The American explorer Adolphus Greely called it "an illogical scheme of self-destruction"; his assistant, Lieutenant David Brainerd, called it "one of the most ill-advised schemes ever embarked on", and predicted that it would end in disaster.
Den amerikanske opdagelsesrejsende Adolphus Greely kaldte det en "ulogisk plan for selvdestruktion"; hans assistent, løjtnant David Brainerd, kaldte det "en af de mest syge og ufornuftige planer nogensinde at begive sig ud på", og spåede at det ville ende med katastrofe.