The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-07

Interview with ~. str,ndbere. VINE WI"
A,cowp,nv NJ. Andre.

PARIS, April 2o.-The search for the poio !.
one OF the problems which have exciteu ~
enthusiasm among explorers. The mertyroOEy
OF those who have paid with their nVes "
devotion to science Is n long one' $780,,
England. and France may feel proud AZ oo""'-
ing their sons In this list. ,
For some years past, Sweden, whlch ooun
few explorers OF the seas OF ice among 10 Do'V
tlhc men, In spite of It's geographical posl''o no
special training for n cold climate'has oeoh uoiui'
marching In the footsteps of It's predecessors:
Il ia A syede. NJ. Andre, who is the author OF
the plan of exploring the pole by means OF u
balloon. Asia we'll known. n belt OF Ice encir-
cles tho mole. where IL IL believed an open sea
will be- found. It IL this belt, which 1t has been
hitherto impossible TO cross in q vessel, that the
bold Swede proposes to cross through the air
The expeditIon will DO composed OF three per-
sons, VI. Andre. the chief. NJ. Ekholm. a scien-
title man. and NJ. strindberg. The last Is the
nephew of the celebrated novelist, dramatic
author. and illustrlous misogynist, some Oh
whose plays. esteemed by literary men, nave
been given this season at the Theatre Libre.
Uncle and nephew are at present in Paris. The
former has como to make known to the scien-
tino world some Interesting chemical expert
ments by which no thinks lie can demonstrate
that sulphur. which hitherto has been classed
by science among the simple elements, may %
resolved into several elements: for l forgot W
say that the poet Is also a chemist and oy
no means an unappreclated one. The nephew
has been sent to Paris by NJ. Andre to superih-
tend the construction Of the Pole Nord." the
balloon which is to be used on the expedition
planned. He has taken advantage Of his visit 70
make some experiments with q system OF SAFE
and guide ropes. which, as he thinks, VIII permit
him to direct the balloon partly, or at least to
mako progress To ~windward.
wv have" he said to me, made use q l lHo
'Brennus' for this experiment, q balloon
constructed directly under my supervision
by Mr.. Mgschur2n, who ~ T. also oro const boid.
seventeen hundred cubic metres OF ga.
took my place IN the car VIII wah,eta n W
the institute watched our departure from terra
firma. At l2:3s the Brennus' rises slowly ana
drifts TO the south.southeast. having started
above the Chatill2n gate at an altitude OK wy
metres, pass N~illejuif. then Villeneuve-st.
are above the forest of senart; we arrange the
sails, the balloon shows itself at once obedieht
to the direction, we .visibly deviate from the
direction Of the wind and succeed in passing
measure the deviation thus obtained when the
rays Of the sun: which had been pouring
for a moment on the balloon, make the gas In IL
expand, and send the balloon up abruptly. which
interferes with the observation. We try the
tainebIeau. by means OF an instrument devised
by NJ. Ekho'm. II member of the coming expedi.
ton. / was then able to measure the angie OF
deviation from the direction of the wind. which
varied between eight and ten degrees. We kept
mp the experiment during nearly an hour. OBJ
tanning at will deviations to the right and to
the lett, making thus o zigzag line. At last,
after a journey of five hours, we come to land
near the little town OF Egrevflle. between Ne
with the results OF our days work"
Thereuponf leave the swedish ae-onaut. wish
Ing him the success which he and his comrades
deserve In the expedition which they are about
to undertake. X. ID.