Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Walker, George Albert February 13, 1911
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Virginian Pilot February 14, 1911

                          BOY'S LIFE CRUSHED OUT BY ELEVATOR
              Albert Walker Meets Awful Death While at Work In Foundry

Caught between the elevator and the hoists of the ceiling at the foundry plant 
of S. R. White Sons, No. 398 Water Street, where he was employed, Albert Walker, 
about fifteen years of age, residing at No. 324 Edwards Street, Portsmouth, was 
crushed to death yesterday afternoon about 5:30 o'clock. Death is supposed to 
have been instantaneous. The body of the unfortunate lad was badly mangled.
There were no eye-witnesses, it seems to the accident. Young Walker has been 
employed on a drill press in the machine room since last January.  It seems that 
yesterday afternoon late he was carrying a wheelbarrow of coal up on the 
elevator and while stooping over struck his head. The blow knocked him down, 
rendering the lad unconscious. The elevator, operated by steam, kept moving 
upwards and Walker was caught by the joists in the building.
A fellow employe, a carpenter by the name of Mr. Frank, first discovered the boy 
and a few minutes later the body was extricated. It is believed that Walker 
never knew what struck him. His neck may have been broken.
Medical aid was immediately summoned but nothing could be done for the boy. 
Patrolman Watson made an investigation. The body was removed to Smith's 
undertaking establishment to be prepared for burial.
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The funeral of George A. Walker, son of Mr. and Mrs. M.L. Walker, was held from 
the residence of his aunt, Mrs. W.T. Traylor, 506 Sixteenth Street at 11 o'clock 
a.m. yesterday and was numerously attended. The service was conducted by Rev. 
James M. Owens, of St. Paul's Episcopal Church. There was a lovely display of 
floral tributes. The interment was in Elmwood Cemetery.
Following were the pallbearers: Willie Crocker, Ralph Fisher, Geo. Crocker, 
Willie Davidson and Dixon Hastings.

Virginian Pilot February 16 ,1911

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