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has been on the spot and who had watched us day by day throughout all our efforts. He says:
"Wellman's attempt to reach the North Pole with an airship, as is well known, was not successful this year. Though a real success is not yet to be recorded, the undertaking considering its high aim, is interesting enough to justify a closer study. As a member of the expedition fitted out by the Berlin Lokal-Anzeiger, I had the opportunity to witness the preparations for the start, as well as the trial trip. I do not hesitate to say that during that time I entirely changed my opinion in regard to this undertaking. According to the reports in the papers I had expected to find an advertising scheme that would, relying upon the difficulties presented by the locality, drag on the preparations for the final flight in order to keep the world in a state of suspense. Instead I found

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[[caption]] SWINGING THE AIRSHIP FOR CORRECTIONS OF THE STANDARD COMPASS. [[/caption]]

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