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Iceland Girls Intrigue Airmen;
Hop Off for Greenland on Most
V'v Hazardous Leg of World Flight
By I/O WELL THOMAS.
(Copyright, 1*25.)
According to Arnold, prior to the
arrival of the world fliers, no air
planes had ever been In Iceland, and
the Inhabitants
regarded their
visit as the most
historic event
since the original
discovery ot the
island by the
Norsemen over
a thousand years
ago. The I is
landers said they
f-^teut Lonef<
tisssifr1
even intended to
commemorate the
episode in their
folk songs Just
as the early voy
ages of the vik
ings were deserlb
ed In the sagas of eld.
“Our flight from Hornaflord to
Reykjavik waa, of course, the first
cross-country aerial Journey ever
made over Iceland,” added Arnold.
“But we followed the coast line all the
way and, on account of clouds of
vapor and gasea that hid them from
view, we missed seeing the many
smoking craters for which Iceland ie
famous.
“However, It was far from being a
monotonous trip, for we passed nearly
100 glaciers, and underneath us along
the rockly shore line were scores of
k wrecked ships piled up by the angry
Buflp that lash the arctlo Island.
Modern, Rousing Reception.
"But what amazed us most of all
were the well-tilled fields over which
we flew. As we approached Reykjavik
we could tell at a glance that we were
going to be out of luck If obliged to
come down In the outer harbor. No
plane could survive such seas as were
sweeping In from the gray Atlantic.
But, fortunately, we found that our
buoys had been placed in the shelter
of an Immense breakwater.
“Along this wall the entire popula
tion of Reykjavik, fully 25,000 peo
ple, were waiting to give us a lusty
welcome. And we discovered that In
addition to our two aerial cruisers
there were four American warships
In port with 2,500 sailors on board.
In fact, we were responsible for a
verltlbla American Invasion of Ice
land. Up to this time, according to
the Inhabitants, not tven an American
man-o'-war had ever visited them. So
crowded were the streets and docks
with our sailors, and so numerous
were tha newspaper reporters who
roamed about like last souls, that
Reykjavik seemed Just like a New
England port.
"Not many minutes after w# had
moored, In steamed the Richmond
with our unlucky companions, Wade
and Ogden. They Immediately put off
In a launch and Joined u* on the dock
while we were being welcomed by the
prime minister of Iceland. Poor old
Wade put hia arms around Lowell
and his eyes filled with tears. Al
though we were overjoyed to have
them u# again, lumps came Into our
««#ats, because we. too, took the
” sinking of the Boston to heart nearly
as much as they did.
Thoroughly Modern City.
"Next day, while waiting for wire
less reports from Le Clare Schultze
regarding the Ice along the coast of
Greenland, wandered around Reyk
javik. We had expected to find a vil
lage made up of Eskimo Woos, a
community Inhabited by fur-clad, seal
spearlng, blubber-eating natives. So
Imagine our astonishment when we
found that we were In a thoroughly
modern city, a metropolis peopled en
tirely by folk of Danish descent, a
city of well paved streets attractively
illuminated* by clusters of electric
lights. Instead of igloos of Ice and
walrus hide, we found up-to-date
cafes well-appointed hotels, banks,
clubs, attractive shops, modistes who
displayed hats and frocks from the
Rue Royal and the Rue de la Palx,
and even manicure parlors. So under
the circumstances, we thought that
the most appropriate way for us to
celebrate our arrival In Iceland would
to have a manicure. Lo snd behold
the manicurists even chatted with us
In English! On our way back to the
hotel we had to watch our step to
keep from being run down by taxis.
Just Imagine what a sad ending to
our world flight if we had been bowl
ed over by taxis In Iceland!
“The people, because of their Dan
ish origin, have blue eyes, Just like
Erik. The girls of Iceland were sim
ply stunning. Instead of fur parka3
and muckluks we found them garb
ed In the latest Parisian styles. They
may even have had their stockings
rolled. Who knows?
Frigid Climate a Myth.
