Evening star., 1928-04-28
CREW OF BREMEN
GLAD TO Be IN u. S.
Irish Flyer Finds Warmer
Climate ReIief-Cr0Wds
Demoralizing.
BY MAJ. JAMES c. FITzMAuRrcE.

We stayed Thursday night at Muir
ray Bay. where we had come after
the Ford plane brought us down at
Lake ste. Agnes on the trip in from
Greenly Island. A house had been
placed at our disposal by a Canadian
| shipping company that owns hotel at
| Point All Piec and has Offices In Mon
| treal We we're very thankful for
baths and food. and our dinner last
night was very nice.
Of course I had had a few hot tubs
when / few out to bring in spare
parts for our Bremen. but Huenefeld
| and KOehl had been without such
blessed dispcnsations of civilization for
quite some time. They had been
dreaming of hot tubs since we first
came down at Greenly
| Yesterday morning We were turned
out of bed at o'clock. We had a
quick breakfast and then we iourneyed
| u miles to Lake Ste. Agnes. The
first half of the trip was made very
comfortably by motor car. but the
| last half had to be negotiated in a
| horse sled. Most of that last part
was so rough and up-and-d down that
| it reminded me Of a scenic railway.
| Only. Of course, the bumps were much
harder than the jolts you get on a
! scenic railway.
Have Pleasant Drive.
When we had got beyond the rough
! spots we had a most pleasant drive
! through picturesque country. There
were beautiful hills and vistas, and
was quite struck by the scenery. AT
| Lake Ste Agnes we had the skis on
the plane replaced by wheels and at
| 7:05 o'clock We left the ground. On
the way down Balchen. Koehl and N.Y.
| self alternated at the controls We
didn't have any trouble. With us be-
sides Huenefeld we're Miss Junkers.
Charlie Murphy and Ford mechanic.
Our journey southwark was mostly
very pleasant We flew over Quebec.
where we thought of poor Floyd Ben
nett, and then We came down to the
northern end Of Lake Champlain.
where We got our first glimpse of the
| United States Our course was then
I set along the eastern shores of Lake
| Champlain. down by Lake George and
| above the valley OF the Hudson. till
, We reached Long Island and banked
( for Curtiss Field. When We crossed
| the border into the United States we
were very gratified 10 know that at last
| We were above the soil of the country
we had set out for so long ago in
| Ireland. II seemed weeks since we
| had set out over the Atlantic for New
| York, but here We were within a few
hours of our original objective at last.
You can imagine our vast relief when
we saw the Snow-covered hills of Que
bee disappearing into the background as
| We entered warmer climate.
Funny Impressions of L. s.
My impressions Of the United states
! were very funny. What wonderful
straight roads YOU have. They go on for
| miles and miles. with scarcely a turn.
So different from our crooked roads
and lanes In Ireland. and I was very
much impressed by the color of the
| terrain. which was brown and not
! green. in Ireland 1t is always green,
even in Winter
The journey down the Hudson Valley
| was very pleasant until We reached a
F! spot between Albany and New York,
where we ran into heavy downpour of
rain. Near New York City We met
/ with a thick and nasty pea soup fog
/ but thanks to the skill and homing
/ pigeon instincts of our noted American
companion. Bernt Balchen. We reached
| CurtisS Field safely at approximately 2
! o'clock
{ II ltdI bceu our ullGntkoN 10 arrive
at CurtiSs Field incognito sVe planned
| to refuel and hop on to Washington
before any one knew what We were
about. He hoped TO reach the Capital
In plenty of time for Floyd Bennett s
| funeral. But We found il quite impos-
! sible to go on from Curtiss Field be-
| cause OF the terrible weather. so We
! we're glad TO accept the kind offer OF
Mr.; II, K. Rochester and move ON by
train.
My impressions Of the New York
| crowds. They were extremely demoral-
/ izing. We were almost torn to pieces
| trying To get into the station master
office at the Pennsylvania They al
| most locked me out. got so far behind
the rest OF the flyers.
/ 'Capyught ICES ia the United states.
! t1nN!t S3uth Ameftfa and Cuha by 2he
| N*w Nntk Times topytisht in Great Batatn
| ant Ireland f& tho Irish Times