BURIAL AT SEA
CHIEF ENGINEER OF SURREY (Special to Daily Times.) AUCKLAND, June 14. Wrapped in the Red Ensign, the body of Mr George Blakelock, chief engineer of the Federal steamer Surrey, was buried at sea on Sunday morning. Mr Blakelock, who was 55 years of age, had been in indifferent health for some time, and after the Surrey had passed through the Panama canal on her present voyage his condition began to give grave concern. In the middle ot last week he became suddenly worse, and was confined to his bunk. It was thought that if Mr Blakelock could be kept alive until Auckland was reached hie life might be saved, but the Surrey was already steaming at full speed. In the absence of a medical man on board the Surrey, the New Zealand Shipping Company’s Rotorua, which is due at Wellington from London to-morrow, was communicated with by wireless and medical advice was obtained from Her doctor. As Mr Blakelock was suffering from heart trouble, however, little could be done for him, and he died on Saturday. The captain and chief steward were in his cabin at the time of his dt Mr Blakelock had been on the Surrey since she left the stocks at Newcastle-ou-Tyue in 1919, and was well known at New Zealand and Australian ports;. He joined the ship as second engineer and served for a time as chief refrigerating engineer before his promotion to chiet engineer 12 years ago. He was unmarried, and his home was at Sunderland.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 21980, 15 June 1933, Page 13
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