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f927 TEN CENTS PIAI 1 DARING AMERICAN YOUTH DESCENDS AT LE FIELD AFTER 33 1 2 LINDBERGH'S FLYING CAREER PAP HOURS IN AIR IN SIX MINUTES CONQUERS AMERICAN MARKS FLIGHT INTREPID TERRIFIC SPEED "SO THIS IS PARIS" SAYS LINDBERGH Paris, France, May 21. "So this is Paris." Essaying a grin. Although he was tottering from his sleepless vigil high above the ground and seas, Captain Charles Lindbergh, youthful aviator, who today completed his non-stop trip from New York to Paris, made the above statement to hundreds of enthusiastic Frenchmen who milled about his mono- plane. LAND AND SEA ALONE IN PLANE PARISIAN AIR FIELD TO REACH Gaaing through half closed eyes, the "flying fool" remarked in a that was audible only to those in the front rank, "Well, I did it." voice By A. L.

BRADFORD. United Press Staff Correspondent. i if I I ii "I I I Tl Jnt. PRESS readers knew that Capt. Lindbergh had arrived in Paris exactly six minutes after the history-making event.

Lindbergh descended at Le-bourget field at 5:21, Eastern daylight time, after being in the air 33 Vi hours. A United Press reporter at the field flashed the news to his office in PaTis, it was put on the Atlantic cables and the news was in Pittsburgh in less time than it takes to tell about it, via United Press leased wires through New York to THE PRESS office. One minute after the news was received at THE PRESS, Radio Station WCAE was broadcasting it to its thousands of listeners. In two minutes, a bulletin was put on THE PRESS bulletin board at the Fifth ave. office.

CONQUEROR cWEK'M3 AT L'MVR5-lTY SH VP Le Bourget, France, May 21. An American eagle descended on tireless wings out of an inky sky here tonight and man's most defiant achievement in the perilous conquest of the air was completed. Capt. Charles Lindbergh landed on the air field at 10:21 completing a non-stop flight from New York to Paris in a single-motored Ryan monoplane in 23 hours. The eagle had won against overwhelming odds and the golden cock of France greeted him with a paen crow of triumph so spontaneous and sincere as to warm French and American hearts as they have not been warmed in the nine years since poilu and doughboy fought side by side.

iLndbergh the lucky, daredevil of the-air, who left New York in his one-man plane at 7:51 a. m. Friday as nonchalantly as though he, were going for a walk, accomplished what the world's greatest aviation experts said no man could do single-handed. NEVER RELAXED. He sat, alone and in the tiny cabin of monoplane for the space of two full days and a night, relaxing never for a second his unblinking vigilance, and piloted his ship as true as a homing pigeon over the 3,600 miles of the "great circle" that compose a direct air line from New York to Paris.

And France, still mourning for its gallant war captains, Nungesser and Coli, who failed where Lindbergh succeeded, went almost insane in its heartfelt tribute to the courage, indomitable will-power and skill of the boyish young American. Fully 50,000 men and women, with children scattered here and there despite the late hour, surged out on the field and acted like madmen in their eagerness to salute Lindbrgh, to see his face, touch his flying coat, or even lay a hand on the wing of his plane. An hour later in Paris scenes of joyful demonstration occurred which excelled even those that took place when Nungesser WHILE A STUDENT FLYER AT KeLLV Field. Texas, mi 5 plane crashed IN MlD-A! VyiTH TMa OF ANOTHER CADET. SAVED MiS LIFE JUMPING 'Lucky' Wins Orteig Prize By United Press.

New York. May 21. Raymond Orteig son of the donor of the $25,000 prize for the first non-stop flight between New York and Paris, cabled congratulations to Capt. Charles Lindbergh upon his achievement this afternoon. As secretary of the Orteig prize committee, he advised the aviator officially that the prize had been won, and that Lindbergh would receive a check for $25,000 immediately.

