The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-17
WELLMAN FLYING
ACROSSATLANTIC
Three Hundred Miles From
Starting Point He Wires
"AII'S Well"

Siasconsett, Mass, Oct. 86.-SCme-
Vhere east of Nantucket island, off the
coast Of Massachusetts, and approx
mately 500 niles from Atlantic CITY,
the starting point. Walter Wellmaa
airship, America, Signalled a wireless
"Alls well" and q goodbye, al l2:45
o'clock this afternoon and Swung up
the coast through the fog. This mes
sage, the last Of the days wireless
conversations, was received here by A
H. Gilman. the MareOni operator
At 9 o'clock this morning Siascon-
sett first came in touch with the
dirigibIe. Then, although the wireless
rance of the craft Is comparatively
short. owing 10 necessarily limited
power and antennae. the station was
surprised to hear its call-"M. =. c.
clear and strong. fOll1Wci by ~" thc
code signature Of the airship. JudS-
ing from the strength OF the signals
il was assumed that the America YVES
in close proximity 10 Nantucket, and
Immediately all the life saving sta
tiOns and lighthouses on the Island
were notified by telephone 70 keep a
sharp lookout.
In Thick Fog.
But the fog, which had enshrOuded
the America since her departure yes
teTday morning. still hung over the
ocean, shutting off the view The Mar
conf station. however, began rapid
fire of interrOgatiOns and learned from
Jack Irwin. the Americas operator,
that the ships motors had been stopped
and the dirigible was heading east
northeast and making 25 miles an hour
with the wind. Nantuckets excite
ment was acute, but, with motors idle,
a phantom in the sky. where ordinarily
the engines exhaust would have re-
verberated along the coast.
However, the electric voice Of the
Marconi station filled in at times what
The eye and ear were denied, and in
termittently the operators here eN-
changed greetings with their late as
sociate, the man who received at this
station the dramatic &C. .. D. from
the Inflated steamship Republic
At 1880 a. m. signals from the dlrl-
gible became suddenly stronger and 1t
was mOmentartly expected that the
America would come in sight OF the
station. Irwin. in fact. flashed that he
thought he could hear the SOUND OF the
breakers. but the fos effectuallly shut
the craft from view, although she was
probably passing over the shoals sur
rounding the island
Crossing Atlantic.
From that time on, the signals from
the airship grew steadily weaker, un-
flashed from here asking If everything
aboard was o. X. Family came the
reply, Yes then fainter still, the two
letters. &c. B., meaning Goodbye.
Unable TO take observations in the
fog. the Americas exact position re-
NAMED unknown throughout the day
Her course, however has been along
the steamship lines and as no word TO
the contrary has been received the as
sumption is that Mr.. Wellman, with
fifty days fuel and fifty days pro-
visions aboard is adhering 10 his plan
of crossing the Atlantic and landing on
the British isles. 1t is likely that no
further wireless word from the air
ship will be received here, but dozen
or more liners fitted with wireless were
| in her zone tonight.
When last heard from during the day
-I2:45 D. m.-the America had been
| in the air just Is minutes less than %
hours, and having covered approx
mately 300 miles. must have averaged
\ in forward progress between 10 and
II miles an hour. At this rate the
craft would not pass Sable island case
miles distant from Nantucket until
| 9 o'clock Tuesday morning, and Cape
Race. $50 miles further. at I o'clock
Wednesday evening.
Wireless Operated.
Brisk westerly winds aided the pas
| sage today and with engines idle, while
( off Nantucket, the wireless must have
been operated by storage battery. This
probably accounts for the Driefness of
| Twins messages, for he was doubtless
boarding her limited supply of energy
for an emergency. With the motors
in operation, a dynamo can be pressed
| into service. but the sparkling inter
/ feres with the receiving and better re-
suits are obtained when they are silent.
Boston, Oct. 16.-"The outlook is not
so favorable. but we are keeping up
the fight" was one of the messages
| sent by Wellman and picked up today.
! The message was sent while the Amer
| ica's operator was in cOmmunicat ton
with the SiascOnsett station. 1t t0i-
| lowed another message, which as
picked up read, Have shut down mo-
| tor and am heading northeast, making
/ 20 knots an hour without engine. Saw
/ ing Juice for wireless; dynamOs not
working. Thick fog. No observation
| Obtainable."
| These messages were a portion OF
| wireless communications addressed tC
! the New York Times and the London
| Daily Telegraph. under whose auspices
| Wellman is making his remarkable
flight.
DENVER PRESSMEN STRIKE.
Denver, oct. 1.-THE strike called