Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-05

"a S4OG6tQ 4LltL SlOpP6IQ the OIL
flow; the motor was scared from
lack Of fabrication; a hurried land
ing was made; and the old record
OF 420.2I:30 was lett 1873 hours and
20 minutes behind.
Holiday thousands who had Jam
med the airport since early day
floundered in the ~suddennesS o. the
descent.
They had just seen the endurance
ship succored by the Big Ben, the
providing plane manned by Albert
and Walter Hunter, two more Of the
brothers who learned to fly in the
pastures OF their farm home at
Sparta, III.
Thousands thought the city Of
Chicago was set for another night
Of m%0not0ny; they could not see
the OIL squirting back onto the
fliers instead Of flowing into the
overheated motor. They did not
know the Hunter brothers could do
naught but end their more than
three weeks or uninterrupted flight.
Crowd Dodged
So many planes pock-marked the
air that the blue monoplane, City
OF Chicago. sped TO within 100 feet
OF the ground before it was noticed.
Then came the spontaneous COM
bustion OF human enthusiasm.
The mob milled 70 Ehe center OF
the field, ignoring the death-sweep
Of the planes propeller. John
Hunter at the controls out-witted
the pack, TAXED TO the far south
west corner, backtracked his trail
twice, pivoted and then skirted the
north Of the field into the hangar.
But the pack was near its quarry.
Police and airport officials were
helpless and the spartans OF the
air were besieged In the hangar. Of
flcials OF the National AerOnautical
Association managed to muscle In
and grab the Paragraph. Protec-
ton OF the plane was finally es-
tablished and souvenir hunters were
denied even a speck OF the oil that
splotched the fuSelage and wings.
The world soon knew Of the des-
cent; a radio man plunged through
with a microph0ne and John and
Kenneth Hunter greeted the nation
as champions.
Reporters Fight for Pictures
Reporters and cameramen had 10
fight for their news and pictures.
The first flash was clicked off
luckily before bedlam broke sodse;
then their wire setups were torn
asunder IN the confusion, and il
was several minutes before the
wires could be repaired and the
story Of a new record t~elegraphed
TO the waiting editors and the
world.
II was fully ten minutes before
the fliers could escape into the han
gar office. There they had their
first chance 70 relaX-if relaxation
could be had miG-t the fIashlight
flares and reporters questions.
Their rest was brief. They were
escorted onto the roof OF the han
gar, along with their brothers OF
the refueling plane. The din on the
field was terrific; thousands or yells
and more thousands Of automobile
horns and f~irecrackers. When
hoarseness caused a brief lapse, u
was announced the filters would be
taken TO a loop hotel for a night OF
rest.
Trousers Borrowed
Flanked BY motorcycle police,
followed by miles OF cars, the fliers
began their march or triumph. 1t
was a glorious ending. a motorcycle
policeman fell off his mount In ex-
cltement-but he wasn't hurt.
Kenneth had to borrow a pair Of
trousers before he could remove his
oil-spattered o~veralls: he had torn
up q trouser leg for a wiping rag.
Neither hSd bathed since they left
the earth at $40 p. m. Wednesday