Engineering 1886 Jan-Jun: Index: Letters to the Editor

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Letters to the Editor

ACCIDENT, The Railway, near Binegar—Clement E. Stretton, 212, 235
Addresses, Patentees’— M., 44
Addresses, Patentees’—Thomas Moy, 44
Addresses, Patentees’—S. J. Sewell, 7
Aerial Navigation—Horatio Phillips, 272
Aerial Navigation and Flying Machines—Avitor, 235
American and English Bridge Construction—Wil¬liam H. Booth, 234
American and English Bridgo Construction— C.E., 248
American and English Bridge Construction— Eye-Bar, 234, 320
American and English Bridge Construction—R., 212
Anniversary of the Birth of James Watt, The 150th—C. D. Ziegler, 117
Austrian Torpedo Boat “Falke,” The—Yarrow and Co., 320
Automatic Vacuum Brake—G. Mitchell, 117
Awards, Exhibition—Palmam qui Meruit Ferat, 533

Balancing Locomotives—Master Mechanic, 327
Barring Engines—A Mechanical Engineer, 327
Batteries, Primary—Sydney F. Walker, 620
Beams, Strength of—E. A. Hackett, 604
Blow-Holes in Steel—Russel Aitken, 532,627
Blow-Holes in Steel—John Hardisty, 533, 556, 571
Blow-Holes in Steel—John Head, 556, 604
Blow-Holes in Steel—Steel, 571
Boats, Torpedo—Orlando Brothers, 72
Boiler Explosion, The Stannington—Boiler, 117
Boiler Inspection—John Swift, 43
Boiler Plates, Marking out—E. Richard Dolby, 558
Boilers, Cleaning—W. R. Poynton, 627
Boilers, Steel—An Old Subscriber, 117
Boilers, Steel, in the Navy—M. A. S., 175
Brake, Automatic Vacuum—G. Mitchell, 117
Brakes Return, The Continuous—Clement E. Stretton, 507
Brakes, Vacuum—G. M., 484
Bridge Construction, American and English- William H. Booth, 234
Bridge Construction, American and English— C.E., 248
Bridge Construction, American and English — Eye-Bar, 234, 326
Bridge Construction, American and English— R., 212
Bridge, Hawkesbury—Bridges, 482
Bridge, Hawkesbury—Common Decency, 482
Bridge, Hawkesbury—Cosmopolite, 431, 482
Bridge, Hawkesbury—John Dixon, 400
Bridge, Hawkesbury—Eye-Bar, 482
Bridge, Hawkesbury—Guinea Pig, 458
Bridge, Hawkesbury—A. J. Sedley, 400, 45S
Bridge, Hawkesbury—F. T. G. Walton, 626
Bridge, The Niagara Falls—H. T., 273
Bridge Question, A—R. H., 459
Bridge Question, A—E. A. Hackett, 483
Bridge Question, A—W. C. Kernot, 399
Bridge Question, A—Ludwig Mertens, 459
Bridges, English v. American—Rust, 299, 358
Bridgework, English v. American—Walter Shell shear, Assoc. M. Inst. C.E., 533
Bridgework, English v. American—Vide et Crede, 570
Burning Liquid Fuel—The Editor of Iron, 44
Burning Liquid Fuel—Hydro-Carbon, 72
Burning Liquid Fuel—Marine, 94
Burning Liquid Fuel—W. Patersen, 534
Burning Liquid Fuel—Percy Tarbutt, 43
Burning Liquid Fuel—Tyneside, 44
Burning Liquid Fuel—Thomas Urquhart, M.I.M.E., 7, 359

