Engineering 1886 Jul-Dec: Index: Letters to the Editor

Engineering 1886 Jul-Dec: Letters to the Editor Index.

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Letters to the Editor

Ailsa Craig Signalling Station, The—F. W. Crossley, 158
Aloe Fibre, Treating—T., 33
Aluminium Alloys—Metallurgist, 402
Aluminium in Iron and Steel—Metallurgist, 447
Aluminium in Mitis Castings—Thorsten Norden¬felt, 419, 556
American War Vessels—Josiah M‘Gregor, 615
American War Vessels—F. P. Purvis, 672
Armour—E. W. S., 481
Association, The British—II. S. Hele Shaw. 366
Atlantic Ferry, The — J. Evelyn Williams, M.I.C.E., 246
Axle-Boxes, Locomotive, The Fracture of—Argosy, 369

Balance Weights and High-Speed Engines—William Sisson, 143, 185
Batoum, The Future of—S., 144
Batteries, Primary—C. W. S. Crawley, 32, 118
Batteries, Primary—A. Rene Upward, 20
Batteries, Primary—Sydney F. Walker, 79, 144
Bell’s Reaping Machine—H. Stuart-Wortley, 615
“ Big Guns,” Our—B. H. Thwaite, 368
Blow-Holes in Steel—Russel Aitxen, 56
Blow-Holes in Steel—John Hardisty, 20
Blow-Holes in Steel-John Head, 57
Boiler Cleaning—Cutwater, 33
Boiler Cleaning—Inquirer, 20
Boiler Cleaning—James S. Richards, 299
Boiler Cleaning, Eucalyptus for—J. G., 57
Boiler Plates, Steel—Jno. Windle, 492
Boilers, Circulation of Water in—R. H., 582
Brake Tests—Apprentice, 493
Brake Tests—Dynamometer, 447
Brake Tests—Charles Louis Hett, 481
Brake Tests—B. H. Thwaite, 481
Brake, The Westinghouse, on the L. C. and D. Railway—Hose Pipe, 492
Brakes, Continuous—One of the Public, 20
Brakes, Continuous—Clement E. Stretton, 446
Bridge, The Hawkesbury—W. Armitage, 158
Bridge, The Hawkesbury—Edward W. Young, 118
Bridge Question, A—F. S. C., 345
Bridge Question, A—R. H., 345
Bridge Question, A—W. C. Kernot, 326
British Association, The—H. S. Hele Shaw, 366

Cable Tramway, The Highgate Hill—J. Bucknall-Smith, 79
Cable Tramway, The Highgate Hill—W. Eppel-8heimer, 57
Cable Tramways—Herbert W. Hudson, 642
Calorimeters, Fuel—B. Donkin, Jun., 673
Cameron’s Rotary Device—D. K. Cameron, 402
Canal, The Suez—R. C. E., 33
Cannel Coal—John Lancaster, 20
Cardboard Box and Envelope Making—Spain, 33
Cardiff Floating Dock, The—T. B., 22
Case-Hardening—Beta, Stu. I.C.I., 210
Case-Hardening—Thos. Booth, 493
Case-Hardening—K., 158
Castings, Mill Work—Vulcan, 300
Circulation of Water in Boilers—R. II., 582
Civil v. Royal Engineers—An Indian Engineer, 79
Civita Vecchia, The Harbour of—M. Manfroni, 604
Cleaning, Boiler—Cutwater, 33
Cleaning, Boiler—Inquirer, 20
Cleaning, Boiler—James S. Richards, 299
Coal, Cannel—John Lancaster, 20
Coffee-Curing Machinery—D. A., 33
Collieries, Queensland—Charles S. C. Watkins, 682
Colliery Explosions and Meteorology — Hy. Harries, 185
“Collingwood ” Gun, The—J. A. Longridge,344, 307
Coloured Glass Manufacture—A. Johanson, 300
Continuous Brakes—One of the Public, 20
Continuous Brakes—Clement E. Stretton, 416
Coupling Rods, Locomotive—Firebox, 621
Coupling Rods, Locomotive—Loco., 493
Coupling Rods, Locomotive—R. H., 557
Couplings, Railway — Thomas Urquhart, M.I.M.E., 605
Crampton’s New Locomotive— N. H. Thomas, M I.C.E., M.I.M.E.,299
Cruisers, Armed, and Atlantic Passenger Steannrs—Alaska, 298