' Tl» to the frigid climate, well, It
wasn’t frigid at all. In fact, It was
balmy. You may not believe it, but
away up there on the edge of the
A rctlc circle In Reykjavik there Is less
snow and Ice In winter than there 1s
In Rt. Louis or Denver. In the future,
when our friends ask us to suggest
som# salubrious clime where they may
escape the rigors of a r’hlcago or a
Cleveland winter, we are going to
suggest as a substitute for Miami or
the Isle of Pines that they try the
golf courses of Iceland.
“Iceland belongs to Denmark, and
the prime minister receives his ap
pointment from Copenhagen. One of
the first functions we attended was
a formal luncheon which he gave for
Admiral Magrudor, the captains of
our four American warships, and the
six of us. ’Hank’ and I were some
what conapleuoua at this gathering
1-ecause we were the only ones who
couldn’t go In uniform. We had to
appear In our breeches and knaltl
shirts, which were a blot on the
scenery In the midst of all those nav
al officers In their responded full
dress. At first we felt about as com
fortable as a couple of longshoremen
■ t a Junior league ball. Anyhow, we
had a good time and voted Iceland a
great success.
Advance Boat Icebound.
“Our long stay of 13 days In Ice
land was wost Irksome In one respect,
jl'n were anxious to get On. But we
■Tept receiving adyorse reports from
1 Greenland, hirst we heard that the
Gertrude Rask, the Danish boat on
which Lieutenant MchultM was trying
to get our supplies to Greenland,
was Stuck In the Ice about 40 miles
from Angmagsatlk. So Admiral Mn
cruder and Smith held a conference
end decided to send thn cruiser
Raleigh on a rcconnoltcrlng cruise to
nee whether or not there might be
some other place on the coast of lit
tle known Greenland that might do.
Wade, who of course knew all our re
quirements, went along, and there
were also two small scout planes on
the Raleigh. Next we received a wire
less from Schultzs saying that the
Gertrude Rask was still floating help*,
lossly in the Arctic ice pack, that
it was now 80 bailee from Angmag
salik. and fast running out of coal.
“All this time we were going over
every inch of our planes, making suri
that they were in shape for the two
long jumps ahead of us—jumps
where if anything went wrong It
would be certain to mean disaster. We
cut down our weight to the bare es
sentials, evan leaving out many of
our tools, and abandoning all clothing
but such things as sweaters, one
khaki shirt apiece, heavy breeches,
rubber boots, and fur-flying suits.
“Our next message from Schult*
said the the Gertrude Rask had fin
ally broken through the Ice and
reached its destination. This was a
great relief not only to us but to the
American newspaper men who had
turned peselmistlo and were making
bets with us that we could never get
through and that the flight would
have to be abandoned. I believe there
was only one lone newspaper man, a
correspondent for a Washington pa
per, who sided with us and still
thought we would make It.
Italian Flyer on Joh
"On August 11 the advance agent
for the Italian flyer arrived. The only
thing delaying us now was that
Schultxe had wirelessed it would be
impossible for us to light on the
water in the harbor at Angmagsalik
owing to the fact that there were
too many floating cakes of ice. Au
gust is came and still these young
icebergs were too thick. Moreover,
the Raleigh was encountering 60-mile
gales enroute. In disgust we now
gave up hope of going by way of
Angmagsalik and laid plans for a far
longer flight, not to the eastern
coast of Greenland, which was near
est us. but away around to Freder
icksdale, 830 miles away, on the west
coast. Seven hundred and fifty miles
of this flight would have to be made
right across the open ocean, and
much of ;t over Icebergs.
“Shortly after noon, Slg 'Locatelll,
Italian war ace and adventurous mem
ber of the chamber of deputies In
Rome, arrived In Homafjord from
the Faroe islands in his superflying
boat. The next day, while the Amer
ican warships were getting Into posi
tion between Iceland and Fredericks
dale, Locatelli reached Reykjavik We
were much Impressed by his keen
looking, twin-motor monoplane with
Its steel hull. It was just about **i
efficient looking as any aerial thing
we had ever seen, and Locatelli seem
ed to be a splended, dashing fellow.
“The following morning we were
up before dawn, out on the planes
waiting for favorable wireless reports.
