Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-30
FELL Overheard at Shipyard
| Two Weeks Age.
RESCUED BY ASHTON WRAY
Unconscious When Taken from Water
and Was Revived Win oifsculty-
Leaves Fiiteen-Year- Old Son With
out Living Relative in This Country.


calker, who fell overheard at the ship
yard two weeks ago, ard who was
rescued from drowning by the heroic
efforts OF Ashton Wray, young elec-
trician, died about o'clock Sunday
morning at his home, 22S Thirty
seventh street, from an abscess On the
lungs He had been confined to his
bed under the care OF a physician
ever since the accident
Mr.. Lockhart was a native OF Scot
land and was As years old. He is
survived by one son, Robert Lock
hart. fifteen-years-old who came here
yesterday morning from Brooklyn. N.
Y, where he is working. TO attend
the funeral. The little boy is without
a living relative in the United states.
his mother having died about i've
years ago AS yet he has made no
plans for the future. but IL is possible
that he will remain in this country.
Masons to Conduct Funeral.
The funeral will take place at 3
o'clock this afternoon from Caffee's
undertaking establishment. the ser
vices being conducted by Rev. f. 7.
Wexford. pastor Of the First Presby-
terrain church. Interment will be
made in Greenlawn. Mr.. Lockhart was
a Mason and the local Masons will
conduct the funeral according to the
beautiful and solemn rites Of the or
der.
Al the time of the accident two
weeks ago. Mr.. Lockhart was at work
on the side Of a vessel at the shipyard
and in some way he lost his balance
and plunged into the icy waters OF
the river. He apparently was unable
to swim and his efforts to keep atioat
were pitiful. workmen who were
nearby hurried to the side Of the ship
where the man fell and Ashton Wray
Ieaped overheard TO save the sffus,
cling workman. He quickly swan IL
the man. but was unable to swim back
10 the pier with his burden.
Threw Rope Overheard.
Another workman cast q rope over
hoard TO the young electrician, but ID
his hurry and excitement he threw
beth ends cf the line into the water
and when Mr.. Wray caught hold Oh
the rope to draw himself and the
drowning man to the pier, the entire
rope fell into the water.
By this time, Lockhart had lcst
consciousness and Mr.. Wray was
thoroughly chilled by the cold water
and was fast losing his strength in
the battle to keep himself and Inc
unconscious workman afioat. Finally
another workman plunged overheard.
swan out to one end of the floating
rope. carried it back TO the pier and
then assisted in hauling the two men
from the river to the deck of the DECK
Revived With Difficulty.
When Lockhart was finally landed
on the pier he appeared to be dead,
but the men set to work to revive
him while hurry call was sent 10
for a physician. DT. William r. Ay-
lett responded and when he reached
the scene. he found that the work
men had succeeded in half reviying
the patient and he completed the
work. Lockhart regainihg conscious
ness a half hour after the physician
arrived. a..
Suffering intensely from his long
STAY in the ccld water, Mr.. Lockhart
was moved to the st. Francis hospitai
for treatment. Later he was as
charged from the hospital and WAS
rrnvs5 to his home. II was believed
then that he was on the read to re-
covery. but his condition changed for
the worse several days later, an AZ
cess forming on the lungs