New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-19

rWellrnan said, will never do for cross
ing the ocean. We were disappointed in
yhe eouilibrator II did not serve the
purpose we had expected when we start
ed on the voyage last Saturday, Every
lYbine else worked all right and even
with q broken motor we could have gone
ahead, but without the equilibrator 10
guide our course we realized that we
would have to abandon our air craft
J. Murray Simon, the navigator and
spiIot Of the America, told graphlc
Estory of the seventy-one hours IN the air,
which before It was abandoned had car
Esied the big dirigible more than eight
HUNDRED and fifty miles over sea.
I'VE left Atlantic City early on Sat
,S1rday in a fog so thick that we could
txee nothing" Mr.. Simon said. Heading
-FOUR course 10 the northeast we passed
GrSantucl1et on Sunday afternoon Inc
fros tlaickened, and when of the coast OF
EtSova Scotia the wind drove us in every
hirection.
Almost Hit Four Master.
5 ct was steering the America. but
ts,ould not tell In which direction we were
Apeing carried. While in the thick fog
1re came near being in a collision with
hs big fou--masted schooner The motor
be- the America was stopped. and we
Ss-ifted for a time. Finally, when / or
s,5s,ed the motor started We again came
s,,aar running into the masts OF the
schooner.
Those aboard the schooner must have
is,een considerably alarmed. Because OF
ksba fof, our balloon could not be seem
ss,ut We certainly We're near enough 1or
Aber1 TO hear our motors going
.,on sunday our wireless apparatus
was attracting the lightning in the storm
hand we lowered the dirigible TO within
sse,v feet of the water When the wealth
or had cleared sufficiently we found
that in order to rise again we would
have 20 throw over several barrels OF
gasolene. on the next day the hot sun
caused the gas bag to expand and lhe
America shot suddenly UP 10 a height OF
? 500 feet. We had great difficulty IN
getting her down again
Later We began 10 lose gas and IL
was necessary to reduce the weight IN
Ger the bag by throwing over pracucaliy
all the fuel which we carried. There
e1vas nothing for us 10 do then but TO
hdrift and await our chance TO signal q
steamship"
! From the graphic stories told to-day
Eby the rescued crew, the time in the air
twas filed with thrilling experiences
FThere was little sleep for Mr.. Wellman
or his companions. Before the end of
sthe first day OF the fight the head Of the
texpedirton realized that his effort was
fdoorned to failure, but. so HIS compan-
rsons say, he was determined TO go just
kHs far out over the Atlantic as the
kArnerica would take him.
Although the first attempt to cross the
socean H. an airsfip has failed. Mr. Well
srnan is not discouraged Even before
Abe battered derelict the giant America.
had foated from sight of the passengers
ion board the Trent Mr.. wellnlan had
f-rnade his plans for the future known 10
tshoss who had shared the dangers OF
the first experiment. He said there
fsgould be another attempt to make the
hoyage and that as a result OF this eX-
Speriraent he hoped 10 succeed next time
When the lifeboat was cut loose from
uhe America early to-day the giant dlrlg-
able had been in the air for seventy-one
Lhours, which constituted a new worlds
record for dirigibles. Mr.. Wellman was
,pIeased with what had been accom-
hnlished. although the mission he had set
out &c accomplish had been failure
The Trent is due IN New York at noon
7so-morrow. With the exception OF Mr.
wellman. those rescued from the Amer
Sea retired early for good night Of rest
air. weliman was kept busy throughout
The afternoon and evening responding to
wireless messages which reached him
aboard the Trent.