The Detroit times., 1910-10-19
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Writer and Explorer, 1ssousl VIM
His Crew BY Steamer East x a.
Hatters Says He's Not
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New Type Of balloon 4 Nssdsa HI
Hes Sure He Can 1Gaks I.
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Elk TRENT, BY wIRELEes 70
NEW YORK, Oct. ls.-.I am rotne
across the Atlantic In dirigihle ~
loon. Far from disheartening me- thia
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 I made my
first attempt at the North Pole. II
VIII have to be new typeof dirigiblo
that will be used. but even while the
America was drifting helpless ana
total wreck above the waters Of the
Atlantic Vanniman and myself we're
talking over what was needed. We.
know and intend getting busy a. soon
a. possible"
Walter Wellman. first captain OF IN
airship to be wrecked at sea, awaken
ed today ON the steamer Trent moro
pioneer In plotting 2 balloon acroos
the ocean. Standing with bis ship
mates in the dining saloon Of the
Bermuda Liner which saved the party
from terrible hardship II not certain
death yesterday while east OF Cane
Batteras. he insisted that . sky voy.
age to Europe was feasible.
All the air navigators are in excel
lent spirits today and feel no I'll e.
fects Of their distressing experiences.
The Americas cat, mascot Of the
expedition SENS the only sufforer.
Ever since II was brought on board
the Trent the women passengers
have insisted on petting Il. "A mum
Der of them became indignant when
Jack" Irwin, the wireless operator
Of the Inflated dirigfble, insisted on
having the animal placed In = cage
and demanded that the passengers
quit trying to stun II with delicacion-
Irwin claims the cat and has already
been offered q small fortune for IL.
He says, however. that IL ID not for
sale, but Will be kept In order that
II may become the mascot Of "Amori-
ca H. when that airship II constructs
ed and starts on its j0u16Uy M
Europe. zss' So
The airship America was sishtsd af
4:3O q. m, Tuesday, and wireless
communication between the Trent
and the airship was begun Immediate
ly. In abandoning their craft the crew
Of the America lowered themselves
into their lifeboat. which swung BE-
meath the gas bag. Wellman and hio
companions then cast on In the life
boat and were afioat on the waves.
Takes Three Hours to Effect Rescue.
Daylight was rapidly approaching
when the airship and the steamer
came In sight of each other. BY Rvire-
less the America asked the steamship
to follow In the wake OF the airship.
The America was then drifting above
the wages at a sped of IL miles an
hour. The Trent hove to upon sight
ing the airship and spent three hours
In all maneuvering and picking up
Wellman. vanniman and their A.
sistants.
| A conference was held between
Wellman and his companions aboard
the America as to the best means OF
getting from the frame work OF the
airship to the deck of the Trent. The
best means, II was decided, would b
to launch the Americas life boat.
Much danger attended the launching
and great deal of time was consum-
ed owing to the possibility Of the life
boat being upset any moment by the
long equilibrator of the balloon-a
straing of small tanks of gasoline
hanging I'm links from the America
and trailing In the waves.
| After careful preparations the life
boat was lowered and launched. Whilo
the launching was under way, how
ever, the brisk wind caused the eouili-
orator to sway violently and strike
| Operator Jack Irwin and Louis Loud.
one OF the assistant engineers a they
We're lowering themselves. They were
not seriously injured.
Airship Shoots skyward.
The equilibrator at one time swung
against the frail life boat OF canvas
and mahogany veneer violently
enough to knock hole In the side az
the life boat. The hole was too small
to cause serious trouble.
Upon being free OF the weight of tn
crew the airship Immediately shot
skyward as the life boat was takine
the water The sea that was running
at the time was moderate and the
aeronauts had very little diniculty On
reaching the Trent and boarding thar
steamship. AT 1880 O'clock Z. m.
three hours after the steamship had
sighted the America and within q few
minutes of II IL hours from the time
the airship had left the Atlantic City
beach. wellman, his companions and
the life boat were hauled aboard the
Trent. The balloon, now a speck In the
sky, was left to the winds. to founder
In the Atlantic when her gas has -
capped.
None OF the aeronauts was found
to have suffered seriously from his
adventures. Wireless telegraphy,
which first helped In live saving 9
sea when the steamship Republic sur
fered a collision a year ago last VIII
ter. this morning for the nrst time
played an important part In an eero-
nautical rescue. During the eariie&
hours the Morse lamp signaling woa
Also brought into play In communic.8-
ing between the America ana
| Trent. the signals leading to the reocuoH q
being exchanged by the Morse -
method. 81
p.ssss,s Co.. 10. Is John Il -