Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-12-13
One of the Eskimos Brought
From the North.
WAS STRICKEN AT ATLANTA
In the Distant Southland the Dead Boy
Was Laid to Rest With Sol.
emn Ceremonies.

men brought from the far north by
Captain Bruce and exhibited for sever
al days in Spokane a few weeks ago.
He was the guide and companion of
Mr.. Bruce in the Arctic regions, and
many here will recall the explorers
words of praise in introducing him to
the large audiences that thronged the
| rooms occupied by Mr. Bruce and his
exhibit
The Eskimos at the village seem to
| have been stricken by an epidemic of
| pneumonia, says the Constitution of the
Goth. 1t was that malady which end
| ed the life of Iserkyner. Two more
| Eskimos are now at the hospital suffer-
ing from the disease.
| Iserkyner was taken sick about a
week ago. He was carried to the Grady
| hospital where he constantly declined
in health.
| Everything possible was done for the
Eskimo, but the strong hand of death
seized him and the skill of the physi-
clans was of no benefit to him.
Many miles from his native country
of perpetual snow and ice the breath
left Iserkyner surrounded by strangers
peacefully. His hands were folded on
his breast when his athletic form was
cold in sleep.
THE FATAL STROKE.
Iserkyner came here with the troupe
OF his countrymen from the icy regions
at the opening of the exposition. He
was a leader among his people at the
village and when he was stricken over a
week ago his people were bowed with
sadness, he being the first to become
the victim of i'll health In this far away
land. His companions saw that he was
in bad health, but they did not dream
that he was soon to be no more The
sick man was cared for at the Eskimo
village for short time, his fellows
doing what they could for him. His
condition became worse and the Eski-
mo friends decided that it would be
best to place him under the care OF
physicians.
Iserkyner was sent to the hospital
where he received every attention al
the command of that institution He
was seriously sick when removed to
the hospital, the disease having gained
a strong hold on him. The physicians
set about to save the strangers life If
possible and all the remedies in their
knowledge were exhausted in an eff
fort to bring Iserkyner around. 1t seem
ed that the climate affected the Ice
lander and from day to day his condi-
ton began to show signs of the APP
proach of the end.
Saturday morning 1t was seen that
the man from the north was in a dan
gerous condition and his friends at the
exposition were notified. During the
day the Eskimos called at the hospital
and viewed their companion with sad
ness Knowing that the life suddenly
stricken by the hand Of disease must
soon leave them, the men and women
from the land of ice and furs dropped
their heads and in their peculiar man
ner bid Iserkyner farewell.
1t was a sight never before witnessed
in Atlanta. The dead Eskimo was view
ed by many at the hospital last night.
The strongly proportional form of the
man lay still in death and his face
made a picture not soon to be forgot
| ten.
A SOLEMN BURIAL.
Iserkyner's remains were buried in
West View cemetery yesterday after
noon, Rev. DIR. Williamson officiating.
The dead man was the first Arctic
Eskimo ever buried in the United
States. according to Captain Bruce,
the concessionaire and Arctic explorer,
who brought the northerners here. The
services were conducted after the GUS
tom of the Eskimos at the grave, but
the services by DR.. Williamson were
simple.
AT o'clock Captain Bruce, Dr. Dun
can, who attended the Eskimo in his
last illness, Mr.. Patterson, and one or
two others gathered about the dead
man in the undertaker's parlors. The
Eskimo lay in neat black coffin, his
hands resting on his breast His body
was wrapped in a great mass of furs,
no part of his body being visible ex-
cept his round face. A fur hood COW
cred his head and a bunch of flowers
lay on his breast. DR.. Williamson spoke
briefly and impressively, touching on
the sad misfortune of the Eskimo in
dying thousands of miles away from
mis- Arctic home, where his friends were
few. DR.. Williamson's remarks were
appropriate to the unusual occasion
and when he had concluded he offered
fervent prayer for the dead man.
AT THE GRAVE.
At the grave the services were by
those of the dead mans folks who were
able to be present-two little children
and a young girl. The three, with the
|
greatly bowed in sadness at the taking
off of their brother Icelander, although
the little children hardly realized wha
had happened.
The older girl went to the head of thu
grave and spoke to the dead man il
| her native tongue. She then stopped
; and cut away piece of fur from tn
dead mans coat and threw it in tn
air toward the east, after the custom
of the Eskimos. Captain Bruce spok
to the dead man in his native tongue
which ended the services.
Captain Bruce feels that he has los
great friend in the death of Iserky
ner. The Eskimo was his guide in tn
} Arctic regions. He had expected to re
. turn to the far north with the Eskimo
next year and again take up his worl
in company with Iserkyner.
Iserkyner's wife is at the hospital
quite sick, but her condition is not S
serious as that of the man there. Bot
are suffering from the same diseas
, which ended the life Of Iserkyner. Dl
: Duncan hopes to bring them about al
right.
: Cleveland reports that collections ar