Engineering 1888 Jul-Dec: Index: Letters to the Editor

Engineering 1888 Jul-Dec: Letters to the Editor Index.

Engineering 1888 Jul-Dec: Letters to the Editor Index.

Engineering 1888 Jul-Dec: Letters to the Editor Index.

Engineering 1888 Jul-Dec: Letters to the Editor Index.

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Letters to the Editor

• ALUMINIUM in Cast Iron—Ben. M. Plumb, 232
• “American Methods of Copper Smelting”—James W. Westmoreland, 137
• American Railroad Freight Rates—M. R. Jefferds, 363
• Arch Joints, Pressures on—Allan Cunningham, 613
• Arch Joints, Pressures on—Robert H. Smith, 612
• Arch Joints, Pressures on—John C. Trautwine, Jun., 612
• Arched Bridges, Pressures on Voussoirs and Abutments of—John Paterson 576
• Axle Rolling Machine—John Waters, 7

• Balancing Locomotives—Loco,, 381
• Beams, The Old Puzzle about the Strength of— Ed. C. de Segundo, 34, 35
• Beams, The Old Puzzle about the Strength of— J. C. Spence, 56
• Beams, Solid, The Old Puzzle about the Strength of—William Donaldson, 7, 85
• Beams, Solid, The Old Puzzle about the Strength of—John Goodman, 7
• Bearings, Knife-Edge, of Testing Machines—W. Harry Stanger, 515
• Bill, The Patent—0. Jensen, 576
• Blast Pipes, Vortex-Alfred B. Hoskin, J5
• Boiler Explosion, W. Hewett, 381
• Boiler Explosion, well, 427
• Boiler Explosion, Hewett, 428
• Boiler Explosions—Samuel Boswell, 381, 489
• Boiler Explosions—E. G. Constantine, 381
• Boiler Explosions—Fair Play, 381, 463, 489, 515
• Boilei* Explosions—Reginald W. Hewett, 464
• Boiler Explosions—John Swift, 365, 400, 463, 489, 515
• Boiler Incrustation—V. T. L., 232
• Boilers, The Working Strength of—Wm. H. Booth. 280
• Brakes, Continuous—Clement E. Stretton, 488
• Brakes, Railway—Cleveland, 531
• Breakdowns of Marine Engines—G. B. R., 530
• Breakdowns of Marine Engines—Verax, 515
• Brass, The Lubrication of—Micro., 209

• Carver’s Fire-Extinguishing Apparatus—Coates and Carver, 266
• Cast-Iron, Aluminium in—Ben. M. Plumb, 232
• Cast-Iron Caps to Chimneys—C. J., 181 Cellulose—O. K., 576
• Centenary of Steam Navigation, The—C. Purcell Taylor, 577
• Charcoal Iron or Steel Strips —Sheet Metal Worker, 85
• Chimneys, Cast-Iron Caps to—C. J., 181
• “ City of New York,” The New Inman and International Steamer—Worthington Pumping Engine Co, 159
• Civil Engineers in India—Disgusted, 112
• Civil Engineers in India—C. E., 488
• Civil Engineers in India—Henry A. Greig, 112
• Civil Engineers in India—X. Y. Z., 563
• Coke and Gas as Fuel—Burrico, 303
• Coke and Gas as Fuel—T. Nicholson, 57, 266, 342
• Coke and Gas as Fuel—F. C. S., 85, 280
• Collapsing Pressure of Tubes—William H. Booth, 364
• Collapsing Pressures of Upright Fireboxes-J. Howard Reed, 426
• Collisions at Sea—Ships’ Lights — Stephen H. Terry, 428, 4S9, 563
• Continuous Brakes—Clement E. Stretton, 488
• Copper Pipes, Electrically Formed — Chas. J. Simmons, 180
• Copper Smelting, American Methods of—James W. Westmoreland, 137
• Copper Steam Pipes—R. Hartland, 208
• Copper Steam Pipes—Karl Lunakvisi, 159
• Copper Steam Pipes—H. M. W., 159
• Copper Steam Pipes and Modern High-Pressure Engines—William Elmore, 113

