. 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. Roll-Lift Bridge Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad, ChicagoH. M. Brinckcrhoji llie Utica Belt Line Street Railway Co.,1891-92; foreman in charge of car equip- Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1892-94. Inthis position he assisted in designing and in- 324 THE STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY stalling the electrical equipment on this, thefirst third-rail elevated road of the country,and was joint patent
. 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. Roll-Lift Bridge Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad, ChicagoH. M. Brinckcrhoji llie Utica Belt Line Street Railway Co.,1891-92; foreman in charge of car equip- Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1892-94. Inthis position he assisted in designing and in- 324 THE STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY stalling the electrical equipment on this, thefirst third-rail elevated road of the country,and was joint patentee with the electricalengineer, Mr. C. H. Macloskie, of specialapparatus designed for this system. Duringthe operation of the road in the summer of1893, Mr. BrinckerhofT had charge of the car that road. He is patentee of various devicesand machines in use on this railroad, and isstill connected with the company, havingsuccessively filled the positions of superin-tendent of motive power and way, assistantgeneral manager, and general manager,which post he now holds. He is a mem-. Interior of 16,000 Power House, Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad Co., Chicago H. M. Brinckerhofl equipment, power house, and other electricalapparatus. He then (1894) took the posi-tion of electrical engineer on the Metropoli-tan West Side Elevated Railroad of Chi-cago, assuming charge of the designing andinstallation of the electrical equipment for ber of the American Institute of ElectricalEngineers, the Western Society of Engi-neers, Illinois Club, of Chicago, and ofthe Technical and Chicago Automobileclubs. Mr. Brinckerhoff is the son of Peter Rem- THE ALUMNI 325 sen and Helen (Morton) Brinckerhoff. He way Co., New York city, 1902-03; employedmarried Florence Louise Fay, January 20, at the power house of the Interborough1903. Rapid Transit Co., 1903; with the Rapid
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