Dissociation in the Steel Furnace—Frederick Siemens, 672
Distillation of Petroleum, The—Petroleo, 402
Dock, The Cardiff Floating—T. B., 22
Draining Steam Jackets—G. W., 210
Draught, Forced—James Ilowdcn, 18
Draught, Forced—C. II. Wingfield, 210
Driving, Pile—W. 0. Freeden, 557

Electric Testing Bridge— Eugene J. Moynihan, 300
Electric Welding—Elihu Thomson, 493
Electricity, Welding by—J. B. Duncan, 345, 520
Engine, Four-Coupled Goods—W. H. Johnson, 262
Engine, The Marchant—II. Alabaster, Gatehouse and Co., 606
Engine, The Marchant—G. R. B., 446
Engine, The Marchant—D. K. Clark, 418
Engine, The Marchant—R. E. Crompton, 446
Engine, The Marchant—William Downie, 418, 447, 481, 506
Engine, The Marchant—Fairplay, 418
Engine, The Marchant—James Fraser, 479
Engine, The Marchant—Fraser and Fraser, 446
Engine, The Marchant—Herbert W. Garratt, 481
Engine, The Marchant—William Granger, 480
Engine, The Marchant—Anthony Harris, 557
Engine, The Marchant—Thos. P. Hollick, 481
Engine, The Marchant—William Inglis, 480
Engine, The Marchant—Investor, 419, 480
Engine, The Marchant— T. B. Jordan, Son and Commans, 520
Engine, The Marchant—H. W. Kempe, 505
Engine, The Marchant—R. M. Marchant, 447, 481, 505
Engine, The Marchant—W. II. Massey, 446
Engine, The Marchant—W. Schonheyder, 446
Engine, The Marchant—Veracity, 4S0
Engine, Non-Condensing Compound, Trial of—H. F., 581
Engine, Non-Condensing Compound, Trial of— B. H. Thwaite, 581
Engine, The Rigg High-Speed—R., 326
Engine, Rigg’s Revolving—Arthur Rigg, 369, 493
Engineering Trade with China and Japan—J. G. Birch, 604
Engineers, The Royal, Again—A. B., 493
Engines, High-Speed—Torpedo Boat Engine, 21
Engines, High-Speed, and Balance Weights—William Sisson, 143, 185
Engines and Pumps, Single-Acting—G. E. D., 493
Engines, Triple-Expansion—Wawn and Willcox, 158
English and American Locomotives—W. H. Booth, 614, 642
English and American Locomotives—Robert H. Burnett, 83, 642
English and American Locomotives—Fairplay, 605
English nnd American Locomotives—John Feruie, M.I.C.E., 21, 117, 185, 580
English and American Locomotives—John Guthrie, 014
English and American Locomotives—D. H. O’Ncale Neale, A.M.I.C.E., 216
English and American Locomotives—S. E. R., 614
English and American Locomotives—Stoker, 673
Envelope and Cardboard Box Making—Spain, 33
Eucalyptus for Boiler Cleaning—J. G., 57
Expenses, Locomotive Working- Loco., 556
Explosion of a Tar Still at Gateshead—Geo. Miller and Co., 615
Explosive Ice- W. R. Pidgcon, 57

Ferry, The Atlantic-J. Evelyn Williams, M.I.C.E., 246
Fibre, Treating Aloe—T„ 33
Forced Draught—James Ilowdcn, 18
Forced Draught—C. H. Wingfield, 210
Foundations, Freezing—O. Reichenbach, 345
Foundations, Freezing as an Aid to the Sinking of—T. B. Lightfoot, 326
Freezing of Water, The Use of Glycerine to Pre¬vent—C. Maclaren Irvine, 673
Fuel Calorimeters—B. Donkin, Jun., 673
Future of Batoum, The—S., 144

Gas Engines, Fuel Gas for—J. Emerson Dowson, 615
Gear, Toothed—Disclpulus, 672
Glass Manufacture, Coloured - A, Johanson, 300
Glycerine, The Use of, to Prevent Freezing of Water—C. Maclaren Irvine, 073
Goods Engine, Four-Coupled—W. H. Johnson, 202
Gun, The " Collingwood”—J. A. Longridge, 344, 367