• Diagrams, Slide Valve—Victor Thallmayer, 57, 180, 380
• Dickinson’s Propeller—Sanderson and Holland, 159
• Discoveries and Inventions, Rewards for Meritorious—Wm. H. Wahl, 489
• Distilled Water—Inquirer, 515
• Dodd’s High-Speed Engine—Frank William Dodd, 380
• Drawing Office, A Wail from the—F., 67,180
• Drawing Office, A Wail from the—W. C. Unwin, 85
• Drawings, Shade Lines on—Herbert Coward, 209
• Drawings, Shade Lines on—Edward J. M. Davies, 232, 342
• Drawings, Shade Lines on—Jotr, 209
• Drawings, Shade Lines on—Junior Draughtsman, 209
• Drawings, Shade Lines on—A. K., 209
• Drawings, Shade Lines on—H. P. Maffiola, 209
• Drawings, Shade Lines on—J. Waddell Malcolmoon, 209
• Drawings, Shade Lines on—W. D. T., 181, 281
• Dredging—J. K. R., 576, 640
• Dredging—Wm. Simons and Co., 614

• Edinburgh, The Race to—Scrutator, 139
• Education, Technical—A. P. Arent, 463
• Education, Technical—An Old Central Student, 490
• Education, Technical, and James Watt—Fred. W. Fillmore. 302
• Efficiency, Steam Engine—J. H. S., 464
• Efficiency, Steam Engine, and High-Pressure Steam—John H. Slade, 530
• Electric Lighting of Ships—Mark H. Robinson, 464
• Electrically Formed Copper Pipes—Chas. J. Simmons, 180
• Energy—John Ashford, 515, 564
• Energy—Frederick Graham, 531
• Engine, Dodd’s High-Speed—Frank William Dodd, 380
• Engine, A New Type of—Moscow, 57
• Engineers, Civil, in India—Disgusted, 112
• Engineers, Civil, in India—C.E., 488
• Engineers, Civil, in India—Henry A. Greig, 112
• Engineers, Civil, in India—X. Y. Z., 563
• Engineers and Science—B. H. Thwaite, 180
• Engineers and Technical Education—A. L. L. A., 159
• Engineers and Technical Education—A. L. Logan, 232
• Engineers and Technical Education—B. H. Thwaite, 266
• Engines, Mill—W. Schonheyder, 159, 209
• Engines, Mill—B. H. Thwaite, 180, 232
• English V. American Locomotives—J. Bernard Walker, 381
• English and American Locomotives Compared— Observer, 342
• English Machinery and Foreign Competition— H. F. C., 208
• English Machinery and Foreign Competition— H. J. W., 266
• Erecting a Locomotive—F. W. Dean, 429
• Exhibition, The Paris—H, T. Wood, 400
• Experiments, The Kriegstetten, on Electrical Transmission of Power—E. Manville, 7
• Explosion, The Birmingham Boiler—Reginald W. Hewett, 381
• Explosions, Boiler—Samuel Boswell, 381, 489
• Explosions, Boiler—E. G. Constantine, 381
• Explosions, Boiler—Fair Play, 381, 463, 489, 515
• Explosions, Boiler—Reginald W. Hewett, 464
• Explosions, Boiler—John Swift, 365, 400, 463, 489, 515

• Fire-Extinguishing Apparatus, Carver’s—Coates and Carver, 266
• Fleischer’s Hydromotor—Caloric, 181
• Fleischer’s Hydromotor—H. Grenfell, 209
• Forth Bridge, The Future Route North vid the —T., 380
• Freezing of Water in Vessels nearly Closed—D. Winstanley, 490
• Friction of Hydraulic Rams, The—Reader, 85
• Fuel, Petroleum, in Blast Furnaces—Ironmaster, 139
• Furnace Flues, Strength of—D. K. Clark, 280, 342, 400
• Furnace Flues, Strength of—W. I. Ellis, 302, 364, 427
• Furnace Flues, Strength of—Philip Henry Sadler, 209
• Future Route North vid the Forth Bridge, The— T., 380

