OBITUARY.
MR WILLIAM SIGNAL,
Per Press Association. FOXTON, Dec. 6. The death took place at his residence last evening as the result of a heart seizure of Mr William Signal, aged 66 years. Deceased was a marine engineer and was one of the best known men in tho coastal shipping in the Dominion. For many years he was part owner of the Queen of the South. On behalf of Messrs Levin and Co. he went to Scotland and supervised the construction it the coastal steamers Himitangi and Aivahou. He leaves a widow, two sons and two daughters.
The ringing of a telephone was probably the means of saving tho life of Mr W. Signal, of Foxton, last Monday morning. Since Captain Larsen left Foxton on his annual leave last week, Mr Signal had been acting as pilot. About 3 a.m. on Monday of last week ho went down to the pilot station at the Foxton beach to let the s.s. Kennedy out. Captain Stewart, of the Kennedy, got into telephone communication with Mr Signal shortly after 3 a.m., when he informed Captain Stewart that it was too dark to let the vessel out and to ring again in 20 minutes’ time. After he had hung up the receiver Mr Signal went outside and shut the door of the pilot station, but collapsed with a heart attack on the steps. He managed to struggle the steps and get into the pilot station again, where he knocked his head and fell unconscious. After about 20 minutes Captain Stewart again communicated with the pilot station, and the ringing of the telephone bell brought Mr Signal partly to a realisation of liis predicament. With a great effort he managed to unhook the receiver, but again collapsed. Shortly afterwards he again became conscious and managed to crawl outside the station. Meanwhile Captain Stewart could hear nothing but groans through the telephone, but he lost no time in communicating with a doctor and together they set out for tho beach, where they found Mr Signal unconscious on the side of the pilot station hill. He was immediately removed to his home and treated for heart seizure.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVII, Issue 7, 6 December 1926, Page 6
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360OBITUARY. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVII, Issue 7, 6 December 1926, Page 6
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