Show FAILS T 9 H POLE WELLMAN 3 SECOND J JOURNEY IN BALLOON RE RESULTS IN DISASTER party of four make makes safe descent after thirty two mile ride but further attempts precluded by destruction of balloon received hammerfest Hammer fest advice advices from camp IN bellman spit henberger zen berger under date of august 15 state that walter oilman s second attempt 0 0 sail over the north pole in a balloon has resulted in a failure fhe rhe clait dirigible balloon america in mr nir wellmah and bis his party of three set out proceeded about thirty two miles from the starting point mr air Ie V oilman and his party suc ceedee in a safe landl landing and returned to camp NN bellman etiman on doard the steamer fram which also elso towed in the disabled balloon after haling hating covered thirty two miles of the journey and when everything seemed to be going splendidly the leather guide rope to which waa was attached a thousand pounds of pro visions JI and stores broke away the incident occurred just as the airship wa war nearing the pack ice of cortil men released from this great weight the airship shot upward at a terrific pace until it was wa s a great height aboe the clouds the pilots succeeded however la in bringing lier tier down to the earth and the balloon was towed by the steamer seamer fram bac to camp just as the airship reached the landing it brolie broke away again and was ca earned careening over rough ice hummocks for some distance when it exploded all the scattered parts of the airship were subsequently recovered tnt at the damage was so great as to pie cluda cinde any guither attempt to fly the pole thia this year |