Evening journal., 1910-10-15
WELLMAN ON
DASH OVER SEA

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crew asleep In the big hangar. Well
man was summoned by telephone
from the Chalfonte and informed that
his crew was ready to take the bal
loon into the air.
While Wellman was being rushed 10
the hangar in an automobile driven
by his daughter. the police and fire
departments we're telephoned to send
a detail Of police and firemen, who
had promised to assist in launching
the balloon.
Fully two hours was consumed in
getting the big airship out OF its
shelter. Vaniman took active charge
OF the preparations. Simons, lashed
TO a boatswain's chair, ascended to
the top of the hangar and cleared the
lashings Of the big balloon. All the
members Of the crow, including
Wellman, we're by this time dressed in
khaki aviation costumes. Two hun
dred spectators carried the equil-
briator. containing the 1000 gallons OF
gasoline to the Inlet, where It was
dropped into deep water. to be after
wards attached to the balloon. The
crowd constantly augmented In num-
bers as the news of the proposed
flight spread through the city, lost its
skepticism when they saw the balloon
drag from the hangar, and piloted by
men grasping a hundred guy ropes,
first to the lifeboat containing the
wireless apparatus which was hung
beneath the balloon, and then over
the water to be fastened to the long
string Of gasoline tanks.
Send Goodbye Message.
ATLANTIC CITY. N. j.. Oct. 15.--
An unsigned wireless despatch just
picked up says that the America, with
the Wellman party on board has pass
ed Brigantine shoals. ten miles north
Of this city.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.. Oct. 15.--At
11.O5 o'clock, the first wireless des-
patch from the America was received
here. II read:
Headed northeast. All well on
board. Machinery working fine.
Goodbye. CSigned) J. Irwin"
Wellman Wires Wife.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Oct. ia
second wireless from the America,
received at the local station shortly
before noon through q vessel between
the airship and the shore, while not
entirely plain, was to the effect that
Wellman and his crew had decided to
make the flight to Europe.
The message added:
we are headed due northeast, but
have taken no observation, and will
not know our exact location until
noon"
A message from Wellman to his
wife, received at noon. stated that he
had started for Europe. that the
America is making twenty knots an
hour over a course laid cast by north
east The message concluded:
All we'll on board. Fog lifting
at Ills and every bit of machinery
working smoothly"
BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK, Oct. 15.--rhe United
Wireless this afternoon gave out the
| following messages received from
| the America, Wellman's dirigible bal
II loom
Started 8 a. m. Good start. Every.
thing working well. All happy. IL a
m. j. Irwin, operator"
"11.10 a. m. Fresh north winds. Fol
still thick. Irwin
''11.15 a. m.-Sun coming out clear
Eight tanks above sea. Irwin"
"11.20 a. m. Going east northeast
Everything excellent condition. Max
ing 20 knots an hour"
The eight tanks above sea" mes.
! sage is believed TO refer to the fact
that eight Of the tanks I'm the nam
moth ship are out OF the water, indi-
eating the height Of the airship above
the ocean.