Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-16
PAR|S-TO-NEW YORK
HOP MAY Be TRIED
Yellow Bird Crew Is Reported
! Planning East-to-West
Ocean Crossing.
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material necessary for the take-off, but
he abandoned the idea when the Span
ish mechanics and material arrived.
In the morning the three aviators
went to Santander to express their
thanks to the civil governor Of the
province.
The governor felt much as the rest
of this nelghborhood, highly pleased
that the French flyers had picked out
this part of Spain to land upon after
crossing the Atlantic.
Crowds cheered them as they drove
through the streets of Santander. Hun
dreds OF automobiles and pedestrians
visited the Yellow Bird on the beach
all during the day.
The aviators had first intended to fly
on to Paris late this afternoon, and the
tank was filled with gasoline for q start,
but the work on the carburetor took
longer than had been expected and
they decided to- postpone their de-
parture.
ComillaS could not let the occasion
slip by without a celebration, and as
there was not time to organize a formal
one last night. it was decided to have
one tonight The decision was made as
soon as the flyers postponed their home
ward hop.
Schneider was invited along with the
three sviators, who have reconciled
themselves to his presence and permit
him to tag along as they go from one
ovation to another.
SIotti said that they would take him
on to Paris in the airplane, put him up
81 the hotel of M. Lotti, senior, let him
share in whatever festivities awaited
them and when all was over they would
aend him home.
Pilot Confident Of SuccesS.
Pilot Assolant declared that he hsd
never had . moments doubt that he
would succeed in the crossing once he
had left the American coast. But 1t
was terribly hard trip he acknowl-
edged.
when we had reached the coast Of
Europe. after having gone through .
most violent tempest, thought by fol-
lowing the shore we would be able to get
to Biarritz refuel there and 60 on to
Paris. But a little while, before arriv-
ing here noticed the gasoline was go
ing to run out before we could get to
France and happily found this fine
beach below me.
Il am satisfied with the trip. Nat
urally we would have been happy to
have reached Paris without stop, but,
believe me, it would have been impossi-
BILE last night in any case for we would
have found ourselves in the center OF
depression That would have been fatal
I am content with the trip. I never
doubted for q moment that 1t would
bring us into port In spite Of terrible
+ blows of wind and some mighty rough
bumps, never once had the impress
sion the machine would fail, even In
the slightest degree"
Not long after discovering the un-
welcome extra passenger. Lott said
that the aviatorS were forced to 40
above the clouds. During the early part
of the night there was thick fog and
violent rain squalls for four hours. dur
ing which we had to make real night
to hold to our course and there were
times when it seemed we were not far
from a disaster. But after four hours
of bucking the worst sort Of weather,
the depression passed and the night
sky cleared. Lefevre was then able to
calculate our latitude again. We turned
southwark somewhat and ut pm. the
coast Of Portugal showed up ahead"
Radiator Almost Dry.
It appeared that several parts of the
motor needed tinkering after Its long
strain Of the transatlantic flight. A
small leak was stopped in the radiator,
which had been practically dry on land
ing.
Reams Of congratulatory kilograms
pour in on the aviators and the tele-
phones are in constant use.
PARIS PLANS BIG WELCOME.