The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-18
THREADING ICY SEAS
Ten Arctic and Three Ant
arctic Expeditions.
ARE NOV IN TIE FIELD
RumOred That WeIIman Has
Found Traces of Andree.

Chicago. IL. Oct. 1.-THE Tinnes-Herald
under the caption. Has Weliman round
Traces Of Andree?' has the following:
The Swedish journals which have just
arrived from Stockholm claim 10 nave
positive information that Walter Wei
man. the American explorer, has FOUND
traces OF Andree il Franz Josef land.
They assert without qualification rnat
CAPTAIN Ernest Andree a brother OF the
polar aeronsut. mas a letter from Eve
4ya B. Bald ~-ln, the second in command OF
the WeIiman expedition. This letter was
dated al Cape Tegethof. August 3. MIR.
Baldwin is made 10 say ihat the members
Of the expedition. landing al this point,
ran upon d deserted camp, evidently oc-
cup!ed only recently by Europeans. There
were fresh footprints in the SNOW, but
no message or letter had been left among
the remnants Of the camp. The as; known
vessel to have touched this pom; was one
Of an Austrian expedition of twenty-five
years ago.
''Ths traces We found" 50 the Swedish
journals say Mr.. Baldwin wrote. could
have been only a few weeks old. We
could not remain, but moved the stores
left at Cape Flora for Andree to Cape
Tegethof, in case Andree and his COM
panions returned to their camping ground.
Andree may have been miles in the int
rior, or our expdition hay have passed
close 10 each other. We remained as long
as we could and then started north, leav-
ing a message"
The confidence of the Stockholm papers
In the message that the tracks might
nave been those Of Andree and his men
Is helped out by the claims of the Swedish
scientises that this IS about where Andree
ought to have been at this time.
The Stockholm correspondent OF the Ber-
lin newspaper Localanzeijer interviewed
Professor Baron Nordenskjold, who firmly
believes that Andre is safe.
1T is not impossible" said the famous
explorer. that the balboa has carried
Ardree and his companions across the
pole, as from the place of ascension to
the pole only half day would be required
If the wind was favorable. Neither Is il
TOO much to suppose that Andree had the
wind in his favor. An English polar trav-
eler sailing from Honolulu TO Berngs
strait was not compelled to change the
position Of the sails on his vessel a single
time. But supposing that the wind has
been contrary and carried the baroon
away from its given course. it is almost
certain that Andree and his comrades
anded at Franz Josef Land. and that is
Fhe place to search for them. The traces
found by the Wel-man expedition are IN
doubtedly from Andree and his compan-
Ions. If the balloon has crossed the pole
Il has landed either on the American or
Asiatic continent. As to a message not
having been received direct from Andree.
D. from other sources, during our Veia
Journey. from the 2Sth of September. 1873.
until July is, 1879. when we remained in
winter quarters. It was not until Septem-
Der Il. 1874 that we could communicate
with the Outside world"
TIE Times Herald hen proceeds with de-
tails regarding the thirteen expeditions
now in the frigid zones. ten seeking the
north and three the south pole as fol-
lows:
Ten Arctic and Andree relief expeditions
are now in the seas of the north pole.
Three other bands Of fearless men are
beating the ice of the Antarctic In search
Of the south poe. A few Of the perilous
trips have been undertaken as private en-
terprises; the others are backed by Euro
pean governments in the name Of science.
America has Wellman and Peary in the
Arctic field. Norway has Sverdrup and
Borchgrevink far below Cape Horn. Swe-
aen has sent ont Nathorst. Nordenskiold
and Stading Denmark hopes for glory
IN the findings Of Imdruf Russia has
dispatched Admiral Nakarof 70 solve the
north riddle. The French are watching
for word from Ia Chambre's party. The
Italians think Prince Luigi viii come back
with the pole itself. The Germans are
positive that Won Drygaiski viii gather
the secrets Of the fartheSt south and the
BelEians have rs great faith that De Ger
ZACH VII be as successful, in the same
seas
There never has been such interest in
polar explorations as now. This is shown
rot only by the number Of steeI-c.ad ships