The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-17
GAS BAG IN DANGER
Of LIGHTNING BOLT
Absence of Wireless Mes
sage From Dirigible In
crease Fear.
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side Of the low pressure area in the
northwest and was having favorable
weather and winds on its voyage for
Europe
Through the night and early hours to-
day wireless stations along the North
Atlantic coast continuously uueried at
tempting to get in touch with the Amer
lea or with some steamship which knew
the whereabouts and condition Of the
balloon.
II was believed today that the first
wireless report from WeTman would
come from steamship. il the leader Of
the expedition continued in his determi-
nation 10 keep toward Europe. All trans
Atlantic liners were asked for news
from the diTigible. and outgoing ships
equipped with wireless. were asked TO
make every effort TO communicate with
the balloon, and relay the messages to
wireless points along the coast
Last Word From Craft.
The last definite word from Wellman
upon which TO base q belief as to the
wherea bouts Of the balloon up 10 an
early hour today was received at this
point by wireless at 1915 Sunday after
noon. 1t WAS believed that the airship
had just passed Nantucket. 800 miles
/ from the starting point. This message
consisted Of the simple word Yes and
/ lad been sent in reply 10 query ask
I ing whether the balloon and all on
board were safe. Immediately before
| this a message was received stating that
the America would keep on toward Eu-
rope.
threatened storms and heavy fog
struck at the ardOr Of the aeronauts
when the balloon was soaring eastward
over the Atlantic from this point The
machinery was working well, although
4 al II o'clock a. m. Sunday a message
said that the equiibrator was jerking
4 the balloon from wave 10 wave
THE outlook is not so favorable,
said the message
! The Government weather forecast for
today for the area which WeilEan may
/ nave tTaveTsed until he veeTed 70 the
Cape Sable route was for fair weather.
with westerly 20 nOrthwesterly winds.
New Record Made.
According 20 aerial experts. who sim
I believed that the balloon was making
Roadway today. it WAS said that Well
! man had already established new
aerial record, even though he might be
/ unsuccessful in the ultimate object OF
/ reaching the continent. The record
] night Tor NllSlDlrS was MADE on May =
ana 20. 1905. by the German military bal
/ loon Zeppelin II. which covered so miles
/ IN g hours and 40 minutes.
! The longest flight ever made BY a
/ spherical balloon was By Count Henry
. de Ia NaulN IN 1900, when he went from
/ Ninccunes, France, into Russia, a dis
/ tance Of I,s93 miles in % hours and 4
I minutes.
/ The messages signed by both We'll
man and Jack Irwin. The wireless
/ operator on board the America. stated
that electric power was scarce. and
that the motors were not running. al
I though the America was making .
miles an hour. Figuring upon that
( basis IL was estimated this morning
that the America must be more than
/ coo miles from her starting point, 81
more than one-third Of the distance q
be covered.
There was still another feet OF biz
liners due today. all Of them equipped
I with wireless. The KrOn Prinz vii
helm Of the North German Lloyd line
the BarbarOsss. Of the same line. thu
Pannonia. of the Cunard line, and the
Urania and Niagara We're other ship,
who were thought likely to hear from
Wellman.
A thick blanket Of fog settled dow
last night. and early today it was dens,
of the coast