The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-31

VIII" will try 10 find the
Chicago. isec. 3.-"Euiid an airshir. -
find the North Pole and report b. wireless
telegraphy and submarine cables the prog
ress ~ your efforts
This was the startling assignment given
q few days ago To- Walter Nc,i'nan. Wash
ing,"n correspondent, OF the Chicago Eec-
ord Herald. by Frank r. S"ycs. cd:.c- IN
chief Of the paper. and the commission has
i.een accepted b. Mr.. wellman.
As an assistant on :hi$ DATING expedition
Mr. Weilman will have the services "f
Alberto Santos bumcnt % Paris. vino will
have charge q: :he construction q! the ai'-
ship. ard will &c, as asrorau'lc director
and piIo, OF the snip on its yO-aSe toward
the North Pole.
The airShip. the order for which has
been given. will b. built by Louis ';"siard
o: Paris. under the supervision q: N.
Santos -Dumont and will be completed b.
the end Of next Aprii
No definite Iiate mas Yet been decided
upon A. 20 when the explorers will start
on their journey. but Il - eApccted that
everything viii. be in readiness. 20 Sc;
away next July or carly in August. Ate:
completion. the sirship will have several
trials In or about Paris. AID in June all
the parapherna!ia fer the journey will be
assembled in Norway.
Early in u!y headquarters will be cs-
tablished in SpitxberGcn. where the "N-
pior.rs will await favorable opportunity
for the dash ;o the Pole. which. according;
20 Mr.. WeIinar. should the expedition
ME-; With q good run y; luck. should 5e
rrsch he'd IN less than \ week.
WEI.I.MAE SAEiU-INE.
la ANNOUNCING Tonight his ssC-piaE". Ell
tine proposed expedition. Nj. Wel!msn
said:
Il. | Ij Rot believe the chanc.s Of sue
cess wsr. greater than thcs. VI failure
should not acccp; ti. commission M.
Moves acted upon no sudden whim or i'm
pulls. when ne gave me the order To try
AM. locate the much-sOusht North Pole.
as he had before him a report which
had SUI tmi,ted to him as the outcome "f
two visits TO IN. inn.: polar regions. ~
years OF study. q: the problem u: :he
p.;e Of many months o; special :nvcs, iaa-
ton of aIrsIip construction and naviSa-
;ior: the wind AMI c:uIa,ic conditions io
he encountered. and all the InU!iiiW:iuoIs
mcc. suicaI and meteorological factors iE-
vol-ei
In this Iu,.sl.SA. ..,H scores -. ...!Ii.ci..
experts and sp"ci:'ii5is were ''';'su'c'
| v"iu,ni,ots technical r"pori- "cr" TO
! ccivei and finally "A complete -HiEn"iEiaa!
| AMI 81 least rryri'>ir. pr"j""i. "a'
evolved To- IN. "a representing s""'n'nS
| ~ PRACTICABLE. combination ~ 'hr ls'"s'
.i.r.lorrr.n, c' nisHv of ~" aris f"T a.
| cum;,i'shrS III" result "a vi.r
HIGH S,.f.!:p NOT Required
Til. ysob..n. - reaching IL" North
, r,ie ty mean. ~ a. air>hip dos not 70
| u,,ir. h.si speed. s~i til" pres. at stat"
| q. ~. art cf aerial navigation ny c.-
! ',iov.d ard motor driven s!!cS - a'ti'
] for that puypo." From al "asi!' -T'A.hod
| h.s. o. operations IN Northern Sp:iz5"f-
yer ~. have hG. =" geo; .sI.I'"', N l"s
| p, GO :, the poll" au.. . !,E" q. .s'a.ir. !"f
| TN" return vOEaSo
! u: y. TAX. the ~h"'. r. -" W.es 10
m. bur !.s, hours - r;ip;o-.n.: a. 'N.i..
nr:ies ar t,.,I Santos Iu.unri has -"
r.s-ei!. mad. 'Tnrn nineteen - taeH'g-
three nile. a. hour with snail s.'sH'ps
I e,,,ipp... ..lh rci.t.v"l, small uo'o-s
J SpE.-rAII.r EI-Ir-- sIEsiiir
''Tha sr.hic .u vh!rh =" pf"i,rsr {" q
/ tain ,ro North r"ic 81; ~ the larxss.
rr,rtic-h;. .iT.u!p over Ia'' " ALL be-
! az fe.i iguS ani ois greatest dism.'.-
-Il /. ''-is -'..hH ''"' IL 'iI''' wa
/ IH'h<a'" -
: v.i h. sss,'-' snir 70.
I iu'Ia'af S''' 'Frt' - 80 '-''
/ i"tri a. 81 i"''' '"''" - ''.' i'''''-
S"y"- 'l'"'sa''d I""i.4T 40 20 no '"S
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! ''ff''S
/ Vii = rr"'i' H'h 'a''' no ."'s Win
! sDmbn"d "r"ts ~ s'E'.s- .'.I - - VI
| n" p iui- hinge - i'''' ''~" 'h'- h'i
"a ft--" 30 p" r'-' o. '''- ."b -