The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-07-27
A SAD STORY
Narrowing Details of Star
 yatiOn and Murder
Deaths Harvest Was Terrible and Suddon and Six Bodies Wore Soattorod Along tho Trail-TwO Brothers Shot and Stabbed

Seattle July 1a-Niuc tragic deaths are reported from Nome n adviccs received on the steamship Oregon. which returned yesterday from the North. The list includes two murders. three drowiugs and SiN deaths by irccz mg The story oi thc terrible deaths oi ,iN men in onc ol thc bllzzards which swept over thc Nome country through thc winter and spring Is a tragic one. The two men who were murdered were brothers. Sutherland by name Their companions. with the in- ecuuity of a devil iuclrultc slew them
 from behind Robbery was possibly thc motive for che deed Jamc, slwclL Tom DouJhuc and a third man. name unknown. were drowned m the surf oi thc mouth oi the Penny river on July 0 Two bodic, were recovered
 \ party oi men cn route from Nome to St Michael following au overland trail came across thc dead bodies oi thc ,iN men They had evidently form. cd one party Deaths harvest has been terrible and. sudden. The bodies were ,clttcrd along Che trail within a short distance ot each other In life thc men had. Co all indications, been caught n a terrible blizzard and be coming separated m the storm had fallen within a short distance oi each other and had mi,crJb'y pcri,hcd from che cold and exposure
 Each oi che siN bodies were found wrapped in thc b'anckct, There wa, no food near but some camp equip mcut. One oi thc party lay on a rude ,trctchcr. He had evidently been i'l 'n che succeeding bludug storm thc carriers had evidently l1il thc sick man down on thc ground and had tried Co make shelter General Randall Wal, notified and a party oi soldier, were ordered uut Co take m thc bodies lt is though, that thc men were d party oi prospcctors. who u au effort Go reach St Michael had ran out ,i pro vision and had pcri,hcd
 The thrcc men who had lost their Hic iu the. surf were tNme Go reach Teller m 3 mctalc boat The water wa, rough when they lc.t Numc aul they had been warned unt Co try anal make thc trip When oN Penny uVcr thc weather became almost storm and they tried Co get to land lu thc terrible ,ur. their craft Wa, overturned tuI tlDl were thrown iuto thc water \Il were drowned Two bolit. were reported recovery bu th third body had mol yct been found when thc Ore .un lcit thc North
 The Sutherland brother, were ilu-. lcrcd during thc winter on Dn.msk island Last ilu Cant Mcdonald 1i thc schooner ljly Colby .ook he Sutherland brother, and man llW,d Jackson tn thc island Capt NrA1u add wa, Go c1ll ior thc party ,hi, spring When he reached thc spot where ac man had made lu cuclmpWur ht found che tent lying on thc eruWd with thc guy ropes cut Upon uj'ur thc clu,a, thc hodic, oi thc two Sdlh'r. land, were found underneath q, olls. both were dead murdered One had l terrible wound in thc back .yiltlJy N|NNt NN n NNNI HN 'I'I| T H|I''. r"iNs The other had been stabbed s.vc; q tune, in thc body The details oi the crime could be read iu thc position of things Both thc Sutherland. had been sleeping Jackson had evidently quiet k reached thc camp hcI Another moment and hc had plunged a eI,lm- ue knife iu one oi thc ,'ccpug bro- liners. The first stab had mot caused instant death uul che struggle which followed awakened thc min.urcl hro- thcr IIc immediately rau uut Jackson. having completed tbc killing oi his first victim. hastily grabbed up 30 shot gum and killed thc remaining brother n, hc was trying to escape Then Inc dragged che body oi tbc laI viciim ;o thc tent cut thc guy ropes and lct thc u'd, oi che canvas fan on thc bodies. Ie aitcrVlrd succeeded m making h's escape iu some manner The brother, were buried near thc scene li thc crime and a small wooden cross marks their grave ou which is thc simple an- uouuccmcut Sutherland brothers. buried here June i7. Ioor'