shipbuilders, he left the Navy and studied at what is now known as London 

 University. 



After completing his course of naval architecture and engineering under 

 the tutelage of John Penn and Sons, at the age of twenty-one years he became 

 draughtsman for the Earles Shipbuilding Company, and later joined Hands- 

 lay Sons & Field of London, who at that time had a ten-year contract to 

 design ships for Italy and Spain. 



After finishing with the Handslay firm, he came to the United States, 

 where he met Charles Cramp at Philadelphia. Mr. Cramp was attracted to 

 the young English shipbuilder and offered him a position, with his organiza- 

 tion, which was then doing a great deal of work for the Government. 



During the four years that Mr. Newman was with Cramp's yard, many 

 battleships were built there and also the St. Louis and St. Paul. 



Leaving Philadelphia, Mr. Newman went to Cleveland, Ohio, with the 

 Globe Iron Works. During his management amalgamation of the ten 

 largest lakes shipyards was consummated, known as the American Ship- 

 building Company . 



Later Mr. Newman joined the late H. G. Morse in building the New 

 York Shipbuilding Plant at Camden, N. J. 



Eleven years later he established offices in Montreal, Canada, as con- 

 sulting engineer and did much work for the Navy Department of the Cana- 

 dian Government. 



When the York River Shipbuilding Corporation was organized for the 

 building of United States Shipping Board Ferris type vessels, the directors 

 of the company secured the services of Mr. Newman to build and operate 

 the plant at West Point, Va., in the building of government vessels, in which 

 work he was actively engaged, being president and general manager of the 

 York River Shipbuilding Corporation at the time of his death. 



Mr. Newman is survived by his wife and two daughters. 



Mr. Newman died January 36, 1919. 



WILLIAM H. PLEASANTS 



ASSOCIATE 



Mr. Pleasants was born in Richmond, Va., April 39, 1863, and began 

 his business career in that city as a clerk with the Richmond & Danville Rail- 

 way, some years later going tO' Jacksonville, Fla., where he was general 



