Evening star., 1928-06-19
Shore Lined With Cheering
Throngs as Plane Alights
After Hop From BURY Port.
Liners Sirens Add to Din.
CITY'S WOMAN MAYOR
GREETS MISS EARHART
Atlantic Flight Trio Met by Dense
Crowds-Plan Rest Before Going
to London-Stultz Wants to Re-
turn by Air - Says Motors
Caused Some Anxiety.


Br the Associated Press.
LONDON, June IS.-Miss Amelia
Earhart. transatlantic flyer, arrived
In London from Southampton by
automobile late today and reached
her hotel at $40 pm.
~ the Associated Press.
SOUTHAMPTON. England. June l9.
Speeding swiftly from the little town
OF BURY Port on the south coast OF
wales. scene of its unexpected landing
yesterday from the other side of the At
lsntic. the American rnonoplane Friend
ship. carrying the first woman ever to
ny the broad ocean. arrived here today
Southampton has welcomed many
famous visitors, but none has ever been
given q more tremendous welcome than
Miss Amelia Earhart and her two COM
panions on their great fiight-wilmer
Etultz. the pilot, and Louis Gordon,
mechanic
The big yellow bulk of the transat-
lantic plane was first discerned over the
misty sunall above Southampton water
moment the machine appeared on It's
course. heading up the River Test. but
her fast convey of two airplanes set her
On the right course again and the
Friendship came gracefully 20 the sur
face at exactly 1:19, after flight from
BURY Port Of hours and , minutes.
Atlantic Flyers Smiling.
Prom the cockpit showed the smiling
faces OF StIitz and Miss EaTnar As
soon as the machine settled on the
wafer the side doors were opened and
Gordon dropped TO one of the pontOonss
pniied out cigarette and calmly ignt-
ed H.
and il was towed three-cuarterS OF ,
mile 10 the landing staze Of the ln1-
rarial Airwavs. A boat with Mrs. Ffed-
erick Guest, sponsor Of the flight. Ray
raund Guest. her son: a K NILS OF
Boston and the correspondent Tor the
Associated Press tied up alongside the
plane and brought the party ashore.
Miss Eari1art was taken OF hrSt and
as Mrs. Guest embraced heT the sponsor
Miss Eariart smiled and THANKED
Mrs Guest nrofusely. She was quite
IDLY. but little too overcome with
emotion to talk much.
Party Taken Ashore.
The uzrty was then taken ashore by
John N. Savage. American consul and
vas presented to Mrs. L. NJ. Welsh.
Southampton's woman mayor. who Was
respiendent IN her chains Of ONCE.
HRS Welsh made welcoming address
Later little girl from the American
consulate presented Miss Earhart with
o BOUQUET Of American beauties while
J 1otographers took literally hundreds
CT pictures.
All the way up southampton water
the American flyers were greeted With
oeep-throated sirens and whistles from
the ocean Rreyhounds and other ship
ping. Everything that would make q
noise was used TO swell the welcome
ALONG the shipbuilding yards and
docks the shore was black with work.
men some OF them appearing with
tools In hand as hey left the work
welcome.
Police HIVE Difficuity.
II was with dificuity the police
cleared path from the landing boat
70 the motor car. Miss EarhArt. Mrs.
Guest and few friends crossed the
Jerry into Southampton and the route
was crowded with spectators from the
poosesI parts Of the city, who greeted
fhe dyers With cheers.
When the party reached the other
fide Of the ferry, they were picked up bv
n squad OF mounted police. who sur
rounded tl1eiS waiting automobile and
escorted them 70 Southampton Hotel,
There they planned TO rest awhile he
fore going 70 London by road.
Miss Earhart throughout the ordeal
remained smiling, demure figure, az
al unconscious OF what the great
excitement was about. She talked
Freely with her friends OF her great ad-
venture. but appeared little bit dazed
0y sne ccmmotion which she was
causing.
At southampton again the flyers
were made 70 relate the story OF their
flight.
Engines Began TO Miss.
There were times when our hearts
beat little faster than usual" said the
pilot. Wilmer Stuitz. Those were when
the motors-neyer more than one at q
tine--begsn 70 nisfire when the driy-
ing rain got INTO them. The rain lasted
more than half the way.
When the engines began 10 miss. we
didn't know what TO do We knew
there was no way Of repairing them in
the air. SO We hoped for the best
and breathed a sigh OF relief when they
picked up again and kept on with 8
steady roar. II Just one Of the motors
had gone wrong. we could have kept
going, but 1t would have injured Oui
chance Of getting completely acIoss
If two Of them had failed. we'll"
Etuitz himself IL not averse 10 Eyine
tsacx 20 America Il wouldn't mind fly.
ing back" he said. I'd like to uss
this same plane. 1t s now In perfecI
condition.
Il had no difficulty finding my wal
across. despite the poor visibility
Knew exactly where ] was all Of ths
time, and when We struck Britain,
% net believe ! was more than a mil'
OF my estimated courSe" !"
Miss Earilart aud her two fiyer com
paxions left southampton shortly aftei
Z O'Clock this afternoon tor LONDON In
automobiles.
VILLAGERS STAND IN RAIN.