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Show HE CANNOT BELIEVE IT Lieutenant Shackleton Greatly Disturbed at News of Scott's Death New York. Feb 10 "1 cannot believe be-lieve it is true. It Is inconceivable that an expedition as well equipped as Captain Scott's was could have perished per-ished before a blizzard. ' Lieut. Sir Ernest Shackleton, CM British explorer and one-time assibi-;,nt assibi-;,nt of Captain Scott, so expressed himself today when shown the dispatches dis-patches from New Zealand telling of the fate of Captain Scott and nis pari ) Scurvy Greater Danger What 1 have always feared mosl was scurvy." be added "In tact, the greatest danger ol all expeditions is 8CUrvva danger far greater than an blizzard One of Captain Scott's men died some lime ago of scurvy and it is possible that the others were weak- ened by the disease and so tbe fell ' victims to the storm This is the only way I can explain it. Captain Scott, he continued 'was B most efficient and careful explor-er explor-er 1 served under him as a third lieutenant in a polar expedition three 1 veurs ago ! " I would rather wait fuller reports, ht- concluded, "before making any extended ex-tended comment " |