Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-06
Colonel Takes OFF From Ma
nagua on 700-Mile Trip
With Mail.
FESTIVITIES ARE BANNED
AS FLYER RETIRES EARLY
Enthusiastic Crowd, Headed by
American Marines and Civilians,
Greets Plane in Nicaragua.

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, February
9 R).--Col Charles A. Lindbergh,
en- route to Panama on the last lap
of his inaugural air mail flight from
Miami, landed at Punta Arenas at
$40 o'clock this morning (9:1O
Ell To, and hour and 20 minutes
later hoped off again for Panama.
BY the Associated Press.
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, February g.
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, starting thu
last lap of his inaugural air mail flight
from Miami to Panama, hoped of
from the Marine Air Field at 6:4o
o'clock this morning (7:25 am. Eastern
standard time).
Today's route to Cristobal is ovel
about TOO miles of varied terrain in
cluding low tropic coast land and the
high isthmian mountains, ending with
q dash along the Panama Canal to the
Atlantic entrance, at CristObal.
Taking three days of flying to COM
plete a trip which normally requires
from IL to 13 days, Col. Lindbergh's
last lap of his 2,10o-naile journey viii
complete the air mail linking of the
United States and the Canal Zone.
It was calculated that five and one
have hours of flying time would be re-
quired for today's trip, with time spent
In making stops deferring arrival at
Cristobal well into this afternoon.
The territory in today's route was re-
earded as the most pleasant OF any OF
the trip. the worst stretch lying between
Puitarenas and David. Col. Lind
bergh estimated he could pass over
high mountains between those places
at an altitude of 5000 feet, although
aviators usually make 5000 feet in the
district.
Beyond David airplanes are not so
much an oddity, and in the Canal Zone
area flying is common enough, with no
really dificult conditions presenting
themselves.
Continuation of the United States
Central American commercial air mali
service, i1Augurated by Lindnergn, Is
scheduled on fortnightly basis iof
the present, but Pan-American AT
ways. Inc, eventually plan tri-weekiy
or daily service.
Eirhf countries and political divisions
are connected by the venture which has
involved In the three-day trip since
the take-off Monday morning at Miami
Fla. with stops at Havana, Cuba, Belize
British Honduras, Tela, Honduras, Ma
nagua. Nicaragua, and those lying along
today's route in Costa Rica, Panama
and the Canal Zone.
Last night Col. Lindbergh spent In
the company of Marine officers ano
American oficiais, most of whom parti-
cipated in the welcome to him year
ago, when he made his goodwill flight
to Central and South America.
Arrival yesterday at 3:45 pm. East
ern standard time, was somewhat later
than had been expected, a circumstance
explained by Col. hndbergh as resulting
from headwinds, which delayed him be-
tween Tegucigalpa, Honduras, where he
circled over the city, and Managua.
After circling the Marine Corps land
ing field once he brought his large am
pflibian plane to earth. An enthusias-
tic crowd, large despite his pleas to be
considered solely as commercial pilot
cheered him as American Minister
Charles C. Eberhardt greeted him as he
stepped from the cockpit Of his ma
chine.
Brig. Gen. Logan Feland, other Ma
rine Corps officers, Rear Admiral David
r. Sellers and most of the American
civilians in Managua participated In
the welcome.
Within a few minutes Of his arrival
he drove with Mr.. Eberhardt to the
American legation, where he took an
hours nap, later visiting the aviation
field again to inspect his plane, which
had stood the seven-hour trip from Be
lie. broken only by the stop at Tela
without mishap.
He took dinner at the legation, re-
firing early to get good nights rest
At his request banquets and festivities
were dispensed with.
Accompanying him are Col John A
Hambleton, vice president of the Pan.
American Airways, and Henry Lee Bus
kew. mechanic and radio operator.