Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-05

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ara the sunshine. The pilot drove
into IL and the sturdy craft rode like
X had been built for such flying
However. the bumps" and lurches
began 10 play havoc with the en-
joyment Of those on board. After
about 20 minutes of this sort Of 20
ing and when almost t.erybody on
board had succumbed 10 a feeling Of
un~easiness the ship passed out into
a world surrounded BY a clear sky
and found considerably better going.
although the atmosphere still vas
rough.
Just about this time the railroad
for which the pilots had been head
ing loomed up ahead, the country
began 10 show signs Of being in
habIted. farm plots appeared below
with Increasing regularity and one
or two towns appeared 10 the right
and left.
Over Mountains
Crossing the railroad al an obliQue
angle the mountains soon appeared
ahead. at first having he appear
ance Of a black and menscirg cloud.
Relief Pilot Mauldin. who had
spent three months flying from the
Monterrey field, WIS familiar with
the mountain passage and soon the
ship was going owe the low rarge
Of mountains on this side Of the
city.
Again the railroad appeared ahead;
well graded and much travelled roads
below all began % point in the gen
eral direction of the course the
plane was flying; more ard more
farms spread out below and little
villages and more imposing towns
doomed up on every side, several be-
ing in sight at q time. The plane
was now flying at an altitude OF
around 5000 feet.
Lying ir q semi-circle Or noun
tainS. Monterrey appeared in the
haze which hung around the peaks
and in q few minutes the big ship
Vas above the city. After circling
the town, which gave the passengers
a splendid view of the manufactur-
ing and industrial establishments
which have spread the fame or the
metropolis. the pilots headed for the
military field.
Then came terra firma M . beau
tiful three-point landing and a deep
sigh or content went up from those
on board.
The haze which hung about the
tops Of Saddle and other mountains
about Monterrey gave point 70 the
story that mail pilots are finding 1t
highly difficult to make the Mexico
r. -. -
case and regularity.
The return trip was about a re-
verse OF the trip owe with the cx-
c~eption Of the storm and fog, but
with a heavy wind blowing in a con-
trary direction which kept life inter
esting for those on board.
FL Jardin Guides
The Hotel ri Jardin was the first
building TO appear on the horizon
coming home and soon afterwards
the spires OF the Matamoros cathe-
dral could be seen. Soon the farms
in the Natam0ros section spread out
below. then came a flight over the
Rio Grande. n circle over Browns
Vile ard another delightful landing
Al the municipal field with friends
and relatives 70 greet the returned
voyaEery who had made IN a day a
trim which in the days ~ the OK
cart would have been a six months
UndertrkirE.
Major Bernard Law acted ~ rel III
pilot WI the return flight.
Those making the trim were II. II.
NerdUga. Mexican customs official;
Jose Cue. Monterrey c%attlcman:
n. ". Never. city electrician. and
Mrs. Never: Mrs. Pearl Nuctols and
Son.. n. NucEolg- Ri. Crivei. Jr.: C. n.
Miller. Pedro chara. vi. u. Fender
graft. managing editor cf The Her
aid: Les Nauldir. relief pilot and
AZ the FrownSvillc Murici-
raj a@irNort. and Mrs. N7uldin:
Major Bcrrard Law. relief pilot. =.
s. Riggs. niIot>. ard III. NJ KENYON.
owner ot the rlane. Nr. rhana and
Mr.. Cue remained ir Monterrey.
both having gone there On 4 bus
mess visit.