▁the ▁late ▁Dr . ▁John ▁Clar ence ▁Web ster , ▁and ▁from ▁there ▁he ▁tele phon ed ▁" Il ▁Du ce " ▁Ben ito ▁M uss ol ini ▁to ▁describe ▁the ▁voyage . ▁Later ▁in ▁the ▁de cade , ▁during ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁Pan ▁American ▁Air ways ▁established ▁a ▁trans - At l antic ▁air - route , ▁using ▁Po inte - du - Ch ê ne ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁terminal s . ▁Pan ▁Am ▁C li pper ▁flying ▁boats ▁depart ed ▁from ▁Port ▁Washington , ▁Long ▁Island , ▁stopped ▁at ▁the ▁Po inte - du - Ch ê ne ▁wh arf , ▁then ▁travel led ▁to ▁Bot wood , ▁New found land ▁and ▁Fo yn es , ▁Ireland ▁or ▁Lis bon , ▁Portugal , ▁finally ▁termin ating ▁in ▁South am pton . ▁The ▁C li pper ▁service ▁pred ated ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁run ways ▁for ▁large ▁aircraft , ▁and ▁flying ▁boats ▁were ▁required ▁to ▁land ▁in ▁the ▁water . ▁▁ ▁Po inte - du - Ch ê ne ▁is , ▁to ▁many , ▁syn onymous ▁with ▁nearby ▁Par lee ▁Beach . ▁When ▁Mon ct on ▁emer ged ▁as ▁a ▁major ▁city ▁in ▁New ▁Brun sw ick , ▁the ▁Sunday ▁train ▁to ▁Po inte - du - Ch ê ne ▁became ▁an ▁institution . ▁With ▁up wards ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁railway ▁passenger ▁cars ▁filled ▁with ▁families ▁and ▁children , ▁the ▁train ▁would ▁leave ▁the ▁Mon ct on ▁railway ▁station ▁at ▁ 1 : 3 0