Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-05
BY CAPT. DIEUDoNNE CosTE.

DALLAS, Tex, September 5.-We Few
from New York to Dallas In IL hours
and AZ minutes yesterday.
It Is the first time such nonstop
fight has ever been made in this coun-
try, they say.
1t was not hard.
Pouf-pouf. 1t was nothing at all.
We'ar from our beds in New York,
after getting very late TO bed Thursday
night, at o'clock yesterday morning.
We had been to the City Hall, dined
with Lindbergh. and attended a recep-
ito with the German flyers, and, oh,
we were tired.
My partner, Maurice Bellonte, mapped
out our route in about 10 minutes and
we few to Dallas just as one would
navigate q boat on q calm lake.
It was not long flight. do not
think any one ever made $685. 900 more
easily. I have made many nonstop
flights OF greater length.
Not Worried About Prise.
Col. w. E. Easterwood, I think. viii
meet me in New York to present me
with the $4,000 check. The contract
is in Paris, "mais, out," know your
Col. Easterwood. do not worry In the
least about my check. I shall have 1t
when the time comes. Yes, we are
pretty tired. but we are happy.
We had about five hours sleep since
leaving Paris, I think. But we shall
get plenty of that. We return half
Then we fly on to washington. Will
be there by Saturday and expect to
breakfast with your President, Monsieur
Hoover, Sunday morning.
The reception We received here was
mervilleuse-marvelousl Never has
any one so generously and enthusiastic
ally greeted us, not even in New York.
Our hearts were touched by your well
come. / wish to give these thanks to
the Dallas peoples tires gentil."
The ship? She Is like US, little tired,
tirelessly to Dallas and she deserves
rest. Never before has any other
plane flown FIRST across the ocean and
then in so long continuous flight the
next day. They say this Is another
record-this Dallas flight from overseas.
We do not think we are heroes achiev-
ing this. But we are glad your people
liked us and our flying.
At q speed Of 1872 miles an hour over
1890 kilometers, the ship beneath us
sang. At such rate, In such q time,
we could have flown completely around
our Belle France. But your country Is
That knew because had flown oyer
New Orleans, Montgomery, New York.
across the continent to San Francisco
and afterward to Toxic on our world
flight in 1928. We had not forgotten
mais non.
Had No DifRcuIty.
We left early, for we feared bad
weather blowing up II we fingered. We
had no difficulty, once we got under
way We had few landmarks after we
left Little Rock, but in passing over
large cities we corrected our positions
II we found ourselves few miles OF
on the one hand or the other. We kept
an eye constantly upon the compass
So we knew We were arriving exactly
on time
We had favorable winds all the way
The weather--it was superb. The
breeze With which we started blew from
the southwest Later 1t blew upon ouI
nose a little. but after 1t came strongly
from the east. There was no fog at all
Only little rolling was caused by waves
of heat. There were no thrills; 1t wal
all steady flying, as you would ny to q
| nearby city in your State Of Texas.
II the fog or the rain had risen II
would have been very dangerous, par.
tlcularly over the MISSISSIPPI 6uG we
| were soon over that. There was only
the one difficulty I mentioned before
few landmarks by which we might
| direct our course.
Did I take the controls? But Ger.
tainment, otherwise the ship would mo-
have arrived at your lovely field at all
| A driver must be in his place at thu
| wheel of a car or 1t will not travel
Nest ce pas? No. But really my part
ner and alternated at the controls
1t was in this way we each obtained Z
| little rest.
The country in some places looked {
| little like our own France and made u
little homesick. But the distances
| are SO much greater here we soon caml
out Of this dream OF home. Then w
knew that we were about to reach TIT
destination we had hoped for only sec,
ond to New York. Il was our secont
greatest thrill TO sight your great city