Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-15
WELLMAN ON HIS
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pointed out to sea with apparent ease.
The rudder. which is small compared
with the big gas bag, swung the
America easily directly into the north
by northeast course which the air nayi-
gator has selected to put them In the
steamers lane.
Relatives Await Messages.
Mrs. Wellman, Mrs. Chamberlain
WelIman's married daughter, n her
sister. vent to the United Wireless
station on the million-dollar pier, Where
they a%nxiously awaited every lash OF
news from the America. Operator Mill
Ter, acting on the plea of the ANXIOUS
women. used every effort to reach the
America with messages of cheer.
The tremendous interest in the eN-
petition drew a crowd of hundreds TO
the wireless station, where the IL
news from the men aboard the America
was received here. The crowd at noon
became so great that the doors OF the
wireless station were locked.
Queries by scores and then hundreds
from hotel guests interested in the
Americas flight poured into the WIRE
less station since it became known that
real news was being received there.
From messages received it is evident
that every vessel carrying wireless at
sea. within a range of a hundred miles,
has picked up the flashes from the
America. Captains of craft which have
run out of the receiving zone are bonn
harding the Atlantic City station for
news.
Members of the crew of the yacht
olive which conveyed the America to
sea. reported at moor tina Wellman
had thrown over a water-tight can
which is believed to have contained the
final message of himself and crew.
Owing to the rough sea the Olive was
unable to pick up the receptacle, but
the powerful motorboats went out to
make a search for the can.
Even weilman Didn't Know.
When the big airship left the ground
Mr.. Wellman did not know whether
only a test would be made or whether
the trip to Europe would be started at
once. 1t depended upon how he found
things when he got into the air, he
said.
When he left here it was his inten-
ton to go north. following the New
Jersey coast as far as New York. III
he found that the airship was working
to his satisfaction and that conditions
remained right he intended following
the route of steamers up to Nantucket.
and then turn eastward n follow the
tracks of the transatlantic liners across
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effort to keep in the steamship tracks,
so that in case he met with accident
he would be close to steamers with
wireless, with which the airship is also
equipped, and could be quickly rescued
if the crew was compelled to take to
the life-boat attached to he America.
Strung beneath the car is a 3~30-foot-
long equilibrator which takes the place
of a drag rope used on balloons. TIL
eouilibrator consists of a long steel
cable to which are attached thirty
small steel tanks, each carrying sew
enty-five pounds of gasoline, and forty
wooden blocks, suspended at a height
of about 200 feet. II it settles close
to the water the wooden blocks and the
tanks would fioat on the water and re-
lieve 1t of some of its weight. AS the
gasoline Is required the steel cable Will
be pulled into the a of the balloon
and a tank emptied.
Carries 1000 Pounds of Gasoline.
Altogether the America carries 5000
pounds of gasoline. The America Is
as thoroughly equipped with sextants,
and other instruments for
locating positions as are the big ocean
liners.
The captain of the yacht Olive when
II returned to the inlet stated that
when he had the last glimpse of the
airship her engines were not WORKING.
A member Of the crew shouted that
the balloon would De kept In the air
and every effort would be made to
keep the engines in good shape for a
trip across the pecan. The captain
did not know whether the engines had
not vet been started or whether there
was difficulty In making them run.
After the airship rose and went out
of sight it developed that n mempe
of the crew a been left behind, lie
is Jean Jason. the French motor ex-
pert. 1t is not known whether he was
at the hangar when the balloon was
brought out. Jason is said to have had
some differ Ances with Mr., Weiimah
over wages.
weather Conditions Perfect.
we Will never get anything like az
perfect weather conditions for nlgh'
again" said Naniman before startins'
Simons, who has been enthusiastic
over the proposed trip. and VINO de-
| clared yesterday that he would De
mand o flight or leave the expedition
awoke the other members of the ere"
asleep in the hangar. Wellman Was
first called on the telephone at the
Hotel Chalfonte and was informed tha'
his crew was ready to AXE the balloon
into the air. Hardly awaiting ms
word for formal orders to prepare foi
the long-deferred fight, Mr.. Vanimdr
called Mayor Stoy. Chief Of Police
Woodruff and Chief Black, of the hrs
department, and asked for the Die
detail of police and firemen that hat
been promised as assistants in launch
ing the balloon.
AS the balloon went into the air .
parting cheer was given by o 1,oO'
persons, whose faith in the Welimaf
enterprise had stood out against the at
lacks of those ~detractors of Wellmar
who declared their belief that he woule
never take the America off the ground
pluuees into Fog Bank.