NEW ERA.-THE DREAM OF AN EAST TO WEST FLIGHT-CHOOSING THE RIGHT PLANE-DANGEROUS TESTS-LINDBERGH'S HELPFUL NOTATIONS-A PROPHECY.

The development of transportation is a curious thing. Every time a new mode of transportation becomes generally accepted, there is a recrudescence of the old difficulties and problems which had been faced and, it was thought, conquered, in the days when such a means of transportation was merely a sport. When the first railroad began to run, voices were heard drawing attention to the great dangers to the public health which would ensue as a result of this new means of transportation. It was thought that such quick transportation would inevitably drive the people who availed themselves of it to the madhouse. Our generation laughs at the fears of our great-grandparents, but forgets that similar fears entered the public consideration when automobiles appeared for the first time. How one scorned those "carts without horses." One compared them to dogs without tails. The old volumes of humorous and satirical magazines of any nation which appeared round the change of the century are an excellent source from which collectors of such curiosities can draw.

THE FIRST ATTEMPT - COMRADE PLANES THUNDER SQUALLS-DRIVEN BACK-POSTPONEMENT - A NEW ATTEMPT - WAITING OUT THE IRISH RAIN.

With Lindbergh's flight from New York to Paris a new chapter in the history of transportation opened. The flight which had hitherto existed only in dreams, and for which thousands of people had longed, became for the first time a reality: the successful crossing of the Atlantic. But although Nungesser and Coli, the unforgotten pioneers of the Atlantic flight, did not succeed in their last effort, their names will live on for ever as the men who were the first to believe in an East to West flight, and who paid for this belief with their lives.

Colonel Lindbergh's wonder and precise flight must be the more admired because it was the feat of a man alone with himself and his faith. Then others attempted to follow his example. After the visit of Miss Columbia to Germany with Chamberlin and Levine, the problem which had become acute after Eckener's successful flight in 1924, leapt again into the foreground. The difficulties connected with a flight from East to West were known. It was clear that the cruising radius of a machine to be used for such an attempt had to be much greater than the cruising radius of a plane which winged its way in the opposite direction.

FIRST HOURS OF THE FLIGHT-INTO THE STORM-THE LAND UNDER THE SUNRISE-SAFETYSYMBOLS OF FREEDOM-THE KEEPSAKE-FALSE RUMOR.

This time we were flying over Ireland in weather conditions which were very different from those which prevailed during our flight the previous summer. We took off at 5 :35 A.M., and the morning which followed was wonderful. A shining sky dotted with small specks of clouds smiled over the green island which Koehl and I had soon learned to love, thanks to the great friendliness and kindness which we had experienced there. And as we reached Galway, flying quickly at a speed of 200 kilometers per hour, we saw that the sea was a picture of peace. No howling winds confronted us, as in August. Sunshine and peace reigned everywhere.

THE BREMEN MAKES A BOW-ISOLATION OF GREENLY ISLAND-THE RELIEF PLANE-AT­TEMPTS TO SALVAGE THE BREMEN-FURTHER TRIBUTE TO FLOYD BENNETT-"FORWARD INTO THE FUTURE."

We landed on Greenly Island in a snowstorm and in this manner set foot on the American continent. We were frozen, exhausted and hun­gry, and had almost lost all hope of ever again speaking with human beings, of sitting in com­fortable houses, or of being able to warm our­selves in front of crackling fires.

Our arrival in this little island was not en­tirely devoid of involuntary humor. First of all the plane tipped forward and made, as it were, a deep bow. This courtesy cost us our propeller; it was bent hopelessly. The ice crust on the water reservoir, on which we had hoped to land safely, was already weak. It gave way beneath the weight of the plane. Koehl banged his head with such force on the steering wheel that his face was covered with blood. Fitzmaurice escaped with a violent shock; and Huenefeld stood on his head. But the landing was accomplished: the East to West flight had succeeded.

OUR PURPOSE-RECEPTIONS-THE MAYOR-THE MAYOR'S COMMITTEE-THE PRESS-THE POLICE - PARADES - BANQUETS - MISCELLANEOUS-WASHINGTON.

Mere words are inadequate to describe our tour through the United States of America and Canada. At every stage of our trip our hearts were touched to the core. It is always difficult to describe one's feelings. There is always the danger of becoming sentimental and consequently tedious. Thereby one misses one's aim, and instead of describing one's true feelings in a spirit of thankfulness, one evolves empty phrases, at least seemingly so. Therefore in reviewing our experiences during the weeks of our stay on the American continent, we wish to write as shortly and objectively as possible. In this way we believe that we shall more fully fulfill our duty, and give expression more adequately to the feelings of deep and lasting thankfulness which fill our hearts. They fill our hearts not only because kindness and heartiness were everywhere showered upon us, but because we definitely felt the greetings, the welcomes and the honors extended to us, were extended not only to us but in a large degree to our countries Ireland and Germany.

THE TOUR-PHILADELPHIA-CLEVELAND-CHICA-. GO-MILWAUKEE-ST. LOUIS-INDIANAPOLIS - DETROIT - BOSTON - ALBANY - MONTREAL AND QUEBEC-EPILOGUE.

To give an account of our tour through the United States is at the same time difficult and easy. One could fill volumes with descriptions of all the receptions and festivities we attended.

And yet the human language is poor, because it only inadequately expresses the innermost emotions of our hearts. Our hearts overflowed with thanks and happiness. But if we tried to put down these emotions in black and white, they would lose their spontaneity. It is difficult through the medium of words, although they come from the heart, to reach the heart.