The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-20


us along on Sunday night Mr.. Well
man and Mr.. Vaniman decided II was
time 10 find ourselves, and so Simons be-
gan 10 take observations.
Wind from the North.
We found after dusk Sunday night
that we were well off the Long Island
coast and stnl heading east by north.
But the wind helped US only for a little
while. For a while on Sunday it had
kept us working 10 keep of shore. but
when observations Sunday night showed
Us that We We're about 40 miles east by
north of Nantucket. the wind began 10
come out of the North and started our
troubles.
I'VE held a council Sunday night al 8
O'Clock. The airship was trying TO break
up things before the council was finished.
The wind was beginning 10 pitch US
around. and we were losing Roadway and
drifting of shore toward the South The
more the wind came the more we
bounced, and when the council was over
there wasn't what you might call any
regular head 10 the crowd; we decided 10
become a sort OF free-for-all democracy.
That's when we started 10 throw the
gasoline overheard 10 keep from hitting
the wave cresIs."
It was during the long drift Of Sunday
night and Monday morning, Wellman and
Irwin said, that the democracy decided
that Europe as an objective point now
was out of tAe question, because OF the
compulsory loss of fuel.
Try for the BsrmudaA.
so we decided 10 head for the Azores,
Irwin resumed. but We got bufIeted
some more just after We decided on the
Azores. so we changed our plans again
10 try for the Bermudas. All day Mon
DAY we were worked so hard dropping
gasoline overheard and trying 10 make
the balloon behave that after another
council everybody was too tired 10 care
much for anything except TO try to get
some sleep in the life boat, which served
as a bunk and smoking room as we'll as
a kitchen. But we didn't get much sleep"
The airship's bounces began TO look
moro dangerous 10 Wellman and the crew
as dusk came eastward over the waves
on Monday evening The bag was sag
ging lower and lower, and once during
the night the airship shipped some foam
fringe OF the crest OF n comber In the
blackneSs the alrship, no longer dirigible.
one moment was poking her blunt nose
ar the swirling white snake reflected
from the airshlp's lone white light in the
long waves that tumbled black beneath
the ballOonists' feet and as they drew
up as II to save themselves from the i'm
pending splash the wind would catch the
bag and bounce her far toward the sky.
They were hoping now that some stray
stranger would twinkle above the horizon,
Surprised by AirshiD.
Stanley Angel is eighteen years old.
and would pass for fourteen, and he
wears a boys size sailor suit for a MONTH
~ wage aboard the steamship Trent.
Stanley's last name is an appropriate one
20 judge by his cherub!c happiness when
ne tells OF what he saw as the dawn was
coming last Tuesday morning while he
and Able Seaman George Sangster. also
Of the Trents crew, were looking out
into the northwest for everything but
airshirs.
1T was a white light up in the sky"
said Stanley to-day, and l thought il
was the morning star While we were
watching it-George and me-we saw two
red lights blink up right next to the white
hsnt. The red lights made US look harder
OF over our port bow toward the north
west and when the moon lit the sky up
some wa saw black spot over the lights.
and we says. It's an airship.
and right away the airship began to
signal Help, help; help in Morse. George
ran aft 10 tell Mr.. Fitzgerald, the fourth
officer, that an airship was bearing down
on ms, and the fourth officer says we're
nutty. But then he took a look and he
said we weren't nutty. and he told Chief
Officer Lainson.
Captain Told OF sight.
"Whereupon Mr.. Lainson reported the
phenomenon 10 Capt Down. While the
master was making for the bridge the
chief officer brought signalman Albert
Leach, Of the Trent forward and told the
boy 10 make reply in like manner 10 the
Morse lamp signals for Help; help:
help
Let Capt Down tell what happened
then" he said.
The diTigible was close when reached
the bridge" said Down. by Morse lamp
code asked her for her name, where
bound. and where from.
The Wellman airship America, from
Atlantic City, bound for the Bermudas'
she answered, and that was the first I
heard OF her sailing Stand bv till dav-
light she signaled In distress, but ali
right for an hour or two "
The Morse lamp signaling was too
'A'''a APT A''N4A A4ttldl co, ana he nut
Ginsberg and the wireless 10 work. From
this time on (the Trent sighted the air
ship al AS o'clock until WeIlman and
the crew were safe aboard the steamship.
about three hours later. the wireless com
munications We're continued almost
steadily
Passengers Are Awakened.
1--WE knew the passengers would like
70 see the wonderful sight" Capt Down
continued. $50 I sent a steward 10 knock
at their stateroom doors. In half an
hour they were all on deck and crowded
the rails, while the airship kept on send
ing the wireless messages asking us 10
keep as close as possible to lend a hand
Impossible 10 launch lifeboat' they
teiegraphed us as daylight was begin.
ming 10 come. Keep close and grab our
lines l had every man IN the crew al
work maneuvering about under the air
ship. Sometimes we had to drive her
fun speed astern 10 get out OF the way
OF the car and then as the wind would
catch the airship again. we would have