Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-30
ANDREE FOUND THE POLE.
His Astral Body Tells His Bingham
ton. n. ", Cousin All
About 1t.
From the New York Press.

lIt Z II fTtSS-
If Marie Leege. a Norwegian girl. en-
ployed in the family of Henry Harlow. in
R~inghamton. tells the truth. she has held
spiritual communication with Explorer
Andree.
She Is a cousin of Andree's. and came to
this country three years ago. She is %
years old and speaks English fairly well.
Miss Leege Is a believer in the occult.
and says that her cousin also placed con-
siderable Credence in the belief that by a
close application to the principles involved
one can reach a stage of perfection where
the soul can leave the body in astral form
and return at will.
For two years Andree stopped at Bor-
dee. my Norwegian home" said Miss
LeeSe. and while there taught me much
taken up for a pastime. but with me it
developed into d religion. I read every
work | could find on the subject. and it
was not long before i had reached a state
OF perfection equa!inS that of my in
structor.
Then 1t was that our soul communi-
cations began. Though in different parts
of the country, 1 could appear before him
in astral form. and several times he re-
turned my visit. Do not think there was
anything about this. He Was
married and had a family. 1t was simply
n friendly call as a scientific experiment.
Before l left Norway, in a conversation
with the professor. he told me of his plan
TO find the north pole. and promised that
if successful 1 should be one of the first
TO know it.
one night. about three weeks after he
had made his ascent, I awoke suddenly to
see n figure standing by my bedside. At
once | knew it as the astral body of Pro-
fessor Andree. II beckoned me forward.
and I. by an unknown power. seemed
forced to follow. | did not rise to my feet,
but seemed waited through the air. the
form of the professor guiding my spirit
forward. out through the window. soar
ing far above the treetopS, trees, houses,
and land dropped from sight.
on We went. over seas and mountains.
Until suddenly We were upon an open sea.
free from ice. into which a point of land
jutted. The figure pointed upward. and I
saw the pole star was directly overhead.
narrow strip of land where. from the white
PLAN. doomed an object that proved to be a
tent constructed from the remains of a
balloon.
Then around n fire inside / saw Andree
and his companions sleeping. peacefully.
Suddenly it became cold and dark. and
when | returned to Consciousness the sun
was shining in my room. Twice since nave
| made these astral trips.
detailing my experience. and / know Pro-
fcssor Andree has not only accomplished
has object. but is alive and will return to
Marie Leege is of a modest. retiring dis
position. and when she first related her ex-
as the result of nightmare. However. she
has persisted so faithfully In her assertions
that she has won them over to her way of
regarded as a heroine. They fully believe
her story; and point out. that il Is not only
possible but very probable
Baptist church, a worker in the Christian
F.ndeavor. and bears an excellent reputa-
tiCn for veracity. Medical men who have
been consulted on the subject say it is
doubtful if a dream would leave the lasting
impression in detail as given by Miss Leege.
form and accompanying phenomena, thinl,
she has a tendency to epilepsy