• Gas and Coke as Fuel—Burrico, 303
• Gas and Coke as Fuel—T, Nicholson, 57, 266, 342
• Gas and Coke as Fuel—F, C. S., 85, 280
• Gas-Heated Steam Boilers—R. Booth, 303
• Gas-Heated Steam Boilers—Furnace, 280
• Gas-Heated Steam Boilers—E. Richards, 303
• Gas Producer, Sheel’s—Carbonic Oxide, 56
• Gas Producer, Sheel’s—W. M. H., 7
• Gas Producer, Sheel’s—John M. Sheel, 34, 85
• Gas, Water—Frederick Siemens, 139
• Glow Lamp Patents, Re—G. R. B., 85
• Goliath Rail, The—C. P. Sandberg, 34
• Governors for Marine Engines—An Engineer, 576
• Governors for Marine Engines—Glasgow Shipowner, 613
• Governors for Marine Engines-One who has Tried and Proved it, 613
• Governors for Marine Engines—Shipowner, 563
• Governors for Marine Engines—Tyneside, 563
• Gun Construction—Gunner, 138
• Gun, The Longridge—J. A. Longridge, 113
• Guns, Heavy-Flag, 614
• Guns, Steel Cast—B. H. Thwaite, 640

• Heavy Guns—Flag:, 614
• Hot Water Tank, A—X. Z., 614
• Hydraulic Rams, The Friction of—Reader, 85
• Hydrometer, Fleischer’s—Caloric, 181
• Hydrometer, Fleischer’s—H. Grenfell, 209

• Incrustation, Boiler—V. T. L., 232
• Indicator, The Steam Engine, as Modified by M. Hirn—Bryan Donkin, Jun., 576
• Inventor of the Steam Gauge, The—M. D., 181
• Irish Railways—Bonman Malcolm, 208
• Irish Railways—A Railway Official, 342

• Knife-Edge Bearings of Testing Machines—W. Harry Stanger, 516
• Kriegstetten Experiments on Electrical Transmission of Power, The—E. Manville, 7

• Ladywood Boiler Explosion, The—Samuel Boswell, 427
• Ladywood Boiler Explosion, The—Reginald W. Hewett, 428
• Landore Siemens Steel Company (Limited), The —F. J. R. Carulla, 531
• Law, The Patent—G. G. M. Hardingham, 530
• Law, The Patent—S., 530
• Library, The Patent Office—Thomas Moy, 613
• Lighting, Electric, of Ships—Mark H. Robinson, 464
• Lightning Conductors, "Stupendous Facts” Relating to—The Supervisor of only One, 342
• Lights, Ships’—J. J Bayford, 515
• Lights, Ships’—V. de Michele, 489,531, 577
• Lights, Ships’—X. I. X.,464
• Locomotive, Erecting a—F. W. Dean, 429
• Locomotive Question, The, in New South Wales —Colonial, 516, 531
• Locomotive Question, The, in New South Wales —One who Knows, 561
• Locomotive Speeds; An Explanation — Charles Rous-Marten, 531
• Locomotives, Balancing—Loco., 381
• Locomotives, English and American Compared —Observer, 342
• Locomotives, English v. American —J. Bernard Walker, 381
• Long Tows—R. N,, 515
• Longridge Gun, The—J. A. Longridge, 113
• Lubrication—Wilfred S. Boult, 180
• Lubrication—J. Veitch Wilson, 84
• Lubrication of Brass, The—Micro., 209
• Ludolff’s Patent for Securing Wood Flooring to Concrete—Anglo-Indian, 464

• Machine, Axle-Rolling—John Waters, 7
• Machinery, English, and Foreign Competition— H. F. C., 208
• Machinery, English, and Foreign Competition— H. J. W., 266
• Marine Boilers, Water for—Jarrow, 380
• Marine Engines, Breakdowns of—G. B. R., 530
• Marine Engines, Breakdowns of—Verax, 515
• Marine Engines, Governors for—An Engineer, 576
• Marine Engines, Governors for-Glasgow Shipowner, 613
• Marine Engines, Governors for—One who has Tried and Proved it, 613
• Marine Engines, Governors for—Shipowner, 563
• Marine Engines, Governors for—Tyneside, 563
• Marine Engines, The Size of—Thomas Moy, 531
• Materials, The Strength of—William G. Kir- kaldy, 85
• Materials, The Strength of—C. O. S., 139
• Memorial, The Proposed Rankine—Thomas Alexander ; Arthur VV. Thomson, 159
• Memorial, The Proposed Rankine—B. H. Thwaite, 139
• Mill Engines—W. Schbnheyder, 159, 209
• Mill Engines—B. H. Thwaite, 180, 232
• Modern High - Pressure Engines and Copper Steam Pipes—William Elmore, 113
• Murdoch’s Valve Gear—Drummond A. Murdoch, 303