Harbour of Civita Vccchia, The—M. Manfroni, 604
Hardness of Metals, The—Bonnett H. Brough, 402, 556
Hardness of Metals, The—G. A. A. Middelberg, 481
Hardness of Metals, The—Thomas Turner, 419, 481, 492, 521
Hawkesbury Bridge, The—W. Armitage, 158
Hawkesbury Bridge, The — Edward W. Young, 118
High-Speed Engines—Torpedo Boat Engine, 21
Hydraulic Rams—M. A., 118

Ice, Explosive—W. R. Pidgeon, 57
Incandescence Lamps—Muir and Mavor, 56
Iron and Steel, Aluminium—Metallurgist, 447

Jubilee of Railways, Paris, 18S7 —Alf. Louis, 369

Lamp, The “ Morgan’’—Nemo, 419
Lamps, Incandescence—Muir and Mavor, 56
Lamps, Safety—W. Clifford, 402, 492, 557, 604
Lamps, Safety—W. Mawcr, 326,492,582
Lead Shreds—Hcnrj’ Chapman, 521
Lighting, Street—John G. Winton, 581
Locomotive Axle-Boxes, The Fracture of-Argosy, 360
Locomotive Coupling Rods—Firebox, 521
Locomotive Coupling Rods—R. II, 557
Locomotive Coupling Rods—Loco., 403
Locomotive, Crampton’s New—N. H. Thomas, M.I.C.E., M.I.M.E.,299
Locomotive Working Expenses—Loco., 556
Locomotives, English and American—W. H. Booth, 614, 642
Locomotives, English and American—Robert H. Burnett, 33, 642
Locomotives, English and American—Fairplay, 605
Locomotives, English and American — John Fernie, M.I.C.E., 21,117, 185, 580
Locomotives, English and American — John Guthrie, 614
Locomotives, English and American—D. H. O’Neale Neale, A.M.I.C.E., 246
Locomotives, English and American—S. E. R , 614
Locomotives, English and American—Stoker, 673

Machinery, Coffee-Curing—D. A., 33
Machinery, Straw-Casing—M. N., 158
Marchant Engine, The—H. Alabaster, Gate¬house, and Co., 506
Marchant Engine, The—G. R. B , 446
Marchant Engine, The—O. K. Clark, 418
Marchant Engine, The—R. E. Crompton, 446
Marchant Engine, The—William Downie, 418, 447, 481, 506
Marchant Engine, The—Fairplav, 418
Marchant Engine, The—James Fraser, 479
Marchant Engine, The—Fraser and Fraser, 446
Marchant Engine, The—Herbert W. Garratt, 481
Marchant Engine, The—William Granger, 480
Marchant Engine, The—Anthony Harris, 557
Marchant Engine, The—Thos. P. Hollick, 481
Marchant Engine, The—William Inglis, 480
Marchant Engine, The—Investor, 419, 480
Marchant Engine, The—T. B. Jordan, Son, and Commans, 520
Marchant Engine, The—II. W. Kempe, 505
Marchant Engine, The—R. M. Marchant, 447, 481, 605, 520
Marchant Engine, The- W. H. Massey, 446
Marchant Engine, The—W. Schonheyder, 446
Marchant Engine, The—Veracity, 480
Metals, The Hardness of—Bennett H. Brough, 492, 556
Metals, The Hardness of—G. A. A. Middclberg, 481
Metals, The Hardness of—Thomas Turner, 419, 481, 492, 521
Meteorology and Colliery Explosions — Hy. Harries, 185
Mill Work Castings—Vulcan, 300
Mitis Castings, Aluminium in—Thorsten Nor- denfclt, 419, 550
“Morgan’’ Lamp, The—Nemo, 419
Moulds, Water—W. C. I., 144

Omnitclemeter, The—J. H. Steward, 210
Our “Big Guns’’—B. II. Thwaite, 368

Petroleum, The Distillation of—Petroleo, 402
Petroleum, The Storage of—Storage, 262
Pile Driving—E., 402
Pilo Driving—W. O. Freeden, 557
Piston Speeds—John Inglis, Jun., 33
Piston Speeds—Rankin and Blackmore, 20
Primary Batteries—C. W. S. Crawley, 32, 118
Primary Batteries—A. Rene Upward, 20
Primary Batteries—Sydney F. Walker, 79, 144

