Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-27
Gotham Greets
Atlantic Flyers
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con was waiting.
WASHINGTON, June 81. U.H-
Capt. Charles E. Kingsford Smith
and the crew of the Southern Cross,
will be received by President Hoov-
er Monday, it was announced at
the White House today.
The Southern Cross will fly here
from Roosevelt Field, arriving at
Boiling Field at IL Il. m. EST. The
aviators will be received al the
White House at 1880 p. m.
NEW YORK, June %. U.P-The
Southern Cross rested in a hangar
today from the rigors of Il New
foundland to New York flight that
was as steadfast and brilliant as the
stars for which she is named.
Carrying four weary men, the
monoplane shot out of the sunset at
Roosevelt field yesterday and coast
ed to the conclusion of a flight thai,
started at Port Marnock, Ireland,
paused at Harbor Grace, \. F., and
ended here.
Capt. Charles Kingsford- Smith
swung a leg out of the cockpit,
stretched his cramped muscles and
grinned.
"Gee.' he said. "I'm glad to be
here.
Ten thousand persons who had
waited for hours at Roosevelt field
were equally glad. They climbed
over wire fence and descended on
the plane. Sir Ronald Landsay,
British ambassador to the United
States, was caught in the swirl and
carried along. Grover Whalen, head
of the mayors reception committee,
yelled for police, but 125 patrolmen
were helpless.
An hour later order was restored
and kingsford- Smith and his com
panions were on their way to a hotel
for a night rest.
The landing was made at 1:30
p, M, f. d. IT. Before landing,
Kingsford- Smith brought the South
ern Cross down to 500 feet and
dipped in salute the wings that al
ready have scared three-fourths of
the way around the earth.
Coming to Coast
Today, Kingsford- Smith was max
ing plans for flight to California,
which will give the distinction OF
being the first man ever to fly
around the world using single
plane and the same motors.
KingsfordSmi revealed that the
same illluck that marked their
flight from Ireland to Newfound-
land stayed with them on the trip
to New York. Fog and headwinds
slowed them down almost from the
moment they left Harbor Grace.
The three men whom the Australi-
an gathered from stray places of
the world for the great adventure
were unanimous in declaring they
would not care TO repeat the flight.
John Stannage, the South African
radio operator; Evert Van Dyk, the
Dutch co-pilot; and Capt. Patrick J.
Saul, the Irish navigator, were chief
ly interested in food and sleep.
''The difficulties of this flight
were largely the weather. Kings
rd-Smith asserted. Apparently
our compass began its crazy varia-
tions at about the same place that
the Bremen had its trouble on the
Atlantic flight.
~ doubt that the North Atlantic
will ever be practical lane for
commercial aviation. The dangers
are inconceivable. -
SANTA MARIA, Calf, June %.
W.p)-When Capt. Charles f. Kings
frd- Smith comes here to, present the
Southern Cross to its original owner,
Captain G. Allan Hancock, he will
be accorded what is expected to be
the biggest reception of its kinI
ever held in Santa Barbara county
Service clubs and the chamber of
commerce, which are making plans
for the reception, except to'have Santa
Maria decorated with flags, carry.
ing out the aviation motif and signi-
ficant of the native lands of the
pilot and his crew, namely, Austria
liza, England, Holland and Ireland.
Captain Hancock is the man who
backed Kingsford-S on the his
tory making flight of the Southern
Cross to Australia in 1928 and who
gave the craft to the captain on his
arrival in Australia. Captain Han
cock is also founder of the Hancock
Foundation College of Aeronautics,
and il is located here.
Trophies will be presented the
aviators by the city and wedding
presents may await kingsford Smith
in anticipation of his marriage in
September.