OBITUARY.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIV, Issue 92, 20 April 1893, Page 6

OBITUARY.

A young man named J. B. Tringham, well known in athletic circles, died on April 15, after a brief illness, of typhoid.

Mr J. Keast, surveyor, who recently arrivod at Hamilton from the King Country, died on April 17th ab tho Waikato Hospital of paralysis.

Mr Owen Griffiths died suddenly ab Paeroa on Saturday, April Bth,from hear" disease. Ho wa<? a former resident of the Thames, and well known in Auckland.

Our obituary column contains the notice of the death of another old colonist, Mr John Foley at the age of 79. Mr Foley arrived in Auckland in the ship Frenchman 31 years ago, and as a bookbinder had much to do with tho early biblio'ogical work of this ciby.

Mrs Lane, wife of Captain W. S. Lane, tho master of the missing schooner Maile, of Auckland, died at her residence in Ponsonby on tho morning of April llfch, afcer being-confined of twins. Sho had been worry ing a great deal overthe supposed sad fate of her husband, who is believed to have been losb with all hands in the Maile. Mrs Lane was a woman of about 38 years of age. She leaves a family of several childien, who are by tliis sad bereavement left without father or mother. Another unfortunate feature of the Mailo's disappearance is that she had on board Mrs Lano's sister-in-law and brother, the brother (Mr Laird) being first mate of the schooner. Mrs Laneleavosayoung family of eight children, tho eldest of whom is only sixteen years of a*;e. Tho bereavement is rendered more unfortunate by the uncertainty attending the fate of Captain Lane. Mrs Lane was a sister of Captain John H. Skinner, of the schooner Awanui, and was also sister-in-law of Captain S. B. Savory, of the ship Leading Wind.

The demise of Mr .John McNicol, of the Waikato, which took place in tho Hamilton Hospital on April 9th, caused a widespread feeling of regret. His death waa directly due to a severe wetting which he sustained by falling into the river, after which he unwisely conducted a heavy sheep and cattle salo without changing his clothes. A severe cold supervened, which settled on his chest, but undor medical treatment he was apparently in a fair way of recovery, when a relapse sot in, ending in pneumonia. The deceased was one of the largest sheep breeders in the district, bhe chief supplier of the Auckland market and an extensive exporter. He was also a breeder of heavy draught and farming horses, among which was the celebrate,] Clydesdale horse General Fleming, which, in Waikato and at tho South Franhlin Agricultural Show (in which Mr J. Phillips' stallion Salisbury's Pride was exhibited) took first prize. Mr McNicol was a good all-round sporb, and the South Auckland Pacing Club owes in a greab measure ibs existence to his efforts. Undor bhe turf name of "Mr Malcolm " ho owned and raced several wellknown horses, conspicuous among them being Lottie, the maro which distinguished herself so well at the Autumn Meoting of A.R.C. last week. Ho was President ofthe Waikato Rugby Union, and actively interested in the promotion of all manly sports. In public affairs ho ever took a keen interest, whilst his kindness to tha poor and alllicted was proverbial. Mr McNicol leaves a wife and a family of rive or six children, the two youngest — twins—being oniy two years old. The deceased was at the time of his death only thirty-six years of age, and was the son of Mr Duncan McNicol, of Clevedon, Wairoa South. There is a movement in progress in the Waikato, which is being cordially taken up by the friends of tho late Mr J. McNicol both thero and in Auckland, to collect a sum of money sufficient to erect a monument of somo sorb to perpetuate tho memory of one sc universally respected and regretted. It is considered thab the initiation of the project should be lefb to bhe Waikato settlers, amongst whom Mr McNicol worked co actively, and was so favourably known for many years. Several proposals have been made as to tho lorm which the memorial should take, and it is generally recognised thab it need not necessarily be a monument in the ordinary sense of the word, but the object aimod at, that is the perpetuating of Mr McNicol's memory, mighb be achieved in several waysbeneficial Lo the farming community, such as the endowment of an agricultural scholarship, or the founding of a valuable Challenge Cup in connection with tho exhibition of livestock, or an addition to the Waikato Hospital. It is honed the project will take definite form iv a few clays ab Hamilton, whon Auckland sympathisers will, no doubt, heartily cooperate in tho matter.