The Bismarck tribune., 1933-12-06
'Lindbergh and Wife
Span Southern Sea
Land Safely at Natal, Brazil,
After 1850 Mile Hop Over
Atlantic
FLIGHT IS UhEvENTFuL
Few Squalls Are Encountered
in Early Stages; Anne
Operates Radio

OPeJ0I0S H0Ojo
New York. Dec. 6.-R)-Col. and
Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh. complet-
ing = transatlantic flight from Bath
urst, Africa, landed at Natal, Brazil.
at 1855 p. m. eastern standard
time. Wednesday message to Pan
American Airways said.
The message, flashed to Pan-Amer-
leans station at Miami, was sent by
telephone to the Airline's headquar-
ters here.
The great monoplane landed on the
harbor at 2:55 p. m, Brazilian time
(l2:55 p. m, E. 8. IT,
The streets and docks were
thronged with huge crowds OF Bra
ztlians who had waited throughout
the day for the arrival Of the famous
American couple.
BY general agreement, all business
houses and stores in the city were
closed for nearly an hour before the
Ltndberghs' arrival In celebration Of
the great event.
For Lindbergh 1t was the third
aerial spanning Of the Atlantic. His
first flight, in 1927, skyrocketed him
to the attention Of the world. On
that occasion, flying the famous old
ship, Spirit Of st. Louis, he stayed
IN the air 331s hours before the lights
OF lie Bourget field appeared before
him. The distance on that occasion
was $3.50 miles, almost double what
he did Wednesday with his wife at
the wireless set.
1ne plane rose In bright moonlight
from the waters around St. Mary
island. on which Bathurst stands. at
!wo o'clock Wednesday morning.
Greenwich time. g p. m. Tuesday.
Eastern Standard time).
An hour later the plane, with COL
onel Lindbergh at the controls and
Mrs. Lindbergh at the wireless. was
ll5 miles at sea, travelling smoothly
at an elevation Of 1900 feet over calm
and almost windless seds.
The distance from Bathurst To
Natal IS about 1850 miles which the
flters hoped to cover In II hours.
Weather reports at the hour of
takeoff were favorable over the entire
route. but the plane was not far on its
journey before Its wireless reported
to the Pan-American airways station
here that squalls were being encoun-
tered.
Reports 'Au Well
Two hours out Of Bathurst Mrs.
Lindbergh's wireless reported "All
well" Fifty minutes later she mes
saged her position and weather con-
ditions-one-tenth overcast, an II
mile wind off the tail, unlimited yisi-
bility and speed OF about ll6 miles
an hour.
Three and half hours out Of Bath
urst the plane had gone 446 miles and
was flying at an altitude OF 1900 feet.
The sun had crept up behind them
ana the plane was speeding smoothly
through the dawn when squalls ap-
peared In the flier's path. No note
OF worry, however. came from the
plane as Mrs. Lindbergh messaged at
1877 q. m. eastern Standard time) :
Skies overcast, weather squally
Visibility three miles. Daybreak. All
we'll"
These squalls were quickly passed,
but others lay ahead. At 2:l5 q. m,
the wireless mentioned frequent
squalls" The plane at that hour
i've hours and Is minutes out OF
Bathurst was $50 miles on its vay
At that rate the Lindberghs would
reach Natal about noon, Eastern
Standard Time.
At 3:l7 q. m. the plane was 74S
miles out Of Bathurst. Visibility once
more was unlimited and the plane.
levelled off ct . 1000 foot altitude.
sped above quiet sea over which no
wind blew.