. Morton memorial; a history of the Stevens institute of technology, with biographies of the trustees, faculty, and alumni, and a record of the achievements of the Stevens family of engineers. draughtsman in the repair shops of thePhiladelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co.,Pottsville, Pa., 1884-88, being engaged upondesigns of engines and boilers and all kindsof mining machinery; with E. D. Leavitt, Jr.,Cambridgeport, Mass., 1888-91: serving firstas draughtsman; then as inspector of con-struction of five Belpaire boilers, locomotivetype, 90 inches inside diameter and 34 feetlong, and designed to c
. Morton memorial; a history of the Stevens institute of technology, with biographies of the trustees, faculty, and alumni, and a record of the achievements of the Stevens family of engineers. draughtsman in the repair shops of thePhiladelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co.,Pottsville, Pa., 1884-88, being engaged upondesigns of engines and boilers and all kindsof mining machinery; with E. D. Leavitt, Jr.,Cambridgeport, Mass., 1888-91: serving firstas draughtsman; then as inspector of con-struction of five Belpaire boilers, locomotivetype, 90 inches inside diameter and 34 feetlong, and designed to carry a working pres-sure of 185 pounds of steam; next as engi-neer of tests; and later as mechanical engi-neer in connection with the installation ofnew machinery at the Calumet & Hecla mine. Calumet, Mich.; with the Calumet & HeclaMining Co., 1891-94, superintending the in-stallation of new machinery, conductingtests, etc.; superintendent of the shops ofVan Bergen & Co., Carbondale, Pa., 1894-96; with Eraser & Chalmers, Chicago, 111.,1896-97, for a time designing large hoisting-engines for the Anaconda Copper MiningCo., of Montana, and later as superintendent,. C. W. Whiting having charge of a branch of work includingthe pattern-shop, foundry, and boiler-shop,employing about 500 men; with the E. Co., Milwaukee, Wis., as engineer ofthe blowing-engine department, 1897-1900,during which period designs for several verylarge cross-compoimd vertical tandem blow-ing-engines, and numerous compressors ofvarious types were prepared under hisdirections; was mechanical engineer withthe Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul Rail-road, West Milwaukee, Wis., 1900; worksmanager of the Broad Oaks Iron Works,Chesterfield, England, 1900-02; and wasassistant general manager of the works ofthe British Westinghouse Electric & Manu-facturing Co., Trafford Park, Manchester,England, until recently. Mr. Whiting is the author of an article on The Gravity Railroad of the Delaware &Hudson Canal Co., whic
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