The New York herald., 1874-08-19
OBITUARY.
Sir william Fafrbairn.

The cable brings the announcement OF nesdeath
OF the distinguished civil engineer William Fair
BARN, who yesterday ended an industrious life at
the age OF eighty-fve years. The nome OF Fair
BARN is one Intimately connected with the indus
trial progress OF England. The subject OF this
sketch was born at Kelso, on the Tweed,
February 10, 1889. and grew up as me-
cbsnlo in the vicinity OF Newcastle-upon-
Tyne. He learned engineering at ihe
Percy Main Coiiery, Newcastle, where ne
served seven years. In 1917 he began business In
Manchester as maker of machinery, and the
lame which his establishment soon acquired placed
him at the mead OF his trade in Northern England.
He introduced many improvements IN machinery
employed for various purposes, which nave oeen
universally adopted. HIS attention having been
drawn to the advantage OF iron as a material ior
building ships, in 1886 he built and successfully
OF the very drst OF its class built in England Dur
ing ms AFTER lie Mr. faiIpairn constructed many
large vessels OF tue same material at his shops In
MlIwail He was one OF the very first TO plan ana
construct buildings oil iron. In lacr ms thoughts
III every direction seem 10 have taken form IN IRON
beams, braces and plates. Apparently from MS
infancy pr0tegG Of the God OF Iron, he was the
man at once selected to assist stephenson In the
construction OF the great tubular iron bridge over
the Menai strait, for the Chester and Hoyhead
Railway. lie was chiefly instrumental in the In
PRODUCTION into general use OF wrought IRON plate
grders in building operations, as well as In rail-
way engineering. He read very exhaustive series
opapers before the Royal Society OF Engineers Tor
which he received the royal medal. He was one
OF the earliest members OF the British Association
ior the Advancement OF Science. He published
poses;' Qs5sl "Useiu. information for Engneers;r
Qs63) '1ron: Its History and sManrlacture;"
work ON "iron Snip Building" He was a Fellow
OF the ROYAL Society, corresponding member OF
the National Institute OF France and OF the Royal
Academy OF Turin, Chevaher OF the Legion Of
honor, and has been president OF the British AssO
cation Ior the Advancement OF Science. He was
made Baronet IN October, 1869.
Major General Sir III. TOmbs, X. G. b.
The latest advices by mail from England bring
the announcement OF the death Of Major General
TOmbs K. c. B., one of the prominent heroes Of
Delhi Harry Tombs," as he was universally
known throughout the entire army till the day of
his DEATH was the son of East Indian onlcer,
who was descended oil family dating back to the
fifteenth century. He was born in 1924 At the
age OF eighteen, in 1912, after some preliminary
training at Sandhurst, he was sent to JOIN the Bom-
bay artillery. Those were fighting DAYS In India.
In quick succession to the Gwalior expedition
came the operations which have rendered the
names OF MoOdkee, Ferozesnah, Budlwal and Ali
wal memorable, and al all these actions Tombs
de-camp TO Sir Ii. Smith. Years later he was seen
in command at Delhi. His guns foremost in
which led to important results. He led the force
which captured the Fed Gate and he commanded
the Horse All tery at the final assault the 17th
or July. Although he was wounded three times
during the actions OF the siege he was never alb
sent rom duty. me moment Deihi 1eli TOOmbB
was of on the trail of the rebels and was soon
engaged in the operations OF the Dude campaign.
He was at once heard of at Lucknow and Rohli-
cund He was made Lieutenant Colonel in Janu-
ary, 1885, and Colonel IN the following July, and
was named Commander OF the Bath and received
the Victoria Cross. He figured as commander
during the mutiny Of 1873. He next conducted
the expedition to Bhootan. and there won the
X. c. b. He was made a Major General IN 1867.
After years OF active work in India he had to re-
sign the Dude division last year in consequence Of
the appearance OF symptoms OF the malady from
which he died. He ended mis- days at his home In
GlOuCestershtre