rical ▁companies . ▁He ▁served ▁under ▁Colonel ▁William ▁Lud low , ▁who ▁was ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁fort ifications ▁and ▁tor ped o ▁def enses ▁at ▁Sand y ▁Hook , ▁and ▁Major ▁Henry ▁M . ▁Adams , ▁who ▁occupied ▁a ▁similar ▁position ▁at ▁Fort s ▁W ad sw orth ▁and ▁Hamilton . ▁Williams ▁always ▁took ▁an ▁active ▁part ▁in ▁accident ▁prevent ion , ▁a ▁work ▁carried ▁on ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Museum ▁of ▁Saf ety , ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁president , ▁and ▁was ▁deeply ▁interested ▁in ▁various ▁char ity ▁and ▁phil anth rop ic ▁organizations . ▁ ▁His ▁connections ▁with ▁commercial ▁enter pr ises ▁were ▁many ▁and ▁varied . ▁He ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Elect rical ▁Show ▁Company , ▁New ▁York ; ▁of ▁the ▁Electric ▁Gar age ▁Corporation , ▁New ▁York ; ▁of ▁the ▁Electric ▁Ve h icle ▁Association ; ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁Ed ison ▁Sav ings ▁and ▁Lo an ▁Association . ▁He ▁was ▁vice ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Y onk ers ▁Electric ▁Light ▁& ▁Power ▁Company , ▁and ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Life ▁In sur ance ▁Company , ▁and ▁the ▁Morris ▁Plan ▁of ▁New ▁York . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Association ▁for ▁the ▁Bl ind , ▁Ch ry st ie ▁Street ▁House , ▁Up an in ▁Club ▁of ▁Brook lyn , ▁Municipal ▁Art ▁Society , ▁National ▁Emp loyment ▁Exchange , ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Saf ety ▁Council . ▁ ▁Other ▁soci eties ▁in ▁which ▁Mr . ▁Williams ▁held ▁membership ▁included ▁the ▁American ▁Institute ▁of ▁Elect rical ▁Engine ers