The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-19
| WILL TRY AGAIN
TO Cross OCEAN
IN BALLOON
-WALTER WELLsIAN.
Writer and Explorer, Rescued With
His Crew by Steamer East of Cape
Hatteras, Says He's Not
Discouraged.
New Type Of Balloon Is Needed, But
He's Sure He Can Make
Perilous Trip.

NEW YORK, Oct. lS.-Wlth
heavy fog hanging over New York
harbor the Royal Mail packet Trent
will probably be unable to reach dock
with Walter Wellman and the crew
of the Inflated airship America" UNI
til late this afternoon. Mrs. Wellman
and her two daughters in a chartered
tug waited for the fog to lift before
starting down the bay. When the
Trent docks, Wellman and his com
panions will be. greeted by a half
score of theatrical agents armed with
blank contracts for vaudeville appear
ances, lecture tours and other en-
gagements. Even the mascot cat of
the America will not be neglected by
the managers.
ON BOARD ROYAL MAIL STEAM
Err TRENT, BY WIRELESS TO
NEW YORK, Oct. 19.-"I am going
across the Atlantic in dirigible bal.
loon. Far from disheartening me this
failure has only spurred me to higher
ambitions. 1t was our eQuilibrator
that disabled the America; that was
the one fatal error despite the fact
that the plan had worked out well in
theory and at the time | made my
first attempt at the North Pole. 1t
will have to be q new type of dirigible
that will be used, but even while the
America was drifting helpless and
a total wreck above the waters of the
Atlantic Vaniman and myself were
xal -
know and intend getting busy as soon
as possible"
Walter Wellman. first captain of an
airship to be wrecked at sea, awaken
ed today on the steamer Trent more
determined than ever to be the
pioneer in plotting a balloon across
the ocean. Standing with his ship
mates In the dining saloon of the
BermHda Liner which saved the party
from terrible hardship II not certain
death yesterday while east of Cape
Hatteras. he insisted that a sky voy-
age to Europe was feasible.
All the air navigators are In excel
lent spirits today and feel no lief
fects of their distressing experience.
The Americas cat, mascot of the
expedition seems the only sufferer
Ever since 1t was brought on board
the Trent the women passengers
have insisted on petting it. A num-
Der OF them became indignant when
Jack" Irwin, the wireless operator
of the Inflated dirigible, insisted on
having the animal placed in cage
and demanded that the passengers
quit trying to stun 1t with delicacies
Irwin claims the cat and has already
been offered a small fortune for II.
He says, however. that II Is not for
sale, but will be kept in order that
it may become the mascot of "Ameri-
ca III when that airship Is construct
ed and starts on It's journey to
Europe.
Were Drifting Into Danger Zone.
While inclined to minimize the ac-
tual danger OF Wellman and his party
j. Murray Simon, former junior officer
OF the Oceanic, who was the navigat-
ing officer Of the America, admitted to-
day that If they had missed the Trent
the entire party would probably have
been drowned.
The dirigible, utterly disabled, bad
been drifting for hours and could have
kept In the air not more than "a hours
longer. That length of time, however
would have brought them into the
zone of the cyclone which has been
creating such havoc off the Caribbean
and II would have been a difficult task
TO have kept the heavy lifebOat afloat
In storm.
II had been able to make an OBJ
servation at noon on Monday and an
other later In the afternoon said
Simon after breakfast today, land
knew approximately where We were
| also knew that we were In the d.
rect track OF the Trent. so was not
particularly worried. | had the Morse
lantern placed in good shape In case
we picked her up In the darkness and
also told Irwin to save his remaining
storage power for the wireless when
the tire came.
Goodbye, Bailooni"
Dawn was breaking, however. when
We picked up the Trent and she was
a most welcome picture In the dis
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