ANOTHER ARCTIC BALLOON TRIP BEING ARRANGED FOR.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIX, Issue 101, 30 April 1898, Page 3 (Supplement)

ANOTHER ARCTIC BALLOON TRIP BEING ARRANGED FOR.

According to advices received from Paris the largest and best-equipped balloon ever constructed is .beiii"made ready fdr a journey to- the North Pole and the rescue-of Aeronaut Andree. It will be in charge of the famous French aeronauts, Louis Godard and Edourad Surcof.

The most original' feature of this balloon will be a system of ten small reservoir balloons. It will be much larger than that used by Andree, and will be called 'La France.' It will be capable of remaining- sixty days in the air. ,

The whole party will consist of seven persons. These, will be made up of the chief of the expedition, three aeronauts, one meteorologist, one explorer, and one physician, Louis Godard will be chief, Edouard Soucof first aeronaut and M. Cordfc second aeronaut. ;

M. Godard has the following to say: :;'; '■■~ '," '■ .

'I believe Andree lives, and may be in need of help. That he has not been heard from for six months does not dishearten me, and the example se:t by this worthy son of the intrepid Vikings should spur Jus to action. His provisions hi* the balloon probably became exhausted, and, if we can avert it, the crime of allowing this heroic man to endure the tor-turing-hell of a lingering death by slow starvation must not occur. The balloon I mean to use -.for this expedition will be stronger arid bigger than Andree's.

ffWe tell go by sea to Spitzbergeh.' Then ;we shall religiously investigate every foothold in the firm hope of finding our Scandinavian, brother.r In our search for Andree we mean to pay particular attention to the coast of Greenland and to Franz Josef 'Land.'"'" ■■ '■.'-> ' r':: ■■■-■■■.■' ■•: :- '' :■■ < ,