Evening star., 1928-04-29
BREMEN'S CREW
LEAVES CAPITAL
Will Return Wednesday fol
Round of Official WeICom-
ing Receptions.

Having made little or no effort to
greet the German-Irish crew of the
transatlantic monoplane Bremen. be-
cause of the sad and solemn circum-
stances that attended their l5-hour
visit to the city. Washington today was
looking forward to welcoming them 10
the seat of government Wednesday
when the flyers are due to arrive at
Boiling Field by plane from New York
for a round of official functions, Their
present schedule calls for departure
to New YORK again on the following
morning
To honor the flyers the House yestcr-
day passed bill authorizing the Dis
tinguished Flying Cross for them ana
shortly after the Senate passed a oiii
conferring this honor on the crew of
the Bremen and the French and Italian
flyers who have flown to this country.
on leaving Tor New York by train
Yesterday afternoon. the flyers inoi-
yiduaIly and collectively. expressed
themselves as looking forward to seeing
Washington the middle OF the week.
rhey took their leave hastily, having
DELAYED until the latest possible minute
in the hope that flying conditions oe-
tween washington and New York would
clear up sufficiently To guarantee Q
pleasant and safe journey to the
metropolis
Catch Train at l:O5.
Concluding there was little hope for
a sudden change in the weather. they
left Boiling Field, where they had been
the guests OF MAJ. II. G. Davidson, conf
fnaflaant: Capt Christian A. Sehwar2-
waelder and Lieut. Kellogg Sloan, al
l2:45 O'Clock, and we're driven 10 Union
Station rust in time 70 catch the ! 10
pm. Pennsylvania train.
Earlier in the day they had carried
o,it the mission determined upon lar
40 In Canada early Friday-to go 70
Washington IN all possible haste and
pause al the newly-made grave OF the
man whose death was directly response
ble for his efforts TO bring them relief
AT Greenly Island-Chief Machinist
Floyd Bennett, U. S. n.
This they did. Then Capt. Hermann
Roenl stepped forward and reverently
laid a great wreath of flowers on the
flower covered mount. Baron Gunther
Won Huenefeld next placed German
flag above the flowers while beside II
MAJ. James c. FitZpaurice laid green
white and orange flag OF the Irish free
State Both flags we're carried across
The ocean In the Bremen.
Stop at Wooster Grave.
Before they left Arlington National
Cemetery the airmen stopped at the
grave Of Lieut.. Stanton II Wooster
s4v4f 4 fas4f fscsSNnAr Ndei
Davis. when their plane crashed al
Langley Field IN a test flight prepara-
tory 10 a nonstop voyage TO Europe
Capt Koehl placed a wreath on thi'
grave. now about a year old while his
comrades stood with bowed heads.
Back 70 the city they were driver
and thence 10 Boiling Field, where
! preparations were made TO depart fol
| New YORK After q conference IL wa
announced that the train would b.
/ taken unless the weather lifted at tn
last moment Shortly after noon in
aications we're that flying condition.
i would clear up and the Army three
eugined Fokker nOnoplane. which hat
/ been rendered by the Air Corps for tn
! Journey, was wheeled out OF Its hangar
Capt. Donald r. Muse, executive ofii
Ger Of the field. was designated by Ma
| Davidson 10 pilot the flyers 10 Ees
/ YORK.
| A Iast-minute check OF q particularly
bad stretch between Philadelphia an'
Aberdeen Nd, however. showed a dan
gerotlg condition existed While Capt
Muse had no fears thai he would no
get through. yet there was an elemen
Of risk that might contribute 10 d lon
delay IN reaching the destination and a
the flyers we're extremely anxious 4
get 10 New York In furtherance Of thei
plans. reluctantly they yielded 10 tn
trains.
Buy New Clothes Here.
En- route " Boiling Field from ia
cemetery. the flyers stopped al cloth
Ing store and QUILTED themselves Wit
much-needed wearing apparel, as th
cafgo space In The Bremen was utilize
with fuel tanks They stit retalne
their European atmosphere. Baron vo
HueDeieId and Maj Fitzmaurice cling
Ing 10 their uniform caps and Cap
Koehi 10 hts long gray, tur"collate
German military oVercoat. MAI, FltZ
maurice left the city wearing nobb
military 0yerc0st of light tan Eble
bore the gold leaves of major IN IN
United States Army on the Ehonlde
straps
oueationed about the coat at the sta
ton. be was instructed by MAJ Dayld
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