Engineering hero Goethals led Panama Canal project
The article chronicles George Washington Goethals and fellow officers shaping the Panama Canal. It notes Goethals rise from West Point to chief engineer, his leadership of 40,000 workers, and his assertive palace of power to push the canal project. It also highlights colleagues Hodges Gaillard Sibert and Gail lard, detailing their roles in locks, dams, excavations, and defense works.
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Washington Gothals
Gernor
Canal
Wil L. Siebert
Roosevelt
Wallace
John F. Stevens
Stevens
Somone
William H. Taft
Goethals
United States Military Academy
West Point
Willett’s Point
New York
Engineering Corps
Department of Columbia
William B. Merrill
Ohio River
Louisville
Merrill
Falls of Ohio
Louisville and Portland Canal
Harbor of Refuge
Cincinnati
War Department
West Point Military Academy
Pittsburgh
Tennessee River
Chattanooga
Goethal
Volunteers
Volunteers Engineering Corps
New England Coast
Newport
R. I
Hyannis
Nantucket
New Bedford
Vineyard Haven
Fall River
Wood Hole
Buttermilk Bay
Wareham
Swift
Acushnet
Monument
Seekkonk
New England
Washington
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Ot Old Taft
Elt
Panama
John F. Ste- Charge
United States Army
Harry F. Hodges
Goethalsy
Hodges
Asetts
Corps of Engineers
Engicorps
Annistant
Ithinian Canal
Sault Ste Marie
Panama Canal
David du B. Gaillard
Gailard
Colonel Gaillard
Culebra
Gaillard
General Staff
Army
William L.sibert
Hodges and Gaillard
Isthmian Canal Commission
Gatun
Sibert
Ohio
Green Rivers
Pittsburg
Notable Engineers of the Panama Canal Commission
The piece profiles Civil Engineer H. H. Rousseau and colleagues on the Isthmian canal commission, detailing their careers from naval service and West Point to chief roles in the Bureau of Yards and Docks, the Panama project, and leadership at Goethals era. It lauds their dedication and critiques yellow journalism.
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H. H. Rousseau
Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute
United Navy
Washington
Bureau of Yards and Docks
Mare Island Navy Yard
California
Navy Department
Panama
Isthmian Canal Commission
Goethals
Brooklyn
Lea Corps Engineers
Yggine
Army War College
West ‘Point
Mussel Shoals
Tennessee River) Canal
Board of Coast and Harbor Defense
Panama Canal
Canal Zone
Panama Railroad
Pan Canal Fortification Board
Cole
College of City of N. York
Cadet Mill Academy
Canal
Joseph
Bucks Bishop
Canal Commission
Washington Irving High School Girls Form Cadet Drills
In New York on October 25 the Washington Irving High School girls began daily military drills on campus, inspired by General Wingate. All 6,235 students are interested, with 4,950 day students actively practicing, aiming for superior carriage and discipline across class squads and regular drills.
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New York
George W. Wingate
Washington Irving High School
Wingate
West Point
William McAndrews
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Department of Cuba
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Alabama
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Philippine Islands
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Central Division
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Rhode Island
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London
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General Wingate
National Banking Association
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A. L. Staples
Robert W. Byrne
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Southern Commercial Congress