Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-01-01 | Page 1 | Mrs. Lindbergh Battles Storm

Mrs rs ergh Storm I 1 A br 6 PLANE f FORCED n fn n DON WN IN SMAll I INDIANA DlANA I TOWN W WJ J Pilot ilot Brings Machine to Earth S Safely fely on Race RaceTrack Tra Track k I ACES ACE'S MOTHER COOL Continues to Airport After Getting Bea Bearings ings WHITING Ind md Dec 31 United Press The Press The plane carrying Mrs Evangeline Lodge Lindbergh back to Detroit from Mexico Ct City was forced forced down here at p. p pm p.m. m. m tod to to d day The he plane left le-ft St St. St. St Louis at 1 15 5 p. p m. m in Ut the e face o of a blizzard and wa was was forced to la land d at a small sinai r. r race raceCourse racecourse ce course here after aUer fighting snow and high winds for a great part of o the distance Whiting is about three miles mUes from Chicago Th The landing landing- ras was made made on the obey race course our without culty cutty f I MAKES MAKES AIRPORT After ter his b bearings Harry Brooks pilot of the plane arose again and fl flew w to the theFord Ford airport at Whiting where he had intended marking m his first top stop en route from St-Lus St Ck St Louis to Detroit Br Brooks was afraid to continue th the trip further h he- he as the snow now and nd wind made Visibility rIsIbility too poor POOl fore for or safet safety tWe tWe- could not see ee the beacon at th the Ford airport Brooks t told ld the United Press We were afraid we had gone far off oft our course and decided to make the J. J landing where bere we didI did I I c couldn't see half a mile mUe ahead and didn't think it advisable to take any chances Both Mrs Lindbergh Lindbergh Lindbergh Lind Lind- bergh and myself ar are in hi hi good shape The forced landing was mado only six miles from tire Ure airport where here Brooks had intended to land TO RESUME FLIGHT Brooks said saJa he Intended to re resume resume resume re- re sume his flight t D Detroit troit early in the morning I 1 think we wo T will be able to get getaway getaway getaway away early tomorrow and be in Detroit Deholt for New Years Brooks said Mrs Lindbergh had bad expressed a desire to be In Detroit on New Years Year's day before the plane de departed departed departed de- de parted from itom the St. St Louis Lambert flying field early this afternoon DisplayIng the same cool manner of ot r son on Mrs Lindbergh lom the plane at the Ford r airport rt and and disappeared She apparently apparently apparently ap ap- ap- ap was as not unnerved by the experience in the storm DISAPPEARS 4 1 I dont don't know where sh she went Brooks said in answer to questions about her whereabouts Mrs 1 Lindbergh and her pilot will remain overnight in Chicago Weather Veather conditions at an early hour tonight were not favorable for fora a a. continuance o of the trip However a a. similar storm was blowing at St. St Louis when she became impatient at the delay deby and decided de to fly this this' afternoon She h hid d t b been en held up more than twenty twenty four In In t t. t Louis LouI by unfavorable weather and said she shedid shedid did lid not want to be prevented om Ji from froni being homo home in Detroit oz OIl oft N New w Years Year's day