New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-25
James MCCreery & Co..,
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Twenty-third Street.
OCEANIC BRA YES ROUGH SEA
PROFESSOR LANGLEY SPEAKS OF AIR
SHIPS-T. DE WITT TALMAGE TELLS
OF MEETING THE GAR

After rather rough voyage the monster White
Star Line steamer Oceanic arrived here yesterday
morning from Liverpool. She brought 5S5 cabin
and S33 steerage passengers On October 81 when
in latitude 1888 longitude 4743. she sighted the
British tank steamer Chesa peake in disabled con-
dtion. The Chesapeake signalled that she did not
need assistance It evident that a break in
her machinery being repaired.
On the Oceanic was the Rev Dr. T. De Witt
Talmage. returning from six months trip in
Europe He was accompanied by his wife and
daughters and will remain here for day or two.
He said:
I went over on business connected With the dstri-
busy for some time The paris Exposition was
Emperor of Russia and was pleasantly entertained.
l am sure from the talk l had that Russia VIII
indemnity The Emperor is man of peace and
believer in the principles set forth The Hague.
I surprised to find that he well in
formed as to the situation in America +, -
eighty years old, viii always be remembered by
myself l have always been an admirer of Miss
She was much Interested in the distribution Of the
@ 5 To he ory thSt miss SPOKE
Kipling to me or rebuked him for making war a
subject of poetry
Professor 5. P. Langley of the Smithsonian In
sttution, was another passenger He went abroad
several months ago for vacation trip. He visited
several European institutions with view to ex-
changing specimens. When asked his opinion of
the Zeppelin airship trial at Lake Constance Pro-
While on the other side 1 have taken some in
terest in the movements of airships. did not
see, nor do I intend to see the Zeppelin airship
[ heard in France that the trial only partially
successful Zeppelins airshIp is not an airship
but drigibe balloon. and even If the trials are
entirely successful it will not solve the problem
of air navigation. as his machine is intended for
observations and not for passengers. My
machinery. and not by gas. / understand, how
ever, that since l left the other side there has
been a more satisfactory trial of Zeppelin's ship
l Will read about this trial later. While !
away I visited Herman Maxim. the inventor and
l suppose that he is continuing his experiments
with the airship.
DO you think the problem of all navigation is
nearing solution%' asked.
ITO answer that question would open up long
chapter" said Professor Langley, and I have
not the time to discuss the matter now Whether
the final solution will by the dirigible balloon
OF Dy me deropIane tlrShp cannot pretend to
That either one Is the solution can saw"
Professor Langley intends to continue his ex-
periments with flying machines.
Another passenger was A. f. YarrOw the ship
tiers. They came here TO await the arrival Of one
Of Mr.. farrow's daughters. who is coming from
Der of ships building. but he did not care to talk
OF his work. The party will return the Oceanic
A Bierstadt, the artist who has been AZ paris
returned He very i'll. and was attended hv
trained nurse. AS as the vessel landed STr
and Mrs Eierstadt went to their home in
carriage. MI Bierstadt suffers from kidney
Mrs. George Law. who obtained some notorie+
through a report that she had been cured of a
nervous disease by the Rev. De Witt TaImag
Van Doren metaphysical healer" was a9
pected on the Oceanic 1t was renorted b,
cable dispatch that she would cross on the Oceanic
the steamer nor the customs officials knew any
thing about her. '