Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Bland, Ellen October 2, 1893
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Virginian-Pilot, October 3, 1893
A WOMAN SUICIDES, she jumps into the Ferry Dock.
Yesterday evening about dark persons at work near the ferry dock saw a white 
woman sitting upon the steps which lead down to the landing of the steam 
launches from the navy yard. She was approached by one of the men who asked if 
she was sick. Receiving an affirmative answer, he said he would go and find an 
officer to carry her home. He found the officer and returned in a few minutes, 
but the woman had disappeared. An alarm was given, a search made and her 
lifeless body was soon discovered floating in the dock.
She had been in the water about twenty-five minutes and life was extinct. The 
Coroner was notified and inquest held. The body was taken to the station where 
she was identified as Mrs. Ellen Bland, a widow, without children, 50 years of 
age, a resident of High Street.
From the police station the body was carried to Smith's undertaking 
establishment on Bank Street and later to the residence of Mr. Thomas Dixon. 
Mrs. Bland was frequently very despondent and during such periods her mind was 
seriously affected. She has a brother who resides in Norfolk County.

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Buried in Elmwood Cemetery

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