Major Walker Takes His
Life at Sea

NEW YORK, April 20 - Maj. Stoughton Walker, whose father, Gen. Francis Walker, was president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, leaped last Sunday evening from the rail of the Mauretania, which arrived here yesterday morning.

Maj. Walker was in the dry goods business in St. Joseph, Mo., having married Miss Jessie Brittan, daughter of John S. Brittan, millionaire head of  the J.S.Brittan dry goods company of that city. Mr. Walker was secretary of that corporation.

A second class cabin passenger, John Boice, saw the merchant make his way through the third-class quarters, climb upon the rail and leap out Boice immediately gave the alarm and the buoy was hurled after the man.

Speeding at about 25 knots an hour, the Mauretania had gone a mile before she could be stopped. A boat was lowered and for two hours search was made without result.

 Maj. Walker had sailed on the Mauretania from New York three weeks ago. For many years he was an officer in the National guard of Missouri. He had been in bad health recently.

 His relatives in St. Joseph were informed late last evening that the major had been lost at sea. They were not told that he had killed himself.

 Besides his wife, Maj. Walker leaves one child and a brother, Francis Walker. A son of ten years died last spring. The major was 46 years old.