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The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., September 2, 1926, page 4

COOKS BOY VICTIM OF COLUMBIA RIVER

Funeral services were held at Bingen, Wn., Sunday for Cortland Clyde, 7, son of Mr. and Mrs. G.W. Chapman, of Cooks, Wn. The child was drowned Saturday night when he fell from a boat on the Columbia river. Interment followed at Glenwood.
Mr. Chapman, accompanied by his son, was returning by boat from milking cows kept on an island for summer pasture. The boy fell overboard, and his father almost lost his life in an effort to save him. The boy wrapped his arms around the man's neck and both went down several times. The father finally broke the hold, but lost his grip on his son. He barely had strength to reach the shore only a few feet away and call to neighbors for help. The body was recovered after 30 minutes, and for two hours vain work at resuscitation was kept up.
C.C. Anderson directed the funeral.

The Hood River News, Hood River, OR., September 3, 1926, page 6

BOY IS DROWNED IN COLUMBIA

Falling from a boat last Friday evening, Cortland Clyde, the seven year old son of Mr. and Mrs. G.W. Chapman, of Cooks, Wash., was drowned. Together with his father, the boy was returning from an island on which the cows were pastured. Mr. Chapman tried to save the boy and nearly lost his own life in the attempt.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., September 9, 1926, page 3
"White Salmon"

Funeral services for Courtland Clyde Chapman, aged 7, son of Mr. and Mrs. C.W. Chapman, of Cooks, who was drowned near that place August 27, were held at Bingen Sunday, with interment in the Camas Prairie cemetery. The family formerly resided in Bingen and White Salmon.

The Skamania County Pioneer, Stevenson, WA., September 3, 1926, page __

BOY DROWNS IN WHITE SALMON

Buster Chapman, the seven year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Cotie Chapman, was drowned in the Little White Salmon River last Friday evening about eight o'clock. Accompanying his father the two were returning on a scow from a trip across the river where they had been looking after stock they were pasturing on the other side.
The little boy was on the stern of the scow and evidently lost his balance and fell overboard into the icy waters. His father discovered it almost at once and within half an hour had the body on shore and Dr. Barber of Stevenson and soon there, but the cold water and the shock were too much for the little fellow as the physician was unable to revive him.
The funeral services were held from the Chapman home in Glenwood and interment made in the Glenwood cemetery.
The lad was an unusually bright little fellow and was loved by all who knew him, and his circle of friends both at Cooks and at Glenwood was large. The sympathy of all is extended to the bereaved parents.