The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-12
ANDREE MAY BE LOST.
PLACING OF Hum AND HIS PARTY IN
A WAX WORKS EXHIBITION.

Hundreds Go to See Him-He Stands
with Strindberg and FrOenlxeI, All
Dressed as When They Left-Just
Six Months Away.
New York, Jan. THE placing of Andree
in the Tussaud wax works exhibit Of
Marylebone. London, is a signal that the
explorer has been given up for good, and
that his friends have accepted him for
lost. That the public so regards him is
shown by the fee which they pay at all
hours of the night and day to behold his
counterfeit presentment.
When Andree sailed away On his ball
loon on July II he expected to cross the
pole in a few hours and at most to be gone
not over three days. He took with him no
provision for a long stay; and when the
days heightened into weeks and weeks
into months the world gave up all hope of
him. To a friend he said: IF am gone
six months, you may give me up, for
shall not survive as long as that in my
balloon"
OF late even the most hopeful friends of
Herr Andree have despaired, and when the
Tussaud exhibition made preparations to
get him up in wax the public shook its
head and said. Hes gonel'
In wax-fgure exhibitions 1t Is seldom
that living person, outside the royal fam
lily, is shown. The minute Carnot was shot
he became immortalized in wax, but had
he been ever so great during his life he
would never have seen his presentment in
the wax statue gallery.
The figure of Andree and his compan-
ions is one of the most beautiful ones ever
made. 1t is nearly life-slze, and the entire
lower part of the balloon and the whole of
the car are seen. Andree and his two com
panions are waving their hands with
peculiar look of expectancy upon their
faces. Even the colors of the clothing are
exactly reproduced. Froenkel is in gray
and Andree and Strindberg are dressed in
blue. All have collars turned up around
their throats.
To make the picture more complete a bal
loon was obtained from a celebrated firm
of balloon builders who built it to resem-
bic that used by Andree In every way even
to the pigeon cage tied upon the side, and
the floats to be set adrifG.
Several photographs Of the balloon were
taken at the time 1t sailed, and these were
used in modelling the exhibit Andree and
his companions were moulded from photo
graphs of themselves taken previous to
the flight.
one of the reasons for the giving I'D of
the Andree party was letter written by
a famous scientist, ID. M. Chichton Somer-
vile, of Chrisuania, who In a scientific
document 10 a London society said:
III has been represented that Andree
had been able to make such provision for
himself that he and his companions were
living in comparative comfort on their
Arctic journey. A picture has been given
of a compact little dwelling for man and
beast. in which two individuals are earn
ing well-merited repose, two others are
spinning yarns, seated in comfortable
apartment, while a fifth is seemingly en-
gagged ia culinary operations in
a cOzy Kitchen besides which
two-stored chamebr contains
seven wolf-like dogs, evidently
discussing the yicissitudes of life In an am
liable manner; and this happy picture we
are informed. represents the interior Of the
car Of Andree's balloon.
1.-THE fact Is, the car for Andree's bal
loon is OF wicker work, feet inches In
diameter and feet II inches from floor
to ceiling II contains clothing, three guns
and 1880 rounds Of ammunition stores not
needed for immediate use or consumption,
a smell cooking apparatus which does It's
work suspended ia mid-air thifty-three feet