The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-18
is ABDREE COMING BACK 2
MeteoroIogis Baldwin Confident that
the SWede Has the PnIe

the Syede Has the Pole.
NEW YORK, Sept. IS, 1s97-According
to E. D. Baldwin, we'll known authority
on polar expeditions, there are many rea-
sons for believing that Andree, the Swed-
ish aeronaut, is now on his return trip
from the Polar regions, and may soon be
expected to be heard from. Mr.. Bald
win, who was meterologist to the Peary
expedition of 1884, has only just returned
to this city from Spitzbergen, where he
went in the hope of witnessing Andree's
departure and with the intention of ac-
companying the intrepid Swedish scientist
should either of his pledged companions
fail at the last moment Mr.. Baldwin,
However, was just too late.
Mr.. Baldwin, in an interview today
with representative of The Associated
Press, said
II thoroughly believe that Andree has
achieved what sceptics declared to be
the impossible. Many indications lead
me to believe that the balloon reported
in your dispatches of yesterday from
Arctic Russia is that of Andree If it is
and I will tell you later my reasons
for crediting the report-the greatly de-
bated question of the practicability of
the balloon in Arctic explorations has
been settled forever. That, in itself,
constitutes the success of the undertake
ing and is an inestimable boon to sci
entists. If Andree reached the North
Pole or established new Arctic record
it would indeed be a wonderful triumph
But if he failed in this respect, it would
not in the least detract from the SER
vice done to the explorers of the future
by the achievement of making a sue
ceSSful balloon journey in the far North
My reasons for thinking that the balloon
seen by the peasants of AntzifroWskoje
is Andree's are
l; Because, by generally accepted cal
culations, sufficient time has elapsed since
Andree left Danes Island on July II last
to make his contemplated trip.
2. Because the weather in the Arctic
regions has been unusually favorable. No
storms of any magnitude have been re-
ported and all meteorological conditions
have been in favor of an early return.
8. Because the neurological sections
since Andree left have been keeping closer
eyes than ever on the winds that sweep
the land of ice and they report that their
directions has been unexpectedly propi-
tious. Al so that at this time they would
probably carry Andree towards Siberia,
rather than towards Alaska and other
points in North America.
4. Because Andree, himself, after care
full calculations, came to the conclusion
that HIS ISluIu WOulO very likely De Dy
way of Siberia.
1T may seem strange, If Andree was
in this balloon seen the other day, that he
did not descend and tell of his safety to
the outside world. That is explained by
Andree's previously announced intention
to make his journey as continuous as pos
sible, and to let the balloon go as far as was
practicable on the return trip. He un-
doubtedly would not descend. unless COM
PEELED to do SO, until he reached some
point where he could return with the least
possible delay to civilized Europe and
leave his airship to follow.
'1The inhabitants of Siberia have been
notified by the Russian Government to re-
port at once the appearance of any ball
loon. This was done out of courtesy to
the Swedish explorer.
IF this balloon sailing over Arctic Rus
sia contains Andree and his companions
and Franckel, it will be the
first authentic tidings of the party which
has been received since carrier pigeon
brought a message to Lapland on July %.
Andree had then passed the SD degree
latitude. And think there are many
valid reasons for supposing that this
from the peasants in the depths
of Arctic Russia is the first news to the
world that the Intrepid Swede has sue
ceeded in one of the most daring, i'm
portant feats ever attempted, North Pole
or no North PoIa