The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-03-13
WESTINGHOUSE IS
DEAD IN SIXTY
EIGHT YEAR
famous inventor Passed Away
In New York
End DUE TO HEART TROUBLE
Secame an Inventor at the Age Of 16
Went to War and Later to
College

New York, March 12.-George
Westinghouse, the famous engineer
md inventor, died in New York to.
lay at his residence, the Langham
.partments In Central Park West.
Death was caused by chronic .myo-
;arditis, or disease of the heart
which became first manifest about is
months ago. Mr.. Westinghouse
nen al alertness and activity remain
d unimpaired TO the end. 1t is Off
tally stated that his death will not
.ause any change of policy or oper
.tion in connection with any of the
Westinghouse industries. A plan,
which long ago he had carefully
thought out for their continuance
nd direction goes Immediately into
effect with the aid of abe and ex
lerienced lieutenants who have long
worked with him.
At about the age of 81 George West
nghcuse invented the air brake
which speedily became known and
lsed throughout the world and which
one OF the fundamental factors in
ailway development and operations
his and his subsequent achieve
nents have become part of the his
DRY of engineering in the last half
CENTURY. The highest honors In the
lift of the technical societies and in
itituticns of Europe and America
AVE been bestowed and distinguished
riders conferred upon him by Euro
lean sovereigns, not only in recogni
ion of his air brake work. but also
or his other contributions TO engi.
leering advancement, such as rail
way signaling, the development OF
he alternating current system FOL
electric lighting and power. his de
ices for safety and economically
onveying natural gas over long dis
ances and using it for industrial and
omestic fuel, his air spring for mo
or vehicles of all kinds and the gea.
ID turbine system for the propulsion
f ships which he developed in cal
alteration with the late Admira
George w. Melville, United State
,avy. and his partner. John e. Mac
Npine.
George Westinghouse, inventor OF
he airbrake, was born at Contra
5ridge, n. Y, October 6, 1876 his pa
nts being George and Emeline Yves
nghouse The fathers ancestor
anne from Germany and settled T.
Massachusetts, and Vermont before
he Revolution; the mothers ance.
ors were Dutch-English. Mr.. West
nghouse's father was an inventor
Who. in 1856 removed with his fam
ly to Schenectady. n. Y, where h.
established the Schenectady Agricu
ural works. Mr.. Westinghouse wa.
educated in the public and hi3l
schools of Schenectady. He spen,
much time in his fathers machine
hop, invented and made a rotary Ell
zine before he was 10; passed the e..
animation for the position OF assist
mt engineer In the United State
navy. From June, 1868 to June 1865
he served. first in the army and at
erward in the navy. At the close 0.
he war he rendered his resignation
md was honorably discharged Au
gust l, 1865. On his return he enter
I'd Union college. where he rename,
i'll the close of his sophomore yea
when he entered upon active life.
The Westinghouse Electric com
any was organized in 1886 for III,
manufacture OF electrical apparatus
The electrical business develope
by Mr.. Westinghouse has found IL
way into nearly all foreign countrie!
md extensive works have been estal
.ished in several OF them.