New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-03
ANDREE'S NORTH POLE BUOY
OPENING OF THE RELIC FOUND on KING
CHARLES ISLAND

OPENING OF THE RELIC FOUND on KrNc
CHARLES ISLAND
Stockholm. oct. 1.-The buoy marked An.
dree Polar Expedition" which. with an anchor
attached. was found September on the moth
coast Of King Charles Island by the master q
the Norwegian cutter Martha Larask va,
crencd yesterday in the presence Of number
Of experts and members Of the Cabinet. II va,
found to be the so-callcd North Pole Buoy
which Andree had arranged to drop II he sue
ceeded in passing the Pole
That the buoy found the northern coast %
King Charles Island and opened in Stockholm
yesterday was a genuine relic Of the Andree expe-
ditlon admits OF no doubt. But three OF four cir
cumstances discourage the view that j. indicates
the explorers successful search for the Poe
King Charles Islald les about three hundred ard
fifty miles to the east Of the splzbergen arcAl-
peago and the buoy was picked up only short
distance from the point at which Andrte's balloon
was started on Us Hateful voyage The Pole lie-
fully eight hundred miles 10 the north~arf From
what is known Of the ocean currents o. The Arc.
it would be difficult to explain The arrival q me
buoy al King Charles sand II n had been throw.
into the sea near the Pole. Il f. much more prob
able that # was launched from point much neareg
the spot where q was found.
In the next place. T. IS highly probable that II tho
buoy was dropped 0u the Soc Intentionally. 20 an
nounce the finding OF the Pole some definite mes
sage TO that effect would have been incosed The
lack OF any such communication strongly suggests
that the buoy reached The sea by accident and nor
by design
Associated with the buoy when picked up wa
an anchor also recognized as be.onsins 20 tAe IA
dree expedition. This could not have been intend :
to convey any particular news. and II il ~ts plr-
posely dropped from the balloon the most natural
motive would be 10 tighten the air-hip Ard e
would be fair inference that the buoy WAS thrown
over for tho same reason. n was not spilled one
accidentally But the fact that anchor and buoy
were found together is moro consistent WITH th-
theory Of accident than Of design.
To be- sure there f. tho rest of the balloon and
frs equipment 10 bee accounted for. T. is credible
that the relics found three weeks ago-twcniy TX
months after Andree started from Danes Island
were dropped overheard before the final cafss-
tropho. which IT is feared overlook the expedition
soon after its departure. The Wrcckagc would r.
that case reach another destination. \ variety ~
COnjecturos are excited by the foregoing tiiint-
but none Of them are sufficiently justified hN te
doing otherwise than regard Anirees iatr 80 a
Tho latest tidings from Andrte which are Won
authenticated. were embodied On carrier fig' %
message dated July 3D. 1897 two days after p "a
start This message indicated that the party "
i'm latitude So? and long tudr 1885, ln tort'
eight hours "a. balloon had travelled about oHe
hundred and fifty miles. DO Glfr. ilon hbQli
north-northoast An average speed ~ threo m'l0s
400 hour had been made. What changes IN win
velocity and direction occurred Immediately fNcf'-
after The world VIII probably never know ~
upon those changes the fate OF the expedition a.
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