The aerial age : a thousand miles by airship over the Atlantic Ocean; airship voyages over the Polar Sea, the past, the present and the future of aerial navigation (1911)
Wellman, Walter, 1858- · New York : A.R. Keller · leaf 410
opertrim; we took our places in the boat, ready forthe plunge. But stop—the cat! Vaniman, who hadwanted to leave Kiddo behind, now worried lestpuss in the water-tight compartment should nothave enough fresh air, and in his excitementasked for time to make an opening. Critical asthe moment was, we… … Jack Irwix, Wireless operator Airship America. CHAPTER XLII THE FATES WERE KIND THIS DAY Down came the America nearer and nearerthe sea. We gripped the lashings of the boat,and each of us held fast to a life-preserver. No,Vaniman had none—and called attention to thefact; so Louis Loud and Jack…
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