New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-06-25
KXPLORERS BRAWLS.
Jealousy Has Disrupted Many a
Promising Expedition.

su.p4cions as to the circumstances OF 'h'
death of her husband In the wids OF Labrador
over q year ago was expected by many pefson''
and her organization of an expedition Ior 'he
Investigation Of the exact conditions under
which he perished-a task which she Is under
taking In person-caused them no surprise De-
v,tedfv attached to him. she bitterly resented
TIE idea that the fruits OF his arduous laoors
q, an explorer should be reaped by the COM
p.nion who survived him. namely. Dillon Wal
Iaca and that the latter should receive glory
and fame which she felt convinced belonged to
l1y husband Brooding over this led her TO
think that his life might have been saved, and
WHILE far as am aware. there is no actual
foundation which to base these 1mag1nlngs
of tho widow. yet II must be confessed that IN
view of the experiences Of many former expedi-
tons of geographical exploration she may be
pardoned for desiring to satisfy herself by a
visit in person To the scene where Leonidas
Hubbards body found that he met with
loyal support the part of his comrade-
Additional interest is impaired to the trip
of this young woman into the wilds of Labrador
(she Is now on her way thither from Halifax
by the fact that she Is being followed at dis
t.Dce of only three days by Wallace. and that
once she has thoroughly Investigated the nature
of her husbands end she purposes to continue
his work of exploration In rivalry and opposi-
ton TO her husbands former companion
OF al the sciences that engage the attention
Of the student there is none that has been pro-
ductfve of a greater amount Of bad blood than
geography. There have been few expeditions
undertaken In connection herewith that have
not been marked by disputes among the mem
berA which have sometimes eliminated in
tragedies, while there is hardly a single record
Published of geographical enterprise which does
the reader in the Impression that there some
episodes that have been left unwr1tten and
shruuded In mystery because they OF
character to fnture the reputation of either
dead or living participants in the expedition.
Emancipation from the legal and moral re-
strpints Of civilization. inJuriousy influencing
characters affected by complete change Of man
of life and Of climatic conditions. is
spo4,sbe for many Of these sombre features of
geographical expeditions It requires a man
Of tho most extraordinary strength Of principle
to remain entirely Indifferent to the demoraliz-
ing nature of his surroundings once he has
plunged into barbarous reg1ous. where he may
feel that his conscience is the only obstacle to
deter him from the preparation of any crime
that may offer itself to his temptation. Added
to this. there is the jealousy which Is bound to
arise among those associated In any work Of
geographical exploration Fame is the incen-
tive In nearly all of the latter. and in proper
ton the remoteness from civilization in
cr~ases do the yearning for glory and the
desire to reap the largest amount Of kudos from
the expedition augment until they reach such
g stase as to destroy sentiments of mutual con-
sideration. of loyalty and of comradeship de-
veloping in some instances a jealousy bordering
insanity.
Thus. Spoke and Grant. who. ascending the
Nile, discovered the great inland sea known as
the Victoria Nyanza- quarrelled SO bitterly with
one another to which of the two was en-
titled to the larger share of the credit that the
British government. unable on their return to
determine the respective merits of their charges
against one another. preferred to refrain from
any public official acknowledgment of their re-
ularkab BILE services: and the same thing occurred
in connection with the discovery of that other
huge sheet Of water in the interior of Africa
known as Lake Tanganyika the credit of which
belongs to Sir Richard Burton and CAPTAIN
Spoke, who however, became so embittered
against one another after reaching the lake that
they parted company In the wfIds of the Dark
Continent and each made his way back to the
coast alone.
Bonvalot, the famous French explorer, found
words sufficiently strong to express his loath-
ing and contempt for the late Prince Henry of
Orleans, with whom he tramped through a con-
siderable portion Of that part Of the continent of
Asia which lies to the north of Cochin China