Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-11

santander ct Biarritz, and then faded
from view until they We're reported
again at Civita Vecchia, SO miles north
Their altitude averaged between
$500 feet and 5000 feet, but passing
over Corsica, well inland, they were
Obliged to rise to 5000 feet. They en-
countered head winds just after they
passed Bayonne, France, and needeo
seven hours to get from Bayonne 70
Marseille.
Seemed to Stand Stnl."
"over Toulon," Capt. Yancey told
the Associated Press, I'VE actually
seemed to stand still. A five-foot strip
of fabric was torn OF underneath tine
fuselage, and later had the funny
experience Of putting my foot through
the airplane."
as the flyers landed. There were troops
police and plain-clothes men every
where, a small army having been pro.
yided to see to the personal SAFETY OF
Premier Mussolini while he was there,
but the crowd of several thousands,
cheering frantically, Surged past the
lines to the plane as the pair crawAeo
out of the cabin. ,,.
MARQUIS de Pinedo, dean OF italian
transatlantic flyers, stepped up TO greet
the Americans, and the crowd, cneer-
ing wildly, picked all three up ON
shoulders and carried thenN on the
field: there Gen. Balbo and Alexander
Kirk, secretary for the American en-
After being driven to the PremieF'S
villa thew were taken to a Rome notel,
where the American Embassy had op-
tanned a suite Of three rooms Tor them;
The chef had fixed an elaborate meal
for the men. and despite the fact they
said thew were famished, they did not
sit down to it Immediately.
Tired Almost to Exhaustion.
rheiu thoughts were on their Night.
Both were tired almost TO exnausVloh'
but were extremely happy:
st am glad we have done It, Yancey
said "I am sorry that we cou!o not
make it in one hop. II we couid nave
taken off in the Pathfinder with the
load of fuel we tried to carry In tne
Green Flash, We would have mace
Rome in one jump easily.
Both aviators said they mao NO IN
tention of attempting hignt PACK
across the Atlantic to America, Dut salo
thew would ship their plane back and
nrobabiv attempt to earn the $5O,0O0
prize offered by Col. w. D. Easterwooo
IF % Dallas for a fight with three Jumps
from Dallas to Hongkong. Prlor 10
this they may make an air tour OF near
by Italian centers, finally taxing D
steamship home. 80.
Williams professed to feel much pet
ter here than he did YESTERDAY at
Santander, and aboard the PatnIl 1C
when crossing the Atlantic. Li hle
stomach ailment which bothered Nun
-. go. aI1Noct rl1rad he said.
Both expressed the utmost dengnt
with the entertainment given them at
Santander, where, Yancey said: "They
sure knew how to entertain.
Tell Story of Flight.
Two tired and weary men told tne
Associated Press the story OF their one
stop flight from Old orchard, Me, " "
Rome, this morning before they went "
bed.
"Gee, but we need Sleep" Capt: yam
cev said. do you know what time !
went to bed this morning? Four O'Clock,
Santander may be small, but II sure
knows how to entertain"
AS Yancey continued his narrative
Williams would interrupt him from Time
to time, correcting a detail, or Gaining
attention to Yancey'S own actlVltles
when the navigator seemed TO torge'
them.
The fight against headwinds yester-
day from Santander to Rome was the
hardest part of their trip, they said.
"Over Toulon," Yancey related, we
seemed actually to stand still. A 5-1ool
strip of fabric was torn of underneath
the fuselage and later had the funny
experience Of putting my foot through
the airplane.
Passed Over Corsica.
upon leaving Toulon we struck Out
across the sea toward Corsica. I had
intended Just to touch the tip OF Ma.
poleon's island, but instead we passed
over it about 10 miles inland. Then we
| made for the main land, sighting 1t al
Civita Vecchia, whence we proceeded
down the coast. -
MY maritime experience came II
handy. I was able to pick out the light
houses and follow them for our course
We saw the lights of Rome 80 miles
away, but we were not sure they were
our destination until we turned In from
the coast and picked up the lights or
Littorio Field, and here we are"
williams interrupted with the COM
ment he was glad it was over. st an
glad we have done it." continued Yam