| Show ANDREEs NORIH POLE PLAN Copold considerable erable interi interest to la being want footed in the me proposed experiment of professor andreo andree of Stock bolam to reach the north pole by means of bal loon mr andres proposes to leave europe early in the summer of 1896 18 la in time to reach the oarn islands situated near we the northwest corner of spitsbergen by the middle of juno the start in the baloon from there to la to be made to in july on a clear day when a brisk south or nearly sough oath wind to blowing it Is necessary neoe that the wind should be brisa and have this direction in order wat that the balloon may travel far into unknown wastes and the me pole ii appears that arctic explorers in ID this country generally regard the pro position as impractical because it is looked upon as impossible to steer the air ship the swedish professor however evers states that he be has devised a steering arrangement with which hecl he claims alma to have caused his bis balloon to dev deviate lato twenty seven degrees degree from the direction of the wind according mw to a dispatch from washington to a new york paper general greely does not think the plan feasible even if he does pass over the point we are all anxious to know about JI says the general he be may be unable anable to land on account of weather conditions and any reports he may bring back will consequently be of little value P equally skeptic is engineer melville known for his bis connection with the jeanette expedition hessye he say mr andress Andree 8 plan to la a fool scheme and that is ia all there is about it the fickle wind will blow mr andrees air ship around like a feather and it if he escapes with his life he be will be be lucky As an for me give me sledges and dogs doga they would be good enough for me if I 1 were going goi ng to undertake an expedition to the pole mr A adree after all succeed in reaching the desired goal in his air ship he would not be the first to dewon demonstrate on oD strate that those who know mova mot momet imse are mistaken or that fools once in a while obtain the reputation af a genius ge rilus |
