Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-15
YELLOW BIRD HOP
FOR PARIS IS Off
UNTIL Il TONIGHT
Decision for Delay Made
After Mechanics Find
Damage to Plane.
ST0WAWAY is BLAMED
FOR SHORTAGE OF GAS
Frenchmen, Failing to Reach Goal
by sos Miles, Given Big
Welcome in Spain,

air ministry late today authorized the
yellow Bird to go to the aviation
center at Cazaux, near Arcachon,
not far from Bordeaux, where the
plane probably will land some time
tomorrow morning.
The authorization was sent after
the crew Of the transatlantic mono
plane had telegraphed the air min
istry certain minor repairs were
necessary. These repairs will be made,
at Cazaux and the plane will then
continue It's fight to Paris.
SANTANDER, Spain, June IS
tP.-The French transatlantic n.y.
ers late today postponed their de-
parture for Paris in the nonoplane
yellow Bird until tomorrow.
The time of their departure to
complete their transatlantic voyage
TO Paris was set for 5 o'clock to-
morrow morning I'll pm. Saturday
night Eastern standard ttme).
By the Associated Press.
COMILLAS, Spain, June 15.-Spanish
mechanics checking over the motor of
the French transatlantic airplane Yel-
low Bird this afternoon discovered
some slight damage which would need
about three hours to repair.
Two Spanish airplanes from the
Getafe Airdrome, carrying necessary
parts for repairs to the Yellow Bird,
arrived at 80 pm.
Assolant, LIE Fevre and Lotti returned
to Comillas this afternoon from San
tander, where they were greeted by the
civil governor and thanked him for
the courtesies they had received.
Hundreds of automobiles arrived at
Comillas during the day with persons
curious to see the aviators.
Shortly before s o'clock Armeno
Lotti, backsr of the fight, agreed with
his companions that 1t would be wise
to 90 to Hendaye and there take the
Paris express, after which they would
return to Conillas with necessary
articles for resunirlg the raiights
Can Make Repairs Today.
Spanish mechanics. however, said
that repairs could be completed this
evening, enabling continuance OF the
fight early Sunday.
The Yellow Bird took OH this after-
noon, but returned shortly afterward.
The men were accompanied by their
stowaway, Arthur Schreiber. OF Port
land, Me, and 1t was generally url-
derstood that they were headed for
their ultimate goal, lie Bourget, but on
their return they said they had only
made test flight
Welconed Enthusia sticaliy.
The French airmen, who completed
the eighth Eastward airplane crossing
Of the Atlantic at $3.50 o'clock last eve
ming, dropping down on the beach at
Cornillas, sos miles short of LIE Bourget,
were given enthusiastic welcomes by the
population of Comillas and visitors from
nearby Santander, but this morning
they were ready and eager to start on
their last lap to their native land.
Their plane, which was virtually dry
of gasoline when they came down at
ComillaS, was refueled during the
morning and after brief maps the air
men climbed in with the 22-year-old
stoWaway Schreiber.
The yellow Bird, lightened by more
than half since it left Old Orchard,
Me, Thursday morning with four tons
of gasoline, swept easily off the long
&ITGUEIl Dl JldI0 UCdC1ls Cl1CtCdS IAiSlA
pointed its nose for LIE Bourget.
Rene LIE Fevre, when asked what the
effect of the young stowaway's appear
ance before the others in the plane
had been answered more or less lok-
tngly: "At first our indignation was
so great we started to open the door
and throw him into space. but we
finally permitted him to continue with
US, although we knew the difficulty
the pxneSs Wefrht would n1IiSe"
Met Surprising Weather.
Iefevre said that they encountered
the most surprising weather conditions
with rain, cold and once storm OF
hurricane proportions. The tem1era-
fcentigrade), necessitating flying much
lower than they would have otherwise
chosen to do. The navigator attributed
the fuel shortage TO the stowaway Just
as ASsolant had done.
He said that at no time in the flight
was there the fear of disaster that came
when finally they saw the Portuguese
coast and although their fuel supply
was running very low they could md no
place to land. We breathed sigh of
relief when we saw the beach at Clam
bre," he said.
Before the aviators were allowed to
10 TO bed last night the towns senorltas
gathered about them at their hotel and
insisted upon their signing innumerable
postcards until AssoIant insisted he had
writers cramp. They showered them
with large bouquets Of roses, carnations
and lilies and their stock of fluent
Spanish compliments. The flyers and
young Schneider. accepted everything
with an easy grace.
Schneider, once on firm ground, re-
covered his composure and apparently
considered himself Just as one OF the
crew. Assolant regarded him with
amused tolerance and referred to hin,
as: THAT young rascal. He added
that he did not quite know yet what
he was going TO do with him. The
Youths story soon became known to
the local people. who pointed him out
Go each other with surprise and ad-
hsiration as a real American boy.
Thousands Disappointed.
The plane in alighting here disap-
nointed thousands who waited at lie
poureet for It until late last night
Assolart, who married a New York gi-.
only five days ago, brought 1t to earth
safely on the pebble strewn beach al
Cane Oriambre, west of here. complet-
ing 30 hours and % minutes of flying
over a course Of about $500 miles
Take-off was at Old Orchard, Me.
Thursday at e:os am. eastern stand
ard tin1e).
Assolant blamed the s.owaway TO,
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