Evening Star Newspaper, August 24, 1930, Page 3

REE TRAGEDY i i LR Dr. Gore Has Grim Relic of JoVisit ‘to Scene of Balloon woF . Take-Off. * Grimly reminiscent of a polar flight that “never had a chance,” there is in Ao, geous Swedish aeronaut, Salomoa Au- guste Andree. flag, together with a photo- record of Andree's ill-fated ex- of 33 years ago, has been ht to light by its owner, Dr. James ward Gore of the National Geo- connection with in discovery of Andree’s' well body lln:‘ ‘White Island, Prid- “They said he never had a chance,” 3 , himself a white-haired sur- vivor of a harrowing Arctic adventure, Temarked yesterday. “But, chance or no chance, Andree was & man of admir- able courage. It was & mishap at the very outset of his flight that spelled an early doom. He must have forseen his wu fate not long after the take- Ballast and Gas Both Lost. was described by Dr. special committee of the %0 investigate the polar discorery cigima of Dr. Prederick C. Gook. ~The commit: tee decided that Cook never reached 1l i i i gfi ; é ! d 8 § L 2.4l g g £f é it il gs i H 5 sifit: geizdd & : £ ¥ gz ist £ BEE i i r | ! BE i expedition. Dr. Gore went to Danes Island July 13, 1898, just & year and a day after Andree’s ascent, to conduct some gravi- tational experiments. He arrived at the deserted outpost in a steamboat he had chartered for the purpose at Advent Bay, Spitzbergen. He instructéd th captain of the ship to return for him in six days, and he carried only visions enough for about a week. Gore Had One Companion. His lone companion was a young man name . ‘The two established them- selves in the little house which Andree and his party had used. “On the wall of the house, in blue Wwere written the names of Oscar SPECIAL NOTICES. WL JLE Di o 7 Kt XX KT NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY tracted by any other than mybell ® £ COMER. 3621 Hertford pl. n.w. 26° CUEAN 'AND PAINT YOUR FURNACE ; no mess or dirt: heatins stems and re] lll'r‘ld ROBEY T;I‘NG A 5 . 'ACCOUNT COLLECTED. NO COLLEC. charge. [ON 88, Siatcles 4o Butte V6. 86 m'l'r:m Lo leor cantraciea b3 myeslt pe o MRa NELLIE"P. V. ‘L¥ons." pro- t. n.e. rs0! 17 24 e | flotation life of about 30 days. balloon oFIIE gilf ] : o i i 3 5 g i 3 it BeEAtEEny ] ol E“ strength and di- rection and everything was ready. balloon, named the Ornen (Eagle), had its load of about five tons of food, bal- last, and freight and men, and from measurements of escaping gas had a Vogelsang, mak- e 1,500 feet, The wind carried the mountainous island of to rise report s Siberia 65 days later. 3 Message-Buoys Found. “Three mesage-buoys have been found, all dropped by Andree on Jul 11, the date of departure, which Farnish brief news of the course of the daring aeronaut. The latest was dated 10 p.m., at which time the balloon was in 8 degrees morth, 25 degrees east. All were well, the weather was fine, the balloon at 820 feet altitude, the direction towards north, 45 east, and the ice fleld below ged. Beyond these buoys there have found no traces, despite repeated search in various Arctic regions.” Although the society records do not show it, Dr. Gore says a further mes- sage was recelved from Andree by car- F: | rier pigeon on the third day. The bal- Al OR m New ' York, ‘Richmo and al way ‘olats: sbecial raies. ATIONAL _ DELIVER! , INC., 1317 N. Y. ave. Nat. 1460. Local moving also. POR RENT, SUITABLE FOR WED- 1B Y0 par a3 eaci e GORIEE. STATES STORAGE co.. s litan 1844 UNITED ST ING. 418 10th BT, N.W. . Metropolitan 1845, Wanted—Return Loads ton. York City. Roches! . | marked | construction of balloos loonist loon carried several other birds, but none of the others was found. “Andree’s last words seemed prophetic, in view of his fate,” Dr. Gore related. “When one of the men on the shore asked ‘when a message could be ex- pecm} Andree’ replied: ‘In 30 days or never!’ " Dr. Gore is not alone in his belief that b?‘nflree undertook an almost im- ¥ here agree that, despite improvements in design and ns, & modern bal- would have little more chanee w—m flight over the North Andree did in 1897. Fulton Describes Improvements. By the Associated 'ml!;h and Navy ter-than-air spe- oty free bnllamubeofler mfiy . New gt Cotimb Sl I, N 7 Slhlth“".l'.{amfer & Stzl:&e ‘Se., ns. et N 12 'S mw-.-umhhnqu:’sm i ? The | greeted 3 | are alive. bic feet caj 't from l!