Raymond Orteig, who offered the prize, was among the throng at Le Bourget which greeted Lindbergh upon his arrival. The instruments which will attest the success of the "Spirit of St. Louis" in completing a non-stop flight from New York to Paris will be checked by officials of the National Federation of Aeronautics before the $25,000 is paid to Lindbergh, although this is conceded to be a technicality. By United Press. Capt.

Charles Lindbergh, daring young American, conquered 3,600 miles of land and sea tonight and landed in Paris to complete his nonstop flight from New York. Keeping to his projected route straight as a homing bee, Lindbergh, the amazing young American flyer, had conquered the Atlantic and headed directly for Paris, about 275 miles from his goal, as soon as he sighted France. Between 5 and 6 p. Irish time, Lindbergh's Ryan monoplane, in which he set out alone to fly from New York to Paris, entered Ireland at a point on the southwest coast. A United Press dispatch from Tralee, Ireland, said the plane thought to be Lindbergh's was sighted about 1,000 feet over Smerwick harbor, headed southeast, the direction of Paris.

The plane seemed to be working perfectly and the weather was satisfactory. Smerwick harbor is on the west coast of County Kerry, the nearest point on the Irish mainland to America. Lindbergh's plane was believed to be making better than 100 miles an hour. Half an hour later a plane, undoubtedly the same one, was reported 60 miles further over the southwest corner of County Cork. At that time it had nearly completed the passage over Ireland and was headed for the stretch of sea between southeast Ireland and the southwest corner of England.

The line of flight was over a narrow strip of England, the English channel and France. At 8 p. m. Lindbergh was reported to have passed over England and started across the English channel for France. The report came to the Marine prefecture -at Cherbourg and was confirmed by advices to the British admiralty.

Lindbergh's lonely and daring passage over the Atlantic was one of the most thrilling and remarkable exploits in the history of aviation. Without radio and relying chiefly on his compass, the 25-year-old airman who got his chief flying experience piloting mail planes on American overland routes, had passed over the Atlantic as unerringly as though following a chalk line. Since starting from Roosevelt field, Long Island, at 7:51 a. m. Friday, he had clung almost without a great circle, following the curve of the earth's surface, that formed almost a direct lftie from New York to Paris, about 3,600 miles.

He flew up through New England, across Nova Scotia and left St. Johns, Newfoundland, right on his line. At 7:15 last night the watchers at St. Johns waved farewell and wished him Godspeed as' he soared low and made a daring passage through the hills of the harbor, heading away from the sinking sun and across the darkening, restless waters of the Atlantic. All last night his motor droned its steady, monotonous way with only the seabirds to hear it.

Apparently it never missed a beat, for any mishap to the single motor on which he staked his life would have been the end of Lindbergh. The plane had only landing gear and would sink, leaving Lindbergh only the slim chance of a tiny, inflated rubber life raft between him and death. The next time Lindbergh was sighted after leaving Newfoundland was at 8:10 a. m. today (New York time) when the steamer Hilversum reported by wireless she had seen him 500 miles off the coast of Ireland.

Anothr long hiatus, during which rumors flew in New York, London, Paris and in fact, most of the civilized world, and the next report believed reliable came in United Press dispatches from Queens-town and Tralee, telling of the passage of a plane believed to be his over Smerwick harbor. SHOULDER PLANE. The demonstration continued unchecked and finally 100 hands seized the plane and the crowd, acting like people demented, raised the heavy Ryan monoplane from the ground, attempting to shoulder it and carry it in triumph across the field. The field was well illuminated and the crowd made a strange spectacle as it milled around the plane, swarming like flies around honey. The troops wei helpless but fought hard to preserve order and clear the field, fearing that one of the planes which had gone aloft to watch for Lindbergh might come down and crash into the crowd.