At 10 fairly good news came, and at
10:15 we taxied to the outer harbor
and attempted to take off. There
was not a breath of wind, but the
swell was so great and the plane*
were ao heavily loaded with fuel,
heavier than ever before on the en
tire flight, that w# were unaMe to
make It. The propeller on the New
Ortfitap waa struck by a roller and
brok<5» of HA wavs hit the Chicago
and tbre off the front spreader bag.
Both planes had a great many wlrfes
loosened while diving and careening
through the wave*. So we were re-,
luctantly obliged to return to our
moorings. On this one day the har
1 .'a,.'*-.' ■ \ , . ■
Ixir was Hear of Ice for three hour*
then It filled again, and from then on j
It would have been Impossible to landi
there.
Damage* All Repaired.
"At. dinner that evening Lieutent
ant Crumrine, the advance officer for
us as far as Iceland, and noted both
for his quietness and seeming dealre to
remain In the background, astonished
ue. as well ae the Icelander*, by ap
pearing In th# big cafe In a flaming
red ahlrt. Of course, he waa the cen
ter of all eyea. and he apparently
liked being th# spotlight for a change,
ao vowed he would wear that rod
ahlrt aa long as we remained In Ice
land.
"On the night of the 19th of Au
gust we entertained the Italian crew
and Smith invited them to fly along
with ue in order to have the protec
tion of the American cruisers and de
atroyara. Locatelli accepted with
alacrity.
"It was not until 2:30 a. m. on the
morning of August 21, that we finally
finis had repaiing our planes with the
spare part* which the Richmond had
Just brought back to u*. As we were
returning to tho hotel favorable re
ports camo in, and without having
had any sleep whatever ws climbed
into our plane* and started for Green
land on the longest and most hazar
dous leg of our entire flight
“Read the nest installment of the
thrilling story of the round-the-world
flight In The Omaha Bee tomorrow.
New Pastor at Beatrice.
Beatrice. Neb.. Jen. 24 — Rev. Ar
thur A. Logan of Oakland, Ind., has
accepted the call td the pastorate of
the First Baptist church here. He
will arrive jn the city next week.
Blue Springs Man Dies.
Beatrice, Neh.. Jan. 24. —Floyd
Halladay, formerly a resident of Blue
Springs, died at his horns at Rshon.
Kan., according to word received
here.
Slayer Is Denied
Freedom on Vtrit
Habeas Corpug Action for
Edward Schuermann Is
Called “Premature.”
Lincoln, Jan. !4.—Application for
a writ of habeas corpus for Edward
SchOerman, confessed slayer of
George Rhelnmiller, near DeVVitt, last
fpll, was denied in district court here
today by Judge Mason Wheotsr on
the ground that it was "premature."
Previously Dr. J. M. Mayhew testi
fied that Schuerman was "now sane
and ready td return to his family.’’
Mrs. Shuertnan, whose alleged affec
tion for Rhelnmiller led to the kill
ing, did not sit with her husband
muring the trial, hut remained h few:
seat* back of Sehuernian and his aoti,|
Alvin. Schuerman showed no emo
tion when tha decision was an
nounced.
Schuermsn confessed to killing
Rhelnmiller In October last, driving
In an automobile to where Rhein
mlller was standing. Without a word,
according to witnesses, Schuerman
shot Rhelnmiller, killing him Instantly.
FORMEROHIOANS
Al REORGANIZED
The Ohio society, at a meeting In
the city council chamber, reorganized
and the following were named as tho
board of governors:
Judge W. W. Slahaugb, Mrs. John
W. Gamble, Miss Verna Newberry,
Fred W. Rudlaell, S. H. Brown,
Thomas Sheehan, Jr., R. C. Dodds,
Ross Zi. Shot well and R. M. Gould.
It Is estimated that 5,000 Omaha ns
me .-ithei native Ohioan* or former
resident* there. The »oclety will give
,i banquet April 30 commemorating
admittance of Ohio Into the union.
The board of governor* will h* gll**t*
of a former Ohioan at the Athletic
club Monday, February 2. at «:30, at
which time the prealdent. vice preai
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