The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-22

when sighted by the Tfent could have
remained above the sea only a few
hourl longer and that her machin'
cry had gone sTry.
6quilibrator Gave Trouble.
"Tbe equilibTRtor was our great
trouble" Mr.. Wellman explained. BE
fore starting out on this balloon voy'
age We were Of the opinion that no
dlrigible could reach Europe without
an equilibrator. Now We know that
dirigible cannot get there with an
equilibrator. The eqvulbrator. which,
being partly formed Of small tanks Of
gasoline arranged IN links and trailing
as a tail down into the ocean, was the
very cause Of our being compelled 10
throw overheard some Of our gasoline
on Sunday night and Monday. The
trailing tail held the balloon back and
at times pulled it down toward the
water, and we hs dto ballast ship at
the cost Of a loss Of gasoline dropped
to the waves. Try again? Well. some.
thing better than our equllibrator will
have to be invented. Until it is ! can.
not answer definitely when | shall
make another trial. The balloon was
In good condition when abandoned"
Jack Irwln's Story.
Jack Irwin, the wireless operator,
said:
Nobody fell any fear, even when
thingA we're eeire their worst. We quit
all right, but We quit only because we
we're running oHt bf gasoline. The
equilibrater, holding us back like o
new brake, made us throw out the
gasoline. We seemed to be going along
nthe right direction on Saturday and
Sunday, and a. Sunday morning dawn
ed the wind was working around back
Of US to help us along. We found after
dusk Sunday night that We were well
on the Long Island coast and still
heading east by north. But the wind
helped us only for a little while. For
a while on Sunday 1t had kept us
working to keep OF shore, but when
observations Sunday Night showed US
that we were about 14o miles east by
noroth Of Nantucket the wind began
to come out OF the north and started
our troubles.
I'VE held a council Sunday night at
9 o'clock. The airship was trying to
break up things before the council was
finished. The wind was beginning to
pitch us around and we were losing
Roadway and drifting of shore toward
the south. The more the wind came,
the more we bounced. We decided to
become a sort Of free for all democ-
racy. That's when We started to throw
the gasoline overheard to keep from
hitting the waves crests."
It was during the long drift Of Sun.
day night and Monday morning, Well.
man and Irwin said. that the democ.
racy decided that Europe as an objec.
tive point now was out of the ques.
tion because Of the compulsory lack
OF fuel
go we decided to head for the
Azores" Irwin resumed. But We got
buffeted some more just after we do
olded on the Azores. so we changed
our plans again to try for the Ber.
mudas. All day Monday we we're work
cd so hard dropping gasoline over.
board and trying to make the balloon
behave that after another council
everybody wa stco tired to care much
for snythI4g except to try to get some
sleep In the lifeboat Early Tuesday
morning the Trent was sighted and
picked US Vp."
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