The demonstration seemed to grow instead of diminish and the enthusiasm grew so wild that it took 20 minutes for troops and officials to get Lindbergh across the field. Continued on Page 4. "I'd Do It Again' Says Flyer, As He Ends Great Trip and Coli were falsely reported to have reached America. APTER MAMV EXPERIENCES AS A STUNT FttER. WITH VARIOUS CIRCUSES HE WAS APPOINTED CH'EF PILOT OF THE ST.

LOUIS CHICAGO AIR. MAIL Herrick Gives Real Welcome gesser and Coli could not do, in their larger, carefully equipped plane, could be acomplished by the American. MOTOR HERALDS ARRIVAL. While the crowd still excitedly discussed the United Press dispatch announcing Lindbergh's passage over Cherbourg, still half inclined to doubt, the steady drum of a motor was heard overhead. Fifty thousand people were suddenly smitten into silence.

They stood in the flood of light from flares, batteries and floodlights that made the field almost as light as day and stared aloft. The drumming of the motor sounded Continued on Page 4. CHARLE LINDBERGH AND HIS MOTHER. HERRICK WAVES HELMET. The emotional tribute to bravery, however, reached its height when Myron T.

Herrick, American ambassador to France, appeared on a balcony of the administration building of the air field here shortly after Lindbergh's arrival, waving the flyer's helmet. The crowd went wild. Herrick lips moved, but he could not be heard above the terrific din, with one long note sounding clearly above all the shouts "Vive L'Amerique! Vive WELCOME STIRRING SCENE. The scene when the aviator landed here was unforgetable. For nearly 24 hours, when he had left the coast of Newfoundland at sunset last night, little definite was known of his progress.

During the late afternoon reports began" trickling in that he had crossed the ocean, was over Ireland, over England, approaching France. People were incredulous, but several thousand came out to the field, heping against hope. As time wore on and the reports became more and more definite, the crowd grew by additional thousands every 15 minutes. Few in the vast assembly could believe that what the brave and experienced Nun Paris, May 21. Ambassador Myron T.

Herrick was the first to greet Capt. Charles Lindbergh as he alighted from his monoplane at Le Bourget field, at the end of his world record breaking nonstop flight over land and sea. Herrick grejeted his fellow American in genuine Yankee style, grasping his hand, placing his arm about the airman's shoulder and giving him a big hug. The grinning boy looked around him, and heard a clamor of French voices. For a moment he seemed startled, as though he was frightened at being in a strange Then he opened his mouth.

The great flyer spoke his first words; they were not words of boastful HE IS A C.TELL AI3 NIP N1PC "Lucky" Quit Too Safe Job Mother Happy As Son Lands The cluc because he saved his Life Times by leaping from HIS PLANE. Report French FlyersFound By United Press. St. Johns, N. May 21.

An unverified report reached here tonight that the missing French trans-Atlantic flyers, Nungesser and Coli, had been picked up by a Grand Banks fishing schooner and brought to a south coast port. The report was entirely unconfirmed. By WILLIAM J. McAVOY, United Press- Staff Correspondent. Washington, May 2L Safety pre claims of victory, but words of fear 'My God, doesn't anyone speak Eng cautions made air mail flying too lish?" stammered Lindberg.

His first thought being to be able to talk to someone. "I do," shouted a correspondent, and Lindbergh leaned out and grabbed him by the ear and clung to him as a guide-post. "What do you want first?" queried the correspondent. "A drink," replied the flyer in a voice that was husky and slightly weak, and he again looked about him as though Continued on Page 4. Detroit, May 21.

