Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Haskett, Thomas Warren December 24, 1912
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Virginian Pilot and The Norfolk Landmark December 25, 1912

              NO ONE HEARD MAN'S CRIES FOR HELP, HE DROWNS

Thomas Warren Haskett, 116 Seaboard Avenue, South Norfolk, was drowned, 
yesterday morning between 1 and 2 o'clock at the plant of the F.S. Royster 
Guano Company, Southern branch of the Elizabeth River.
He was tying up barges to the company's wharf when he lost his footing and 
fell overboard.  His cries for assistance were not heard, there being no one 
to hear and on becoming exhausted sank to the bottom of the river.
Notwithstanding, the company for which he had worked several years in the 
capacity as watchman and was regarded as one of their most trusted 
employees, has exhausted every means to recover the body, they had not met 
with success at a late hour last night.
Mr. Haskett was 60 years old and is survived by a widow and several 
children, among them Mrs. Rice of Charleston, S.C.  Mr. Haskett had been 
employed at the plant 15 years and was also one of the best known residents 
of South Norfolk.
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                   BODY OF HASKETT COMES TO SURFACE

      Watchman At Royster Guano Company's Plant Drowned Dec. 24

The body of Thomas Warren Haskett, drowned December 24 in the Southern 
branch of the Elizabeth river near the Royster Guano Company's plant, where 
he had been employed nearly seventeen years as watchman, was found yesterday 
afternoon at 1 o'clock by the day watchman, Charles Todd.
The body floated up within a few feet from where it went down when he fell 
from the barge which he was trying to tie to the dock during the early 
morning when there was considerable ice and wind on the river.
As soon as the find was made known, the superintendent of the plant, J.C. 
Wilkerson, and his assistant went to the scene and had the body turned over 
to J.R. Williams, funeral director, for preparation for burial..
The river was repeatedly dredged by representatives of the Royster company, 
but the body could not be found.
Besides his wife, who was Miss Narsis N. White of North Carolina, he is 
survived by five children.  They are Mrs. A.E. Rice, Charleston, S.C., W.T. 
Haskett, Axle, Leroy and Bert Haskett.  He was 55 years old.
A jury sworn in by Magistrate J.L. Warden, South Norfolk, viewed the body.  
A verdict will be rendered today.
Funeral services will take place in the parlors of J.R. Williams, 
undertaker, 208 Chestnut Street, this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock and will be 
conducted by Rev. C.E. Pleasants, pastor of the Liberty Street M.E. Church, 
South Norfolk  Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery.
Mr. Haskett was a member of Oakdale Council, No. 70, I.O.O.F. and Thomas 
Jefferson Council, No. 16, Order of Fraternal Americans. 

Virginian Pilot and The Norfolk Landmark  January 20, 1913

Additional Comments:
According to tombstone age was 54 years

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