Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-24

deep sleep, as indeed he did-the sleep.
Of s,'esa tn. sz-=Th soul Ara d rakei flight
from Its tenement OF clay. Thus pass
ed one OF Newport News best known
citizens, who has been prominent in
church. municipal and Masonic af-
fairs.
The funeral will take place from the
washington Avenue Methodist church
this afternoon at o'clock. Bremond
Lodge. No 25l. ~. F. * Y. NJ. will at
tend the services in a body. as will also
the police force. headed by Chief OF
Police S. ]. Harwood.
The funeral VIII be conducted by the
Rev. George w. Wray. OF Petersburg
the former pastor OF Washington Az
enue Methodist church. assisted by
Rev. B. F. Lipscomb. Mr.. Williams
was very popular among the employ
ees of the shipyard, and to attest Their
appreciation committee OF Workmel
in his department have ordered three
beautiful floral designs to be placed on
his casket. The largest of these de-
signs is an anchor. which is over three
feet in length. Another appropriate de-
sign is propeller made of roses The
other Is pillow. In addition to this
the men have contributed money to
defray the expenses OF placing me-
mortal tablet on the main machine
shop at the: shipyard. AT the request
OF these workmen the remains of their
dead superintendent will lay in state at
1870 to 2:30 o'clock.
Following will he the pall-bearers:
Active-MessrS. J. l.. Marye. Jr., and
e. Nj. BraNton. representing the Board
of Police Commissioners: Messrs Johr.
G. LiveZey and w. J. Nelms. OF Wash
ington Avenue Methodist church;
Nessrs. w. II. Quigley and Elias Pey-
ser. of Bremond Lodge, y. T.. & A NJ;
Councilman J. T. Doherty and Joseph
Webster. of the shirvard.
T. ). barnam: LIE: A. Z. Jones hlessts.
T.. B. Manville. II. Dewitt Crane. ].
A. Willett. j. WI Davis and ]. Il. Swi-
merton.
at Bristol, England. May Is. 1856. of
English parentage. His parents We're
NJ. John r. Williams. who died about
three years ago, and Mrs. T,osena VIII
liams. who for the past year has resid-
ed with her son in this city. He left
England when only five months old,
his parents removing to California in
the latter part of 1856 and taking up
their residence i'll San Francisco.
In his boyhood Mr.. Williams enter
tanned fondness for marine engineer
ing and when quite q young man be-
came engineer on steamship rum
ming out of San Francisco Later he
filled the same position on steamships
plying between San Francisco and
Alaska and San Francisco and Pana-
ma.
In 1880 Mr.. williams married Miss
Sallie Thaxton Bailey. daughter of Rev.
A. M. Bailey, OF the Methodist Epis-
copal Church of California. Two
years later their only son, Oscar Floyd
was born.
Mr.. Williams remained in San Fran
cisco until 1883, when he came east to
Philadelphia to superintend the con-
struction of the steamship Corona at
the yard OF Neafie II Levy. The c.
roma was recently wrecked while ply
ing in the Klondike trade. Mr.. Will
liarns remained in Philadelphia about
six months and then returned to San
Francisco by way of Cape Horn.
While at Philadelphia his skill as
marine engineer attracted the atten-
ton OF the shipbuilders, and his return
+ to California was only to make ar
rangements for the removal of his fam
lily to the Quaker City. where he ac-
cepted a position with Neaife d Levy
At this shipyard he became acquainted
with Mr. Sommers N. Smith. who. in
1891. came to Newport News as general
superintendent of the Newport News
Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company.
Mr. Williams accompanied Mr.. Smith
to Newport News and accepted the po-
sition Of outside foreman of the ma
chine department. which he held at the
time Of his demise.
During his residence in this city Mr..
= Williams became very popular and was
identified with many movements, look
ing to the city's welfare. In July of
1896, when the first common council
elected the police Nm ~
/ the city, he wa, was INA ma MOlIadA
vas reappointed Z e street. asAazPTaN
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