"Very much pleased and satisfied to know my boy is safe," the reply of Mrs. Evangeline Lodge Lindbergh here this afternoon when informed that her, son, Capt. Charles Lindbergh had completed successfully his attempt to fly from New York to Paris Mrs. Lindbergh, surrounded by friends, received the news with little emotion, declaring she was more interested in knowing her son was safe than that he was the first to complete the non-stop jump from New York to Paris. The crowd of nearly a thousand which surrounded her home, here staged a great celebration when announcement was made that the intrepid aviator had conquered the distance between the two great cities and had settled safely on the soil of Le-Bourget field.

with men and women still yelling their enthusiasm. it was a triumphal procession. Ap- TvjicE LAST WINTER HE JUMPED yoicuuj ui one xiau gone 10 Dea in Paris and its suburbs tonight and the road was lined with thousands who cheered every foot of Lindbergh's progress into the capital. Before he entered the automobile doctors treated JJndbergh and he appeared in good condition. He told the physicians he was feeling tired, but fine.

FROM AiR-MAlL PLANES WHEN lost in fogs and unable to Find a Landing place The Weather LOG OFTHE FLIGHT tame for Charley Lindbergh. That's why "the flying fool" made his thrilling hop for Paris. The lighting of the Cnicago-St. Louis airway was the last straw for Lindbergh, so he went into the New York-Paris non-stop flight venture, assistant Secretary of Commerce William P. McCracken, civil aviation head, and Major Clarence D.

Young, air regulations chief of the department, told the United Press tonight. Lindbergh, according to MacCracken and Ycung, got a big "kick" out of carrying the mail nights between the two cities. When the airway was lighted shortly before Christmas he became bored with his trips, turned in his helmet and told Wm. B. Robertson, contractor, for the route, that he was going in for the transatlantic hop.

"I'm going to Paris through the air," Lindbergh told Robertson. "This business of flying at night with lights isn't much of a thrill." While on active duty in the reserve corps at Kelley and Brooks Field, Texas, Lindbergh was under command of Young. "He never did anything out of the ordinary," Young said, "but one could easily tell he was a born aviator. He was quiet and unassuming and measured up to every standard required of an aviator. "Instead of being termed 'Lucky I believe Lindbergh should be called 'Homing Pigeon Lindbergh.

He has the natural instincts of a He recognizes that and that is why has had so much confidence on his flight over the ocean. He always had the faculty of knowing he would get to the place to which he was going." Byrd Praises Air Winner PRESS RELYING ON UNITED PRESS REPORTS GAVE READERS PROMPT AND ACCURATE LINDBERGH NEWS GARRYING no lines to mislead the public and thus induce it to buy papers, relying upon the United Press and dealing fairly and honestly with the public, THE PITTSBURGH PRESS yesterday kept its readers accurately informed throughout the day of the progress of Captain Lindbergh. First to tU of the sighting of the daring American airman early yes'erday off the coast of Ireland, THE UNITED PRESS was also first to tell of Lindberg's reaching the Irish coast. It likewise was first to tell with absolute truthfulness of his arrival in France, although other reports had him 40 miles inland, at Bayeau, even before he had reached Cherbourg, on the French coast. THE PITTSBURGH PRESS carried these United Press reports throughout the day.

At 3:20 p. Eastern daylight time, Lindbergh reached Cherbourg. Other reports, on which misleading page lines were based, had him 40 miles inland 20 minutes before that. Had Lindbergh been at Bayeau when reported there he would have been in Paris, less than 150 miles away, fully an hour before he did arrive there. So THE PRESS, with its usual desire not to mislead the public, and relying entirely upon the accuracy of the UNITED PRESS, made no effort to sell papers with reports that had Lindbergh in France long before be was within sight of France.

The United Press scored one of the outstanding beats in its history on Lindbergh's flights, leading all oppositions Ave to 10 minutes in this country and by a like margin abroad. By United Press. Lebourget Field, France, May 21. "It was a splendid trip," said Captain Charles Lindbergh, after he had recovered from the reaction that gripped him from going without rest and sleep. "I'd do it again.

"I'm sorry I didn't land before darkness. "I never did doubt the outcome. The last few miles were the hardest." Lindbergh was excited and apparently highly unstrung after his severe experience. In addition to his 33V4 hours in the air withou sleep, he had slept only two hours the night before he started from New York. As eager well-wishers pressed around him he stopped speaking and was overcome.

