Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-17

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Wireless messages, flashed from dox-
ems of stations along the Atlantic cosst
from New York TO NeWfeundland,
have failed today TO bring any response
from the dirigibIe balloon America, in
which walter WeIIman, with a crew of
hve men, is making attempt to cross
the Atlantic ocean to England.
No word has been received from the
balloon since 1245 o'clock yesterday
afternoon The balloon is believed now
to be far out at sea and following the
course of ocean liners. Whatever in
formation comes now must be from the
ocean steamers The wireless appa-
ratus of the America is capable of
sending a message only 100 miles.
1t is likely that she has received the
interrogating messages from the sta
tions along the coast but cannot an
swer them because of her distance
from land.
The last message from the balloon
and its intrepid crew was received at
the wireless station at Siasconsett,
Mass 1t was brief and weak. In re-
sponse to the wireless question whether
the balloon was all right and all aboard
well IHt answer Cdllie RATHER ldlnliJ,
Eyes"
The steamer Teutonic. incoming, and
eight outgoing steamers. which sailed
from New York Saturday, are along the
course which the airship is opposed to
be taking.
The America, if still ahoat, has been
in the air fifty-two hours up to noon
today, as against the previous Zeppelin
record of thirty-seven hours. The dis
tance record is still eonjectural. the
Zeppelin distance record being $50 miles.
Previous records. however have been
based on overland flights, and in this
also the fight of the Wellman airship
establishes new standards.
II the America still fIoats and has not
encountered a storm it was estimated
at 2 o'clock this morning that the
aviators were off Cape Sable, Nova
Scotia, and at noon it was believed
they were beyond the reach of wireless
stations on the coast and far out to
sea, probably 1000 miles from its
starting point or about one-third of
the trip. Now word from 1t
must come through ocean steamships
equipped with wireless which may
come within its range.
May Have Met a Storm.
A message late last night from Sable
Island said that IL TVellman and his
crew were in that vicinity they were in
the midst of an aerial disturbance,
caused by a severe electrical storm,
which precluded any possibility of get
ting into wireless communication with
them.
The storm was most severe, and at
II o'clock seemed to have. centred about
Sable Island. At the same time wire
less from Canso N. S.. forty miles
nearer the mainland point from Sable
Island, said the weather there was
clear, with a moderate wind
Whether Wellman and his men sue
ceed in getting 20 Europe in the
America or not. already they have
broken all records for a flight in a
dirigible.
Present plans are for the America
to land at Shepherds Bush, London,
where the Olympic games were held.
This, of course. is N the event that
the entire voyage is made There she
is to remain perhaps all winter. and is
to come back to Atlantic City as she
left. Announcement of this was made
yesterday by Joseph w. Salus, presi-
dent of the America Exhibition Com
pany, the syndicate which had con-
troll of the Atlantic City end of the
project.
.'The last word l had with Mr. Well
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