Cable Towage—W., 627
Cable Tramway, Highgate Hill—J. Jessop and Son, 627
“ Cape Charles,” The Ferry Steamer—Josiah McGregor, 117
Carbon Test, Eggertz—Light in Darkness, 432
Carbon Test, Eggertz—Alex. E. Tucker, 459
Cartridge for Coal Mines, A New Safety— Walton Brown, 571
Cartridge for Coal Mines, A New Safety—James Macnab, 627
Centrifugal Pumps and Hydraulic Propulsion— Sydney H. Farrar, 603
Centrifugal Pumps and Hydraulic Propulsion— Fred. A. Robinson, 627
Centrifugal Pumps and Hydraulic Propulsion— W. H. Tozer, 299
Civil Engineers, The Institution of—Assoc. Mem., 482
Civil Engineers, The Institution of—Frederick Bramwell, 506
Civil Engineers, The Institution of—Robert H. Burnett, 385
Civil Engineers, The Institution of—" Mono¬poly,” 506
Cleaning Boilers—W. R. Poynton. 627
Coefficient of Friction on Wire Rope—N. Ken¬nedy, 133
“Collingwood”Gun,The—Jas. A. Longridgc, 569
Collision, The Manor Park—W. H. G. Prynn, 93
Combustion, Forced—John Gilmour, 483
Combustion, Forced—James Howden, 432, 507
Combustion, Forced—Edward Reynolds, 400, 458
Combustion, Forced—William Sisson, 484, 557
Combustion, Forced—J. C. Spence, 432, 507
Compound Engines—Argus, 165
Compound Engines—M. >1., 116
Compound Engines—R. Matthews, 116, 133
Compound Engines—J. Stubbs, 110
Compound Engines—Tandem, 657
Compound Locomotives—Argus, 6, 92
Compound Locomotives—A. Brunner, 70
Compound Locomotives—S. A. Cyclops, 71
Compound Locomotives—Eupatoria, 211
Compound Locomotives—R. II., 43
Compound Locomotives—Inquirer, 132
Compound Locomotives— W. L., 174
Compound Locomotives—II. M., 105, 235
Compound Locomotives—A. Mallet, 03
Compound Locomotives —R. Matthews 42
Compound Locomotives—Henry Monk, 71
Compound Locomotives—An Old Subscriber of Twenty Years’ Standing, 42
Compound Locomotives—Septuagenarian, 132
Compound Locomotives—" 661,” 211
Compound Locomotives—J. Ainsworth Stott, 131,174
Compound Locomotives—Clement E. Stretton, 93
Compound Locomotives—Joseph J. Tyrrell, 385
Compound Locomotives—G. J. W., 116
Compound Locomotives—X., 71, 165
Compound Marine Engines—Argus, 69
Compound Marine Engines—M. P., 93
Compound Marine Engines—Septuagenarian, 93
Condensing Milk—Fawcett, Preston, and Co., 557
Condensing Milk—Manlove, Alliott, Fryer, and Co., 534
Continuous Brakes Return, The—Clement E. Stretton, 507
Cost of Manufactures—Sam Whitehouse, 327
Couplings, Railway—Clement E. Stretton, 249,272
Crampton Locomotives —Valentine G. Bell, 483
Cranes, Stresses on—W. S., 359
“Cruise of the Meander, The”—C. G. W., 557

Deacon Waste-Water Meter System, The—Water Inspector, 94
Deep-Water Docks, The Tilbury—Kirk and Ran¬dall, 453
Development of Tramways—Bolling and Lowe, 42
Difficult Foundations—C. F. Soul, 627
Dimensions of Screw Propellers, The—Geo. A. Calvert, M.I.N.A., 459
Domestic Grates—H. Sowerby Wallis, 484
Durable Paint—H., 327

