The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-30
Wild Eyed Man Who Lived on
Dogs and Chased Natives
Taken Near Nome.
HIS IDENTITY IS A MYSTERY
Theory Advanced That Strange
Creature Is Russian Exile
That Escaped From the
WiIds Of Siberia.

Seattle, Marcn It--A speCldl 10 tne
Post -Intelligencer from Dawson says:
Theory and conjecture have been
set throbblng at nome by the capture
there Of a Wild man Of barbarous ap-
pearance, totally unable or unwilling
to give an account OF himself. He is
commonly believed to be an escaped
Russian exile from siberia; the sug-
gestion Ii made that he may be sur
yivor OF the Andree party, and one In
genious dreamer thinks the stranger
may be the Wandering Jew.
The man has been in custody but a
few days when the last advices re-
ceived here from Nome left that place.
He was a strange weird creature. with
beard and hair to his waist, and nails
long and twisted. He leaped like a
Wild animal and talked nothing intel
ligible.
The Nome Nugget brings out the
suggestion that the man may be a
survivor of the Andree party. The
Nome News deals with the probability
Of his being an escaped Russian con-
vict, long forced to live in the wilder
ness. The Nome News says:
A strange being reached Nome last
Sunday and incredible as II may seem.
II is almost certain that there is in
Nome today an escaped Siberian con-
vlct, possibly a political exile. q man
who must have Travelled on foot
through the 4,e0O miles or more Of
Arctic wilderness that stretches be-
tween here and Sredni- -Kolymsk, the
ssszss aAstiAnaassi
| from which he could possibly hav'
started.
He may be the wandering Jew or
another round, since stragely enough
he was found near Cape Prince OF
Wales in sight of East Cape. where
that interesting figure once stood and
stretched out his hands toward this
continent. Surely he is rot Of our
ways and customs. How he got
across the straits Is unanswered.
The case is strange one. Recent
ly the Nome authorities were advised
that Wild man had been captured
near Ringegan by reindeer men and
natives. 1t was reported ut that time
that the man had been living in the
hull Of a wrecked schooner and that
on several occasions he had chased
both the white men and natives and
had killed. apparently for food. several
dogs.
Mclean and two Eskimos reached
here with the captive wild man. Here
was a man apparently IS years Of age
somewhat below medium height. thin
as a famine figure, red-eyed, wild-eyed
AMI in rags. With hair and beard
that reached to his waist and nails
evidently trained to grow around the
ends Of his fingers, he was sight well
calculated to inspire fear and wonder.
His parka, though hanging In strips
was Of heavy wooden cloth and evil
IDENTIFY Of Russian design and make.
Around his neck, suspended to small
gold chain, was small gold amulet
with Greek design and an ebony Greek
cross. He carried no papers, nothing
TO speak for him, and since he cannot
or will not talk, whence he came, who
he may be-all is a mystery. The
only solution thus far offered Is given
aboye-that he Is an escaped Siberian
exile. He Is certainly Russian. The
shape of the head and the eyes re-
semble greatly the picture OF thinner
man, the man who consplred to blow
up the government workshops a few
years ago and who was at Sredni-
Kolymsk two years ago.
The unfortunate man was placed In
Jail and Is there being well cared for
in the hope that he will recover suffic-
iently to tell his story. He Is easily
handled, but seems to have no under
standing beyond the recognizing food
when placed before him.
All day yesterday the officials were
besieged by people who had heard o.
the wild man and were anxious t
see him. Several Russians applied fol
permits to visit the jail. Deputy
Marshal Cody states that It has beer
necessary, both on account Of the
crowds applying and the unfortunate
mans condition to refuse all requests
Until, If ever, the mystery Is cleared
up and the stranger has recovered
from the effects of mis- terrible exper