The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-23
NOT ANDREES BIRDS.
PIGEONS CAUGHT ~ NORWAY W.
PROPERLY MARKED.
His Shcusd Bear the Words .sndr~~
Expedition, A d. lso7---wttfi. L.
Moore Dis~re<afss the R~pors-Stl-
YER Rings Sat Attached TO the
Aeronaafss BErds.

WASHINGTON. July es-pros willis
l. M5ofe, cEif1 81 the weather ;,ur1au
~as very mach interested in tire rarsov-s
cabtsd from Christiansa. Norway. that a
carrier pigeon arrived yesterday bearing
the message stamped on its wing: North
pole i43 W. AI-S2. Prot Moore. although,
he believes that sufficient time las
elapsed Eor the report of such a message
is inclined to look upon the report as a
cansrd. II the bird had been freed IN,
Andree h thinks the ring on it's foot
would have been marked with his name
and the message would have been signed
He asso points our the fact that the mes
s@ge WAS not dafed- After careful con-
siGerati3n Of atmospheric conditions ba
predicted that IL Andree had reached .hs,
pale the air currents would carry hin. OUT
OF almost the longitude indicated
With regard TO Andres means Of To-
eating the pole Pref Blgelow. the mag
retic exert. says he would unauestiona-
bly, Use the nayigator's sextant. The sen
is always above the horizon al this time
OF year. and there would be no difficulty
in getting observations.
Inscription Is Wrong
stockholm. July 1.-The Afsonbiat.
which has close relations with Herr An
dree says thai Andree could not have dis
PATCHED tae pigeons recently caught In the
neighoorhood of Soevde. and near Tran1soe
Island because II was arranged that his
pigeons should be marked WITH The words.
..Andree expedition. A. .. 1897
They Have No silver aings.
STOCKHOLM, July 22.-Dr. Ekhola. who
was associated with Andree in the pro-
jected balloon expedition of last year. does
not believe the carrier pigeon caught on
Tuesday in the neighnorhOod Of Soevde. in
R.gyike. with silver ring one OF its
feet, and the message, "North pole
LIZ W.. 47.6z' on its wing, is one
OF Ar.dree's pigeons. He says Andree's
pigeons do not wear silver rings on their
legs. and they have "Andree'' stamped on
their wings. Moreover. he is confident that
Andree would not send such an obscure
MESSAGE.
Passed the Pole.
LONDON. July "A special dispatch
from Copenhagen says:
carrier pigeon has been caught in the
vicinity OF Tromsoe, near North Point,
Norway. with the following stamped upon
It's wings: North pole passed 18TH
Greely Gives Andree Up.
WASHINGTON. July Elm reply to a
Geographic request. A. w. Greedy. the Arc
tic explorer. has sent the Associated Press.
from Linden, Va, the following statement
regarding the Andree expedition:
lit Is possible that Prof Andree may
ity. Teiegraphic reports, SO far as | have
seen. state that he started with a south
wind OF twenty-five miles an hour. The
chances of such wind blowing 6so miles
straight TO the North pole are, however,
very small. as II would be an ex;raordi-
nary meteorological phenomenon. Ny
opinion Andree's projected expedition
and his probable return were expressed at
the sixth international geographical con-
gress, In July, 1895. in London. where / de-
hated the subject publicly with Prof. An
rec nd discussed he
him privately. and he admitted the extreme
hazardous possibilities Of his projeCt. l
pointed out that even should he reach the
pole. he could hardly expect 10 find his
south wind continuing across the pole for
! 900 miles north wind. He expressed
his determination 10 go, and his confidence
OF returning safely.
while | believe that Andree will never
return. yet experience teaches US that mi
raculous things occur daily.
"A. w. GREELY."
Commodore Melville is nor disposed to
discredit the news from Andree.