Deseret Evening News | 1901-08-05 | Page 3 | Story of Starvation

story Starvation or of Port Townsend Wash Aug 4 fA A Astory story of from starvation at nt the mouth of the sIres lives In the th puk mining district was brought from some Nome today loony by II passengers passenger on the tho steamer Centennial and ns as a result of ot e days dass of hardship George D Dean an n minor la Is dead antI and anI his two companions Jack Houston lon And md Jo ph C Thiry are ara at death door Houston will III probably recover but there Is I little hope that life tit will be to tho the story tor of ot starvation I l n a horrible tale talc that In their desperation Houston and nM Thiery severed the thigh h hof of their dead companion from hU hla body anti and were cooking It when help arrived and aM saved them from practicing can con cannibalism lam The Tho men had been Jeen In Good Hope Hupe country prospecting On June they th Y started Blurted for rOI on Nome Nomo by way wa of mit f river Before they tho reached Teller Toller City provisions gave ave out and after wander wandering ing InK along hunger huner compelled them to cat grass gra s birds bleds eggs and anything they could find lean Dean left lort a II letter partly written writ ten bid bill bidding bidding ding his lila family who live IlIe In Canton 0 farewell He lIe was ivan n Ii 1 member of ot the Ma Masonic Masonic sonic order is from Davenport la In anti and Houston was wag formerly former mate on the Yukon river boat bont sovereign