ARCTIC EXPLORATION.
WELLMAN’S BALLOON EXPEDITION. AGAIN DELAYED BY ACCIDENT. Unitkd Press Association—Copyright. LONDON, August 22. Tho start of Walter Wellman’s i rejected balloon voyage from Spitsbergen to the North Pole has been attended with ill-luck. After quitting Spitsbergen the hose-shaped bag containing provisions, attached to the balloon guide rope, and used as an equilibrator, burst, and compelled tho party’s return. It has caused attempts to he relinquished. for the present year, as the balloon was also seriously damaged. The party had covered only 32 miles when the accident happened.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2588, 24 August 1909, Page 5
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89ARCTIC EXPLORATION. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2588, 24 August 1909, Page 5
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