The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-29
CERTAIN ANDREE IS SAFE.
MN BALDWIN SAYS ALE THE EI-
RLoRER's FRIENDS ARE Confident

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Friends Of the Railosatst-Nordenshioid and
Nansea Eapect to see Andres In the Fall
1t Is now forty.nine days since Andree started
On his northwsrd fight TO reach the pole by bal
loon. and since the big globe faded from tho
sight OF tho little band OF watchers on Danes
Island no tidings have been received OF the
daring voyaEcr or his companions, Dr.. StTind'
berg and Engineer Fraenkei.
Eminent Arctic explorers have been quoted as
giving up the expedition as lost. The men who
knew AndrGe beet. however, and were thorough
~ familiar with his preparations. plans. and
hopes, say that they believe he will eotnc out ali
right.
Evelyn b. Baldwin. who Is something Of an
Arctic explorer himself. having been the mo
teoroloRist OF the Peary expedition OF lsH3-'s4 to
northwest Greenland, has Just returned from a
trip through Norway and Sweden 20 Spitzbergen.
He visited the Andreo balloon station at Danes
Island and talked with Baron Nordenskiold.
one OF the promoters OF the Andrec expedition.
With NAnsen, whose wonderful march over
hundreds OF miles Of Arctic ice Is unique in the
annals OF polar exploration, and with Capt.
Sverdrup, the famous commander OF tho Fran.
Mr.. Baldwin was seen last night at the home Of
Mr.. Herbert L. BridGman in Brooklyn.
As he caressed a magnificent specimen OF the
norwhal's horn that Mr.. Bridgman brought
from Greenland, he protested vigorously against
the idea that Andrea and his fellow explorers
should be given up for lost.
"I firmly believe" he said, that Andree has
accomplished the object Of his daring venture.
namely, TO get somewhere very near the North
Pole and to make accurate geographical obser-
vations, and that he is now making his way back
over the leo. i also believe that the whole party
will return. safe. to civilization. Not more than
ten days ago l put the question point blank ~
Baron Nordenskiold, who knows moro about
Andree and his plans than any man living: DO
you eyer expect to hear from Andree againT
"MoSt certainly l do. he replied earnestly.
..Wh.n = asked.
From whereof
"Isaw hansen in his home in Lysaka, and
aaked him what he thought Of Andrees
TT fully expect that Andree will pull through
all right he said emphaticaliy.
Capt Sverdrup, who commanded Sansen's
1smoS %h lei 'f Z Psis lite Dam Danes %si is SnG g. he He Rf Is en.
thuslastic over the prospects OF Andree's sue
with whom he lived in Stockholm. and in the
course OF conversstion with her asked her 4
".oh. mo- she replied quickly, anything but
that, he should not have started this year. I
come back all right. OF thnt am sure
Mr. baldwin Is an Observer OF the United
States Weather Bureau and n native OF Chicago.
He Is brimtul OF Arctic enthusiasm. and II he
could have arranged it, would have been shsr.
inHl plan to have DR.. Eckholm, the swedish
EefSol% tdeeiia ed'G mot, TO sne and s1pS Mt. Baldwin
immediately forwarded to Andrte an appiica.
tore this was received DR.. strindberg had al.
ready been selected. ARdree accordingly wrote
% Are "A; h9 ySn ao 14s' i now p@I"eea had ssidT Ti5ed Wa,
asked last night,
ton. IF you mean that l think the Andree ex.
petition has persisted. / do not think anything
Of the kind. From what could learn from An
heard from until this fall. and perhaps later.
Andres idea was not to descend until he had
would carry him. Then he had a s!edee and a
boat for his return journey. He had also six
there are plenty OF birds and game in the open
ice OF the Arctic. What I lay most stress
ideas. is that Andree and his companions Would
seg'p the homeward march entirely fresh and
have been other explorers, BY the expense of
energy in the n%oTthward Journey. OF course
dree made his descent.
90, expect to hear Of Andree. either from
fall; Andrte knew before he started OF The
cache of provisions that WAS left at Franz Josef
Land by the Jackson expeditions vessel. and he
him that way. II he got to New siberia Island
9e, T OF I'm nh9 PROVISIONS cached by Baron Won
NN'S'Na ~ 'toStdpulCdl 10
G.stY for Nansen.
Our party expected to reach Danes Island
In time to see Andree's start, but we were three
gays late. i met Mr.. SvedsnbOrg. a relative OF
Baron SordensEiold. who had nccompanied the
Andree party in the hope OF being a substitute
member. He said that Andree and his two
companions, were in fine spirits. high giee. in
In TACT, as the moment Tor starting came. The
scene was most impressive he told me, 'as
Andree stood in the basket and gave the orders.
"One. two. three!' 10 cut away the ropca. We
watched the balloon sailing over the open sea
north
The story that the balloon was almost dashed
to pieces on a cliff at the moment of starting is
not true, said Mr.. Baldwin. 1.-THE only ac-
cident that happened was the loss OF tho guide
ropes. and they had others In reserve.
" should have taken a dozen or hfteen dogs
IN the balloon" concluded Mr.. Baldwin.
1t would be practicable. and the dogs would
asked.
will" he replied; but It is too early to
talk about that now"