The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-20
HE SALT LAKE OCTOBER m

ship al sea and ship in the air. Here
are the messages copied from Tins
berg's record on the Trent:
Trent-DO you want our assistance n
AmeTica-Yes; come at once. Ii dis
tress. We are drifting. Not under
controi
Trent-What do you want Us 10 dOy
America-COme ahead full speed |
: but keep astern, rs we have heavy |
! tail
Trent-O X Am standing by. Wire |
I less in case OF trouble
America-YOu will pick US up at
daylight You Will be better able TO
America-Come in close ana put
bow of your ship under Us. as We WIZ
drop a line. But do not stop your ship,
as YOU Will capsize us VINO are you
ana where are you bound for?
Trent-Steamship Trent Tor New
York.
ready 10 launch, as We viii proDaoly
capsize when we launch our boat
Trent-O. X. Boat manned. Are we
KmeTica-Yes. We are getting ready
! TrentEshouId we stop for you?
America-Don't stop. We viii drop
A sea, anchor and try 10 check our ship
2 America-We have motor going
4 above as. Can't hear your signals
= now VIII say when / can. We are
D pumping air into airship ready TO bring
4 her down level
e Trent-Ne are going full speed,
waiting for your orders
10 AmeFica-We are going 10 launcn
d boat Stand by 10 pick US up
This ended the exchange OF wireless
America Flying Low.
~ al this time" said Captain Down
IS I'VE we're in speaking distance of the
g. America. She was only twelve 1eel
Il above our forestays and moving about
=" twelve knots an hour. We kept be.
H. meath her with great difficulty, fol
M she swung 10 and fro in the air cur
4, rents and sometimes we were forced
n to go full speed astern so as TO no
Then" continued Captain Down
IN "the crew of the airship began trallin;
an wire ropes. LanisOn, our chief otIlcel
~ I grabbed one and held on until IN
n skin was rubbed off his hands and IN
was lifted from his feet and nearl
ht dra gged overheard.
"a After a half hour we decided tina
tie this method Of rescue was hopeless
ur and much too risky. SO Wellma
pt asked US 10 keep close while he and IN
a crew let down their liteboat, sayln
ld. he trusted TO US To pick them up. "
he got TWO boats ready and statlone
men along the sides With life buOys.
IN, Il signalled All ready and Well
he man lowered his airshtp until the life
de boat suspended underneath was With
III six feet Of the water. The tralle
bis composed OF tanks OF gasoline an
Weighing thirty hundredweight' we
the great danger. and AFTER the boz
ge was launched this struck her an
r. stove hole in the side about 81
inches in diameter. but above the va
ITO ter line.
~. When WeIlman dropped his lif
* boat il struck the sea broadside, b.
as quickly righted itself. IL went II
he speed ahead and had considerable Oh
ges fiCulfy in picking up the boat
rst The last / saw of the alrshlp 81
"a was fifteen or twenty miles away, Wi
one end in the water. Her valves hi
- been opened and she undoubtedly sal
soon, dra eyed down by her heavy mae
inery.
"Wellman and his crew came abOal
L and after baths. dry clothes and a go
/ breakfast. appeared none the worse I
their experience. s~ellman told me th
when ne abandoned the America he n
enough gasoline TO keep going abe
| tWcnty-fOur hours.
Before he landed. Wellman said.
The America was in as perfect CO
i ditiOn When we left her as when we L
VI Atlantic City, This refers especially
= | her engines"
WeIlman praised his companions
an address 10 the Trents passeng'
and his companions declared they we
willing TO so with him on another {
petition
Engineer Ndniman was the only O
who seemed exhausted by the strain
the long flight and the rescue, but ar
a short sleep he seemed completely
covered