The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-19
AvRpEE AND HIS TWO FRIENDS,

ANRDEE AND HIS TWO FRIENDS.
Univ II. 1897. or just a year ago. A large
number Of balloon enthusiasts made a
Journey fr0r TW oPt 10 sec tho balloon
start on rs osa Ee.
Herr Andree had personally superintend-
ed the transportation of the Dalloohh
and had stored IT with provisions TO last
eleven DAYS Hi5 plan was TO reach the
nolo within tayeuty-four hours make on
servations and return the next day. got
ting back TO Danes Island within three
DAYS
I'm case a westerly wind continued 10
blow ne would continue West and would
cross the pole and come down to san
Francisco. landing there in three days.
When Andree was ready 20 start ne
shook hands with his friends and stepped
into the car. His companions stepped
In after him. The great sphere was zoos
ened the ballast was thrown out and the
balloon started Upward. As II shot mo
The air Aniree shouted. 'ln the name ot
INV colleagues 7 send you our warmest
greeting to our country and friends
That was the last seen OF him. Al
though many expeditions have sailed 10
ind him none have been successful. Vt
he reached the pole ne found it impossl-
HE 10 return. or did he fail TO reach
The pole at all? Did his balloon collapse
and precipitate him i'm the ice Hoes OF
the Arctic Sea? Did ne cross the pole
as many have claimed successfully anu
starting ON his westward Journey lH-
tending To encirclc the earth. FAN 20 hlu
land again? What became of himf Is ne
alive. and IF So. where is hc DID ne ule
aud If ne did. where is mis- body
Previous 10 his attempt 10 reach the
mole Andree had made so many asceh-
sions thai ne was by no means novice
THE BALLOON.
lie was at one time chief engineer %,
+he ROYAL Patent Office I'm sweden anu
W aisctcd to the Geographical Con-
s.ress I'm London. July 1870. lieIt Ho
was subjected 90 the most rigid cross
examination concerning his pdlooh
scheme one of the chief inquisitors be-
ING General A. w. Greedy Al h3d 10
own that Andree's idea was leNel-
headed one. If il could be mace 10 ""'N'
The whole thing hung upon tne cN1en'
TO which balloon making mao '''N
red .,,,r
Andree was 10 start for the pole, was
finally lodged with Lachamore' Oh rams
On l>q6 and the maker kindly consent
ed TO allow twenty men of science TO au-
wise him in the construction
ON July 4, 1896 the balloon was reaay'
Tut Andree preferred To- wait unul inc
| next year owing 90 certain AIcuc V"l0"-
lations he wished 10 perfect. - -.
rrbus IL was not until July II. 1877, that
he set out. Simultaneously with his start
circulars advising people how 10 caplur"
the balloon in ease 30 got away W"
nriuted i'm four languages ana were us
tributed throughout Scandinavia NOT
NAV. Sweden. Finland, Russia SiDeIl"
pAnd British America
After the balloon sailed away peopl'
we're on the lookout for 1t Tor DAYS as
large reward was offered for It's res
,ue and a very substantial sum was put
w for proof that 1t had been s'c".
Andree told his friends that If per
! fectly successful, and b. he found a goou
station near the North Pole ne Ih'sn'
remain away from three to five years.
An v-o,,Id depend upon his ability TO get
ksuppncs II. as he hoped. ne coulu Hh"
IN Fsouimaux village near the warm re-
,ons of the open Pole. he would remain
Y,here until he had completed his iuH
geographical survey.
A YEAR AWAY.
A wear has passed away, however anu
as no news has been heard OF hIm' u -
kfeared that ne Is dead. Inc otheI ".''
native is most interesting He may oe
awav and livine in the beautiful region
u,nirh is said 20 exist around the iole.
bf sd he must be I'm a tropical country
for scientists agree that there Is an open
polar Sea. -. A.s-o,
An expedition 70 the rescue or Ahoree
,arted ont under Walter Wellman. he
hook with him generous contiloulons
from President Mckinley. Senator marx
Hanna Ambassador Hay William h
Vanderbut J. Pierpont Morgan and the
offcers OF the National Geographical
society. ,,.,... h,,.o
started out after him. August banotoe'
"A hardy Norwegian sea captain loon
boat several hundred mikes nor D' -.
Dsne.a Island looking right and LETT ior
-. p,,ssefi the Russian explorer.
,>errtrated 10 the extreme point OF the
srfchoorchce pcninsulbar Oft northeaSj
arr slheria looking for him but without
result. ~, co.oai.,,
8ckpedltion last September "hlch Mth'
lrther north than any other eNpeu'' ,.o'
al ever done at that TINE OF year. Du'
I'M no trace OF Andrce.
ION the 2lst of November ''cN O"'t'
ritish sailor. heard that piSco9 nau
ep found near Point Barrow He got
10 oieeoa and found that the message IL
bro was individually from Andree
MANY have been the futile supposi-
bns regarding him. a short time ago
was located I'm Alaska, and again
trier pigeon arrived from nm IN Bit
America
he samozendend peninsular N lat-
BE- 20 degrees north and longitude 20
frees east. entertained a Danish eX-
iition sent out by the Royal Society
Denmark This station Andree IN
lded 10 make one OF his landings. but
ough the periuaular was thoroughly
arched. there vas no proof OF sugges-
lon that he had ever been there.
Andres balloon. which was named
La Pole Nord. was made of vanished
silk. The sack was IS feet in height
and the car and observation platform
gave II " additional feet below. The