Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-15

the fuel shortage and consequently the
failure to land on French soil, explain
ing 1t had been necessary to release
some Of the precious petrol from the
tanks as soon as Schneider was dis
covered aboard. In order to gain
height.
4 had not counted on the extra
weight when I estimated our fuel load"
he said.
The aviators seemed to have d.
veloped a real fondness for their I'M
invited guest, and he for them. Dur
ing the fight he shared what food the
aviators carried with them, and he
spent last night with them at the
local hotel.
He apparently was laboring under
great emotion as the plane landed and
expressed complete Joy when he set
his foot on solid earth. He found no
one TO talk to among the Spaniards
who crowded around and seemed lost at
the fuss made over him in the strange
language. Assoalant explained that he
was not discovered until the plane was
in full flight, when they decided against
turning back 10 put him of.
No Damage In Landing.
The plane was not damaged in land
q
starter" for the landing gear In order
to take of and continue its flight. The
original starter" they had Jettisoned
in the course of their flight in order to
tighten the plane after they discovered
Schneider aboard.
This little town, containing but few
hundred people and decades ago the
rendezvous Of the Spanish royal family,
who came here for sea bathing, gave
the aviators tumultuous welcome, az
fording them their first taste Of hero
worship.
An oficial reception was hastily or
ganiZed, the weary flyers submitting gra-
ciously. After stemming the tide of
oratory they were then taken TO their
hotel, where dark-haired senoritas
crowded around and smothered them
with flowers.
Assolant got in touch with the Gov
ernor of Santander Province at Santan-
der, 80 miles east Of here, on the Bay
of Biscay, and asked him for 125 gal
Ions of gasoline with which to continue
the flight to Paris. The governor i'm
mediately gave orders that 1t be brought
from the fuel depot at AStierro, neal
Santander, together with lubricating oil
and distilled water.
At Madrid the Spanish dictator
Primo de Rivera, ordered every facility
be accorded the Yellow Bird and that
the landing gear appurtenance they
by airplane.
Hail Natives In French.
Assolant, LIE Fevre. Lotti and youns
| Schneider appeared well and happy al
| they emerged from their cranped cabin
AS they stretched stiff and weary limb:
+, people began TO run up to ascertain
| their identity and the reason for thu
unexpected visit The flyers hailed thu
natives in French; they replied ir
Spanish, the aviators realizing for tn,
first time, TO their intense diSappoint'
nnent, that they had not landed II
France after all.
Their ehagrin soon vanished befor,
the enthusiastic kindliness of the peo
Pile, who trooped up in ever-growinl
numbers as the news spread. A lon
Frenchman among them acting as in
terpreter, the towns civil guards fornnet
a Gordon around the plane TO save !
from souvenir hunters as the four ad
venturers left 1t for town and dinner
something more substantial than tn
bananas and oranges on which they hat
subsiSted In crossing.
The Spaniards piled them with in
Vulnerable questions which they an
swered as well as they could through
their interpreter. They said they wer
SATISFIED with their trip, although the
wished to get TO lie Bourget as soon Q
possible.
Assolant added: cit was hard goin
at times; we experienced almost ever
variety of weather and climate. bu
generally the wind favored US. The ma
chine behaved splendtdly, and droy
trtumphsntfy and nnfaltering thrc1s