Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-09


a look at the silver ship as possible
The plane was placed in one OF the
Pan-American Airways corporations
hangers, which will be its resting
place for the next few days.
Accompanied by the American am
bassador, Noble B. Judah, and the
Cuban ambassador to Washington
Orestes Ferrara, Colonel Lindbereh
left the field fer the presidential
palace. Thousands thronged the
plaza in frcnt OF the palace, shouting
themselves hoarse. In the great re
ception hall we're President Machado
and the members OF his cabinet
officials OF the army and navy and
many others. The president gave the
good will ambassador hearty well
come, shaking him warmly by the
hand.
"You have come from the far end
of this island republic" he said
where we fought SO hard Tor indie
pendence. You represent one OF the
/ worlds greatest nations as ambassador
of the air. l extend to you welcome
from every Cuban
you have seen practically the
whole OF our island whose people
will never forget what you did FOR
| them at the time of their great need.
Our country is small in territory, but
great in its love for liberty.
"Ycu yourself are cne OF the great
est men of great nation and will
always be considered one Of the
worlds greatest citizens. Every mo-
ment OF your life, in glory or in
sorrow, you will always have friend
in us You will always find welcome
in Cuba So ~wvW
q "We love our liberty and independ-
ence. You are an ambassador of the
air, but also an ambassador of
American freedom"
| Ambassador Ferrara TRANSLATED the
presidents welcome and introduced
the famous flier to the members of
the cabinet and other officials The
president, with Mr.. Judah and Colonel
Lindbergh on either side, then led
the way to the balcony overlooking
the spacious Avenida MiSiones where
President Coolidge appeared recently
to answer the applause of the crowds,
The three stood at attention while
the Cuban anthem was played and
while children sang the Star Spangled
banner Lindbergh waved to the
crowds in response to their cheers. but
declined the suggestion that he ad-.l
dress them.
! After the ceremonies Ambassador
Judah took Colonel Lindbergh to the
United States embassy which will be
his home while he remains here
! The arrival of Col Lindbergh COM.
pleted one of the most extraordinary
flights in the history OF aviation-a
flight that carried the American hero
to no less than Is lands and over
5000 miles of territory, much of it
mountainous and wild
Leaving Washington, D. c., on Dec !
13, on his good will flight to Mexico
City, the colonel completed the 2000i
mile trip in approximately 27 hours
and was greeted enthusiastically byI
the Mexican people. who flocked to
Valbuena flying, field to welcome him.
From that time on he has captured
the hearts of the Latin American
peoples that he visited. After spend
ing Christmas in Mexico City with
his mother, who flew from Detroit
to the Mexican capital Lindbergh
took up his good will tour t'lat was
to bring him to Havana in time
for the Pan-American congress.
With the regularity of clockwork
he sped from city to city, dropping
down ON improvised ;anding fields
where no plane ever before had
landed and trying out wes: equipped
fields, but in each case on time to
an uncanny degree. ~ sa
Zig Tagging across Central Amer
ica he stopped in the capitals OF
Guatemala, British Honduras. Saliva i
dor, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica
and Panama. At Panama he took a
well deserved vacation, going off into
the mountains for ten days with a /
party OF brother American aviators
stationed in the canal zone to hunt
and fish.
Resuming the flight after his rest
the Lone Eagle for the first time
in his flying career touched South
america. He visited Cartagena, on
the coast of Columbia, flew to Bogota,
the capital, and then made a daring
flight across the Andes range toI
Maracay, a short distance from the
Venezuelan capital, Caracas, which he
visited by automobile, 1
/ Then starting over the great cres-
cent OF islands that fringe the Carib-
bean sea, the colonel sped on to st.
Thomas in the Virgin islands hoped
to San Juan, Porto Rico, and then
flew to Santo Domingo, capital OF
the Dominican republic, and Port Au
Prince, capital OF Haiti.
/ In, the midst of the flight, he
celebrated his 26th birthday, having
crowded into the last year an epoch
making series of aviation teats un.
paralleled in the history of flying. ::
/ Only twice in the great tight that
carried him to every one OF Uncle
Sans nearest southern neighbors was
the American flier late. That was
or his arrival at Mexico City after
flying all night. He missed his way
between Tampico and Mexico City,
but soon found the right route, ar
irving at the Mexican capital not