Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-10-19
eIvE DETAILS OF THRILLING EX.
RERlENcEs IN TRYING TO CROSS
yTLANTIc IN AiRsHiP.
HOPED TO LAND IN BERMUDA
AFTER MOTOR WAS BROKEN
Compelled TO Throw Overheard Most
Of Gasoline Supply to Prevent Bal
loon From Falling into seA-Trans-
fer TO ship Trent a Thrilling Ex-
psrisnes.

New York, Oct. 19.-Walter Welfmai
xnd the members Of his Inflated trans
Atlantic expedition believe the voyage
In an airship across the Atlantic may
yet be accomplished. Wetlman and
party are aboard the steamship
.Trent," whose timely arrival proved
the salvation Of the adventurers. The
Trent will dock this afternoon.
While the object Of Wellman's trir
was not accomplished, he succeeded IN
creating a new worlds record FOL
dirigibles, being seventy-two hours In
the air and covering according to Well
man. a thousand miles over rough
seas
A wireless message this morning
wiyes further details Of the rescue OF
the Americas crew at sea. The Amer
ica's crew consider the rescue the
most exciting incident Of the three
days voyage. The Trent bore down AZ
full speed toward the Americas n1s
boat. and for a moment 1t looked as II
It would cut the little craft In two. AS
it was the Trent passed the lie poa'
so near as to dangerously rock her
and a rope thrown from the Iren'
could not be held by the America crew
because Of the rough sea. The HIe
boat dropped half mile astern anu
the steamer turned in her wake. When
the Trent again came alongside ropes
were thrown but were dragged from
the airship's mems hands. A second at
tempt was successful and the smail
boat got close enough to seize and
make fast to the Americas life boat
Then the crew Of the America cl1mDeo
up the steamers rope ladder and each
49, Gladly cheered as he was helped
over the rail-.
Tkrsw Gasoline Away.
III z 49, IoaFlod sthat Wellman had
sU6rd III nscess1rys 70 rid the airshiI
81 the bufden of most Of its gaso-
line. retaining only enough to reach
land IN the event the Trent had not
come to the rescue. When the steam
ship needed the calls Of distress. and
drew near, Wellman shouted his pre-
dicament thru q megaphone and de-
cided that he would lower his life boat
which swung from the dirigible's belly.
As a precautfon the Trent lowered
her life boats which stood by until the
transfer was effected and Wellman and
crew were safe on board the liner.
Having been spoken to by wireless In
the vicinity of Nantucket Sunday
night, It was a surprise when the news
came that the America had encounter
ed the Trent, homeward bound from
Bermuda in a longitude and latitude
nearly 400 miles southwark and only
ESQ miles northwest Of Bermuda.
Thrilling were the experiences OF the
harloonistS as they were thus swept
out of their course.
Motor Had Been Broken.
wireless messages reaching New
York say that one Of the Americas
motors had broken, which made more
serious the predicament created when
all the gasoline that could be spared
was cast into the. sea. Probably also
the craft had suffered severely from
the Jerking Of its rat-like tail or equili-
bator which served the triple purpose
Of an elongated gasoline tank, a bal
ance and a wireless ground" -Wellman
flashed the Siasconset that this i'm
mense appendage. battered by the
waves. had caused trouble and anxiety
necessitatinR the shutting of Of the
motor at times.
Airship disappeared.
wellmans says that after working
well to sea Sunday the dirigible was
caught in thirty mile northwest blow
which carried the America clear of her
course. Night came and the equilibra-
tor kept up an incessant pounding and
threatened to sweep away the Hfeboat.
Wellman told the Trent's passengers
the course was laid for the Azores. but
: yeering wind made that impossible.
bermuda was the next hope of the
party. Monday night the gasoline and
damaged machinery were jettisoned to
keen the America afioat. Early Tuesday
morning the rescue came. The Trent
was sighted two hours away and sig
nailed. The America was brought
down close to the waves and the life
boat was released. The weight Of the
lifeboat and party removed from the
airship, the America shot up high in