The Washington times., 1904-05-28
BODY OF EXPLORER
HUBBARD ARRIVES
Dillon Wallace, a COmpan-
ion, Tells Of PrivatiOns.
THEY STARVED IN LABRADOR
Fish Net or Shotgun Would Have Pro-
cured Food and Saved
Life.

NEW YORK. May PA. Dillon Wal
lace. lawyer at Is William Street. who
left this city with Leonidas Hubbard.
Jr.. the explorer. to penetrate the wilds
OF Labrador in hunt for the tribe OF
Nauscopee Indians. has arrived here on
the Red Cross steamer Silvia. bringing
the body of his friend
The two men had sailed on the Silvia
on June 20. 1903. From the camp at
the junction of the Nescaupee and an
other river. where Hubbard died on Oc-
tober 49, the body was brought more
than 1900 miles dragged by dogs much
OF The way through deep snowdrifts and
over wastes OF ice.
Returns in Good Health.
Mr.. Wallace. whose feet and cheeks
were frozen and who endured great
privitation. returns to civilization in
splendid health
When the steamer. with her flags at
half-staff. reached her pier at Boards
Stores. in the Erie Bason. in the morn
ing. Mr.. Wallace was met by his sis
tiers. DR.. Roth. of Cleveland: Alfred X.
Goldberg. A. G. Mclaughlin. Of Nc
Laughlin < Stern. lawyers. at Is Mas
sau Street. and executors of Leonidas
Hubbard's estate: Prof. Eugene Marks.
and p. J. O'Keefe. Mrs. Hubbard. the
widow Of the explorer. although still in
New York. was not at the pier She is
still Frustrated. having never recovered
from the shock Of the news of her hus-
bands death.
The body was buried today in Mount
Repose Cemetery. Haverstraw. after a
service at the grave by the Rev. Mr..
md AIa.fIn -
man.
Found Steamer by Chance.
Mr. Wallace arrived fully month
sooner than expected. When he and
George Elson, the half-breed Indian
guide. got to Cape Charles. Belle Isle
strait, they found the ice-crusher Au-
rora there, the steamer having brought
lumber and machinery for a whale fac
tory On the Aurora they made a
quick passage to st. Johns
AIr. Wallace said:
The object of the expedition was the
exploration OF the route we took into
the interior, and to secure a general
idea OF the country for magazines.
Mr.. Hubbard considered that he had
accomplished his object before we
turned back His instructions to me
were to carry on his work. 1 don't
know what contract we had with Out
ing" but 1 am under no obligations to
that magazine.
Il have all OF Mr.. Hubbard's notes
and diary, but it was impossible to
bring away any specimens. have also
my own notes, and. independently OF
fulfilling Mr.. Hubbard's mission,
shall write my own adventures for pub
lioation.
ss-T-t,.
was hunger. II we had gone into the
interior with a fish net, or even with
al ordinary shotgun, in addition to our
rifles. 4 think we should not have had
any trouble. 1t was 50 cold the fish
would not take the hook.
Not Even a Fish Net.
I'VE were told we could get FISH net
at Northwest River Post but when we
500 there no such ar lcle was to be had
Il was rescued when I was sink
ing in the snow in NY last sleep, nearly
TWO weeks after leaving Hubbard alone,
by Allen Candy. a haif-breed indian.
and Donald Blake. Gilbert Blake. and
Duncan McLane. part-blood Eskimos,
and all trappers. who had been sent by
George Elson from Grand Lake. L came
IN from the wilds TO the Hudson Bay
post on November g.
Ae+l DeeA wandering Tor weeks
through deep snow In my stocking feet.
and with only underwear. my coat and
hat having worn to shreds First.
myself operated upon my feet. and then
went with dogs 20 Muddy Lake. about
twenty miles away. where a surgeon
operated again. The temperature was
degrees below zero.
wintered at the Grand River Pulp
and Lumber Company's headquarters.
At Kennemish
George Elson and / left Northwest
River Post on March p. with two dog
teams. One team was for Mr.. Hub
baFd's body and the other for our bag
gaze We came down the coast over the
ice 10 Battle Harbor. Belle Isle Strait
we covered f75 miles in two months
stopping with the Eskimos IN their sod
nuts We were held up on one Sunday
% heavy snowstorm. The natives
save Up bread. tea. and molasses. and
~ FOX r1aroor and William Harbor
tAey aooec the luxury Of a little seal
Ar. Hubbard anu his two comrades
4sau leIt Northwest River Post Tgar,
.,.SA MET on July -. Two weeks later
tAe PROVISIONS were gone They uyep
dered about starving until Ocf6ber ~
Mhen Hubbard died alone. ne ofbers,
having started back, being nicbo5 ~,
separately BY the Grand Lake traDnarSS
PLANKED SHAD DINNER