The story of Andrée part II (The finding of photographs and equipment)

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Kimmo Huosionmaa

When Salomon Andrée's equipment and photographs were found in 1930 over 30 years after those men's death, was that case actually a miracle. There were more questions about that case and the first one was the age of his company. The two men who left with him were 27 years old Knut Fraekel (1870-1897) and 25 years old Nils Strindberg (1872-1897). Andrée (1854-1897) himself was 43. So why Andée choose those two men for his trip? Why didn't he take elder persons, who would have more life experience with him to that fatal trip?


Was there something, what that man wanted to hide? Were those two men were chosen for the company, because they wanted to be addicted about Andrée, who was eldest and that too him the position, where he was the absolute authority. The balloon was put in the silk, and that material is quite difficult to repair. Sometimes there were claiming, that Andrée was murdered because there was something special about that silk. And in the wildest thoughts in my brain comes idea, that the silk is made by spider's net.


That material is quite difficult to get, but some tics are making the similar material. This is only thought, and I cannot prove it anyway. But let's continue with the finding of the equipment, photos and diary of Andrée. The first thing was, that Andrée was the only one, who kept the diary. Many people were happy when that stuff found, and Andrée was idolized in the eyes of Swedish. He became the national hero. But one question is open: how that material, what left after those three men could be found after 33 years?


Maybe the luck was with those men, but sometimes I have found another reason, why the diary and photographs could be so good condition. If somebody took them from his pocket in that island could be the very natural explanation for the good condition of those pictures, but this is only speculation.  And who would have the photos in the pocket? Was there somebody waiting for Andrée on the Polar Area? Or could one either another person of his journey stay alive? But this is pure speculation and the waste of time, an official explanation would be the best way to tell what happened to Andrée in 1897.

Picture I

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._A._Andr%C3%A9e%27s_Arctic_Balloon_Expedition_of_1897

Another strange polar explorer: Salomon Andrée 1897

Famous picture of Andrée's balloon wreck

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Kimmo Huosionmaa

Another very well known polar expedition was made by Salomon Andrée or S.A Andrée (1854-1897)  in 1897, and that trip was fatal for him and his two mates. The expedition seems very interesting because when Andrée left for his final journey, he used the hydrogen balloon, what was made of rubber. That means the balloon couldn't be fixed if something made the hole on it. And because the balloon was made of rubber, the refilling with hot air was impossible.


There is the fatal design error in that balloon. If the air sailor wanted to use hydrogen balloon, should the rubber balloon put in the canvas balloon, what would make the trip safer. The problem with hydrogen balloon is, that it can raise very high, and be trimming the altitude must the hydrogen released from rubber balloon.


And in the case of Andrée, this gas must be replaced by something. If the hydrogen balloon would rise too high, the crew would be lost conscious, or even get the brain damage. If the hydrogen balloon would put in the canvas balloon, the last one could be filled with hot air, and that would help those persons fly away from the North Pole if they would get the fuel for fire from somewhere. Another way to solve the problem of return would be solved by carrying another rubber balloon and the hydrogen bottle with the balloon.


The backup bottle would be put to hang on the top of the wire under the balloon, that the explosion would not harm the balloon. But the use of hydrogen is not the best way in this kind of trips. If Andrée would use hot air balloon, the fuel for the fire could get from anywhere, where is burning material. Even bryophytes and lichen could be used for fire, that would raise the balloon to air.


And the hot air balloon would be fixed easier. The problem with hydrogen would be that if the backup bottle would be damaged the gas would flee away or explode with very high power. The name Andrée is also very interesting. Did he change it? Andrée seems like the first name and did that man hide his real identity? But that could also be like that he had an unusual family name.



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._A._Andr%C3%A9e%27s_Arctic_Balloon_Expedition_of_1897

Picture I

https://varldenshistoria.se/utforskning/upptacktsresor/pa-katastrofkurs-mot-nordpolen