Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Cochran, A M  August 20, 1898
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Alexandria Gazette, August 22, 1898
Alexandria Gazette, August 22, 1898, Image 1

Man and Boy Drowned-There was a double drowning at Willoughby Spit, near 
Fortress Monroe, Saturday afternoon, the victims being Mr. Cochran, of 
Richmond and his 14 year-old son. Mr. Cochran, who was a carpenter, was 
engaged in building a cottage of Willoughby Beach, near Fifth Street 
Station, for Dr. Daniel, a prominent physician of Richmond. About 2 o’clock 
Saturday afternoon Doctor and Mrs. Daniel, Mr. Cochran and his son, got into 
a rowboat and started a trip on the bay. After being out quite a while, on 
account of rough water they returned, landing at the long pier of the 
Willoughby Beach Company. Doctor and Mrs. Daniel landed on the pier leaving 
Mr. Cochran and his son in the boat. While the father was making the boat 
fast the son slipped over the side into the water, holding on to the edge of 
the boat. Presently he lost his hold and when Mr. Cochran looked for the lad 
he was some distance away from the boat, struggling to keep afloat. A 
colored man on the pier seeing the lad’s peril, jumped in to save him. So 
did his father. When Mr. Cochran reached his son’s side the boy grasped him 
about the neck and the two disappeared below the surface of the water. The 
lad was seen to reappear once more. Mr. Cochran never reappeared on the 
surface. As soon as possible a searching party went out, and after hard work 
secured the boy’s body. Mr. Cochran’s body has not yet been recovered.
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Staunton Spectator and Vindicator, August 25, 1898, Image 2

The body of Mr. Cochran, of Richmond, who was drowned at Willoughby Spit 
Saturday, was recovered.


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