Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-04
FLYERS SET MARK
IN MEX|CO-D. c. HOP.
Forced Down Twice, Aviators
Arrive. After II Hours
In Air.

The second goodwill nonstop fiisht
attempt from Mexico City to Washing
ton was completed yesterday when
Joaquin Gonzales Pacheco and his
American co-pilot, Clifford E.. McNGillin,
landed at Boiling Field after batting
storms and fog which forced them down
twice.
Although they failed to equal the
record Of Col. Charles. A. Lindbergh,
the only man ever to make q nonstop
flight between the capitals Of the two
countries, Pacheco and McAdillin made
the fastest time ever recorded between
the two cities. Their flying time was
II hours and so minutes, at an average
speed Of 1870 miles per hour, lowering
Lindbereh's time by approximately nine
hours.
They were greeted by a cheering
crowd Of nearly 1000 persons when they
landed in their black and gold cabin
monoplane Capt. Carranza," named for
Emilio Carranza, the first Mexican good
viii flyer to attempt the trip from
capital to capital, and who was killed
IN storm over New Jersey last; year.
Welcomed by Ambassador Teller.
The flyers were greeted by q group of
Mexican embassy officials and were
taken to the embassy. where they were
welcomed by. Ambassador Teller There
McMillin found his wife awaiting him.
After reaching. the embassy, Pacheco
Immediately telephoned to his wife In
Mexico City to assure her of his safety
The two men brought only the clothes
they wore. emitting all luggage so as to
save weight. AS they arrived on Sunday
and today also is holiday, they were
forced to borrow wearing apparel at the
embassy.
The two flyers landed at Boiling
Field at $3.50 o'clock yesterday after
noon, after q dangerous and fatiguing
trip, during which they we're forced
down twice by bad weather. the second
time on field at Crewe, Va, 40 miles
south of Richmond, which was SO
muddy and soft the plane nosed over,
smashing the propeller.
The flyers telephoned to this city for
new propeller, and Maj. Howard C..
Davidson, cornmandant of Boiling Field.
with Sergt. Pryor as mechanic, took of
In an Army observation plane at 1910
o'clock yesterday morning with q new
metal propeller.
The new propeller was put In place
by Sergt. Pryor. and the two planes
landed at Boiling Field before the
cheering crowd. After submitting to
newspaper photographers. Pacheco and
McMillin were taken to the field opera
tons ONCE, where they got out of their
flying clothes and were interviewed by
newspaper men.
Pacheco, who is but rs years old,
speaks English brokenly. He proved
that he has nimble wit, however, and
parted personal questions as skillfully
as his fellow goodwill flyer, Col.
Lindbergh.
Fortunately Married.
Are you married." Pacheco was
ayes, fortunately" he replied.
why do you say fortunately" a
laughing reporter asked.
Because so few people are able to
say that" Pacheco answered.
At another time he was asked II 1t
were true that he is "the richest young
man in Mexico"
We'll" he replied without an in
stant's hesitation, II am one of the
youngest men in Mexico, but not the
richest"
Pacheco and McMillin brought with
them personal messages of greeting
from Dwight w. Morrow American
Ambassador to Mexico, to Secretary of
State Frank Kellogg and to President
Coolidge.
The flight, Pacheco said, was one Of
the worst he ever has made. The plane
ran into bad weather almost immedi-
ately after leaving Mexico City, and at
one time they we're lost in the fog and
| few out over the Gulf Of Mexico for q
half hour before they could find hole
| through the curtain.
Ran into Clouds
I'VE ran into dense clouds and found
we had too much weight aboard to
we dumped 100 gallons of gasoline at
Brownsville. Tex. with a note reporting
the conditions we were facing"
! As result Of dumping the gasoline,
he explained, they were forced to land
at Birmingham, Ala, for more fuel,
taking aboard 100 gallons. They took