The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-10-19
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nfeboat of canvas and mahogany
veneer violently enough to knock n
nole in the side of the lifeboat. The
hole was too small to cause serious
trouble.
Balloon Shoots Skyward.
Upon being free Of the weight OF
the crew, the alrship Immediately
shot skyward as the lifeboat was
taking the water. The sea that was
running al the time was moderate
and the aeronauts had very little diff
ficulty in reaching the Trent and
boarding that steamship. At 1880
a. M, three hours after the steam
ship had sighted the America, and
within = few minutes of 71k hours
from the time the airship had left
the Atlantic City beach, Wellman.
his companions and the lifebont were
hauled aboard the Trent The bal
loon, now o speck in the sky. was
left to the winds, to founder in the
Atlantic when her gas has escaped
"None of the aeronauts was $un6
to have suffered seriously from his
adventures. Wireless telegraphy,
which first helped in llfesaving at
sea when the steamship Republi"
suffered collision year ago last
winter, this morning for the first
time played an important part In an
aeronautical rescue During the
earliest hours the Morse lanp sig
mailing also was brought into play In
communicating between the America
and the Trent. the signals leading to
the rescue being exchanged by the
lamp method"
Although Wellman had been blown
far from his course by the winds
that began to come out Of the north
west Sunday, thereby making his an
nounced plans futile, the fight estab-
fishes worlds record for dirigibles.
The previous record for dirigibles
was held by Count Zeppelin. who
last year flew from Dusseldorf to
Bittereld and return, total dis
tance of $40 miles, in 3S hours. The
record for time and distance OF
non-dirigible balloon was made In
flight about eight years ago from
England to the center of Russia,
distance of Lip miles. in ~ hours,
which is only shade over the Amer
ica's fight so far as time is con-
cerned.
First Messages Discredited.
When 1t became known that the
Wellman party had been found so
far south of the general location to
the east of Sable Island where
everyone supposed the America to he,
doubts were Immediately expressed
about the correctness of the earlier
supposition that Wellman was off
Nantucket sound Sunday at noon.
suggestions which were formed
upon receipt of wireless information.
The America was 22S feet long
Her lifting power was 23,650 pounds.
The envelope, made of two layers OF
silk and one of cotton, gummed to-
gether, weighed two tons.
The balloon was OF the familiar
clgar-shaned design, made rigid by It's
long car Of steel tubing. She carried
three gasoline engines, two of from
so to 90 horsepower for propulsion,
and donkey engine of from 10 to ~
horsepower.
Below the car hung the lifeboat,
made of canvas with a veneer of ma
hogany, and provided with two water
tight compartments. The distinguish.
ing characteristic OF the America was
the long tail, or equilibrator. formed
~ Hplg ~ la
tail by trailing in the water prevented
the airship from sailing too high
when properly ballasted and from
dropping down and striking the
waves at night
1t is expected that the Trent viii
dock In the North river some timo
this afternoon.