• Navigation, Steam, on Chinese Rivers—W. G. Howell, 35
• New South Wales, The Locomotive Question in Colonial, 516, 531
• New South Wales, The Locomotive Question in— One who Knows, 564
• “ Next to Nothing”—S. Tolver Preston, 266

• Paddle Engines, Triple-Expansion—A, and J. Inglis, 159
• Paris Exhibition, The—H. T. Wood, 400
• Patent Bill, The—O. Jensen, 576
• Patent Law, The—G. G. M. Hardingham, 530
• Patent Law, The—S., 530
• Patent Office Library, The—Thomas Moy, 613
• Patent for Securing Wood Flooring to Concrete, Ludolff’s—Anglo-Indian, 464
• Patents, Re Glow Lamp—G. R. B., 85
• Perforated Steel, Tinned—An English Manufacturer, 85
• Petroleum Fuel in Blast Furnaces—Ironmaster, 139
• Pressures on Arch Joints—Allan Cunningham, 613
• Pressures on Arch Joints—Robert H. Smith, 612
• Pressures on Arch Joints—John C. Trautwine, Jun., 612
• Pressures on Voussoirs and Abutments of Arched Bridges—John Paterson, 576
• Professor Rankine, The Late—Thomas Alexander; Arthur W. Thomson, 56
• Professor Rankine, The Late—Progress, 56
• Propeller, Dickinson’s—Sanderson and Holland, 159
• Propulsion, Screw—Gavin Chapman, 181
• Pumping Engine Trials, Worthington—David Home Morton, 613
• Pumping Engine, The Worthington High-Duty— Norseman, 577

• Race to Edinburgh, The—Scrutator, 139
• Rail, The Goliath—C. P. Sandberg, 34
• Railroad Freight Rates, American—M. R. Jefferds, 363
• Railway Brakes—Cleveland, 531
• Railway, The Sind Pishin—Income Tax, 158
• Railways, Irish—Bonman Malcolm, 208
• Railways, Irish—A Railway Official, 342
• Rankine, The Late Professor—Thomas Alexander; Arthur W. Thomson, 56
• Rankine, The Late Professor—Progress, 56
• Rankine Memorial, The Proposed—Thomas Alexander ; Arthur W. Thomson, 159
• Rankine Memorial, The Proposed—B. H. Thwaite, 139
• Reservoir, A Sealed—Percy J. Neate, 429
• Rewards for Meritorious Discoveries and Inventions—Wm. H. Wahl, 489
• Rolling Seamless Tubes—W. A. P., 302
• Rolling Seamless Tubes ; the Mannesmann Process—T. N. D., 364

