The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-08-02

polin-Hergosclls expedition itself so
far they nave been exposed in only
the most mcagcr form The aithip
Is to cross Germany and Norway and
make IT'S permanent base at Cross
Bay. on the Western coast OF Spitz.
bergen \ series of intermediate
landings will be- made Ior the purpose
Of gathering scientific data. Cross
Bay has been chosen as base on the
strength OF the findings and sound.
ngs already made In it's vicinity by
Professor Won Hcrgcsell in 1907
From Cross Bay it is planned to
make a series of preliminary flights
in order 90 explore the unknown
regions to the north of Greenland
and Francis Joscpn's Bay. On these
various trips the capacity OF the air
ships to weather arctic conditions
snow. wind. hail, sun rays and ice
flocs-will be- thoroughly tested. and
on some salubriOus polar morn or
night the Zeppelin will sally forth
to plant The kase' S standard al the
coveted goal
Andree's fate and Wellman's fail
urcs discourage neither Count Zeppe
lin Prof. Won Hergesell. nor other
acronautical and polar authorities In
Europe Lieutenant Shackleton. Eng
lands South Pole hero: Major Won
Parseyal, constructor of Germany's
"non.rigid" military airships: Profess
sor Won Drygalski. the famous Mu.
ich polar explorer and Sven Hedin,
Sweden's intrepid traveller, all share
the universal confidence that the
North Pole is destined to be- ferreted
out by the Zeppelin expedition.
II have been brought to realize"
says Major Won Parseval. that the
weather conditions In summer in
Arctic attitudes are actually more fav-
orable to the acronaut than those of
Central Europe. Not only is an i'm.
mense advantage gained in the fact
that our alternating day and night
day. but the very circumstance that
the polar regions, land and sea alike.
lie for mile after mile under one
connected covering of ice in itself
in the acronaut's favor, since II
brings about a uniformity in the gen
eral conditions which in our part Of
the world is utterly unknown.
1T Is easily conceivable that under
such conditions there must o. 'onc
windless periods-periods of absolute
ly atmospheric stiffness in the course
of the polar summer, and that the
polar winds. when they do put in an
appearance. are inevitably of the
mildest character. as Nansen found
them to be during his long voyage
in the Fran. In the face of sucn
considerations as these | am Obliged
10 admit that the idea OF reaching
the pole by airship can hardly be
branded Utopian."
The S0O-milcs route from Cross
Bay over Spitzbergen To the pole
said Prof. van Rrygalski, rs easily
within the radius of action of Zeppe-
Inns airships Zeppelin II accom-
plished "A considerably greater task
in It's famous Whltsuutide voyage
across Germany six weeks ago The
reaching OF the pole will depend
wholly upon the strength of the wind
As Zeppelin's ships, however have
amply demonstrated their ability to
resist wind, the Zeppelin-Hergesell
expedition will proceed under incom.
parably more favorable conditions
than any of their predecessors in
search of the pole. Andree, for ex-
ample. was compelled 10 adhere TO
certain wind directions, lie was driv-
en- from his course and undoubtedly
drowned
The new expedition will certainly
have 10 reckon with storms In the
Arctic region. but climate perilS Will
not threaten II IN summer. The snow
danger is also mimportant but the
rays Of the sun will provide diff.
cul'ics. for the sun is constantly in
heavens and In the pure atmosphere
throws Off rays OF stupendous de-
gree. In the uneXplorcd polar dis
tric's landings from airships will be
possible only ON ice floes which are.
however, admirably suited for that
purpose. The rcascent from these
flo"s is purely a balloon engineering
problem
Fog. that arch enemy OF the aero,
naut In all attitudes, Is frequent
phenomenon in the polar region in
the summer. Narsen, during his