Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-27
COL. H. |. NEWbOLD
TOBE BURIED HERE
Sixth Corps Area Field Artil-
Iery Chief of Staff Dies
in Chicago.

Col Henry Lowe Newbold, member of
a Washington family and for the last
three years chief of staff of Field Artil-
lery in the Sixth Corps Area, with head
quarters in Chicago. died at I AS o'clock
yesterday afternoon at St. Lukes Hos
pital, Chicago. after a brief illness from
pneumonia. At his bedside at the time
of his death were his brother, Fleming
Newbold, business manager of The
Evening Star, and his son, William
Trotter Newbold of Philadelphia
Col. NeWbold will be buried at Rock
Creek Cemetery with military honors
tomorrow morning, following funeral
services at IL o'clock at Rock Creek
Chapel, Rev. Franklin Johns Bohanan
officiating.
Col. Newbold also is survived by an
other brother, John L. Newbold, presi-
dent of the Merchants Transfer &
Storage Co., Of this city. and a sister,
Mrs. Frank B. Noyes, wife of the presi-
dent OF The Associated Press and of
The Evening Star Newspaper Co.
Col. Newbold saw service in the
Philippines, at Vera Cruz in 1914, with
the punitive expedition against Villa in
1916 and in France during the World
War period. He was born in Santa
Barbara, Calf, July 7, 1876, the son
OF Col. Charles Newbold and Frances
Lowe Newbold. He entered West Point
June Is, 1894, and four years later was
graduated with the rank of second
lieutenant and assigned to the Seventh
Artillery serving with that organiza-
ton at Willets Point, NJ Y, from May
20 to June rs, 1898.
Was Instructor at West Point.
From this post he was assigned to
recruiting duty at Newark. NJ j., where
he served until July, when he became
aide de camp to Brig. Gen. Boynton, at
Chickamauga Park, Ga. He left this
post in November of that year and was
in the Capital until March of 1899,
when he went on brief recruiting serv-
ice at Dayton, Ohio. He returned to
his regiment the latter part of April
and saw service at Fort Slocum, N Y,
and at Fort Totten, N. Y.
In october, 1900, he went with his
battery to. Tabaco. Albay, in the Phil
ippines, returning in July, 1901, to Fort
Riley. Kans. On October 6, 1901, he
became artillery adjutant, District of
the Potomac. at Fort Washington, hold
ing that post until July, 1903. He
taught at West Point until September,
1907; had brief tour Of duty in the
Capital, and then went to the Philip
pines again, commanding a battery of
artillery at Jolo Jolo, having risen to
the rank of captain. His battery at
this time was a unit Of the 4th Field
Artillery.
Returning to this country in May,
1909, Capt. Newbold took charge of a
company at Fort D. A. Russell, Wyo.,
where he served until August, 1910.
From Fort Russell Capt. Newbold en-
tered the Student Army Service Schools,
at Fort Leavenworth, Kans.
His War Department record shows
that he was "a distinguished graduate
of the Army School of the line in 1911"
Capt. Newbold spent sick leave In Eu-
rope from September, 1911. until Feb
ruary, 1912, when he returned to his
regiment at Fort Russell. In 1914, Capt.
Newbold served at Texas City, Tex, and
at Vera Cruz, Mexico.
He received his majority July l, 1915,
a few days after he went into Mexico
with the punitive expedition under Gen.
Pershing after the bandit leader. Fran
cisco villa. In September of that year
he returned to Washington, saw brief
duty in the Office of the chief of staff
of Field Artillery, and then was as
signed as military attache at Constan-
tinople. where he served until the
United States entered the World War.
Stationed at War College.
Returning to this country. he was
promoted to the rank OF lieutenant col
onel, and was stationed at the Army
War College here, later with the 17tn
Field Artillery, at Sparta, Wis, and az
Plattsburg Barracks, N. Y.
In November of 1917 he went to
Camp Greene, N. c., where he re-
manned until May, 1918. In July, 1913,
he was ordered to France, where he saw
service until November, 1918. Return
ing to this country with the temporary
of colonel, he went to Fort
Bliss, Tex At this time the temporary
rank of colonel was dropped, but the
promotion to the higher rank followed
on october 2, 1919.
On July S, 1921, he took command OF
the 1st Field Artillery Brigade at Camp
Dix. Thence he went to command the
7th Field Artillery at Fort Ethan Allen,
VT, holding that post until March, 1925.
Then he took command of the 9th Field
Artillery at Schofield Barracks, leaving
this post in May, 1925, to take the post
he was assigned to at the time of his
death.
Col. Newbold had been living at the
Lake Shore Athletic Club in Chicago
prior to his illness. He was a member
of the Metropolitan, Chevy Chase and
the Army and Navy Clubs OF Washing