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December, 1925 LD). K. Chadbourne Becomes Manager WwW. ES 1, Co. Dean K. Chadbourne has been ap- pointed general manager of the Westinghouse Electric International Co. to succeed E. D. Kilburn who was recently elected vice president of the Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co., according to an announcement from the Westinghouse International Co.’s headquarters. Mr. Chadbourne was born in Elmira, New York, and graduated from Purdue D. K. CHADBOURNE Gewl. Mgr. Westinghouse E. International Co. University in 1906 with the degree of bachelor of science in electrical engi- neering. He was for six years con- nected with the Chicago office of the Allis-Chalmers Co. and then became district manager of the George Cutter Co. of South Bend, Indiana. In 1920 he joined the Westinghouse Electric International Co. and was made man- ager of the Far Eastern department. William E. Chapman Dies William Edward Chapman, promi- nently identified for many years with Great Lakes’ shipping and_ vessel operations, died Nov. 17, at his home in Cleveland. He was a native of Sandusky, O., where he was born in 1844. Lake shipping early drew his business attention. In. 1893 he came to Cleveland to become associated with the firm of H. J. Webb & Co., vessel brokers. Later he was a mem- ber of the firm of W. C. Richardson & Co. and managed the fleet of this MAKINE REVIEW company. He was part owner of the freighter W. C. RICHARDSON which foundered off Buffalo in 1909. At the time of his retirement a year ago he was secretary and treasurer of the Morrow Steamship Co. and was also identified with the Paisley Steam- ship Co. Lenape Burns at Sea Off the Delaware coast on Nov. 17 the Clyde liner LENAPE was swept by fire. On the next day she was scut- tled inside the Delaware breakwater after having made a 30-mile run from the open sea with flames sweep- ing her holds and roaring up through the cabins and decks. .All but one of the 350 passengers and crew had been safely landed by the coast guard cutters and_ pilot boats. The one passenger who _ lost his life became panic-stricken and jumped overboard. The survivors had spent a night of terror and uncer- tainty on the burning ship. Several passengers were injured but none se- riously. The resulting loss was stated by the Clyde Line officials to be about $3,000,000. The burning of the LENAPE was fought by the crew from 10:30 p. m. until 2 a. m. when she was grounded in 20 feet of water a mile and a half off Lewes, Del. Steel Scows To Be Built The bureau of canals of the de- partment of public works of the state of New York has prepared plans and specifications for the construction and delivery of 16 steel flat deck scows. It is expected that each scow will require about 75 tons of steel, or a total quantity of something over 1200 tons. The date for the receipt of proposals will be announced in the near future. ’ In the meantime further informa- tion on the subject may be obtained from R. K. Fuller, commissioner of canals and waterways, 55 Lancas- ter street, Albany, N. Y. Should Seaman's Act Apply to Great Lakes Representatives of the Cleveland chamber of commerce attended the national merchant marine conference on Nov. 16 and 17 to place before the conference the plea that Lake Erie be included in exemptions from the LaFollette seamen’s act which provides among other things, for a minimum number of hands on ships. Sixteen 465 Frauenfelder B ecomes Head of New Company Announcement has been made that the Equitherm Engineering Corp., 8-10 Bridge street, New York city, has acquired all assets, patents and good will of the Equitherm Control Corp., 13 Tillary street, Brooklyn, N. Y., as of September 18, 1925. The business will be continued in the manufacture of patented industrial electrically operated temperature con- trols, automatic fire alarm and signal systems and kindred apparatus, in- J. BARRAJA-FRAUENFELDER President Equitherm Engineering Corp. cluding electrically operated valves. J. Barraja-Frauenfelder, well known diesel engineer, has been elected pres- ident of the new corporation, Capt. WwW. A. F. Smith, vice president, E. B. Lane, engineer, and Mr. Ebenezer Hill, Hill Compressor & Pump Co. and Emerson F. Davis of Green & Hurd, attorneys, are two of the directors. Practical control of temperatures is a matter of utmost importance on board ship as well as in industry ashore. It is to be hoped that the new company will contribute to the engineering art in the solution of temperature problems. George Ee Crisp Dies George E. Crisp, treasurer of the Superheater Co., New York and Chi- cago, died on Sunday, Oct. 11, 1925, at his home in East Orange, N. J., at the age of 55 years. He had been in the service of the Superheater Co. for ten years. Mr. Crisp was well known in the power equipment and railway supply fields.