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reaching the North Pole by balloon, a plan based upon observations he had made,
in a number of ascents, of the dirigibility of balloons by means of tailropes. A
large expedition was organized in 1896 for the execution of the plan and embarked
for Spitzbergen; on their arrival there, a large balloon-house was erected on
Danish Island, but it was not until the following year that Andrée succeeded
on July 11, 1897, in sailing away towards the pole with two comrades in his
balloon the Eagle (Örnen). Since that date no reliable information as regards
Andree’s expedition has come to hand, save such as is afforded by certain
driftbuoys, thrown out of the balloon, and by a carrier pigeon, discovered north of
Spitzbergen, bearing a message to the effect that, on July 13 at noon, the
balloon had reached a latitude of 82° 2’ N and was at 15° 5’ E. All search
for the expedition has unfortunately proved fruitless. Andrée’s expedition,
however, deserves admiration, not only for careful planning and boldness, but
also because, in fact, it appears to have proved that even then the balloon was
serviceable in polar exploration, although a misfortune supervened, probably on
the way back to Europe.
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