Evening star., 1933-07-22
BY WILEY POST.
li&patch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
EDMONTON, Alberta, July 20 N.A.
N.A).-In be back on Floyd Bennett
Field at II O'Clock this evening New
York time. and I hope to cut about
~ hours from the time I made on my
1881 world flight with Harold Gatty.
have q terrible headache from n.y.
ing at high attitudes. but apart from
that I'm all right. I'm not as tired as
was on the 1891 flight. The auto
matte pilot saved me. could never
have battled alone the bad weather ]
encountered.
Coming in from Fairbanks new at
10000 feet for three hours. That's
what gave me the headache, guess.
At that, I was fairly tired when came
into the Edmonton Field. .
A reporter asked me right away II
this was my last night around the
world. I said yes, but that was because
/ was tired and my head was aching
I'm not entirely decided.
I was able to snatch q little sleep, q
few minutes ut q time, on the way in
but didn't do so for long periods be-
cause wanted to dodge those mountain
peaks. I'll rest here about an hour
while they are refueling the Winnie
Mae. then I'll push right on through tc
New York.
Plane I'm Coed Conditisn.
h The ship Is In fine condition. I'm
not having the oil drained here, just
loading up with about 500 gallons Of
gasoline. Those Alaska mechanics OF
the Pan-American Always did . fine
job of fixing up everything damaged
in my rough landing at Flat.
was about all In at Flat. just broke
down. I couldn't think and when the
ship was damaged ! was afraid for q
while that the flight was over, but I'm
rested now.
can't praise the Pan-American fel-
lows too highly. They helped me out Of
q mighty bad place when they new .
new propeller and mechanics in to me,
and they did 1t fast.
h needn't have started as late as did
In Fairbanks, but wanted to have good
daylight when got near Edmonton, 50
I could pick up landmarks I saw on
my previous flight. That's why I de-
layed.
The weather on the night from Fair
banks was Just the reverse of what
0atty and had In 1881. Then it was
good for the first half Of the journey
and terrible for the second. This time
it was bad on the first half. I new
blind for over four hours all told, but
it cleared after that.
siRhted Edmonton just as q rain
squall struck the airport. The pouring
rain lasted only q few seconds and
the dust new when I hit the field, but
for q few minutes it reminded me Of the
mud hit when I landed here In 1891.
I<wondered then If I could take-on
again.
Uses Concrete Boulevard.
But I fipd thereM be no difficulty
about getting away this time. The people
here have cleared Portage avenue, .
long concrete boulevard. and they are
moving the Winnie Mae over there as
I write this.
Last time I was here, told them
to put 500 gallons in the gasoline tanks
They put in 500 imperial gallons and
nearly overloaded me, for I count
American gallons. I'm watching them
this time.
They had q doctor to check me over
when I got here. told him I was al
right, but for Q headache. and he
wanted me to lie down. The photog-
raphers and movie men were flashing
their lights and 1t tired me further.
Capt. Bell. the airport manager, ar
ranged . few minutes quiet for me and
took . cup Of coffee. don't think
III bother with Shower bath, for
got cleaned up In Fairbanks.
These Edmonton people have done
everything they can to help me. Their
broadcastang station here, CJCA, went