• Scholarships, Whitworth—Andrew Jamieson, 266
• Science, and Engineers—B. H. Thwaite, 180
• Screw Propulsion—Gavin Chapman, 181
• Sealed Reservoir, A—Percy J. Neate, 420
• Seamless Tubes, Rolling—W. A. P., 302
• Seamless Tubes, Rolling ; the Mannesmann Process—T. N. D., 364
• Shade Lines on Drawings—Herbert Coward, 2C9
• Shade Lines on Drawings—Edward J. M. Davies, 232, 342
• Shade Lines on Drawings—Jotr, 209
• Shade Lines on Drawings—Junior Draughtsman, 209
• Shade Lines on Drawings—A. K., 209
• Shade Lines on Drawings—H. P. Maffiola, 209
• Shade Lines on Drawings—J. Waddell Malcolmoon, 209
• Shade Lines on Drawings—W. D. T., 181, 281
• Sheel’s Gas Producer—Carbonic Oxide, 56
• Sheel’s Gas Producer—W. M. H., 7
• Sheel’s Gas Producer—John W. Sheel, 34, 85
• Ships’ Lights—J. J. Bayford, 515
• Ships’ Lights—V. de Michele, 489, 531, 577
• Ships’ Lights—X. I. X,, 464
• Ships’ Lights—Collisions at Sea—Stephen H. Terry, 428, 489, 563
• Siberia, Trade with—Anglo-Russian, 381
• Siberia, Trade with—H. N. Sulivan, 364
• Siemens Steel Company, The Landore (Limited) —F. J. R. Carulla, 531
• Sind Pishin Railway, The—Income Tax, 158
• Size of Marine Engines, The—Thomas Moy, 531
• Slide Valve Diagrams—Victor Thallmayer, 57, 180, 380
• Solid Beams, The Old Puzzle about the Strength of—William Donaldson, 7, 85
• Solid Beams, The Old Puzzle about the Strength of—John Goodman, 7
• Speeds, Locomotive; An Explanation—Charles Rous-Marten, 531
• Steam Boilers, Gas Heated—R. Booth, 303
• Steam Boilers, Gas Heated—Furnace, 280
• Steam Boilers, Gas Heated—E. Richards, 303
• Steam Engine Efficiency—J. H. S., 464
• Steam Engine Efficiency and High-Pressure Steam—John H. Slade, 530
• Steam Engine Indicator, The, as Modified by M. Hirn—Bryan Donkin, Junior,, 576
• Steam Gauge, The Inventor of the—M. D., 181
• Steam Navigation, The Centenary of—C. Purcell Taylor, 577
• Steam Navigation on Chinese Rivers—W. G. Howell, 35
• Steam Pipes, Copper—R. Hartland, 208
• Steam Pipes, Copper—Karl Lunakvisi, 159
• Steam Pipes, Copper—H. M. W., 159
• Steamer “ City of New York,” The New Inman and International—Worthington Pumping Engine Company, 159
• Steel Cast Guns—B. H. Thwaite, 640
• Steel or Charcoal Iron Strips—Sheet Metal Worker, 85
• Strength of Beams, The Old Puzzle about the— Ed. C. de Segundo, 34, 35
• Strength of Beams, The Old Puzzle about the— J. C. Spence, 56
• Strength of Furnace Flues—D. K. Clark, 280, 342, 400
• Strength of Furnace Flues—W. I. Ellis, 302, 364, 427
• Strength of Furnace Flues—Philip Henry Sadler, 209
• Strength of Materials, The—William G. Kirkaldy, 85
• Strength of Materials, The—C. C. S., 139
• “ Stupendous Facts ” Relating to Lightning Conductors—The Supervisor of only One, 342

• Tank, A Hot Water—X. Z., 614
• Technical Education—A. P. Arent, 463
• Technical Education—An Old Central Student, 490
• Technical Education and Engineers—A. L. L. A., 169
• Technical Education and Engineers — A. Logan, 232
• Technical Education and Engineers — B. Thwaite, 266
• Technical Education and James Watt—Fred. Fillmore, 302
• Theory, The Uses of—Michael Longridge, 530
• Tinned Perforated Steel—An English Manufacturer, 85
• Tows, Long—R. N., 515
• Trade with Siberia—Anglo-Russian, 381
• Trade with Siberia—H. N. Sulivan, 364
• Triple-Expansion Paddle Engines—A. and J. Inglis, 159
• Tubes, Collapsing Pressure of—William H. Booth, 364
• Type of Engine, A New—Moscow, 57

• Upright Fireboxes, Collapsing Pressures of—J. Howard Reed, 426
• Uses of Theory, The—Michael Longridge, 530

• Valve Gear, Murdoch’s—Drummond A. Murdoch, 303
• Vortex Blast Pipes—Alfred B. Hoskin, 85

• Wail, A, from the Drawing Office—F., 57,180
• Wail, A, from the Drawing Office—W. C. Unwin, 85
• Water Distilled—Inquirer, 515
• Water, Freezing of, in Vessels Nearly Closed—D. Winstanley, 490
• Water Gas—Frederick Siemens, 139
• Water for Marine Boilers—Jarrow, 380
• Whitworth Scholarships—Andrew Jamieson, 266
• Working Strength of Boilers, The—Wm. H. Booth, 280
• Worthington High-Duty Pumping Engine, The— Norseman, 577
• Worthington Pumping Engine Trials—David Morton Home, 613

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