He seemed too happy to speak and tears began streaming down his face. "Somebody cable mother," he pleaded. Then he was handed a sheaf of 200 congratulatory cablegrams, mostly from America. "They're kind to think of me," he murmured, apparently at a loss for words as he stuck them in his pockets. Finally the welcoming committee succeeded in working Lindbergh through the crowd and got him into an automobile, which started out for Paris.

The auto was followed by a string of a thousand or more automobiles filled Washington, May 21. Weather outlook for the period May 23 to 28 inclusive: Ohio valley and Tennessee: Showers Monday and probably Tuesday and again the latter part of the week. Temperature above normal the first part of the week and near normal thereafter. Region of the Great Lakes: Showers Monday and Tuesday and again by close of week with a period of fair weather intervening: variable temperature, but mostly cool in northern portion and warm followed by cool in southern portion by Monday night or Tuesday. North and Middle Atlantic States: A period of showers beginning Monday or Tuesday, ad again at the end of the week.

Temperatares near or somewhat above normal. (Time Given Is Eastern Daylight.) Friday, 7:51 a. m. Capt. Charles Lindbergh leaves Roosevelt Field, New York, for Paris.

Friday, 7 :15 p. m. Leaves coast of Newfoundland. Saturday, 8:10 a. m.

Sighted by steamer Hilversum about 500 miles off Irish coast. Saturday, 12:20 p. m. Started across Ireland at Smerwick harbor. Saturday, 12:50 p.

m. Passed over Goleen and started across sea for England. Saturday, 3 p. m. Left England at Start Point, Devonshire, and headed across English channel for France.

Saturday, 3:20 p. m. Passed over Cherbourg. Saturday, 5:21 p. arived in Paris.

Molds p-scoro op 21 hours Roosevelt Fieid, N. May 21. Commander Richard Byrd, who will attempt the non-stop flight to Paris in his three-motored Fokker plane "America," was excultant when told of Lindbergh's success. "I know what a difficult feat it is for even three men to fly across the Atlantic. It seemed almost impossible for one man, but he did it," Byrd said.

"I think it was one of the greatest feats in all history. It is certainly wonderful news. It seems incredible that in three flight he has gone from San Diego to Paris." The America was christened today and may attempt the flight next week. ZO MINUTES FO FLYING TIME FROM COAST To COAST IN 'TE SPlB.lT OF ST. LOUIS SCENES ATTENDING HOP OFF OF "LUCKY" ON FLIGHT FROM NEW YORK TO PARIS swap? T-L Mi.iiiiwMii'""iinanrriirwnnnjrrri I Sat After Tvo hous-sleep Me mopped OFF A'-ClNit FROM NEW YORK ON 3600 mile Trip witmouT ceremony" I x.

I Mi I 1 2C Ci) ryr4 -mm 2 1 m-. i 2. LANDS IN FIRST MAN To accomplish the perilous K'evh York To Paris FLIGHT. Left to right Captain Charles A. Lindbergh, daredevil pilot, shown with his little gray kitten which he adopted recently as a mascot and which at first he intended to take to Paris with Captain Lindbergh in the cock-pit of his plane, the "Spirit of St.

Louis." Captain Lindbergh standing beside the plane in which he risks life. The "Spirit of St. -Louis" being loaded with gas at dawn as Captain Charles Lindbergh made final prepara- tions to take off from the runway at Roosevelt field, saying good-bye to Captain Lindbergh as the darino- L. I on his transatlantic hop to Pans. airmail pilot made ready to enter his plane to take off Captain plane being made ready for from Roosevelt field, L.

his lone trip across the the trip across the Atlantic. Atlantic to Paris in his plane. Major Stumpf, one of his backers from St. Louis, The.Spirit of St. Louis in the air after the takeoff, Rrri Link an Beiehhold.

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