Friday, May 16, 2008

Doddridge's Body Washed Ashore

New York, 1895

The body of A. Doddridge, son of the captain of the coal barge Seth Low, which was wrecked on the outer bar off Short Beach on January 14, was washed on the beach opposite Amityville Friday.

The body of Joseph Johnson, the other victim of the wreck, has not been recovered.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, Feb. 1, 1895, p. 1.

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