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It was thought that if some of the scurvy-stricken sailors could be carried ashore, they might recover. One, Shumagin, died as he was lifted ashore. This was the first death, and his name was given to the islands. Bering himself was so ill he could not stand. Twenty emaciated men were laid along the shore.
Agnes C. (Agnes Christina) Laut - Vikings of the Pacific
The Adventures of the Explorers who Came from the West, Eastward
"A lot of very interesting ones, and I wish we could coast along, stopping wherever we felt like it," said Mr. Strong. "The Shumagin Islands are where Bering, the great discoverer and explorer, landed in 1741 to bury one of his crew. Codfish were found there, and Captain Cook, in his 'Voyages and Discoveries, speaks of the same fish.
Mary F. Nixon-Roulet - Kalitan, Our Little Alaskan Cousin
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