‘t‘: 72 lity and cruis- their greater maneuv 'flwflfinl airshij he “is the ! ips,” of l‘d‘e‘h‘ the ] practicable way SoaToe probtemacs ANDREE WELCOME PREPARED, Swedish Government Leads Out in Ar- ranging Fitting Program. OSLO, Norway, August 23 (). —Scan- | dinavia, whose peoples for centuries | have fared northward for adventure, sustenance and in the service of science, turned solemn thoughts today to a fit- ting welcome for one of their all but forgotten Arctic pioneers, Salomon August Andree, found dead after 33 Years of mystery on the icy wastes of W";“h': Island beyond . Brattvaag, which coming home with the exploration party of Dr. 8. Horn and the body of the balloonist-scientist who vanished on his ill-fated voyage of July 11, 1897. Reach! port, the cortege will be ith solemn ceremonies of an appropriate nature. Four Relatives Living. STOCKHOLM, August 23 (#).—Only four relatives of members of the ill- fated Andree Polar expedition, whose bodies and camp have been discovered on White Island, can be found alive As | today. The mother of Salomon August Andree died shortly before the expedi- tion set out, and his brother died at Gotenburg a few years ago. ‘Two unmarried sisters of Knub Frankel still live near Stockholm, but his younger brother, who joined one of the relief expeditions seeking the party, is now dead. The sisters were over- Jjoyed at the finding of the bodies. ‘Two brothers of Nils Strindberg also One is curator of a Stock- holm art collection and the other is & sculptor. Expedition Mementos Preserved. BALDWIN, Kan. August 23 (#).— Mementos of the fil-fated Arctic bal- loon flight of S. August Andree, 33 years ago, are housed in the Baker University Museum here, the gift of Capt. Evelyn Briggs Baldwin, who ar- rived in Spitzbergen 48 hours too late to join the Andree party. Capt. Baldwin, meteorol “of the second Perry expedition in 1893 to 1894, now is stationed in Washington doing research work in the historical division of the Navy Department. Three years after he returned from the North with the Perry party Capt. Baldwin hurried to join Andree, but was unsuccessful. ‘The mementos include two sand , & rope Wl releaspd from its hangar, two varnish pots, felt- coated to keep the varnish from freez- ing, and a pair of shoes made of braided straw. The exhibit also boasts a fragment of the cloth from which the balloon was fashioned. - Ratify Radio Telegraph Convention Newioundland and sia are the latest with the A THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., 1930—PART ONE. 41 ARCTIC DEATHS NEVER EXPLAINED AUGUST 24, 80 Years Ago Spurred Explorations. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, August 23.—One riddle of the silent North has been solved with the finding of the bodies of Salo- mon-Auguste Andree and his two com- panions, who flew off toward the North holds the fates bodies of 141 other men who, like Andree and his crew, never came back. ‘Twelve cf them vanished two years vomu!ummu.inme bag of Gen. mberto Nobile's dirigible, Italia, as it drifted away after crash on the Polar ice cap north of North East Land ”m;’:mu 120, perished more than Iniend, off . the Canada, 1in, British as noted in his day a a5 Amundsen was later. When no word had come from them after three years, a search began that lasted more than a decade, resulted in the exploration of 7,000 miles of North American Arctic coastline, and first aroused in Americans an interest in Polar exploration. Eskimos Saw Dying Men. In the years since then, their story has been added to bit by bit. Eskimos told of seeing the white men stagger- ing along over ice and snow, dropping by the trail. How far the last of the 129 traveled probably will never be known. Even in recent rs there have been found among the Eskimos articles identified as having belonged to_members of the Prankln expedkl;gn. The names of the men who died with gotten. Sir John himself, a hero of Trafalgar, an explorer so distinguished that he was knighted by his King, is remembered only by a memorial tablet in Westminster Abbey and a few columns in the encyclopedia. COL. DRAMMAN TO RETIRE ON OWN APPLICATION Will Have Served More Than 33 Years—Other Assignments Are Announced. n Center (Inset): The him. He found it in From the Front Row Reviews and News of Washington's Theaters. “Let’s Go_Native,” Great Entertainment. HERE is not one grain of sense to “Let's Go Native,” this week’s film at the Pal- uce. It is, however, the best plece of amuse- ment in the way of non- tire immortal Kay Francis is