Each one in his diary speaks with admiration of him.

I think without doubt that all the party who were stranded on Elephant Island owe their lives to him.

The demons of depression could find no foothold when he was around; and, not content with merely "telling," he was "doing" as much as, and very often more than, the rest.

He showed wonderful capabilities of leadership and more than justified the absolute confidence that I placed in him.
Hussey, with his cheeriness and his banjo, was another vital factor in chasing away any tendency to downheartedness.
Once they were settled in their hut, the health of the party was quite good.

Of course, they were all a bit weak, some were light-headed, all were frost-bitten, and others, later, had attacks of heart failure.
Blackborrow, whose toes were so badly frost-bitten in the boats, had to have all five amputated while on the island.