Norwich bulletin., 1910-10-17
"ALL's WELL. GOODBYE"
WIRELESS AT 12.45 p. M. SUNDAY
Zig DrieibIe America Was Then East
of Nantucket

Sissconset. Mass. oct. 16.-Some-
where east Of Nantucket Island. Off the
coast Of Ma sTachusetts. and approxi-
rrately 200 miles from Atlantic City,
iir starting point Walter Wellman's
airship America signeIed a wireless
AIS weilt" and goodbye at 12.45
o'clock this afternoon and swung on
I'D the coast through the fog. This
= essare was the last OF the days wire
Jess converse tions which was received
here by A. H. Ginman. the Marcori
operator who had been on the alert
since dawn
Life Saving Stations Notified to Keep
Sharp Lookout.
At O'Clock this morning Siasconset
frst came IN touch with the giant diri-
yIoie. Then. although the wireless
range Of the craft is comparatively
short owing TO necessarily limited
power and antennae the station was
surprised 10 hear its call. M. s. c."
ciearlu and strongly followed by wv"
the code signature OF the airship.
Judging from the strength of the sig
rals IL was assumed that the America
was IN close proximity to Nantucket.
and immediately all the life saving
stations and lighthouses on the island
we're notified by telephone TO keep
sharp LOOKOUT.
Fog Shuts of View of Airship.
The fog. which had enshrouded the
America since her departure Yesterday
morning however still hung over the
ocean. shutting OFT the view. The
Iarc1ni station nevertheless began a
Iapid fire or interroga tions and learned
lfom Jack" Irwin. the Americas op-
orator that the balloons motors had
hee1 stonped and that the dirigib1e
vIs heading east-northeast and max
in- twenty-five miles an hour with the
q nd. Nautuciset's excitement wa 6
Il .,
alfsnip sailed along as silently as a
hfntom in the sky. whereas ordinarily
le engines exhaust Ould have IeVer-
fr.tet along the coast.
Wciinsn Party Could Hear Nantuck-
cts Breakers.
However. the electric voice Of the
aiarconi station filled in at times what
the eye and ear were denied. and inter-
-littently the operators here exchanged
greetings with their late associate. who
q will be recalled received in this sta
Ron the drs matte 90. q. D." from the
Inflated steamship Republic. At 1890
e. M. signals from the dirigible became
suddenly stronger. and II was moment
ariis expected that the America would
come IN SIGHT of the station. Irwin. in
fact wired that he thought he could
hear the sound Of the breakers. but the
foe @Tertuaiiv shut the craft from
view although she was probably pass
lNNT W'Nf l4It ElOdlS SuTTDll1ulHE Iile
island.
Last Faint Signal &c. q. -
From that time on the signals from
The airship grew steadily weaker. until
fuaNr at 1915 a message was fla shed
from here asking if everything aboard
WAS -. X. Family came the reply
Yes" then fainter still the two letters
&C. e." goodbye.
Exact Position Unknown
EeiuS unable IN take observations in
the fog. the Americas position remain
"a unknown through the day. as has
feen the case since she set sail Her
course. however. has been along the
steamship lines. and as 10 word to the
contrary has been received. the as
sumption is that Mr.. Weiln,an with
fftv days fuel and thirty daVS' pro-
visions aboard. is adherine to his plan
of crossing the Atlantic end landing on
fhe British Isles. IL is likely that no
frrther wireless word from the airship
will be received here but 81 dozen or
more liners fitted with wireless were
In her zone Of flight.
Should Pass Cape Race at 7 Wednesday
Evening.
Siasconset, Mass. Oct 1e.-When last
heard from during the day-1245 D. m.
the America had been in the air just
1s minutes less than 20 hours, and hav-
ing covered approximately 200 miles.
must have averaged in progress be-
fr~ ten ard eleven miles hour. At
ibis rate fh- craft VIII not pass Sable
fzi.ud isg miles distant from Nan
tuci-st. unfh O'Clock Tnesday 10 Nn-
fl.S and APE kase 80 miles further
ultil : O'clock " Nednesdsy evening.
Boosted by Brisk Westerly Winds.
Brisk westerly winds aided the pass
ase today and with engines idle while
on Nantucket th- wireless must have
been operated Icy storage batteries.
This picbsii. accounts for. the brief