OBITUARY.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 994, 20 March 1891, Page 19

OBITUARY.

By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. DEATH OF PRINCE NAPOLEON. (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) 7’“-* London, March 17. Obituary—Sir J. Bazalgette, C. 8., Engineer to the Metropolitan Board of Works. [Sir Joseph William Bazalgette, C. 8., was the son of the late Captain J. W. Bazalgette, R.N., and was born at Enfield Middlesex, in 1819. He was articled in early life to Sir John McNiel, C.E., and in 1848 began practicing on his own account as an engineer in Westminster, and he soon made a name for himself by his activity. When placed at the head ©f a large staff of engineers who, at the time of the railway mania, were employed designing and laying off schemes for railways. In IS4S, after recovery from a serious illness brought on by over-work, he became assistant engineer under the Metropolitan Commission of Sewers, and on the death of the chief engineer in 1552 was selected to succeed to his post. His report of the failures of the new system of drainage in certain provincial towns led to the resignation of the Commissioners, and the appointment of a new Commission by Lord Palmerston. While in this' position he was instructed to devise a scheme for the drainage of London, and he prepared the estimates and designs, which were executed besween 1858 and 1805. This is recognised as Bizilgette'sgreatest work, being the most perfect, the most coapprehensive, and at the same time the most d fficult work of its class that has over been executed, and stands highest in the opinion of professional engineers. Between 1863 arid 1574 the Victoria, the Albert and the Chelsea Embankments were designed and executed by him, and

his latest works were the new granite bridge over the Thames at Putney, a steel suspension bridge at Hammersmith and an iron bridge at Battersea. He was created a Companion of the Bath in 1871 and Knighted in 1874.] Rome, March 18. Prince Napoleon, who lias been in indifferent health for some time past, died to-day. [Prince Napoleon Joseph Charles Paul Bonaparte, cousin to the Emperor Napoleon 111., and second son of Jerome Bonaparte, has been a conspicuous figure in France during the last half century. An account of the chief incidents in his career was given in our columns when the news of his illness came to hand a short time ago. On the fall of the Empire he resided for some time in England, and on the death of the Emperor claimed to be the chief representative of his p ..rty in opposition to the adherents of the Empress Eugenia and the Prince Imperial. He was included in the Expulsion Law of 18S6, and left France on its promulgation.]