Titanic Gantry Designer Dies
Cork Examiner
Sir William Arrol and two disasters
"The famous millionaire bridge contractor who has just died. Designed the Tower, Tay and Forth bridges."
DEATH OF SIR WM. ARROL
Ayr, Thursday. (February 6, 1913)
The Press Association telegraphs: - Sir Wm. Arrol the eminent engineer and principal partners in the firm of Sir Wm. Arrol and Co. Ltd, of Dalmarnock Ironworks, Glasgow, died at Ayr to-day. The deceased, who was seventy-four, was contractor for the reconstruciton of Tay Bridge and for the Forth Bridge. He was formerly MP for Ayrshire South.
(Cork Examiner, February 8, 1913)
* Arrol designed the Arrol gantry which housed both the Olympic and Titanic during construction on the Queen's Island. His involvement with the reconstruction of the Tay bridge shows that he was involved in the aftermath of one great disaster and at the formative stages of what would prove to be another.
Related Biographies:
Sir William Arrol
Related Themes and Keywords
Arrol Gantry Gantry Harland And Wolff
Acknowledgements
Cork Examiner - Senan Molony
Contributor
Senan Molony
Options
Printer Friendly Version
Print a version of this article with no formatting, site navigation or advertising.
Link to this page
Please link to this page using the following URL
http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-gantry-designer-dies.html
Or copy the link text below
Cite this page
If you need to cite this article as a reference please copy the following and adapt as necessary for your referencing system:
(
1913 ) Titanic Gantry Designer Dies
Cork Examiner (ref: #3189, accessed 21st November 2009 09:15:30 PM)
URL : http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-gantry-designer-dies.html
