The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-10-21
WIRELESS HUNTS
WELLMAN AIRSHIP
No Word From Him Since
Noon Sunday.
ALL RECORDS ARE BROKEN
=, s.lloon Is Still Sailing She Has
Been In the Air over Is HOURS
wellman's son-in-Law Hopeful

Been In the Air over rs HOURS
wellman's son-in-Law Hopeful
The wireless people fshed the ar an
nav and night for Walter Wennlan
en- the balloon America, Whlch lei'
Atlantic CITY on Saturday morning "
eross the ocean. but there was no an
swer 10 the incessant call 'Wh' W.
Un % stridulating from steamships ih
the North Atlantic lanes ana TON 'No
nanv public and private stations along
the coast orou,
Al the rate Wellman and his crew
uere sending along the America the
sirship. if still aloft should have Deen
off sable Island. Nova Scotia, Monday
Diobt but the Marconi station at Gam
Derdown. Nova Scotia, couldn con.
meet ND with Jack Irwin, the wireless
generator of the America. wireless
word has been received from twenty
FIVE Atlantic liners, none oil Wnion
mentioned the America although an
nj them. presumably. had been Gaining
10 Irwin for tip as TO MS "neio-
abouts. Tho
From Nantucket to Cape Race the
wireless operators logged ships VINO
eeked for news. but had no news 10
give Many of them were in positions
where they might have been expected
70 hook up aerials with the America
but they knew nothing.
with no word from Wellman since
,2Aop. m. on Sunday, when JACK IT.
win flashed that all was We'll Ihe
friends of the Americas crew are geU
ting anxious There was absoluteiy
NO indication as to where the dirigioie
had veered. whether she was still peg
zinc away toward Ireland or whether
Size had dropped somewhere on top OF
{be Emitted States or in Canadas Dase'
ment. 10.
# the America is still sailing she has
beaten all records for continuous
flight of dirigibles, possibly all RECORDS
for endurance by gas bags. Count yep
palin ON Nav 81. 1909. sailed his dlrlg
nile thirtv-seven hours. from Frleu
ricbsbafen to Bitterdeld and return
travelling more than $50 miles. Al moor
Monday. if the America was still go
inc her CAPTAIN, Melville Vaniman' mac
seiled her Is hours and AZ minutes
Al Atlantic City Wellman's backer
were aguring that he had treyeled a
least 1000 miles.
They knew that Wellmsa would dc
ride whether to head across toWar'
rurone or turn around and scoot 10
the hanger that is kept warm LOT MI
a. Atlantic City Wellman told thei
before he was pushed OFF on Saturua
morning that ne would start back 10
Atlantic City the moment that he an
his men decided that the voyage
Fs,rope was impracticable. Lero
chamberlain, Wellman's son-inla'
said
$50 far as We can make cut by
studv of the maps and charts whl'
we have. the America has reached
roint where it can be decided wheth
tbere Is a chance TO reach Europe.
ts almost safe to say that this deciSp
a. hosng reached now or will be reac
ed within the next lVN NV"'s -
men on board the America belle
that the America at nightfall was
St. Pierre, New Foundland, and n
Turned east almost directly IN ID
transatlantic steamship lane. we We,
confident that some message snow .,'
our calculations to be correct VIII ;,
reach one of the wireless stations
Wellman asked President salus'
che Atlantic City syndicate that
hacking the venture, to keep
Americas hanger up and ready
him Lots Of folks along the DO.
walk and around the hotels were
ting that Wellman would reach
hanger before he did Ireland. !
were willing to hand it TO Weiin
end especially Vaniman. Tor an ap
entity sincere attempt to reach Eui
NV the air route. but they were bet
mat nothing much would happen