Both on leaving BURY Port and on
arriving in Southampton, the Friend
ship flew so low that spectators were
able to see its occupants.
Just before heading south from
BURY Port, the Friendship circled
three times over the place where it
had originally landed and Miss Ear
hart, who had become a heroine in
the eyes of the local p~opulace, could
be seen smiling happily. Scores Of
school children who had been given a
special holiday Joined the grownups
IN hearty cheers for BURY Ports TN
expected visitors as they sped away
from Bristol channel.
LONDON, June 19.-P-England
today took to her heart a fair-haired
American who was the first woman
TO fly across the Atlantic.
Two knglishwomen, Princess Low
W ertheim and the Honorable
Elsie MacKay, have flown TO their
death in attempting the feat which
Miss Amelia Earhart, Boston social
worker, accomplished.
King George and Queen Mary are
TO receive the heroine Of the Allan
tic who flew with Wilmer Stultz and
Louis Gordon in the plane Friendship
from Trepassey, Newfoundland, TO
BURY Port, Wales, in 20 hours and
40 minutes.
Lady Heath, the former Mrs. Elliott
Lynn, who last month completed q
10000 mile solo flight from Cape
town, is TO be Il OF Miss Larharts
hostesses. 1t is expected that she
viii meet the e~2-year-olG Duchess OF
Bedford, who took Up flying only 4
few years ago and is now on a round
trip flight 70 India. Sir Alan Cob
ham, VINO has earned the title Of
Brltain's aerial taxi-man by his
flights throughout the British EN-
pire, vii greet her. She will be enter
tanned by the American born Lady
Aston and Mrs. Frederick Guest, the
former Amy Phipps Of Pittsburgh
who backed the flight.
After a dash 70 the continent she
will sail from Europe o nJune p ar
irving IN New York o nJuly IA date
which is held especially fitting for
America to acclaim a woman who has
brought new glory TO her country and
has frightened the bond OF friendship
between English speaking peoples.
Going Back 10 Work
AS 70 the future. Miss Earnart said
az BURY Port, where she passed the
night preparatory 70 flying TO South
ampton: when this holiday IS ove
! am going back 70 Boston and con-
tinue b yordinary WORK"
Two oranges and a few tablets Of
matted milk were her only food
during the flight. She did not take
the controls once during the adven-
ture because she was TOO excited.
Most OF the plotting was done by
Stultz with Gordon relieving him oc-
casionally.
All night the flyers faced bad
weather. They climbed and climbed
TO get above the fog and Tor q good
part OF the way flew at a height 10
1.1O0 feet
Stultz steered entirely by magnetic
compass. A few hours after leaving
the filters were able TO receive on
their wireless shut could not send.
Running into heavy squalls Of rain
their engines began 70 miss a bit but
gave no real trouble.
Miss Earhart told a correspondent
OF The Daily Press:
Il shall never forget the coming
morning and the daylight after the
long hours OF night flying without
knowing 10 "a women how far We
were.
Il did not bother Stultz with many
questions. was content and has
never frightened for a single minute
with such a pilot in such a machine.
Saw Only One Ship
81 would Go the flight again tor.or-
row with the greatest confidence.
"The only ship we saw all the way
across was the America. We came
down over her and dropped notes
asking them to give US q bearing so
StuitZ could figure our position.
When we were above the ship and
he notes were being dropped. / was
living on my turimy trying 70 get q
picture OF the great liner and ! think
I got n good one.
Eve went on after that. flying
hind. althouh we knew we were
nrettv well across. When we saw
I'D. we were not sure what coast il
waS but the weather ahead look bad,
WITH dark clouds and rain coming up.
~ ctultz decided to ONE down and
xe landed near shore and TAXED in
II did not know II we were in Eng
vsnd. Wales or ireland. But ! did
Lrow that I was the first iona to
III, ~ Atlantis an dmy heart was IN
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