Eggertz Carbon Test—Light in Darkness, 432
Eggertz Carbon Test—Alex. E, Tucker, 459
Electric Light at Lloyd’s, The—Bernard Drake, 359
Electric Light at Lloyd’s—Willansand Robinson, 327
Engine Economy, Marine—Engineer, 400, 459
Engine Economy, Marine—Robert Morton, 432, 507
Engine Performance, Gas—Denny Lane, 327
Engine Performance, Gas—T. Powell, 353
Engine Performances, Marine—William Henry Harrison, 533
Engineers, Telegraph, for India—J. N. Dutt, 94
Engines, Barring—A Mechanical Engineer, 327
Engines, Compound—Argus, 165
Engines, Compound—M. M., 116
Engines, Compound—R. Matthews, 116,133
Engines, Compound—J. Stubbs, 116
Engines, Compound—Tandem, 557
Engines, High-Speed—Ed. Cowper, 571
Engines, High-Speed—Charh s Louis Hett, 400, 571
Engines, High-Speed—M. M., 459
Engines, High-Speed—Charles T. Porter, 557
English v. American Bridges—Rust, 299, 358
English v. American Bridgework—Walter Shell-shear, Assoc. M. Inst. C.E., 533
English u. American Bridgework—Vide et Crede, 570
English and American Locomotives—B., 381
English v. American Locomotives—William II. Booth, 358, 400
English and American Locomotives—Robert II. Burnett, 400, 431, 506
English and American Locomotives—James W. Claridge, 506
English and Ameiican Locomotives—Cleveland, 334
English and American Locomotives — John Fernie, M.I.C.E., 432
English and American Locomotives —Jas. L, Gordon, 483
English and American Locomotives—A “ Lay¬man,” 505
English and American Locomotives—A Mecha¬nical Engineer and M. Inst. C.E., 505
English and American Locomotives—D. II. O'Neale Neale, Assoc. M. Inst. C.E., 603
English v. American Locomotives—Palmam qui Meruit Ferat, 234
English v. American Locomotives—J. C. Rodri¬gues, 212
Estimates, The Navy—M.I.M.E., 326
Exhibition Awards—Palmam qui Meruit Ferat, 533
Explosion, The Flood Rock—Geo. Mac. Derby, 175

“ Falke,” The Austrian Torpedo Boat—Yarrow and Co., 326
Ferry Steamer, The " Cape Charles’’—Josiah McGregor, 117
Firing Torpedoes—Yarrow and Co., 44
Flood Rock Explosion, The—Geo. Mac. Derby, 175
Flying Machines—J. Lancaster, 211
Flying Machines—Thomas Moy, 94
Flying Machines—Horatio Phillips, 72
Flying Machines—Edw. W. Serrell, Jun., 116
Flying Machines—F. M. Weymouth, 71,166
Flying Machines and Aerial Navigation—Avitor, 235
Forced Combustion—John Gilmour, 483
Forced Combustion—James Howden, 432, 507
Forced Combustion—Edward Reynolds, 400, 458
Forced Combustion—William Sisson, 484, 557
Foundations, Difficult—C. F. Soul, 627
Forced Combustion—J. C. Spence, 432, 507
Friction at Different Velocities—George Halli¬day, 385, 506
Friction at Different Velocities—H. S. Hele Shaw, 458, 556
Friction at Different Velocities—J. P. G. Smith,358
Friction at Different Velocities—W., 385
Friction Gearing, Transmission of Large Powers by—Walter Bagshaw, G04
Friction Gearing, Transmission of Largo Powers by—Paul Pfleidercr, 027
Friction of Locomotives, The—Thomas Urquhart, M.I.M.E., 358
Friction of Marine Engines, The—William Sisson, 219, 571

Gas Engine Performance—Denny Lane, 327
Gas Engine Performance—T. Powell, 358
Gas Tar—W. F. R., 249
Gas, Water—E. Brook, 133, 400
Gas, Water—Ignoramus, 557
Gas, Water—B. II. Thwaite, F.C.S., 160, 459
Gas, Water—Alfred Wilson, 133, 401
German Opinion of Scotch Pig Iron—David Cowan, 533
Grates, Domestic—H. Sowerby Wallis, 484
Gun, The “ Collingwood ”—Jas. A. Longridge, 569
Gun, The Lyman—A Render, 398

Hand Brakes, Railway Wagon — Clement E. Stretton, 299
Hawkesbury Bridge—Bridges, 482
Hawkesbury Bridge—Common Decency, 482
Hawkesbury Bridge—Cosmopolite, 431, 482
Hawkesbury Bridge—John Dixon, 400
Hawkesbury Bridge—Eye-Bar, 482
Hawkesbury Bridge—Guinea Pig, 458
Hawkesbury Bridge—A. J. Sedley, 400, 458
Hawkesbury Bridge, The—F. T. G. Walton, 626
H.M.S. “Renown” and “Sans Pareil”—E. W. Sims, 358
High-Speed Engines—Ed. Cowper, 571
High-Speed Engines—Charles Louis Hett, 400, 571
High-Speed Engines—M. M., 459
High-Speed Engines—Charles T. Porter, 557
High-Speed Steam Motors—C. J. Hanssen, C.E., 432
Highgate Hill Cable Tramway—J. Jessop and Son, 627
Historical Scientific Manuscripts—F. Maxwell Lyte, 299
Hoffmann’s Rail and Rolling Sheep Troughs— Nemo, 212
Hoffmann’s Rail and Rolling Sheep Troughs—II. W.,272

