Douglas Island news., 1919-05-23
FIND MEN ON
 GLACIER ISLAND
Details of Finding of Two Men on Lonely spot-One Dead, the
 Other Starving

Mir. C. B. Lcathcrman Indian agent at Tatltlck, was in town thc
 fore part of Che week and gave a
 Miner representative further details
 of the finding Of two men recently
 on Glacier Island. a lonely spot in
 Prince William Sound. one dead from starvation and thc other nearly SO. says the Valdez Miner. lt ap- pears that Che men were Austrians. two brothers, by the namc Of An- drew and Louie Lisvisly.
 Tho natives were fishing in a bi- darka near thc island and had oc- casion Co go ashore and up Co a cabin in small bay there They entered the cabin and found one man lying on tho floor dead and am other sitting in a chair. nearly dead from starvation, SO cmaciotcd and weak that Che natives had great dif- nculty in rcsuscitotiug him.
 Dividing their scauty store of pro- visions with thc survivor and mak- ing him as comfortable as possible, the natives started on their long paddle across the stormy waters of the Sound for assistance. Arriving at Tautlck they notified Mir Leather man. who quickly placed some sup plies iu a launch and started back for the island. Upon arriving there they cooked some provisions for the survivor. and returned next day to Tautlek with the patient and the body of his brother
 Mir Leathcrmm states that the living man was a pitiablc sight, with hair and beard unkempt and several months growth. and that squalor and flth about the cabin were such as to sicken the rcscuing party. The men had no food in Che house save a lot of mussels on the stove. and had been on Che island for several months, having mo food during that timc but the small she'll fish found clingIng Go tho rocks which could only be gathered at low tide. A can of paint had been open ed and the survivor informed Mir they had tried Co eat it but were unable to do SO.
 It appears the two mon were Of thc belief that a man could subsist on roots and herbs and Che survivor stated that his brother had gone as long as thirty days without eating. They had boatcd Co Che island carly i'm the winter and had taken lituc food with them in Che belief that after fasting a short time they would need no food other than thot furnished by Nature. which laid down on the job after the first snow fall. leaving thc mon in % prccorious condition. The ravens had left che district and thc Elijah act also failed.
 The men had fishing lines and al- though Che waters tccmcd with fish. they starved Co death In the midst of plenty. Their boat which was an old worthless tub. was wrecked early n the winter and the two mon had splendid opportunity to study the effect of mind over matter. only they made the mistake Of forgetting they lacked the mind.
 When Mir. Leatherman asked the survivor what disposition should be made Of his brothers body, he said: 'I don't care; throw 1t in the bay or do whatever you want to with him. The remains were taken to Ellamar and iatcrrcd.
 The two men originally lived i'm New Jersey and beat their way Co the coast, thence coming to Alaska. They were alien enemies and prob ably hid away fearing internmont.
 The two men had @ gun and plenty of ammunition. but apparent ly were too unbalanced to help them selves in any way.
 Glacier island is a lonely spot, ot the entrance Co the bay named after the big glacier, and is desolate storm-swcpt spot in winter seldom visited by boatmen unless storm bound.