The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-23
OBITUARY..
William A. Goodwin, ESQ

William A. Goodwin, ESQ. died at his
residence on Pine street Saturday fore
noon. Mr. Goodwin was for many years
a sufferer from oatarrh. Recently he has
been confined to the house, his illness as
Stunning an acute state, 80 that death.
while it came suddenly at the last was
not unexpected.
Mr.. Goodwin was born in Saco, July
~, 1922. He was therefore nearly "a
years of age. He received his early edu-
cation in the York county schools and
was fitted for Bowdoin college, where he
graduated in 1913. After graduation he
was employed in teaching in Brunswick.
Eastville, Va, and Saoo, for two years.
He entered upon the study of civil engi-
neering in the field. and his after bust
ness life was devoted to that profession.
The positions he has held testify to his
ability as an engineer. He was assistant
engineer on the Atlantic and st. Law
renee railroad, the York and Cumberland
and Richmond and Danville, Va. Mr..
Goodwin was also chief engineer ON the
Penobscot and on surveys of the Euro
pean and North American railway from
ST. John. N. B., to Calais, Me. Mr..
Goodwin then became member of the
United States light house department,
serving as superintendent of construction
OF the first and second light house dis
tricts of Maine, New Hampshire and
Massaoh usetts. In 1869 and 1868, he
served at New Orleans and Cd the Gulf
and South Atlantic coasts, under special
orders. on light house duty. In 1870 MIR.
Goodwin removed from Newton, Mass,
to Portland to become city civil engineer
and held that office continuously until
1892 when the change in the political
complexion of the city government led to
his retirement Since then Mr.. Goodwin
has continued the practice of his profess
zion. In 1852, Mr.. Goodwin married
Linda, daughter of Tristram Shaw, who
died in 1851, leaving three SONS, of whom
one, Mr.. W. f. Goodwin of Boston, sur
wives. In 1864, Mr.. Goodwin married
Annie, daughter of the late Barnabas
Palmer of Kennebunk, Mrs. Goodwin
and daughter, Miss Annie Goodwin
survive him.
| Mr.. Goodwin was a man of soho larly
disposition and attain ments. He had
been contributor to the Atlantic Month
ly and the proceedings of the American
Pathological Association. For number
of years, Mr.. Goodwin was member of
the Fraternity club. Mr.. Goodwin was
man whose kindly nature endeared him
tax Tor nj IL -
Veteran Engineer.
To the Editor of the Press:
VIM. A. Goodwin, who after a brief
illness died at his home in this city
March 2lst, was born in Saco July 81,
1922, the son of DIR. James Shaw Good
win, celebrated physician in that city
Graduating at Bowdoin in 1S43 be chose
the profession of civil engineer and in
1916 entered the service of the Saco Street
railroad with Chief Engineer A. P Nor
tor, thus employed in railroad work until
1868 when he was appointed engineer Sec
rotary of the United States light house
| service with an office in Boston, remain
| ing in that service from 1858 to 1S69-in
the meantime, during Gen. Buffers ad-
ministration at New Orleans, he was es-
pecially charged with the duty of inspeo-
ting the light houses at New Orleans
along the southern coast. In 1870, he
came to Portland and in 1871 was chosen
city engineer holding the position contin
uously twenty years throughsthe period
of the oity's reconstruction with skill
of permanent advan tage to tho public
all the while serving with fidelity and
the most marked acoeptance-he with
oommendable sincerity and grace. shared
the credit accorded to the work of the
office with his subordinate associates. A
most natural outcome of a generous
heart. sweet temper and disposition
| charitable to all, especially emphasized
by remark of an every day associate for
| twenty years THAT he never heard any
| man speak an ill word of him, nor ever
heard him speak an i'll word of any
man. In his social and neighhor-
hood life there was always
delightful harmony and in his
home perpetual charm too fine for de-
scriptive words. There are many who
have known the rare quality of his mind,
and will dwell with pleasure in memory
gifts. He leaves wife, the daughter of
Hon. Barnabus Palmer of Kennebunk.
and one daughter, with one step-son.
Henry P. Ward. also one son by former
marriage, who is an accomplished and
successful architect in Boston. J.
Annie johnson.
The large circle of friends Of Miss
Annie johnson, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore johnson of Howard street.
will be much shocked and panied to
learn of her death which occurred yester-
day afternoon at O'Clock. She had been
sick a little over week and all that the
best medical skill and good nursing could
do was done for her. The disease itself
was acute pneumonia and yielded some
what to the treatment, but she was too
exhausted to rally. She was winsome,
attractive girl, with bright, happy dis
position and endeared herself to all who
knew her. She was engaged to be mar
ried to Edward Neal, Esq, the we'll
known attorney, who with her bereaved
family, will have the deepest sympathy
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