ABOARD THE TRAMP-SHIP FULTON 



garrison. Chamberlain, who made the Atlantic 

 flight and came down near Berlin, afterwards told 

 me that when he had arrived the Germans desiring 

 to honor him by showing the American flag, had 

 been quite unable to find one. The problem had 

 been solved by hastily sewing together a very 

 small flag and hoisting it on this flagpole. The 

 lack had since been corrected, and now the new 

 flag was to be dedicated on Cramer's arrival. 



The Scandinavian- American lines made Hassell 

 and Cramer their guests on their further journey 

 to New York, where a great reception awaited 

 them. INIy duties called me at once to Ann Arbor, 

 so I flew from Berlin to Paris without a stop to 

 catch the Olympic for New York. As the plane 

 approached Paris a thunderstorm was over the 

 city and lightning played brilliantly about the 

 clouds, but we just escaped the shower. Soon 

 after our arrival a downpour came which 

 flooded the city. I was not yet through with 

 storms on the sea, for those which we encountered 

 on the Olympic made it necessary for this splendid 

 ship with its tonnage of 46,000 and fine sea-going 

 qualities to slow down so as to prevent pounding. 

 Only once when riding out a typhoon in the Japan 

 sea have I in a long experience seen a more angry 

 sea. 



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