Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-20
BYRD TAKING REST
IN PANAMA HILLS
Flies to Higher Altitude to
Escape Tropical Heat
Until Friday.

~ Gable to The Star and New York Times.
PANAMA CITY, May 20.-Admiral
Byrd. flying Is an unoficial co-pilot.
left P,inta Paitilla Airport ut 1910
o'clock yesterday morning In q trt-
motor Ford plane Of the Pan-American
Anyways bound for David, Province OF
Chierioui. 10 continue thence by rail-
road to the mountain village Of Boquete,
where he will stay until Friday, when
he win return to meet the steamship
Eleanor Boiling, which Is now expected
to arrive at Balboa on Saturday.
After accepting the use Of ranch
ut Rio Hato, the admiral changed his
plans late last night In favor of Boquete,
which, with an elevation of 1000 feet,
offers relief from the heat Of the tropi-
cal lowlands.
His hight Of 25o miles today over
the variegated green's of tropical jungles
in the early part of the rainy season
was his first time In the air since his
last exploration flight over the snow
explained, 1--WE went back to see what
held the Barrier"
Byrd Takes Stick Half Way.
'T am going to pilot the plane for
about half the distance to David this
morning" he said just before taking on.
Many people think don't know
how to n.y." he added with q smile.
But I had the stick part of the time
In most Of my exploration flights. OF
course, ! have had too many other
things to do for much plotting and
have always spoken of my pilots with
reference to actual flying"
Showing his intense interest In avia-
%foy1 1Hn eNaynt fha TINA ftfno fto
arrival Of the plane from Colon study
ing the layout of the airport with the
field manager, r. H. Moore, one of the
constructors of the Floyd Bennett, the
plane used on the polar flight.
Plane Like the Floyd Bennett
The plane in which he new today
was similar to the Floyd Bennett in con-
struction and design, but larger. 1t
carried, in addition to Admiral Byrd,
Capt. II. H. Railey, his New York rep
resentative; DR.. r. Y. Hildebrand Of the
National Geographic Society; Charles
Lofgren, the admiral's personal secre-
tary; Charles v. Murphy, r. H. Moore,
Robert G. Ashley, pilot; w. G. Doxey,
co-pilot; j. c. Shattuck, radioman, and
L. c. Galloway.
Only Capt. Railey, DR.. Hildebrand and
Mr.. Lofgren will accompany Admiral
Byrd to the mountains.
Whats your ceiling this morning."
the admiral asked Ashley, as he looked
at the sky, completely overcast with
threatening clouds drizzling steady rain.
About 1000 feet, sir" Ashley replied.
And think We are going to have .
flne trip"
Igloo Plays with Dog-Faced Baboon.
The plane landed from Colon on
schedule at 10 o'clock, and Igloo, Ad-
miral Byrd's famous flying fox terrier,
the veteran Of two polar expeditions,
was the first passenger aboard.
Igloo had just finished putting on q
dog-faced baboon, part of the airport
the cool Boquete Highlands, because,
unlike the other members Of the expe-
dition, he Is unable to change to tropical
whites and still wears his extremely
thick coat, grown as protection against
the cold Of the Antarctic.
Admiral Bryd entered the plane at
10:05, after saying that he expected to
return on Friday to meet the members
of the expedition arriving on the Flea
nor Boiling, probably on Saturday.
1.-THE Eleanor Boiling will coal and
should leave Monday to rejoin the City
OF New York and transfer fuel to
her." he said.
On the dot Of 1910 the plane took
on. In addition to o change of climate
at Boquete; Admiral Byrd will be able to
work uninterrupted by social engage
ments, which have kept him occupied
since his arrival here on Wednesday.
tCopyright, 1880, by the New York Times.)