Ilorse-Powerat London Bridge—W. II. Preece, 399
Ink and SealiDg Wax, The Manufacture of— M. S. C., 401
Inland Navigation—Edward Hayes, A.M.I.C.E., 166
Inspection, Boiler—John Swift, 43
Institution of Civil Engineers, The — Assoc. Mem., 482
Institution of Civil Engineers, The—Frederick Bramwell, 506
Institution of Civil Engineers, The—Robert H. Burnett, 385
Institution of Civil Engineers, The—Monopoly, 606
Iron and Steel, Testing—P. F. Maccullum, 175, 298
Iron and Steel, Testing—Thomas Turner, 248, 326
Iron Structures, Preservation of—B. Baker, 298

Krupp Guns in Turkey—Alfred Longsdon, 358

Late Mr. Maclver, The—Burns and Maclver, 72
Law, The New Patent—Form P. or Form Q. (Patents), 557
Law, The Patent—A. M. and Wm. Clark, 570
Letters Patent, Opposition to Grant of—H. Moy Thomas, 299, 327
Licenses, Patentees’—Thomas Moy, 166
Liquid Fuel, Burning—The Editor of Iron, 44
Liquid Fuel, Burning—Hydro-Carbon, 72
Liquid Fuel, Burning—Marine, 94
Liquid Fuel, Burning—W. Patersen, 534
Liquid Fuel, Burning—Percy Tarbutt, 43
Liquid Fuel, Burning—Tyneside, 44
Liquid Fuel, Burning — Thomas Urquhart, M.I.M.E., 7, 359
Lloyd’s, The Electric Light at—Bernard Drake, 359
Lloyd’s, The Electric Light at —Willans and Robinson, 327
Locomotives, Balancing—Master Mechanic, 327
Locomotives, Compound—Argus, 6, 92
Locomotives, Compound—A. Brunner, 70
Locomotives, Compound—S. A. Cyclops, 71
Locomotives, Compound—Eupatoria, 211
Locomotives, Compound—R. H., 43
Locomotives, Compound—Inquirer, 132
Locomotives, Compound—W. L., 174
Locomotives, Compound—11. M., 165, 235
Locomotives, Compound—A. Mallett, 93
Locomotives, Compound—R. Matthews, 42
Locomotives, Compound—Henry Monk, 71
Locomotives, Compound—An Old Subscriber of Twenty Years’ Standing, 42
Locomotives, Compound—Septuagenarian, 132
Locomotives, Compound—“ 661,” 211
Locomotives, Compound—J. Ainsworth Stott, 131, 174
Locomotives, Compound—Clement E. Stretton, 93
Locomotives, Compound-Joseph J. Tyrrell, 385
Locomotives, Compound—G. J. W., 116
Locomotives, Compound—X., 71, 165
Locomotives, Crampton—Valentine G. Bell, 483
Locomotives, English and American—B , 384
Locomotives, English v. American—William II. Booth, 358, 400
Locomotives, English and American—Robert II. Burnett, 400, 431, 506
Locomotives, English and American—James W. Claridge, 506
Locomotives, English and American —Cleveland, 384
Locomotives, English and American — John Fernie, M.I.C.E., 482
Locomotives, English and American—James L. Gordon, 483
Locomotives, English and American—A “ Lay¬man,” 505
Locomotives, English and American—A Mechani¬cal Engineer and M. Inst. C.E., 605
Locomotives, English and American—D. II. O’Neale Neale, Assoc. Mem. Inst. C.E., 003
Locomotives, English v. American—Palmam qui Meruit Ferat, 234
Locomotives, English u. American—J. C. Rod¬rigues, 212
Locomotives, The Friction of—Thomas Urqu¬hart, M.I.M.E., 358
London Bridge, Horse-Power at—W. H. Preece, 399
Loss of the “ Oregon,” The—Nauticus, 320, 385
Loss of the “ Oregon,” The-H. N., 299, 359
Loss of the “Oregon,” The—James S. Richard, 027
Lyman Gun, The—A Reader, 398

