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Eppleton Hall (1914), Eppleton Hall
''Eppleton Hall'' is a Paddle steamer, paddlewheel tugboat built in England in 1914. The only remaining intact example of a River Tyne, Tyne-built paddle tug, and one of only two surviving British-built paddle tugs (the other being the former Tees Conservancy Commissioners' vessel, ), she is preserved at the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park in San Francisco, California. History ''Eppleton Hall'' was built in 1914 by Hepple and Company of South Shields, for the Lambton Collieries, Lambton and Hetton Collieries Ltd, and named after the house near Penshaw owned by the Hetton Coal Company. She was designed to tow seagoing Collier (ship), colliers from sea to wharf side and back, primarily in the River Wear and to and from the River Tyne. For sailing ships this saved time, while for larger steam and motor vessels it saved navigation and pilotage costs. She was also used to tow newly built ships out to the North Sea. She is one of two survivors of a once-numerous type o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Newhall
Scott Newhall (January 21, 1914 – October 26, 1992) was a newspaper editor known for his stewardship of the ''San Francisco Chronicle''. Early life Scott Newhall was born on January 21, 1914, into the family that owned the Newhall Land and Farming Company. He grew up in San Rafael, California, San Rafael, San Francisco, and Berkeley, California, Berkeley, attending Tamalpais School for Boys, Tamalpais High School, San Rafael Military Academy, and the The Webb Schools, Webb School of California for boys. In 1933, in the midst of his sophomore year at U.C. Berkeley, he married Ruth Waldo. Newspaper career In 1934, Newhall joined the ''San Francisco Chronicle'' as a photographer. By 1952—when the ''Chronicle''s circulation was 155,000, languishing behind those of the ''San Francisco Examiner'' and the ''San Francisco Call-Bulletin''—he was promoted from Sunday editor to executive editor, with the goal of increasing circulation, a goal he achieved by enhancing serious news cove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |