Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-05-07 | Page 1 | Officers Fight off Crowd Charging Lindy

r Fight Off Offu Crowd Charging Lindy Lind FLIER I A AVERTS TRAGEDY WHEN Hf HE lANDS Swerves Ship Just in Time Timeto to Avoid Striking Spectators TWO WOMEN INJURED Police Rush Persons Away From Auto CURTISS FIELD N. N Y May 7 AP America AP-America America has had many he heroes heroes heroes he- he roes since Colonel Charles A. A Lindberg Lindberg Lindberg Lind- Lind berg came back from his epic flight to to Paris last summer but the sight of his winged silver-winged plane is still enough of a magnet to send 2000 people stampeding to surround it Landing on the field here last night after aCter a hop over to Mitchel field h he- he narrowly averted a tragedy as 2000 people swarmed out onto the field tied in imminent danger from the whirling blades of hi his planes plane's pro pro- peller Motorcycle police charged the i crowds with screaming sirens and special guards attempted to ring of off offa I a clear space for him to land but their efforts cUorts were were- not not- enough to stop top the tho rush Two women were knocked down receiving cuts and bruises which required medical at at- at Lindbergh saw the human avalanche avalanche ava ava- lanche coming toward him and swerved ed his ship after atter a run of only ony onya a a. few feet almost causing it to tip over Using his as much as he dared he turned Iris plane plan completely around and shut shutoff shutoff i ot off the motor without the customary idling while It cooled off oft He and his pass passengers were Imprisoned imprisoned imprisoned im Im- im- im in the planes plane's cabin as as s the mob milled around Finally an automobile was forced through and ducking the hands of ot those thoc who sought to t touch touch- him lie e jumped into the car Policemen stood on the running board pushing away persons persons persons per per- sons who sought Bought to climb on as motorcycle police cleared a lane to the road to New York