Queensland Collieries—Charles S. C. Watkins, 582

Railway Couplings—Thomas Urquhart, M.I.M.E., 605
Railways, Jubilee of, Paris, 1887—Alf. Louis, 369
Rams, Hydraulic—M. A., 118
Reaping Machine, Bell’s—H. Stuart-Wortley, 615
Relative Reciprocation—R., 419
Rigg High-Speed Engine, The—R., 326
Rigg’s Revolving Engine—Arthur Rigg, 369, 493
Rope, Wire, Wheels for—S., 345
Rope, Wire, Wheels for—S. Turner, 369
Rotary Device, Cameron’s—D. R. Cameron, 402
Royal v. Civil Engineers—An Indian Engineer 79
Royal Engineers, The, Again—A. B., 493

Safety Lamp, The “ Morgan’’—Nemo, 419
Safety Lamps—W. Clifford, 402, 492, 557, 601
Safety Lamps—W. Mawer, 326, 492, 682
Shreds, Lead—Henry Chapman, 521
Signalling Station, The Ailsa Craig—F. W. Crossley, 158
Single-Acting Engines and Pumps—G. E. D., 493
Slide Valve, A New—Edward C. Peck, 185
Speeds, Piston—John Inglis, Jun., 33
Speeds, Piston—Rankin and Blackmore, 20
Steam Jackets, Draining—G. W., 210
Steamers, Atlantic Passenger, and Armed Cruisers—Alaska, 298
Steatite—H. Cawood, 326
Steel, Blow-Holes in—Russel Aitken, 51
Steel, Blow-Holes in—John Hardisty, 20
Steel, Blow-Holes in—John Head, 57
Steel Boiler Plates—Jno. Windle, 492
Steel, Cast, Tempering—Thomas Summers, 643
Steel Furnace, Dissociation in the—Frederick Siemens, 672
Steering Gear, Thompson’s—G., 363
Steering Gear, Thompson’s — Ploushbo.v, 344
Steering Gear, Thompson’s—H. Reinhold, 363
Steering Gear, Thompson's—W. B. Thompson, 368
Storage of Petroleum, The--Storage, 262
Straw-Casing Machinery—M. N., 158
Street Lighting—John G. Winton, 581
Submarine Tunnelling—J. C. Chapman, 299
Suez Canal, The—R. C. E , 33

Tar Still, Explosion of a, at Gateshead—Geo. Miller and Co., 615
Tempering Cast Steel—Thomas Summers, 612
Testing Bridge, Electric—Eugene J. Moynihan, 300
Tests, Brake—Apprentice, 493
Tests, Brake—Dynamometer, 447
Tests, Brake—Charles Louis Hett, 431
Tests, Brake—B. H. Thwaite, 481
Thompson’s Steering Gear—G., 368
Thompson’s Steering Gear —Ploughbov, 314
Thompson’s Steering Gear—II. Reinhold, 368
Thompson’s Steering Gear—W. B. Thompson, 363
Toothed Gear—Discipulus, 672
Trade, Engineering, with China and Japan—J. G. Birch, 604
Tramway, The Highgate Hill Cable—J. Bucknall-Smith, 79
Tramway, The Highgate Hill Cable—W. Eppelsheimer, 67
Tramways, Cable—Herbert W. Hudson, 642
Trial of Non-Condensing Compound Engine—II. I., 531
Trial of Non-Condensing Compound Engine —B. H. Thwaite, 581
Triple-Expansion Engines—Wawn and Willcox, 158
Tunnelling, Submarine—J. C. Chapman, 299

Universal Wrench, The—Thomas P. S. Crosthwait, 300

Valve, A New Slide—Edward C. Peck, 185

War Vessels, American—Josiah M'Gregor, 615
War Vessels, American—F. P. Purvis, 672
Water Moulds—W. C. I., 144
Welding, Electric—Elihu Thomson, 493
Welding hy Electricity—J. B. Duncan, 345, 520
Westinghouse Brake, The, on the L. C. and D. Railway—Hose Pipe, 492
Wheels for Wire Rope—S. 345
Wheels for Wire Rope—S. Turner, 369
Wrench, The Universal—Thomas P. S. Crosthwait, 300

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