The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-08-02

...n heard of him. That he is dead
the generally accepted belief, but
;. ~ the manner of his death no two
81 eientists agree.
curious mystery attaches itself to
|t. disappearance. Andree, when last
zen, was travelling northward at the
ne of thirty miles an hour, which
,bould have brought him TO the Pole
!, less than two days. Since that day
!, has made no sign, and his friends
lkieye that with his ingenuity and
he means at hand he should have
huud some way of communicating
nth the outside world. Instead he
ID. disappeared as completely as
Aough he had been swallowed up.
81 wcll-known electrical authority,
Newton Harrison. editor of the Elec-
hcal Age, Of New York, has recently
pne forward with theory that the
'@laplorer met his death in a very sud-
len and awful manner by being liter
eq.D, swallowed up by the earth. Mr..
Harrison : researches have led him to
slievc that a danger more to be
33|eaded than the ice and cold awaits
sthe intrepid explorer in the form Of
81 "a, immense volcano situated at or near
ase Pole.
81 There is much scientific evidence to
- roye that q each of the earth's axes
lsre is an enormous opening extend
BIZ to the interior Of the earth which
spaces the life of anyone who aps
s,oaches them
Audree, with his balloon, may have
asn swept into this opening or burn
Ito death by breath from the
eated interior Of the globe. The
,n who advances this explanation is
3at given to spinning fantastic theo.
zakes. He has been known for years as
# # writer entitled to all respect on sci
3a.iic subjects; he is man Of schol-
E:hip, and his opinions and theories
the result Of careful scientific in
MI sstigation. One day last week, when
b. Harrison was visited by Sunday
Zines reporter, he discussed his
sory in great detail, quoting many
Ell known scientific authorities in
FL tnOboration.
@ The theory suggested by Mr.. Harri-
{f fn is briefly that the earth is, to be-
b with. merely great molten body
$Vered by the thin crust of earth on
s5ihich we live. This interior heat, it
Sd lust be supposed, is the result of
d. ne sort of combustion, = burning up
Y various gases and molten solids. Il
Of course, inconceivable that this
if nbustion can 60 on unless it is fed
oxygen. and it seems equally clear
IS 3,t this vast supply Of oxygen must
e ne from outside space. The line of
is clear enough to this point,
ben the question naturally arises,
T does this supply reach the irte-
ASSr Of the earth?
The various volcanoes Of the world
as SO many pin points as compared
h the entire surface Of the earth,
~ "A the enormous fire which has been
lining for thousands Of centuries.
is inconeeivable that such fire
TSld be maintained with such diminu-
fe drafts and fues. All this points
afvitably to the conclusion that there
Aest be somewhere &c euormous vent
NI1opening to the centre Of the world.
III there we're such an opening it
qld naturally be at the poles, where
S1fe is so much less motion than on
9 revolving surfaces of the globe.
i earth. moreover, in cooling from
quid to molten aud finally solid
g, would also. be more likely to
'1Fe such an opening at these points
p at any other. A perfectly clear
OF reasoning is thus established
f1plain such q formation:
he theory Of this earth chimney is
M entirely new to sciences It was
E advanced by scientist named
bs some seventy-6ve years ago.
rs theoretical opening has: ever
fs gone by the name Of Sims .:,ole.
@ number Of scientists have since
sten upon the possibility Of its .ex-
Hnce, and an immense amount of
f fence has been collected. Mr..
nson has collected this and ar.
sed it in very attractive aud con-
clns manner. He meets all objec-
to the theory in discussing it
1 an array or scientific facts and
iations from world famous scienti-
NJ pen which goes far TO silence criti-
IT, argues, for example, that it is
rely conceivable that hole many
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