The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-01-25
saw the Andree baII0on f0r ave mIn

1t Is certain that Mr.. Andree did not \
take sufficiently into account all the
meteorological conditions. But at least
four learned professors did take them
into view on their comments at the
time on Mr.. Andree's daring venture. I
Professor Behold held that as the winds
at the pole cross one another a direct
passage could not be hoped fer. He
argued that the distance the aerOnaut
must travel would be extended from
3,4O0 kilometers (the distance in a d.
rect line from Spitzbergen across the
polar region to from 1900 to 10000
kilometers, and that the balloon could
not possibly keep afiOat long enough for
that. But should this not prove true,
the professor continued, he thought it
very possible that Andree might sail
over the polar regions without knowing
1t, since it is precisely in that part
where the usual methods Of navigation
are likely to be faulty and difficulty
would be experienced in determining
ones whereabouts. These difficulties.
he pointed out, consist not in the alb
sence of the means Of help afforded by
the stars, but also in the fact that the
midnight sun. even If il be not yelled
for hours and days in mist, alters its
altitude so little that the exact moment
Of noon, so important for taking obser-
vations, cannot be determined. The
rapid changes of longitude, moreover,
which the balloon must make would
render the operation Of observation ad-
ditionally difficult. Even should An
dree succeed in crossing the pole. an
extraordinary concentration Of favor
able circumstances would, in Professor
Berson's opinion, be necessary to rem
der safe landing possible.
Professor Neumayer, of the admiral
ty office, did not agree with those whc
regarded Andrees venture as a pure
act Of suicide, but he emphasized the
impOssibility of prognosticating in any
degree the direction the balloon
would follow. Though not denying
that the voyage might be scientifically
useful. he failed to see how Andree
could make the necessary meteorOlog-
ical observations at the time he should
believe himself to be crossing the pole
Tedious Waiting for News.
Definite news was expected to be re
ceived Of Andree before he had been
many days out, for, as has been stated
he was prepared with supposedly relia
bic means of communicating with the
lower world, but days passed and NJ
news came. A month elapsed and still
no news Of him out Of which anything
much could be made Then Andres
friends and the scientists and the pub
lie began to feel great anxiety. Si'
weeks elapsed and as nothing wa
heard of the aeronaut that could b'
credited. an expedition was sent out b,
the Swedish Geographical and An
thropolOgical Society in search OF An
dree. This expedition reached tn
neighborhood of the Lena delta, wher
most perilous portion of the journe
Law before them. There they built
| boat and in the necessarily fran Graf
crossed the open sea to the mouth 0
| the Olenck and thence proceeded 10 tn
| new Siberian Islands, where, II was bs
| lieved, traces of the Andree expeditiO
| might be found. But no traces wer
| found and the searchers made the
! way back to Sweden as best they coul,
Since then the search has in yariou
| WAYS been continued, but all withoJ
| avail.
| Imagined or faxed reports of Al
] dree's safety and exact whereabou
/ have from time to time been sent owe
/ the world, whose effect has been
Z keep alive in many people the hope tn;
he may yet be found alive. But Il
= opinion of the most is that he was 10
q but few hours or possibly days aft
his floating away from the sight of h
friends. and yet if such were the IA
IL it would seem strange that some ind
lie putable evidence was not long ago di
III covered. But it is not so strange tn
o. no evidence of the disaster has be-
ie discovered, as would be Andree's ST
vival after all these years IN the pol
Is region And now again men Of scien
- and meteorological observation are z
ing over the known facts and so lOi
after the almost certain catastrophe a
able satisfactorily to themselves to {
tablish that Andree was ignorant
= disregardful of meteorological CONF
lions and that he was more foolhar,
than any Of his predecessors had bee
And this appears to be true enough.
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