Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-10
LIND B BERGH.
SAFELY
IN CANAL ZONE
President of Panama On
Field to Greet Good
Will Ambassador
MAKES 8TH HOP
Completes Goodwill Circuit
Of Mexico and Central.
America
MAKES 9TH HOP

{. PANNIANGA, Jan. 9 Up - Another
triumph awaited the good will am
bassador from the United States, Col
Charles A. Lindbergh, when he landed
O nthe field here today, named in his
honor, Campo Lindbergi. He came
sailing through space from the direc-
ton of Balboa and settled down to
earth at 81 in the afternoon It had
taken him little more than four hours
to span the distance between San Jose,
Costa Rica, and the capital of Panama,
$40 miles.
The flying field was well thronged
with spectators who Immediately made
rush for the Spirit of st. Louis, which
TAXED swiftly to the grandstand where
President Chiari and numerous high
officials of, the government, Colonel
Harry Burgess, acting governor of the
Canal Zone, and Brig Gen. William S..
Graves, commandant of the United
States army, awaited him.
President Chiari took the youth
cordially by the hand, saying to him:
colonel Lindbergh, others have Sc
cured the liberty of America. You,
with your ability of shortening dis
tance, are establishing a basis of fra
ternity and are bringing together all
the American countries on basis of
real understanding.
The president then conferred upon
him the national medal
Through the streets of the city Co.
onel Lindbergh proceeded atop an
automobile Crowds lined the roads
r@,,A f1n, 1J.d 81
miles and cheered the aviator as he
passed. School girls in white dresses
and Panama hats, school children I'M
various picturesque attire, firenen in
red shirts and white knickerbockerS
formed solid wall against the Avenida
Central, Panamas main street.
All the shops were closed and the
city was in holiday dress with flags
flying and bunting adding color to the
scene. At the Cathedral plaza, where
the ancient churches stand half hid
den by royal palms, Col. Lindbergh
was presented with the golden key of
the city by Alcade, Mario Galindo.
The national band played the anthems
of the two republics from a flower be-
decked Kiosk.
After the parade Colonel Lindbergh
was escorted to the American legation
De Lesseps, of canal fame, later pur-
chased by the United States. The
American Charge D'Affaires John F.
Martin, will be the flier's host during
his stay in Panama.
1t is nearly "a month-December IA
to be exact-since Col. LindDergh took
off from Boiling field, Washington,
and he completed his good will circuit
to Mexico and the Central American
republics without an accident of any
kind, his only delay in the 3,800-mile
aerial journey being on the long and
dangerous flight to Mexico City when
he lost his way for few hours in the
mountain regions beyond Tampico.
His air journey has carried him thus
far successfully to Mexico City, Guate-
mala City, Belize, San Salvador, Te-
gucigalpa, Managua, San Jose and fl
nally to Panama city.
At the end of his flight Col Lind
bergh looked tired, but said he was only
grimy. He was uncertain as to his next
destination
"My Havana flight will not be a
nonstop affair."" he said, "but I don't
know where I will break the flight.
Central American flights are not
perilols, except for lack of emergency
landing fields. Commercial aviation
connecting the republics of Central
America is entirely feasible and there
is great need for it right now. There
is no reason why it should not be a
success. 1t will take great deal of
research TO decide which route is best
for commercial aviation over Central
| America.
II had no trouble whatever in my
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