Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-20


her husband and kissed him on both
cheeks. The aged Mrs. Loud stood.
weeping, with one arm around the
neck of her son and the other about
her son-in law. while Mrs. Vaninan
also in tears of joy, hung to her hus-
bands other arm.
The Trent was anchored off Quar-
antine awaiting the inspection of the
health officers. when the tug Dalzelline
with the aerCnhuts' relatives and the
Eowkcr came alongside Wellman was
standing close by the rail with the
members of his crew beside him. When
the passengers crowded about him
| caught sight of the women aboard the
Dalzelline they set up d cheer for Mr..
Wellman and then for Mrs. Wellman,
then for Wcllmans children. Then
somebody proposed three cheers for
the cat. which viewed events serenely
from Taniman'S shoulder.
After the Wellman party had board
ed the tug. Wc!man stood with his
arms about his wife and one of his
daughters and Joined those aboard the
tug in cheering for the Trent and her
captain. Charles r. Down.
1t was the Morse lamp winking it's
message through the darkness that
| Just preceded the dawn of Tuesday
| morning and not the wireless that first
attracted the attention of those aboard
| the Trent to the distress in the air
ship. Stanley Angel. an ordinary sea-
| nan of IS years, and George Sangster,
an able seaman. had the early watch
Angel saw ahead Of him. high up on
the northeast 4 faint light.
AT first said the boy in narrating
his experience tonight, Il thought it
was the morning star. Then saw two
faint red lights beside the white one
and next made out Il dark blue against
the Sky. The white light kept wink
ing and then I knew that it was a
signal and reported it to G.. ]. Fitzger-
aid, the fourth officer, In charge of the
watch"
Fitzgerald notified w. II, Lanispn.
the chief officer. BY this time the OUT
l'ne of the airship had been made out
against the moon-lit sky and Lanison
called Capt Down out of his berth.
H Ell PHI f. P" was the mes.
sage the white electric lamp on the
America was signaling to the steamer.
|
the Trent, expressed it, "She kent
making Help"
When | came on deck said Can't.
Down. the airship was plainly visible. In
the light of the full moon she looked
enormous, hanging low in the northeas st
and close at hand. In reply to our sig.
nails she told me her name and that she
was in distress and asked us to stand
by
| Then the wireless was called into rs.
and between Louis M. Ginsburg, oper-
ator on the Trent. and Jack K Irwin, the
operator in the lifeboat suspended below
the gas chamber of the America passed
series of messages that will stand II,
history as the first wireless communica.
ton between a ship at sea and ship in
| the air. Here are the messages copiej
from Ginsberg's record on the Trent
Trent-''Do you want our assistance?''
America-'Yes: come at once In dis
tress. We are drifting. Not under con-
troll"
Trent-"What do you want us to doa'
America-"Come ahead full speed, but
keep astern, as we have a heavy tail"
Trent-"O. K. Am standing by wireless
in case of trouble"
America-'You will pick us up at day.
light. You will be better able to see US
them
America-"Come in close and put bow
of your ship under MS, as we will dror
a line, but do not stop your ship. as you
will capsZe u.s.
America-"Who are you and where are
you bound for?'
Trent-"Steamship Trent for New
York"
America-"Have one of your boats
ready to launch. as we will probably cap
size when we launch our boat"
| Trent-"O. X. Boat manned"
| Trent-"Are we gaining on you?'
| America-"Yes. We are getting ready
to launch
Trent--"Should we stop for you?"
America-"Don't stop. We will drop g
sea anchor and try to check our ship"
| Amcrica-"We have d motor going
above me. Can't hear your signals
now. Will say when ! can. We are
pumping air into the ship ready to
bring her down level.
Trent-"We are going full speed,
waiting for your orders
America-'We are going to launch
boat. Stand by to pick us up"
This ended the exchange of wireless
messages.
| AT this time" said Capt Down of
the Trent. Eve were in speaking dis
lance, of the America. She was only
IL feet above our fore stays and NOV
ing about IL knots an hour We kept
beneath her with great difficulty for
she swung to and fro in the air cur