Goethals

[ goh-thuh lz ]

/ ˈgoʊ θəlz /

George Washington,1858–1928, U.S. major general and engineer: chief engineer of the Panama Canal 1907–14; governor of the Canal Zone 1914–16.

Example sentences from the Web for goethals

When Colonel Goethals went to the Isthmus he promised that every man with a grievance should have a hearing.

The Panama Canal |Frederic Jennings Haskin
Colonel Goethals cared as little as President Roosevelt for the opinion that the task was impossible.

Modern Americans |Chester Sanford
They had expected to make Colonel Goethals do what they wanted.

Modern Americans |Chester Sanford
The world's greatest engineer, Colonel Goethals, will also be at leisure.

The True Story of Our National Calamity of Flood, Fire and Tornado |Logan Marshall

Never once while he was in Panama did Colonel Goethals appear in uniform.

Modern Americans |Chester Sanford