The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-09-13

10 work, repeating the C q D.
signal of distress
There's one thing certain" he unused
he worked. 'Hicke and Picketzo viii
have no chance TO interfere, and 1 may
be able TO get a correct message Ger
FANNY there's some ship within hailng
distance"
one OF the lower officers, sent by the
captain. took up his station beside boen-
sWen." he said, when Nash paused
for a moment after repeating &C =.
d. several times. I'VE expect the fog
TO raise in the morning"
L hope It does" answered Eben- lis
teuing anxiously at the receivers, one
clapped over each ear.
His eyes hoated off absently for a
moment. then his eyebrows contracted
and he grabbed for pencil and paper.
He wrote rapidly, then took up the
answering key and responded After
that he stepped for moment handed
the following message TO the officer be-
side him.
IS. s Winnewaba: Message received
an hour ago. Where are you? Have
been trying to ind and help you
S S. SEBASTIAN"
Take that to the captain and tell
him 70 tell me exactly where We are
according 10 his chart" said Eben. all
excitement now that he had received a
genuine message
but from the captains chart we, ar
rived at the Thames river dock three
days ago, cried the officer.
Take him the message anyway. ASK
him how We can signal them. Here!
They want me on the wire again
Eben thrust the paper into the man 2
hand and began writing down another
message. that he was receiving from
the instrument
80 YOU are the wirnewaba We
Il. have Just picked up a report that you
are lost on the channel. How can that
Eben clicked back:
1--WE don't know where we are Com
pass wrong. Lost In fog Where are
In answer came the longitude and
latitude Of the signaling boat Eben' s
lack OF knowledge forced him 10 wire
back
A moment later he had the reply;
Three hundred miles of the Massa-
F,ben allowed the receivers to drou
from his ears in hts establishment. II
the boat were within signaling die
lance then the Winnewaba Itself must
be within 500 miles Of the Massachu-
sets coast. Just little over one day E
trip from New York city. How couio
i E6e n grabbed the key and tapped
cut:
lust then the captain dashed up II
the wireless station, his hand clutch
ing the first message Eben had re-
Good GoodP he cried. Then you
were right. They got your first mes
rage. Have you learned anything
more r. 49,, ,..-..,-
Rogers the startling location Of the
shin Sebastian.
Great heavensir cried the officer
eft can't be possible. You don't NEAR
TO say that we're still of the Massa-
chusetts coast, only twenty-tour-
hour run from New York harbor?'
That's what they say. They must
he within 200 miles, probab bly, mUcf
closer. iu order 20 have received oul
message. Besides, ] think the Sebas
tian ie much closer now than she was
before. for the reason that her mes
sage was indistinct in the FIRST place
and this one came clearly
~But how can we be within a day o
our starting point after having trav
sled about for over ten days. Besides
we didnt have FOG for almost all o.
the FIRST three days, and we must have
made tnat much OF a journey any
way"
the fog with the eTratic needle yOJ
might have. worked back this way IN
the circlinE"
1T hardly seems that way. that
sure.
what will the owners or this Deai
eay2' the captain unused dumbly. ''IC
think that I have been wandering abou
with this boat for ten days, nearly
enough time 10 make round trip, and
now 20 find that we're only one daJ
from home. II can't be truei II can
be true"
In an endeavor 10 calm Captain Rog
ers Ebcn asked him what he should
wire back. How would u be possible
for the Winnewaba TO signal the Sc
bastian2
yes. I must pull myself together and
think" replied the officer. We're on
of food and coal Not another minute
can be wasted. Let's see. Let's see"
you've got a little salute cannon OF
board. haven't your" suggested Eben-
Yes. but II the bOat were any dis
lance they would not be able 20 heal
s."
"How about lightsT'
I'm this fOg2 Impossible"
But we must give them our bearings
IN some way or other. You say you car
tell nothing by the chart2" replied Eben