lerowds reckoned at over a million people broke through the cordon of [police and the aerodrome became a There were many fistflights as the police attempted to clear a way {for the weary flyers, who were eventually seized and carried Ishoulder-high to a waiting car, a bombardment of fashlights making it a triumphal progress.
Thousands of people surged round) the car, blocking its way, and more fist-fights ensued as the police tried to clear a path.
As soon as order had been res tored the tiers were driven of, escorted by a squadron of police Jon motor-cycles. Mrs. Post was: but Bfrs. Gatty, who ved in fable to share in her lelory.
After the airmen had been driven round a few buildings in the neighbourhood, they were conveyed back ito the aerodrome and entered one Jof the hangars, where they were meet pressmen. However, the lerowd stormed the place and the fliers hurriedly rejoined their car: Jand were driven off to the Adi tration building, half a mile [The waiting pressmen, though deprived of the interviews they were seeking, had still much to write about, for New York is alone in [the manner in which she greets Jeenquering heroes.
Among the crowd of welcomers Jwere three famous airmen, Colonel ibergh, Clarence Chamberlin land Bert Acosta.
The guards in charge of the Mae had a dificult task keeping anxious souvenir-hunters away from the machine—Reuter.
July 1.
Two extremely tired "aviators, Captain Wiley Post and Lieutenant [Harold Gatty, were sleeping sound-late to-night after-having flown Jaround the world in 8 days, 15 hours and 51. seconds.
The sleep they are now obtain-1g is their greatest reward for Hhaving achieved their ambition to new and) amazing aero-
When the monoplane, the Winnie [Mae. landed at Roosevelt Field at '7ATI0. o'clock to-night, eastern standard time, Captain Post and Lieutenant Gatty. were so weary nat it was feared for a time that they would need medical attention fo. keep them from collapse.
Captain Post was the first to emerge from the Minnie Mae as forge crowd on Roosevelt Field set laps thunderous din, The moment fits feet. touched the ground Captain Post was greeted by his wife, who had flown from Oklahoma City yesterday for a string meeting after 83 days of anxiety. Mrs. Post's arms encircled her husband jas she cried: "Oh darling, Iam glad, so glad..."
"What Captain id was Ineard only by his wife. He pick-Jed her up for a-moment and then, evidently on the verge of exhaus-fiom, he pat her down.
"After he had greeted his wite Captain Post was unable to talk, He told Colonel Charles A, Lindlbergh, another of Ameriou's pre-Imier aviators, Unat the fight around the world had been "perfect." Then he lapsed into'a silence which will not be broken until after a good fuight's sleep.
Lieutenant gGatty was so weary that he had t9 be assisted out of the [Winnie Mac." It appeared. that he Jwould have fallen had he not been sisted by Sends standing beside The cameras of newspaper photoleraphers clicked and the movie newsreel men ground away. The movie-tones "were in operation. For a second the fliers faced. the leameres,, But they were unable to speak. They tried to smile but the [Smiles were but weary grin "The police by this time had clear-led a path through the shouting lerowd to the Roosevelt Field fkangars. Captain" Post and Lieutenant Gatty were taken to the hangers. The doors were closed uml. the fliers emerged fenter the car which bore them to Ttheir hotel, From Aisska to New York the winnie. Stee ost-raced. Mrs. Gutty, who Rew across the continent. from [Les Angeles in a trimotored Tranleontinental Air Transport I She did not arrive in time to welcome her husband, The commercial fines were not able to race the innie. Mae, although the girdling plane hada. greater disance to travel on her last. dash irom Alas, "America's most northern out "Americ and the world to-night were acclaiming Captain Post and icutenant Gatty for having writ: lien a new and glorious chapter' the history of aviation. Many believe that a long time will pass fpefore: the records made by "the american tiers are shattered, _al-hough already. several expeditions fare tuning up. their motors intent fon re blazing the trail marked during the past. week by Captain Poet ud. Lieutenant. Gatty.
"The Lockheed-Vegs monoplane went around the world in" record Rime on a.single motor—n Wasp, manufactured by Pratt and Whit: ney of Hartford, Connection Not only did. Captain Post and Lieutenant Gatty achieve their oh: jective in fashion perfectly splendid but they clipped nearly a day and half from the time they had set for themselves.
Tt was a perfect, trip but Jare glad to get back" was Ceptain Post's haps tion from' Colonel Lindbergh. thad said' almost. the same thing troadeast from Cleveland Elinor Smith, of [American aviatrix, acting Gatty received an invitation from President Hoover to Jat Iungheon at the Washington.
Except for minor incidents the leround-the-world flight of the Winnie Mae was flawless.
On their flight Captain Post and! Lieutenant Gatty established—records galore. They hold the undies puted record for travel around the: lobe." They hold the record for! jacroplane travel over both, the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
They have smashed the around-the-world records of the German dirigible Graf Zeppelin which, 3929, flew from Friedrichshafen, to Friedrichshafen, Germany, in 20] days and 4 hours and from Lakefwurst to Lakehurst, New Jersey, in 21 days, 7 hours and 34 minutes.
Displaying mad enthusiasm eclipsing that shown when Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh came home from Paris in 1927, New York today tendered its official welcome to Captain Wiley Post and Liewtenant Harold Gatty.
'NewYork took a virtual holiday' to acclaim the crack pitt and navigator of the Winiie: Mac, the
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