In 1898, he was commissioned by the British East Africa Company to oversee the construction of a railway bridge over the Tsavo river in present-day Kenya and arrived at the site in March of that year.
He was commissioned by the British East Africa Company. This was in 1898. This was to oversee the construction of a railway bridge over the Tsavo river in present-day Kenya. He was arrived at the site in March of that year. This was in 1898.