Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-03
AyiatOrs Given
Royal Greeting
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for moment watching the wildly
yelling crowd break police lines ana
start streaming over the field
toward them, their memories re-
turned to the night in May, l92',
when they were part of such a
tlrong running toward plane from
which Young man was emerging,
saving "my name is Lindbergh. -
The Question Mark had barely
rolled to stop before 1t was SUI
rounded by tn e excited mob.
| Sprinkled among the Americans
loudly yelling Hurrays.' was n
handful Of the flyers own country
men shouting "Vive Coste!' 'Niv2
Bellonte,r and "'Nive L aFranee.'
Crowd Breaks Lines
In less than minute Coste was
/ being lifted from the cockpit to
the shoulders of several French-Am-
orleans and borne to the hangar
that had been prepared for the re,
| ception. Bellonte, smiling, followed
/ in the same manner.
At the reception hangar stood a
large police guard. With the Flyers
once inside it tried to keep the
| crowd back But the 10000 admir-
ers would not be repulsed. Again
they charged the lines, broke
through and caused a hurried call
for reserve policemen. For five
minutes Coste and Bellonte stood in
side the hangar, their backs to the
wall. looking bewildered as the
guard pushed the throng away.
When they could be taken up
stairs to the second floor, where the
reception committee waited. the
first person they saw coming toward
them was Colonel Lindbergh. The
tired face of Coste Frightened
| quickly as America s famous avia-
tor took his hand.
.'Comment Ca Va Coste asked
The two had not met sicne the tim,
Lindbergh flew to Paris.
Il congratulate you. | congratu-
late vou, said the colonel, appar-
entity so overcome that he could
think of no other words.
Then the flyers were greeted by
the mayor S welcoming committee
and by their American represents
! tive. Rene Racovert. who said they
world leave tomorrow morning fer
| Dallas. Tex, to receive the S25 900
prize offered by Colonel William +.
Easterwood, millionaire, for the first
| Paris. New York Dallas flight.
They also spoke briefly in their
native tongue to the radio audi
/ ences of America and France. The
latter country received the broad
east description of the landing and
reception over short wave channels.
Other famous Frenchmen were Oh
/ the scene to welcome the conquering
! air heroes, among them Jean Bor-
! otra. tennis star, and Georges Car
pentier, retired boxing champion.
Have No Trobule
The FLYERS were confident. from
the time they left Lebourget Field
! Monday morning at 400 clock
! (EST). that they would reach their
goal For two years Coste has been
looking forward to this flight. and
once he started, only to turn back
when lie found his chances dimin-
! ishing. This time there was every
Indication of success.
Even though they rose from Le-
bourgct with five tons Of gasoliae
aboard, their speedy plane roared
i over France, Southern England, and
ireland at speed of between l20
and 80 miles an hour.
After the last European land had
faded out of sight behind, COste
and Bellonte found their progress
almost as speedy over the grey
j black waste Of water in which so
many ocean flyers had met thciI
, death.
Between them and NcwfOundIar
lay the canal fog bank that hovcrs
over the grand banks and along the
coast. IN order to avoid it they
veercd southwark into clearer skies
/ The motor still maintained its
steady roar and the plane flew even
nearer its goal but the change in
course meant added miles TO the
4 journey.
/ Dawn crept up from behind them
as they sped in huge are, and
shortly afterward they made their
first landfall on the North Amcri
can contincnt-the Island of St.
Pierre of the Miquelon group, off
the southern Newfoundland coast.