DEATH OF MR WILLIAM ERRINGTON.

Auckland Star, Volume XXV, Issue 300, 17 December 1894, Page 3

DEATH OF MR WILLIAM ERRINGTON.

Mb VVm. Erktngton, C.E., an old Australasian oolonieb and formerly a wellknown resident of Auckland, died yesterday morning, ab the age of 62 years, at the residence of his son-in-law, the Hon. Wm. McCullougb, M. L.C., Hepburn -street. The funeral took place this afternoon at the Waikomiti Cemetery. Mr Errington, who was born in South Shields, Durham, England, served his time as an engineer at Richardson and Co.'B, a branch of the firm of Geo. Stephenson ana Co., with which firm Mr Jobson, Inspector of Machinery in Auckland, also served bis time. In the year 1854 Mr Errington came to Australia, and was associated in the " sixties " with a large iron foundry in Ballarat which firm under Mr Errington's i superintendence built one of the firsb locomotives in Australia—the Lady Barkly — and erected the principal mining plants on the Ballarab goldfield. Over 20 years ago Mr Errington supplied the plans and machinery from Ballarab for the Big Pump at the Thames, and, after carrying out its erection, he was for some years manager of the Pump. Subsequently, he prepared the plans for the Auckland Graving Dock, and superintended its construction, and he afterwards carried out the Auckland city water supply works, the" reservoir and pumps being constructed from his desien. He next supplied the plans tor the Calliope Dock, and supervised the construction of that important work. Soma six years ago, Mr Errington wenb to Victoria, and interested himeelf in various patentß. Lately he had been in very indifferent health, and recently he had a bad attack of bronchitis. He lately came across to New Zealand, and after visiting his only eon in Wellington,1 he came on to Auckland tc visit his daughter and son-in law, Mr and Mrs McCullough. He reached Auckland about a week ago; and at once took to his bed. He was attended by Dr. King, bub he succumbed to his ailment, dropsy, early yesterday morning. The deceased leaves one son and three daughters, the daughters being Mrs McCullough. Mrs O'Callaghnn (wife of the Rev. Dr. O'Callaghan, of tha Thames), and Mrs Douslin, of Blenheim. Mr Errington was an old Freemason, and leaves a large number of friends in Auckland.