The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-20

reached point where no detail OF the
pending journey has been left untried.
He has chiefly conducted his researches
along two lines, trying to master the
science Of aeronautics and to become per
fecty acquainted with the meteorological
conditions of the Arctic regions.
The aeronautic exploits Of Mr.. Andree
have become known all over the world.
and he has made name for himself as
one Of the most audaciOus men that ever
+ ascended in a balloon Yet with him this
work is never matter Of chance. Every
one Of his daring trips has been carefully
planned, as if it had bee the GROWING
Journey northward. and it has been exc
cuted in strict accordance to the plans
made. once he went up from Stockholm
and crossed the gulf Of Bothnia landing
on the shores Of Finland a deed never
+ before tried. Another time he sailed in
his balloon from the city of Gothenburg.
on the western coast Of Sweden, to the
island Of GOthland, in the Baltic, travers-
ing the distance of 23o miles in five hours.
/ The noticeable feature of his dOings on
these and other similar occasions was not
that with the help of chance he performed
+ feats never before accomplished, but that
stood clear before him, and that he reached
/ that aim along the roads mapped out in
advance
CoNFIDENCE IN THE BALLOON.
While the great balloon in which the
/ Journey VIII be made has never been tested
4 its ability 70 make long flight has been
4 demonstrated. The Pole Nord built
at Vanguard, suburb of Paris. under the
l direction of Andree ard his companions
A smaller edition Of the Pole Nord was
I constructed at the same time I'm this
/ balloon. called the Brennus. repeated flights
have been uade and its usefulness proven
Dir. StriRdberg in speaking of the first
flight Of the Brennus said. I'VE have
( made use OF the Brennus for this expert
ment, balloon constructed directly under
i my supervision by Mr. Macnuron- VINO rs
T also constructing our Pole Nord- This bal
/ loon holds 100 cubic meters Of gas I took
( my place in the car with NM. Machuron
or rFe~H1s vi HTra#r aT Hts
/ institute watched our departure from terra
/ hrma- At 1888 the Brennus rises slowly
/ and drifts to the sOuth-southeast. having
/ started from the factory at Vanguard.
I We leave Paris above the Chatillon gate at
/ an altitude Of 600 meters. pass Villeiuif
4 then Villeneuve-St. Georges. There We leJ
our guide ropes trail; we are above the
forest OF Senart: we arrange the sails the
/ balloon shows itself at once Obedient to the
] direction. we visibly deviate from the d.
/ recti0n of the wind and succeed in passing
beyond the forest I Was getting ready IL
measure the deviation thus obtained when
the rays Of the sun. which had been pour
/ ing for moment on the balloon, make the
gas in it expand. and send the balloon w
an-uptly, which interferes with the OBJ
serVeElOn. We try the experiments again
after passing Melun and Fontainebleau
BY meas Of an Instrument devised by
M EkhOlm. a member Of the coming expedi-
ton. was then able to measure the angle
OF deviation from the direction OF the wind
which varied between eight and ten degrees
We kept up the experiment during nearly
an hour. obtaining at viii deviations TO the
rlEht and to the left. making thus zigzag
llne- AT last after a Journey of i've houn6
we come to land near the little town C
Egreville, between Nemours and Montar
gis, delighted. assure you. with the re
suits Of our days work.
The Pole Nord' has been built on lines
which Andree says viii allow the party tC
maintain height Of eco feet in the all
for three weeks He does not believe thai
u viii take anything like this time to reach
the pole Under favorable conditions be
expects 70 make the journey in less than
Iorty-eignt hours. Enough provisi ons viii
be taken along, howe ever. to Last the thre.
men two years.