The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-19
WELI.MAN, UNDAUNTED.
 WILL TRY AGAIN


 Oceanic, who was the navigating of- fcer of the America, admitted today that if they had missed the Trent, the entire party would probably have been drowned.
 The dirigib1e, utterly disabled. had been drifting for hours and could have kept in the air not more than time however, would have brought them into the zone of the cyclone which has been creating havoc off the Caribbean and it would have been difficult to have kept the heavy fife boat ahoat in the storm.
 sI had been able to make an ob- servation at noon on Monday and another later in the afternoon" said Simon, after breakfast today, "and knew approximately where we were at the time we. were picked up. I had the Morse lantern put into place and also told Irwin to save his re- nainng storage power.
 ttWhen we picked up the Trent she was a most welcome picture in the distance. Her 1ookout's eyes were very sharp and our signal was an swered. We then sfgnalled her to stand by.
 Irwin then got into touch with the wireless operator on the Trent and from that time on the work of pick ing us up was but a matter of sea- manship and Captain Downs of the Trent has nothing to learn on that score.
 "After all hands dropped into the lffeboat, which swung below the bae and as the gas escaped we drop ped downward into the ocean. When within few feet of the water the ropes were cut and the lifeboat drop ped just we had planned. The dirigibIe, released of the weight, shot skyward. After we were landed on the deck of the Trent we could see what was left of our airship floating off to the westward at a speed of about 25 miles an hour"
 New York. Oct. 1s-Despatches re- ceived by the United Wireless from Operator Ginsberg on the Trent, which picked up the Wellnlan party at sea, say that although they escaped from the airship, they had narrow escape from the sea.
 This. Ginsberg declared, was when had been hanging below the America They were safe from their trip in the air. But the Trent bore down upon them at full speed and for Iifeboat would be cut in two They were all preparing to jump overoqaro and swim away rom tne enupsine 1e ed close alongside and threw line which the survivors could not hold because of the rough sea- Then the Trent turned and headed back toward the life boat The party in the small craft got out oars and tried to hold her nose up into the sea. The Trent again passed lines but again they were torn from the hands of the res cued by the pitching of the boat. WeIIman had his finger severely in jured cIinging to the ropes.
 After several unsuccessful attempts The line was held, Loud and Simon and Vaniman straining on the oars to keep the 1ifeboat in position The hoat was drawn alongside the Trent and the survivors came over the side on a rope ladder, amid great cheer ing from the passengers and crew
 New York, oct 1e-With a heavy drapery of fog hanging oyer New York harbor, the Royal s1e Mai Ma + Packet aoh her dock. with Walter WelInan and the crew of the iI1-fated airship Am erica, until late this afternoon.
 Early to-day the Trent was report cd bv wireless fog-bound off Sandy Hook Mrs. Wel1man and her two daughters, in eharteFed tug: were fore starting down the bay to meet the Trent.
 forced the captain of the Trent to hold his snip outside Sandy Hook. When it became apparent that the steamer could not safely negotiate the channel, Hook. The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company said that on account of the fog no hour could be set for the dock
 When the Trent docks, We1lman and his coupanions will be greeted by half score of theatrical agents, armed with blank contracts for vaudeville ap- pearances, lecture tours and other en- ga agements Even the famous cat of the America will not be neglected by the managers.
 Atlantic City, Oct. 1e.-The failure of the Wellnnan party to make good'' on their proposed trip to Europe. has by no means disheartened the promoters of the enterprise. To-day plans are being made for a renewal of the at temnt