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Show Well man and the Pole. Thousands of men in their daily walk are, even in the midst of business, turning their faces v ! unconsciously to the north and wondering If Mr. Wollmnn has started on his momentous voyage for the pole. At last accounts at least the last we have noted he was waiting because a strong wind was blowing steadily from the north. His station. Is CIS' miles south of the pole. "With ex-rf" ex-rf" haustlvo labor and at vast expense ho has built an air ship at that point, with which he hopes to make the voyage. With a favorable wind he could make the journey In a day, but the repellent repel-lent north it seems is fighting him back. His airship is 180 foet long; It carries, when loaded, 22,840 pounds of men and material. It has a gas-1 gas-1 ollne engine and propeller. Four men will bo on board, a dozen picked dogs and sledges; food to last ton months. In describing It Mr. Wollman (ft-- says that with fair winds the polo could be rev reached iu a day, with calms, two dayB; contrary jjjpt ' winds five days, and with unusual winds, never. ' ' The baloou can be kept afloat for from twen- ' ty'flvo t0 thirty-five days; should it finally decend ! upon ground or ice the car would afford quarters for months. In McCluro's Wellman, says: "No matter where the wheel of fortune may drop us, wo hope we an -ed for all even tualities food enough for a ..aring in our own larder, and much more & nature favors, in our rifles and cartridges, should it be necessary i wo could pass the long night of the winter at the North pole Itself, 'be It land or Ice-sheeted sea the six months' night, with the moon, the Stars and the glorious aurora for our lllumlnant and there await the coming of the six months' sun, before setting out on the long journey home- ward." The world will hope for his success, but will keep thinking how Sir John Franklin; how Andree wont away; how the world waited for their return, waited and waited, but there was no home-coming. I If the world's hope can pi-ovail Mr. Wellman j will make the voyage safely and safely return, I but as prudent men calculate he takes his life in his hands when ho sails away and only a merciful , Providence can bring him back. |