as effective as ever. Starting off with its best foot first, since Mr. Parllette is always a wel- come performer, the camera shows a first name. Also on this boat are the two lovely ladies.of the film. ‘The boys work below as “trimmers” until there is a shipwreck and the whole company lands on & South’ Sea island. Pearls, oil .and Skeets Gallagher, It is literally scribe this film. It defles interpreta- tion. But for any one whe has an heartily ounce of Jaugh in him it is recommended. guod- things. . M-G-M. hate “son . M-G-M. have - con- trived an “all barkie-talkie,” “Col- lege Hounds,” which is worth the price of admission alone. The stage presentation is a colorful and in- genuous creation entitled, “The Undersea Ballet,” in which Raye- Ellils and La Rue are es) worth attention, and in whic] off the stage, aided and abetted by two dancers, Collins and Lindeman. All paths should' lead to' the Palace this week. There are enough laughs to last almost three hours. 43 E.de 8. M. “The Unholy Three” Worth-while Drama. Tfllmto(lmchlnmw in the film werld is-an event of importance to all who have been im- pressed by this actor's success in winning an audience without the ald of heroic sounds or incidents. His vocal qualities, previously un- known to the average theatergoer, come to the public through the medium of “The Unholy Three,” Lieut. Col. Fred Dramman, Philippine Scouts, will be placed on the Amgp re- tired list January 31, 1932, on his own application, after more than 30 yea: service; Col. Hilden Olin, Finance De: partment, has been detailed to me: which opened yesterday at the Co- lumbia Theater. Hereafter Lon Chaney is more than a silent specimen of abnormal humanity; he becomes more human, and, as the play provides for a per- self-sacrifice, m v":E”& a‘elr':“u'rmer favorable circumst & tances. ‘With the background of the circus I Calif,, to the Panama Canal Zone; €ol. Louis R. in the film . Burgess, Coast Artillery, from duty with Organized rves Pa., to the Philipy : Hase, Coast st R to & murder, for which an innocent youth is held. The court scene which closes the drama is made im- master Corps,- from Mount Clem Mich., to Fort Niagara, N. Y. b save the accused to be inevitable wnvlctihdlx:.. upon the floor, is kicked around and 511:, and nearly misses its destina- lon. ‘The voice of Lon Chaney has a , and contributes to a better understand! of the story than would the actor’s appearance in & silent film. It is not only in evi- dence as the crook that he repre- sents, but is also heard in several ways, as an old woman who impersonated, and as a ventriloquist, a dummy fering to 8 entrance b Hhlee Sbosures Vory h‘-l-- “‘"o able .. . Resident Manager 2227 Twentieth Street MT. VERNON STEAMER ‘m(‘:hnrlel Macalester ), Government ' Ing tion Teaves ‘Seventh St Whart Daily 10 A.M. and 2:30 P.M. 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BALTIMORE & OHIO Pole in a balloon 33 , but the b years ago | . | ease is commented uj Sir John Pranklin have. long been for- | 17 FIND PARRDTFEVER DBNISS METHOD ll-Fated Franklin Party of!Rockefeller Institute Doctors Report on Experiments Affecting Humans. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, August 23.—Discovery at the Rockefeller Institute here of & method to diagnose human psittacosis by use of white mice, is reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association by three institute physh- and the | ciang, Psittacosis, more commonly Known as “parrot fever,” is a disease combining the symptoms of influenza and typhoid | lungs of fever, contracted originally by parrots, which in turn pass it on to humen beings. From a shipment of infected parrots from South America just be- fore Christmas, last Winter an epidemic resulted in the United States, and a number of persons died. It is found that catches the disease through his nose or_mouth. Immunity, due to having the disease once. is questioned. fectiveness of methods used at the institute to prevent spread of the dis- pon. One of the institute physicians caught the disease and recovered, his case fur- nishing an unusual ovportunity for study. He is_identified only by the initials G. P, B. Work Begun in February. ‘The authors of the report were G. P. Berry, T. M. Rivers and Bernard Ben- Jamin, ““Work on psittacosis was begun in our laboratory,” they say, “February 26 and has continued for four months. 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