Picture by Ad Meskens.
The Spirit of St. Louis circled over Pasco several times at approximately 11 o'clock. The people on this side were disappointed, as the solitary Birdman did not come near enough to afford a distinct view.
Lindbergh, flying his own plane, was en route from Spokane to Seattle via Walla Walla, Pasco, and Yakima. This little nonstop journey he accomplished in about five hours, making quite a number of detours and pausing over each of the above-mentioned cities for several minutes.
Lindbergh gave a special show for the individuals in the U.S. Veterans Hospital at Walla Walla and to the huge crowds attending the Yakima State Fair. At the latter place, he circled quite low over the race tracks and grandstand, giving everyone present as close a view of himself and his ship as it was possible to do while in the air. He also flew over the business section of the town and dropped a streamer, which was a picture of his machine and greetings to the city.
Despite the suggestions of numerous friends and well-wishers that it would be safer for him not to attempt to cross the Cascade Mts. Tuesday, owing to thick fog and rainy weather, Lindbergh elected to proceed directly from Yakima to Sand Point Point field, Seattle, arriving there without mishap of any sort, making the trip in less than one and one-half hours. In Seattle, he was welcomed by enormous crowds at the landing field and at the U. of W. stadium, where he made a brief speech thanking the people for their welcome demonstrations. In the evening, he was honored at a banquet held at the Olympic Hotel.
Many people were assembled at the Pasco airport to see Lindy pass over. They received the treat of their lives as the distinguished colonel circled time and again just above their heads, giving them demonstrations of the super-flying skill possessed by the conqueror of the Atlantic. Before he headed west once more on his course to Yakima, he dropped a brief message: "Greetings," signed Lindbergh.
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