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them. And Lecointe acquitted himself admirably; 

 amiable and firm, he secured the respect of all. 



Asa navigator and astronomer he was unsurpassable, 

 and when he afterwards took over the magnetic work 

 he rendered great services in this department also. 

 Lecointe will always be remembered as one of the main 

 supports of this expedition. 



Lieutenant Emile Danco, another Belgian, was the 

 physicist of the expedition. Unfortunately this gifted 

 young man died at an early stage of the voyage a sad 

 loss to the expedition. The magnetic observations were 

 then taken over by Lecointe. 



The biologist was the Rumanian, Emile Racovitza. 

 The immense mass of material Racovitza brought home 

 speaks better than I can for his ability. Besides a keen 

 interest in his work, he possessed qualities which made 

 him the most agreeable and interesting of companions. 



Henryk Arcjtowski and Antoine Dobrowolski were 

 both Poles. Their share of the work was the sky and 

 the sea; they carried out oceanographical and meteor- 

 ological observations. 



Arctowski was also the geologist of the expedition- 

 an all-round man. It was a strenuous task he had, 

 that of constantly watching wind and weather. Con- 

 scientious as he was, he never let slip an opportunity of 

 adding to the scientific results of the voyage. 



Frederick A Cook, of Brooklyn, was surgeon to the 

 expedition beloved and respected by all. As a medical 



