Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Armstrong, Walter D August 8, 1904
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Richmond Planet, August 13, 1904, Page 4, Image 4
A Triple Drowning 

Three Men Lose Their Lives While Planting Seed Oysters

Norfolk, Va., Aug. 9-John D. Armstrong, the well-known oyster packer; his 
married son, Walter D. Armstrong, aged 21 years, and an aged man named 
Pulliam, from Norfolk, were drowned in Little Bay, near Willoughby Beach. 
The accident occurred while the three men who lost their lives and a colored 
man named John Gale were out in a small sailboat planting seed oysters. 
The boom of the vessel jibed in a slight gust of wind while Mr. Armstrong 
was leaning over the side of the boat, and being struck by the boom. Mr. 
Armstrong was knocked overboard. Pulliam jumped in after him and they had 
nearly reached the boat, when Pulliam was taken with cramps and called for 
assistance. Then young Mr. Armstrong jumped in to try and save his father 
and companion. In the struggle which followed all three men were drowned. 



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