New-York tribune., 1890-05-28
DID THE SCIENTISTS DISAGREL'
An OFFICER OF THE PENSACOLA SAYS lhE NhN
WHO WENT TO SEE TIE ECLIPSE WERE
xor HARMONIOUS.

rho oreor. NJ the Pensacola. which returned from
tho oa, ~ africa on Friday with the civil scientific
conn ,ha wont IN observe tho eclipse OF the sun feel
much annoved because Of the Measurements tat nave
been published to the effect that the oihoers o uie
vessel made il unpleasant for tho CIVILIANS anu 'ha'
tbcre were heauent contentious between them' ohc
of the officers Of the ship SAID Yesterday Many VI
the statements are untrue; Others are greatly eA-
,,,rcrted M far a, the officers were concerned they
e,tcnded every courtesy and every assistance To he
,,ie,tst. The officers gave them every privilege OF
,,o dc,k when they wanted b take observations and
also loaned them instruments and men to ASSIST the'
ipptan Yates gave them the use oi the boats "h'h-
600. ,,o, wanted them: Passed Assistant Engineer
Iohn A. Tobin personally gave ms >cichth' an"
mechanical ability the perfection of the use 81 inc
cup ancmomctcr and Pay Inspector Luther g. Billings
went with some Of the scientists III 'c h"'i'>' VI ~"
ornitboogcaI collections.
Tho fac, is that there were unfortunate cOmpnca
uop. between the scientists themselves and This was
nartly due no doubt Ia the lack OF organization !.
was originally intended that the expedition 'ho"Iu
consist Of only ten scientists, ana these cou" nav
been well accommodated. Instead Of that the parry
o,sis,cd NJ seventecn and only about onchalf oi
the.e could be accommodated with bcrths. ana Uc
rest had 10 swing In hammock'. This was iouhu u'''
comfortable and nconvenicnt after the novelty wore
off as IL did In a very few days. Thcn' 'oo 'he
Government appropriated only $1,000. when Wouu
have been sufficient for the ten had they hot h'n
other incidental and necessary expenses outsluc oi
their table living Those who did not share rom 'hN
appropraton naturally fell pettsh and there was soon
a division OF Interests
Then when the original plan was changed rom
eong to NuNIma 10 take observations, aud Professor
Todd concluded that the work should bc done AT Capc
edo those who wanted 10 stick 10 the original pan
rcd that Il was the cry Of the tiger and the roar
of Inc lion the memory of the savage picture m me
biographies and the mosquitoes and the deadly climate
ihat caused the Others Ia choose cape Lao. or Oh
those who lcfi the ship AT Capeto"n remarked my
did not display The courage of the chPl"rr ana 'n'
nircpiGy Of the pioneer IN quest oi io't> ntcu'u L"
nIrther the researches OF science ana mankind.
rv6 Of those who left the ship In dl.glNt wncll
We reached Capc'Uwn were Professor l.. II. JhcopN'
az Columbia College. assistant astronomer and meteor
oIocist and Professor Cleveland Able, OF the COLLEGE
~ thc City of New York attached 10 the Army SlgNdi
Rurrau, who went ont a. metcoroorist I. y. UT
of Clark University. aud the cthnologist ana "rnltl
olog1st also left the ship at CapetoWn. IL was th'
Intention of these three scientists To go mp INTO thc
interior and complete the wof that they started onl
with the intention Of doing, and they expcct 20 9e
gone mill about september. Africa i not the dcndy
country that II i represented to be- and simple pre-
cautions vigorously followed and the exercise of gpoo
sense will enable every one of good health Z" Pa'>
months without sick day I'm the worst Io'a!lc'
one thing that troubled OF those who came houe
was that T. J. Wright. the assistant photographer
kept a closely written diary Of everything n"' oC
CURED on the expedition. II this was publlshed l
full II would tell q story that would maze mtee'@hs
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