Rochester Sentinel - Wednesday, April 1, 1903
Bruce LOCKRIDGE, a student at the Indiana University, and a son of Mr. & Mrs. Webster LOCKRIDGE, of near Roann, was accidently killed by receiving a blow on the temple from a hammer thrown by his companion and friend, J. H. HORNE, while coaching the Louisville High school team in athletics at the latter place last Saturday.
The details of the sudden termination of the life of Bruce LOCKRIDGE show that his death was due to an accident. He was employed as coach for the male high school track team at Louisville, and it was while he was talking to a group of students that J. H. Horne, coach of Indiana University, took up a twelve pound hammer and whirling it around his head sent it flying through the air toward Lockridge. It was thrown with more force than Horne intended and before he could warn Lockridge the latter was struck in the forehead. He was taken to a hospital where he died an hour later. Horne was almost crazed with grief over the accident, and tried to commit suicide. Deceased was a brother of Ross LOCKRIDGE, of Peru, and was well known to many in this county as a bright, gentlemanly young man, and was recognized in college circles as a scholar of rare attainments, and one of the best athletes in the country. He was to have coached the Louisville High school team for their big spring meet on May 30, and was recommended for this position by coach Horne, who was later asked by the deceased to come down and assist him a few days.
Funeral was Monday morning at the family residence near Roann; Dr. [William Lowe] BRYAN, president of Indiana University, assisted by the members of the faculty of that institution.
Bruce LOCKRIDGE, a student at the Indiana University, and a son of Mr. & Mrs. Webster LOCKRIDGE, of near Roann, was accidently killed by receiving a blow on the temple from a hammer thrown by his companion and friend, J. H. HORNE, while coaching the Louisville High school team in athletics at the latter place last Saturday.
The details of the sudden termination of the life of Bruce LOCKRIDGE show that his death was due to an accident. He was employed as coach for the male high school track team at Louisville, and it was while he was talking to a group of students that J. H. Horne, coach of Indiana University, took up a twelve pound hammer and whirling it around his head sent it flying through the air toward Lockridge. It was thrown with more force than Horne intended and before he could warn Lockridge the latter was struck in the forehead. He was taken to a hospital where he died an hour later. Horne was almost crazed with grief over the accident, and tried to commit suicide. Deceased was a brother of Ross LOCKRIDGE, of Peru, and was well known to many in this county as a bright, gentlemanly young man, and was recognized in college circles as a scholar of rare attainments, and one of the best athletes in the country. He was to have coached the Louisville High school team for their big spring meet on May 30, and was recommended for this position by coach Horne, who was later asked by the deceased to come down and assist him a few days.
Funeral was Monday morning at the family residence near Roann; Dr. [William Lowe] BRYAN, president of Indiana University, assisted by the members of the faculty of that institution.
Rochester Sentinel - Wednesday, April 1, 1903
Bruce LOCKRIDGE, a student at the Indiana University, and a son of Mr. & Mrs. Webster LOCKRIDGE, of near Roann, was accidently killed by receiving a blow on the temple from a hammer thrown by his companion and friend, J. H. HORNE, while coaching the Louisville High school team in athletics at the latter place last Saturday.
The details of the sudden termination of the life of Bruce LOCKRIDGE show that his death was due to an accident. He was employed as coach for the male high school track team at Louisville, and it was while he was talking to a group of students that J. H. Horne, coach of Indiana University, took up a twelve pound hammer and whirling it around his head sent it flying through the air toward Lockridge. It was thrown with more force than Horne intended and before he could warn Lockridge the latter was struck in the forehead. He was taken to a hospital where he died an hour later. Horne was almost crazed with grief over the accident, and tried to commit suicide. Deceased was a brother of Ross LOCKRIDGE, of Peru, and was well known to many in this county as a bright, gentlemanly young man, and was recognized in college circles as a scholar of rare attainments, and one of the best athletes in the country. He was to have coached the Louisville High school team for their big spring meet on May 30, and was recommended for this position by coach Horne, who was later asked by the deceased to come down and assist him a few days.
Funeral was Monday morning at the family residence near Roann; Dr. [William Lowe] BRYAN, president of Indiana University, assisted by the members of the faculty of that institution.
Bruce LOCKRIDGE, a student at the Indiana University, and a son of Mr. & Mrs. Webster LOCKRIDGE, of near Roann, was accidently killed by receiving a blow on the temple from a hammer thrown by his companion and friend, J. H. HORNE, while coaching the Louisville High school team in athletics at the latter place last Saturday.
The details of the sudden termination of the life of Bruce LOCKRIDGE show that his death was due to an accident. He was employed as coach for the male high school track team at Louisville, and it was while he was talking to a group of students that J. H. Horne, coach of Indiana University, took up a twelve pound hammer and whirling it around his head sent it flying through the air toward Lockridge. It was thrown with more force than Horne intended and before he could warn Lockridge the latter was struck in the forehead. He was taken to a hospital where he died an hour later. Horne was almost crazed with grief over the accident, and tried to commit suicide. Deceased was a brother of Ross LOCKRIDGE, of Peru, and was well known to many in this county as a bright, gentlemanly young man, and was recognized in college circles as a scholar of rare attainments, and one of the best athletes in the country. He was to have coached the Louisville High school team for their big spring meet on May 30, and was recommended for this position by coach Horne, who was later asked by the deceased to come down and assist him a few days.
Funeral was Monday morning at the family residence near Roann; Dr. [William Lowe] BRYAN, president of Indiana University, assisted by the members of the faculty of that institution.
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