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February, 1926 Sales Niven Directs General Electric Following the retirement of Max- well Day, the marine engineering de- partment of the General Electric Co. has been consolidated with the com- mercial department under the direc- tion of D. W. Niven. Because the marine sales department has been re- sponsible for all company negotiations with the various federal government departments, the name of the depart- ment has been changed, and will be known hereafter as the federal and marine department. | John W. Langley Retires John W. Langley, Boston passenger manager of the International Mercan- tile Marine Co., retired to private life Dec. 31, 1925, terminating a service of 43 years in the steamship business. In 1878 he started with the Fall Follow Rules < (\\ ys Ap ‘ f \s HE recent disaster to \the steamship MackINAc in_ Long’ Island Sound, with considerable. loss of life, as a result of a boiler explosion has been the subject of considerable ‘discussion as to the cause. That the explosion came as the result of failure of a welded patch on one of the boilers was the theory first advanced. This was later disproved; but the subject of welding was brought forcibly to the atten- tion of engineers and the public gen- erally. To clarify many matters with which those responsible for welding work should be thoroughly cognizant. S. W. Miller, past president of the Amer- ican Welding society has prepared a set of instructions on the subject of “Welding on Boilers.” These instruc- tions constitute a code of procedure that should aid in avoiding boiler accidents. In view of the ever-widening ap- plications of fusion welding through- out industry and the probability that repair to boilers made in this way will be proposed from time to time, it is well that those responsible for the results of such work should bear in mind several points. For simplic- ity, these are listed briefly below: 1. Most boilers are insured. 2. Many boiler insurance policies are so worded that, if repairs are made without the authority of the company carrying the insurance, the policy becomes void. 8. Federal, state and municipal regulations govern this work, as well as regulations issued by the MAKINE REV IE W River line in Boston. He joined the staff of the Dcminion line on Jan. 1, 1900, and when that company was merged with others to form the In- ternational Mercantile Marine Co. in 1904, Mr. Langley continued with the larger organization, serving for many years as head of the steerage pas- senger department. In recent years he has been head of the entire pas- senger division in Boston. George W. Howard, his assistant for sev- eral years, will succeed him. December Lake Levels Feet’ above Lakes mean sea level SUDORLON 3 cccvececavcasdssevconadsecessiecseeanencstecssscosvers 600.87 MT CHIM AH REEL ON. esccscevstvisioestisesebovcctssevecssive 577.54 SSG Cera sce ceeesse nk tances tues sastuscuceeaioceccieees 572.838 PS PTS Hikers ce vecunuscevacssvaenee Calin Goestevedingapsentedeeabaocs 570.46 OUERTIO ee ir Gaile date rs 244.55 Regular freight service between Boston and Miami, Fla., is planned by the Plant Line Steamship Co., ; insurance companies themselves. 4. Only competent welders, ex- perienced in boiler work, should be allowed to do the welding. Therefore, the following precautions should be observed by the owner or by his representative: 1. Examine that part of the boil- er to be welded, in company with the insurance company inspector, and get his approval before doing any welding. 2. At the test after welding, be present with this inspector. 38. If possible, get the inspector to sign a statement that the work has been properly done and that it has passed the test successfully. 4. If the boiler is not insured, and comes under federal, state or municipal supervision, carry out the above program in company with the proper authority. If the boiler is neither insured nor under supervision of some constituted authority, ample precautions should be taken by the welder and the owner to protect themselves against possible future trouble. They should make a sketch of the location and size of the repair, with a clear statement of what was found wrong and how the repair was made. They should al- ways make a hydrostatic hammer test of the finished job using a pressure of one and one-half times the working boiler pressure, in the presence of witnesses, and should get the signa- tures of these witnesses to a state- ment of the facts. These papers should be carefully filed away. No welding. should be done which is not permitted by law or by good practice. In the case of marine work, the Boiler 31 W..O. Whitney Appointed Sales Manager The Maxim Silencer Co., Hartford, Conn., manufacturer of silencers for industrial machinery and marine en- gines appointed W. O. Whitney as sales manager, effective Jan. 1, 1926. Mr. Whitney was formerly with the Brunswick-Kroeschell Co., New Brunswick, N. J., manufacturers of refrigerating machinery. For the hast ten of the 16 years with this firm, Mr. Whitney was manager of the marine department sales. The greatest number of commercial ships to transit the Panama canal in one day occurred on Noy. 238, 1925 according to Gov. M. L. Walker. Sixteen eastbound and seven west- bound ships passed through the .canal on that day. The previous record was 15 ships on May 2, 1924. Welding welding should pass the regular exami- nation of the federal steamboat inspec- tion service. In all instances, the welder should make friends with the insurance inspectors and with other inspectors by refusing to do work un- less authorized by them, by being con- servative in what work he recommends, and by never doing anything but a first-class job. Steel River Hulls Under Construction The American Bridge Co., Pittsburgh, is building the steel hull for a steam- boat for the Carnegie Steel Co. It is expected that the hull will be completed and launched in Febru- ary, when it will be taken to the marine ways of the company at Coal Valley, where the cabin will be erect- ed, the boilers and machinery placed. This boat will be of the same size as the steamers A. O. ACKARD and WILLIAM G. CLYDE. The. American Bridge Co. is also engaged in build- ing 12 steel double-bottom barges for the Tennessee Coal, Iron & Rail- road Co. These barges, which are each 140 feet long, 25 feet wide and 9 feet deep, are for service on the Warrior river. The American com- pany recently completed the build- ing of 12 steel barges for the Cruci- ble Fuel Co., which were delivered in December. Delivery also was made in December of ten barges for the Ohio River Co.