. 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. W. H. Wade ing Co. In the spring of 1899, with the as-sistance of some friends, he arranged topurchase the controlling interest in the Wil-mington, N. C, Gas Light Co., and wasabout to take up the management of thatcompany when his death occurred by drown-ing in the surf at Wrightsville Beach, nearWilmington, N. C, September 9, 1899. Waefelaer, Louis, Jr. (, 92), was bornin Hoboken, N. J., in the yea
. 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. W. H. Wade ing Co. In the spring of 1899, with the as-sistance of some friends, he arranged topurchase the controlling interest in the Wil-mington, N. C, Gas Light Co., and wasabout to take up the management of thatcompany when his death occurred by drown-ing in the surf at Wrightsville Beach, nearWilmington, N. C, September 9, 1899. Waefelaer, Louis, Jr. (, 92), was bornin Hoboken, N. J., in the year 1872; son ofLouis and Mary. (Storie) Waefelaer. Hewas an apprentice in a machine-shop, 1892-93; with Carl H. Schultz, manufacturer ofmineral waters, as mechanical engineer andgeneral superintendent, 1893-97; with theConsumers Co., Chicago, as mechanical engi-neer and superintendent, 1897-1901; mining 596 THE STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY in the Klondike, 1901-02; and has been me-chanical engineer to the Kennicott Water. Louis Waefelaer, Jr. Softener Co., from 1903 to date, and is atpresent in London, England. Wagner, Herbert Appleton (, 87),was born in Philadelphia, Pa., February 24,1867; son of William and Clara W. (Apple-ton) Wagner. He was a member of the en-gineering corps of the Westinghouse ElectricCo., 1887-91 ; and general superintendent ofthe Missouri Electric Light & Power Co.,and of the Missouri-Edison Electric Co., , Mo., 1889-1900. Li addition to thiswork he established in 1891 the WagnerElectric Manufacturing Co., St. Louis, andconducted this business until 1899. In con-nection therewith he took out patents onvarious devices referring to alternating-current transformers and motors. He waspresident of the Mississippi Valley Automo-bile Transportation Co., 1900-01, and haspractised as a consulting engineer in and New York from 1900 to date, be-ing engaged chiefly in the electrical some time previous to opening theseoffices Mr. W
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