New-York tribune., 1910-10-20
H'ELIMAN PARTY LANDS
Continued from firS1 page.

veIlnan and his men leaned on the raj
- the main promenade. Their suits o.
sbski Ieggins and "dirigihle'' caps mad,
- sA travellers conspicuous in tn,
slack snarl Of passengers about them
There were cheers on the Dalzellfn,
.,s cheers on the Trent Also Their,
nero greetings and arm wavings from
A. WeIlman-s family and friends. but
- replied only. with d smile and wave
~ his hat The commander Of the Amer
,-s and his men and the entire passen-
rs- complement Of the Trent were fran
-,r for newspapers. There was a des-
v,ersre struggle for each fragment that
v-ss hurled aboard. one came Mr Well
mans way and he clutched il anxiou-Iy
Scars Papers, Then Faces Cameras.
For Tuily FIVE minutes he buried his
face between the paEes. bat on finding
that ne was hiding his face from the
photographers put the paper down.
vsnimsn. with his cat. renamed Trent
u-srped NJ in 4 newspaper. leaned over
-he rail and grinned-
Nj wellmanr' shouted 2 voice from
.he Rouker will YOU kindly raise your
csp and give US 4 chance 10 get q pict-
ure7~
without even the suggestion Of q smile
~ recognition the commander Of the ex-
re6frfon pushed back his cap. thrust out
his chin and posed in profile and fun
viez-
VIII you please hold UP the cat Mr..
vsri-ran7~ came q request from the tug
Is that the cat you took with you2"
vzrirnan nodded
YES shouted Nj Wellnan. in a high
-'rched voice. You see the cat came
rsck.a Here Mr. weIlman shifted his
roSitior and brought to view his ban
ssEed right hand. which was held TO his
r-esst hy q string Of gauze- What is
.-e trouble with your hand?" ne was
asked
7 hlr-r II il catching lire as We were
----irE 70 board the Trent Caught the
wong rope. It's only a slight wound
zrd doesn't bother ne much"
Did you save anything.
Yes I have all our equipment. II
z-zs slowed II the ufeboat before We cut
loose
Gould YOU have kept on9'
No not with the equilihrator- We
Rad provisions for twenty-five days and
essolene enough. hut We found after be-
ing blown 10 the south that he could not
20 across-
Vas the bag in bad condition OF
lesking7
",Co. she had plenty Of gas and was in
~oo5 condition when We cut away from
her
Are vou going to try il again"
NJ. weIlman shrugged his shoulders
ena replied: -Je ne sails pas
can trip across the Atlantic by dir
srfble be aCcomPlished2" p"
Thar Is q problem that requires great
consideration and careful decision"
More Photogra piers Accommodated.
TIE Trents accommodation ladder had
not been lowered while Mr.. Wellman
-aIked. and the CRY went Up again from
the Bouker asking that the whole bunch
from the America get out on the hori-
zcntal ladder and pose"
This was done promptly and after the
battery OF light camera artillery fired
IS salvo there was a demand for the
victims 10 hold their places. MI Wei
nan stood on the extreme left
Vow. then. M wellman- viii you
kindly call out the names Of your men"
on the end began Mr.. Wellman. is
Vaniman; next. Loud; Simon. Irwin,
Aubert -- The baIloonist paused
while the photographers wrote the
rsmes- Then from the camera crowd
came the word. 'and-and-and-
And. weilman." said Mr.. Wellman.
campleJing the chronology.
Last. but not least" came a voice
from the Trent. Three cheers for Wal
Ter Wellman.r
The cheers came as Mr.. Wellman and
his crew stepped back on deck.
bit II information from land that
vas news to him was shouted up 10 Mr
Ne-lman after he had posed. It was the
Information that President Taft had or
de-ed three revenue cutters to search
for the America
Is that so?" asked Mr WeIlnan. 1t
Tas thoughtful"
After The Health Officer had passed
The Trent and the customs officials came
aboard Mr. wellman and his men
started TO descend to the Dalzelline.
where his family awaited him As he
vas about 20 step off the deck q news
pspermar approached the baUoonist
and told him that his venture had turned
t1e tide Of public opinion in his favor.
Experiences Worth Lies Efforts.
Vel, I am glad 10 know that" said
Mr. Wellman. Il have tried hard and
long IN my efforts with the dirigibIe. but
I became Indifferent long ago TO pub
hc opinion But. really, il was an ex-
DeTence that 7 would not have missed
f0r anything II was an experience that
as worth the efforts of lifetime.
-'I don't know whether 7 shall attempt
y again. L remains to be seen whether
some means can be devised 20 make pos
s5ple he fight - dirigible across the
Atlantic We knew before We started
that it could not he done without the
eeuiihrator. our experiment has shown
rs now thar II cannot be done with IN
rcuiibrsror We must now find some
thing other than this trailer 70 make the
rri- possible
Asked why he abandoned the balloon.