1856

June 14, 1856. ​Rockland County Journal (Nyack, N. Y.), 
Coroners Inquest at Haverstraw. — Samson Marks, Esq. Coroner of this town, held an inquest at Grassy Point, near the brick yard of Benjamin Washburn, on the 3d inst.  It appeared by the testimony taken at that time, to be the body of George Tuttle, a native of Westchester County, Town of Cortland, aged 22 years.  Deceased was a deck hand on board the sloop "William Roe"; he received a blow from the jib sheets, which threw him overboard; it being at night, and before any assistance could be rendered, he disappeared.  The Jury rendered a verdict in accordance