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Show FAILS TO REACH POLE WELLMAN'S 8EC0ND JOURNEY IN BALLOON RT.SULTS IN DISASTER. Parly of Four Makea Safe Descent After Thirty-two Mil Ride, Out Further Attempt Precluded by Destruction of Oalloon. 1 1 nin tiicr f st . Advices received from Camp Welltmin, Hpt!s.'nl.er.:er. umler date of Auxust ):,. state Hist Walter W.itman's second in tempi lo vnll over the North pole In a balloon hns resulted In a r.illute. ihe giant dirigible balloon, America. In wnl.ii Mr. Well, nan and bl.-i party or ibree t out, proceeded ttboul thirty-two miles Iron, Ctn stirttng point. Mr. Welltmin and his party siu " 'ed Iti lutiNiti,: a i.-ue landing, ami return, d to Camp W.-llman on M'nid Hie si. am. r Knitu wi.l.I, ul.... towe.t III the lliMlhle.l lull, siu After Inn liig coi.-r.-l thirty two nil. s of Hie Journey, am' when every tiling so. no-. I to ho going splendidly ihe leather guide rope, to which was ittiached a thousand pounds or pro ilsloas ami stores, broke nwny. The accident occurred Just ns the airship was hearing ibe pa'-u tee ol Nona .ipltzenliergi n. Kclcuscd Irom this r.r'-at weight, the nlrshlp shot upwurd at a tnrrllb-. Iiaco until II was a great height above Hie cloud . The pilots aiirceeded. however. In bringing her down to the earth, and Hie balloon was towed by the steamer Pram back to ramp. Jusl as the airship renrbed the bin Hug. II broke away again and was carried, careening over rough Ice hummoeka lor aome instance, when It exploded. All the scattered parts ol Hie altshlp w-ere siibseiui mly recovered, bill in damage was so great as in preclude any lurlh"r nttempt lo fly over the tsilo this year. |