New Britain herald., 1928-04-14

feeling ran that thu. flight was goina { 10 be successful.
 'Thank GoI.' Isnl 1 hat miracll ou:;. and other cNclam;ltions of 10, f 'Frr'' th" answer lHuoriue teleph0n. { operators at tE,. various ccnteEs oi | information received from anxious :'cfsons ealing for news Of the flight Men prominent in aviation hailed he feat as q distinct triumph. A spl"n1id venture. and consider ing the tremendous odds, grca, achi"Nclll.nt in the annals of flying, - Commander Richard E. Byrd said. My hat is off to them" said Floyd Bennett, Commander HNrl's pilot on his flight to the North Pole. "I'm sorry they didn't make New York bat in reaching the coast ot Iabta- dor they did what no man has done botor" thcnl.''
 H"rnt Ealchcu. who was with Byrd on his flight to France from New York last summer called it q Great iob.' 'rhcy had everything
 
 thing 10 fly from west 10 east with good summer weather. hut another thing entirely 10 have q big head wind all the Nay.'
 T think tine flight of the Bremen IS .h" most remarkable ever made" Charles X. Levine said.
 Miss H"rta Jinkrrs. official rnp- resontative in this country for the company which built the Bremen. never lost her faith that the big plano would win through,
 "f know they will mah,. it, she repeated over and over 10 question: CTS, as she waited all day at Mitchel field with q sister ship of the Ere nlen ready to take the air 10 wei come the flyers and guide them safely to their destination
 tall, pale. energetic woman of 2S, Sh" has worked beside her father in his lalooratorles for 15 years She had been up since i o'clock in the morning and when the news was re- celNed slipped away,
 
 man captain and Eugene Zimmer. cousin, both waited at the field until the news came from Greenly Island Professor koell expressed the hope that the flight would tend to cement 1he cordial relations between Ger many and the United States.
 SeEf ral hundred persons still re mained at Mitchell field, of the es- 20, GOO that had been there during the day. 10 hear the good news
 'We'N be hack,' they shouted as the cars started 10 leave when the | first reports were authenticated 1 There were many queries as 10 just when the flyers would continue and ! although told the chances were 1 slight. on early information, that ! he flight could be continued. they 1 refused 10 believe 1t. They seemed 70 think that tho men who first spannod the North Atlantic from aast 10 west could not he stopped rom coming on by such q thing as l damaged ship.
 Many saw in the successful cul- nlnation of th" flight q further aealing of the war wounds between irnat Britain and Germany.
 NJ. Herbert, past president of the British Great War Veterans of America. believes if "augurs well for he future peace of the world when wo wartime opponents can fight md win against nature in such q )eact time enterprise IS they have accomplished He said ,is organization was glad to 'honor 'aptain Hermann Koehl. a worthy { ormor foeman.' Just how soon the three flyers will rriyc here is not known but when hey do they'll get some reception , ;t h the accent on the first word as 'hristie Eohnsack Of the mayors welcoming party pbrased it. We till give them as great reception : $ any ever received hy any fier or yers who have conquered the air ,e said.
 The original plans called for q day f rest then an official rrccp- ion at the City hall, receptions and entertainments by officials Of Ger ( nan steamship lines and representa- ives of the German government and { banquet rendered by the city. "Ol course the plans must remain Mir. Bohnsack said. Per l laps they will arrive by Sunday and f he events as planned will take place f tarting with the city reception Mon , lay noon.''