The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-10-19
Getting Aboard the Steamer
Accompanied With Many
Dangerous Situations
CREW IS SAFE ABOARD STEAMER
TRENT ANCHORED OFF SAMOYHOOK
Dirigible Balloon Was in the Air Sew.
enty.Two Hours and Travelled One
Thousand Miles-Crew Well and
None the Worse for Experience.

New York, Oct. 19.-walter Well
man and the members of his ill-fated
transatlantic expedition in the
dirigible balloon America, who were
rescued from impending death at sea
800 miles east of Cape Hatteras yes
terday, believe that voyage in an
airship across the Atlantic may be
yet accomplished.
The Wellman party are aboard the
steamer Trent. The fog held back
the Trent this morning and at 8
O'Clock she was about twenty miles
east Of Sandy Hook proceeding slow
ly.
While the object of Wellman's ven-
turesome trip was not accomplished
he succeeded in creating a new
worlds record for dirigibles, being
seventy-two hours in air and cover
ing, according to Wellman, 1000
miles over rough seas.
Shortly after 9 o'clock the Trent
anchored below Sandy Hook because
Of the heavy fog. A wireless message
was received this morning through
the United Wireless systeme from
Operator Ginsburg on the steamer
giving further details Of rescue of the
Americas crew at sea. The message
was as follows:
Steamer Trent, o'clock .. m.,
fifty-five miles southeast of Sandy
Hook: The crew of America, after
resting all night are feeling none the
worse for their thrilling experience.
From what l can gather in con-
versation with Irwin, the wireless
operator on the America. the most
exciting moment of the three days
was after launching the Americas life
boat. The Trent bore down full speed
upon the small boat. Irwin declares
for a moment it looked as If she would
cut her in half. The Trent appeared
to him the size of the Singer building
and he was prepared to jump over
board and swim clear of the propeller.
Fortunately this was unnecessary.
The Trent passed the life boat, dan
gerously rocking her. A rope was
thrown and caught by the men. who,
however, could not hold on owing to
the rough seas. The Trent cleared
of the life boat, which dropped half
a mile a-stern. AS the big steamer
life boat It was seen the airship's men
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struggling to keep her headed up to
sea. They were now alongside the
craft. Again the lines were thrown.
but were dragged from the airship
mems hands. ln hanging to the rope
Wellman's little finger was badly cut.
Again the maneuver was repeated this
time with success. Loud. Simon and
Irwin were straining on two oars.
The ship was brought close to make
fast to the Americas boats. Two
ropes were thrown from the steamer
Trent. The crew of the America
climbed up the rope ladder and each
was cheered he was helped over
the rail.
$50 ended one of the most thrilling
and daring feats in the annals of the
sea.
--"Louis Ginsburg,
wireless Operator. Steamer Trent"
Aeronauts pointed out today that
the America nearly described circle
in her course. The total distance
covered was about 1000 miles. Had
the distance covered been made in a
direct course along the transatlantic
steamer line it would have carried the
airship about 200 miles eastward of
the banks of New Foundland. The
opinion among aeronauts today is
that the America will never be seen
again,