The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-10
ANDREE FOUND THE POLE.
His Astral Body Tells His Binghampton Cousin
All About 1t.

From the New York Press.
Binghamton, Dec. S.-If Marie Leege,
a Norwegian girl employed in the fam
lily of Henry Harlow in +this city, tells
the truth, she has held spiritual commu-
nication with Explorer Andree.
She is a cousin of Andree's and came
to this country three years ago. She is
20 years old, and speaks English fairly
we'll.
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 in
volved one can reach a stage of perfec-
tion where the soul can lsave the body in
astral form and return at will.
For two years Andree stopped at Bor-
dee, my Norwegian home" said Miss
Leege, to the Sunday Press correspond
ent, land while there taught me much of
the occult 1t was a, fad with him, TAX
EN- up for pastime, but with me 1T de-
veloped into a religion. / read every
work / could find on the subject, and 1t
was not long before / had reached q
state of perfection equalling that of my
instructor
"Then it was that our soul communica-
lions began. Though in different parts
of the country, l could appear before
him in astral form, and several timss he
returned my VISIT. Do not think there
was anything sentimental about this.
He was married and had family. 1t
was simply a friendly call as a scien-
tific experiment. Before 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.
zone night. about three weeks after ne
had made his ascent, I awoke suddenly
to see a figure standing by my bedside.
At once / knew it as the astral body OF
Prof. Andree. 1t beckoned me forward,
and /, by an unknown power, seemed
forced to follow. I did not rise to my
feet, but seemed waited through the air,
the form of the professor guiding my
spirit forward Out Through the win
dow, soaring far above the treetops.
trees, houses and land dropped from
sight
ION we went over seas and mountains,
until suddenly we were upon an open
sea. free from ice, into which a point
of lard jut',ed The figure pointed up-
ward. and I saw the pole star was d.
rectly overhead. On we went again
across the sea to a narrow strip of land
where from the white pane doomed an
object that proved to be tent construct
ed from the remains of balloon.
"Thep around fire inside ] saw An
dree and his companions sleeping peace
fully. Suddenly 1T became cold and
dark, and when rfiturn'd ID CONSCIOUS
ness the sun was shining in my room.
Twice since have I made these astral
trips.
az have written my cousins in Nor
way, detailing my experience, and I
know Prof Andree has not only accom-
plished his object, but is alive and will
return to civilization"
Marie Leege is of modest, retiring
disposition. and when she first related
her experience to, her employers they
sat it down as the result of nightmare.
However, she has persisted so faithfully
in her assertions that she has won them
over to her way of thinking. Among
local theosophists she is regarded as a
heroine. They fully believe her story,
and point out that 1t Is not only possible
but very probable.
Miss Leege is a devout member of the
BAPTIST church. a worker in the Christ
ian Endeavor and bears an excellent
reputation for veracity. Medical men
who have been consulted on the subject,
say 1t is doubtful If dream would leave
the lasting impression in detail as given
by Miss Leege, and those who do not
believe in the astral form and accom-
panying phenomena, think she has
tendency to epilepsy.