Mac Ivor, The Late Mr.—Burns and Maclver, 72
Machinery, Starch-Making—Starch, 604
Machines, Flying—J. Lancaster, 211
Machines, Flying—Thomas Moy, 94
Machines, Flying—Horatio Phillips, 72
Machines, Flying—Edw. W. Serrell, Jun., 116
Machines, Flying—F. M. Weymouth, 71, 166
Manor Park Collision, The—W. H. G. Prynn, 93
Manufacture of Ink and Sealing-Wax, The—M. S. C., 401
Manufactures, Cost of—Sam. Whitehouse, 327
Manuscripts, Historical Scientific—F. Maxwell Lyte, 299
Marine Engine Economy—Engineer, 400, 459
Marine Engine Economy—Robert Morton, 432,507
Marine Engine Performances—William Henry Harrison, 533
Marine Engines, Compound—Argus, 69
Marine Engines, Compound—M. P., 93
Marine Engines, Compound—Septuagenarian, 93
Marine Engines, The Friction of—William Sisson, 249, 571
Marine Engines, The Nominal Horse-Power of— Wm. Bury, 44
Marking Out Boiler Plates—E. Richard Dolby, 658
“ Meander, The Cruise of the”—C. G. W., 557
Merchant Shipping Act, The—S., 211
Milk, Condensing—Fawcett, Preston, and Co., 557
Milk, Condensing—Manlove, Alliott, Fryer, and Co., 534

Navigation, Aerial—Horatio Phillips, 272
Navigation, Inland—Edward Hayes, A.M.I.C.E., 166
Navy Estimates, The—M.I.M.E., 326
Niagara Falls Bridge, The—H. T., 273
Nominal Horse-Power of Marine Engines, The—Wm. Bury, 44
Notes from South Africa—P. France, 548

Office, The Patent—Expert, 117
Office, The Patent—Unus, 604
Opposition to Grant of Letters Patent—H. Moy Thomas, 299, 327
“Oregon,” The Loss of the—H. N., 299, 359
“Oregon,” The Loss of the—Nauticus, 326, 385
“Oregon,” Loss of the—James S. Richard, €27

Paddington and Limehouse Railway—A Sub¬scriber to ENGINEERING, 432
Paint, Durable—H., 327
Patent Law, The—A. M. and Wm. Clark, 570
Patent Law, The New—Form P. or Form Q. (Patents), 557
Patent Office, The—Expert, 117
Patent Office, The—Unus, 604
Patentees’ Addresses—M., 44
Patentees’ Addresses—Thomas Moy, 44
Patentees' Addresses—S. J. Sewell, 7
Patentees’ Licenses—Thomas Moy, 166
Piston Speed - John Inglis, Jun., 627
Preservation of Iron Structures—B. Baker, 293
Primary Batteries—Sydney F. Walker, 626
Protection, Provisional—John Dewrance, 166
Pumps, Centrifugal, and Hydraulic Propulsion— Sydney H. Farrar, 603
Pumps, Centrifugal, and Hydraulic Propulsion— Fred. A. Robinson, 627
Pumps, Centrifugal, and Hydraulic Propulsion— W. H. Tozer, 299

Quarrying and Stone Dressing Machinery—M. Powis Bale, 175
Quarrying and Stone Dressing Machinery—Beta, 212
Quarrying and Stone Dressing Machinery- Crump and Brereton, 272
Quarrying and Stone Dressing Machinery- Geo. Hunter, 175
Question, A Bridge—R H , 459
Question, A Bridge—E. A. Hackett, 483
Question, A Bridge—W. C. Kernot, 399
Question, A Bridge—Ludwig Mertens, 459

