Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Berg, Andrew L January 1, 1905
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Virginian Pilot January 3, 1905
AID, DELAYED TOO LONG, FOUND BERG DEAD

Norwegian, In River At Midnight Clung To Rope, While Friend Sought Help, Until 
Exhausted And Drowned

"Accidental drowning" was the verdict rendered by the coroner's jury which 
yesterday investigated the death of Andrew L. Berg, a Norwegian, who was drowned 
at the wharf of the Southern railway in this city early Sunday morning.  Olgar 
Andersen, a German, who was with Berg at the time of the drowning, testified 
before the jury, and at the conclusion of the hearing was allowed to go.  It had 
been reported that Berg had been pushed off the wharf by a man who ran away 
immediatey thereafter.
Andersen said that he and Berg, who had been working for a lumber company at 
Gilmerton for about a month, were the best of friends.  Saturday night they were 
drinking together in Norfolk and Berg wanted to go aboard a barge lying at the 
Southern railway wharf to see a friend early Sunday morning.  Andersen 
accompanied Berg at his request and as Berg attempted to step from the wharf to 
the barge he fell overboard.  Andersen said he lowered a rope, which Berg 
grasped.  Then Andersen went for assistance, being unable to raise Berg to the 
wharf alone.  When he finally secured aid and returned to the spot Berg was 
dead.
A timebook was found in one of the drowned man's pockets.  This gave his name 
with address, No. 161 Third street, Hoboken, N.J. and requested that in case of 
accident notice be sent to "Ostro Sandoin's post office, Norway."  There were 
numerous other entries, among which were a list of cities which corresponded 
identically with a printed official route of the Forepaugh & Sells Bros.' shows, 
which recently closed the season at Tarboro, N.C.  It is supposed that Berg was 
connected with the circus and afterward secured work at Gilmerton, where it is 
said, he had been engaged for about a month.
The body was interred yesterday afternoon by the health authorities.  Secretary 
Pannill, of the health board, said yesterday that he will send notice of the 
death of Berg to the address in Hoboken, as well as to that in Norway. 





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