Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-15

landing. It needed only fuel and
a new starter" for the landing gear
in order to take-off 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 Schrteb-
er aboard.
This little town. containing but e
few hundred people and decades ago
the rendezvous OF the Spanish royal
/ family who came here for sea bath
ing, gave the aviators a tumultous
welcome.
Official Reception
An official reception was hastily
organized, the weary filters submit
ting graciously. After stemming the
| tide of oratory. they we're taken TO
their hotel, where dark-haired sem
| oritas crowded around and smoth-
cred them with flowers.
Assolant got in touch with the
governor Of Santander province at
Santander. 80 miles east Of here. on
| the Bay of Biscay and asked him
for I25 gallons of gasoline with
which to continue the flight 10 Par
is. The governor Immediately gave
orders that 1t be brought from the
fuel depot at Astierro. near Santan-
der, together with lubricating oil
and distilled water.
At Madrid the Spanish dictator
Primo de Rivera. ordered every ia
cihty be accorded the yellow Bird
/ and that the landing gear appur-
! tenance they needed for take-off
be sent to them by airplane.
Assolant, lie Fevre. Lotti and
Schneider appeared well and happy
as they emerged from their cramped
cabin. AS they stretched stiff and
weary limbs people began TO run up
TO ascertain their identity and the
reason for the unexpected visit. The
fliers hailed the natives in French;
they replied in Spanish. the avia-
tors realizing for the first time, TO
their intense disappointment. that
they had not landed in France after
all.
Their chagrin soon vanished be-
fore the enthusiastic kindness Of
the people who trooped up IN ever
growing numbers as the news spread
a lone Frenchman among them act
ing rs interpreter. The towns civil
guards formed a Gordon around the
plane to save II from souvenir hunt
ers as the four adventures left It
for town and dinner-5omething
more substantial than the bananas
and oranges on which they had sub
sisted in crossing.
Hard Going
Assolant said. 1T was hard 60
ing at times. We experienced al
most every variety Of weather and
climate. but generally the wind ia
vcred us. The machine behaved
| splendidly. and drove through fog.
wind, rain. a one Of cold and one
Of heavy storm.
THE storm obliged 70 quit the
steamboat lane we followed al the
start and flew southwark. lengthen-
ing the course
The landing OF the yellow Bird
completed the 10th crossing Of the
Atlantic in O heavier-than-air ma
chine. and the eighth eastward
crossing. There has been but one
westward crossing OF the North At
lantic by an airplane although diri-
gibles have crossed five times.
There was a noteworthy coinci-
dence in the flights completion
yesterday. June IA. 1929. which was
the tenth completion Of the first
nonstop transatlantic flight from
st. Johns. NJ. H.. TO Clifden. Ire
land, on June II. 1919, by Can't.
John Alcock and LIEUT.. Arthur w.
Brown. British officers. They flew
a Vickers Vimy bomber and made
the 1900 miles in 16 hours and IL
minutes.
The Yellow Bird left old Orchard
last Thursday after DAYS Of waiting
due to unfavorable weather reports
and n false start. They first fol-
lowed the course OF Col. Charles Al
Lindbergh two years ago but later
switched TO veer slightly north OF
the Azores. From the time the Vel
low Bird was heard BY steamships
several hours northeast OF the
Azores there was no word until
D. m. q p. m. T.. s. To saying II
was In sight of Oporto. Portugal
ana WOULD land IN France II the
gasoline held out.
LIE BOURGET. France. June Is
-tP-The eager crowds Of specta-
tors who had thronged the lie Bour-
get landing field IN the hope N
witnessing the arrival Of the Yellow
Bird from the United States again
streamed to the field IN ever-in-
creasinR numbers this afternoon.
Truck loads Of municipal guards
and police from Paris BEGAN 10 ar
rive early reinforcing the usual
guard. The 34th regiment OF avia-
ton. uuartered at the lower end
Of the airfield. was ordered TO he in
readiness TO take up the task "
policing the huge field and con
trolling the crowds sure to welcome
home the first Frenchmen To fy
from across the Atlantic.