Rail and Rolling Sheep Troughs, Hoffmann’s— Nemo, 212
Rail and Rolling Sheep Troughs, Hoffmann’s — H. W., 272
Rails, Steel,on the Continent—C. P. Sandberg, 534
Railway Accident near Binegar, The—Clement E. Stretton, 212, 235
Railway Couplings—Clement E. Stretton, 249,272
Railway, Paddington and Limehouse -A Subscriber to ENGINEERING, 432
Railway Wagon Hand Brakes — Clement E. Stretton, 299
Railway Working, Safe—Clement E. Stretton, 42, 72
"Renown” and “Sins Pareil,” H.M.S.—E. W. Sims, 358

Safe Railway Working—Clement E. Stretton, 42, 72
Safety Cartridge for Coal Mines, A New—Walton Brown, 571
Safety Cartridge for Coal Mines, A New—James Macnab, 627 ,
Scotch Pig Iron, German Opinion of—David Cowan, 533
Screw Propellers, The Dimensions of-Geo. A. Calvert, M.I.N.A., 459
Shipping Act, The Merchant—S., 211
South Africa, Notes from—P. France, 543
Spanish Trade, Our—Manufacturer, 385
Speed, Piston—John Inglis, Jun,, 627
Speed of Trains, The—A. Stevart, 94
Stannington Boiler Explosion, The—Boiler, 117
Starch-Making Machinery—Starch, 604
Statistics, Telephone-C. J. Hanssen, C.E., 272
Steam-Motors, Iligh-Spced-C. J. Hanssen, C.E., 432
Steamships, The Strains of—Stephen II. Terry, 432
Steel, Blow-Holes in—Russel Aitken, 532, 627
Steel, Blow-Holes in—John Hardisty, 533,556,571
Steel, Blow-Holes in—John Head, 556, 604
Steel, Blow-Holes in—Steel, 571
Steel Boilers—An Old Subscriber, 117
Steel Boilers in the Navy—M. A. S., 175
Steel Rails on the Continent—C. P. Sandberg, 534
Stone Dressing and Quarrying Machinery—M. Powis Bale, 175
Stone Dressing and Quarrying Machinery—Beta, 212
Stone Dressing and Quarrying Machinery— Crump and Brereton, 272
Stone Dressing and Quarrying Machinery—Geo. Hunter, 176
Straight-Edges—R. C. Annand, 432
Straight-Edges—Smith and Coventry, 483
Strain Indicator, Stromcvcr’s-C. E. Stromeyer, 401
Strains of Steamships, The—Stephen II. Terry, 432
Strength of Beams—E. A. Hackett, 604
Stresses on Cranes— W. S., 359
Stromeyer’s Strain Indicator—C. E. Stromeyer, 401
Sydney Tramways, The—B., 327

Tar, Gas—W. F. R., 249
Telegraph Engineers for India—J. N. Dutt, 94
Telephone Statistics—C. J. Hanssen, C.E., 272
Testing Iron and Steel—P. F. Maccallum, 175, 293
Testing Iron and Steel—Thomas Turner, 248, 320
Tilbury Deep-Water Docks, The—Kirk and Randall, 458
Torpedo Boats—Orlando Brothers, 72
Torpedoes, Firing—Yarrow and Co., 44
Towage, Cable— W., 027
Trade, Our Spanish—Manufacturer, 385
Trains, The Speed of—A. Stevart, 94
Tramways, The Development of—Bolling and Lowe, 42
Tramways, The Sydney—B., 327
Transmission of Large Powers by Friction Gear¬ing—Walter Bagshaw, 604
Transmission of Large Powers by Friction Gear¬ing—Paul Pfleiderer, 627
Turkey, Krupp Guns in—Alfred Longsdon, 358

Vacuum Brakes—G. M., 484
Velocities, Different, Friction at—George Halli¬day, 385, 506
Velocities, Different, Friction at—H. S. Hele Shaw, 458, 556
Velocities, Different, Friction at—J. P. G. Smith, 358
Velocities, Different, Friction at— W., 385

Waste-Water System, The Deacon—Water In¬spector, 94
Water Gas —E. Brook, 133, 400
Water Gas—Ignoramus, 557
Water Gas—B. II. Thwaite, F.C.S., 166, 459
Water Gas—Alfred Wilson, 133, 401
Watt, James, The 150th Anniversary of the Birth of—C. D. Ziegler, 117
Wire Rope, Coefficient of Friction on—N. Ken¬nedy, 133

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