Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Irwin, Matthew September 8, 1883
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Virginian-Pilot  September 9, 1883
Drowned While Bathing

Yesterday afternoon about 6:15 o’clock as Matty Irwin, son of our well-known 
townsman, Mr. Con Irwin, a little boy about 6 years old, was bathing with a number 
of other little boys, he went out beyond his depth and was drowned. The accident 
occurred near the Hospital lighthouse. The other boys, when they saw his danger, 
went to his rescue, but were unable to reach him before he sank for the last time. 
We suppose that he could not swim at all, as he was not far from the shore when he 
went under. Search was made for the child’s body, but it had not been found up to 
a late hour last evening. Matty was a bright boy, and a great favorite with his 
companions. The entire community sympathizes with the bereaved parents and 
brothers and sisters in their sudden and great sorrow.


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