Engineering 1893 Jan-Jun: Index: Letters to the Editor








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Letters to the Editor
- Abatement of Smoke. See Consumption of Smoke
- Admiralty. See Navy Boilers
- American Bridges on the Transandine Railway. Phoenix Bridge Company, 173 ; Expert of Forty Years' Experience, 202
- American and English Locomotives. G. R. D., 643
- American Patent Office Searches. See Novelty in Patents
- American Patents. Fell and Wilding, 805
- Armour Plates, Harveyised Steel, 249. Vickers, Sons, and Co., 285 ; Philip J. D. Lindoe, 285
- Atlantic Liners, Old. William M. Henderson, 173 ; B. W. Ginsburg, 202 : H. Lawrence Swinburne, 202; W. M. Henderson, 325; Gunner, 392 ; Samuel Hayward, C.E., 392.
- Atmospheric Grain Elevators. Elevators, 617
- Austrian Torpedo Cruiser "Satellit." R. A. Ziese, 409
- Axles, Crank. Killie Crankie, 133
- Batavia Exhibition. John Birch and Co., 201, 671
- Beirut and Damascus Light Railway. C. S. du Riche Preller, 101, 133
- Blackpool Tower. Babel, 391
- "Blenheim," H.M.S., W. H. White, 284
- Boiler Explosion, An Interesting. William Cross, C.E., 41
- Boiler Explosions. XV. H. XV., 23
- Boiler Tests, Chelsea Electric Station. J. Orestv, 441; Frank King, 002; XI. XV. T., 602; J. Gresty, 643 ; Frank King, 671; J. Gresty, 750
- Boiler Tube Fastenings. H. Benbow, 70. See Forced Draught and Leaky Tubes
- Boiler Tubes. See Forced Draught and Navy Boiler Committee
- Boilers and Ground Landlords. XV. D. Rees and Co., 010
- Bridges on the Transandine Railway.
- Phoenix Bridge Company, 173; Expert of Forty Years' Experience, 202
- British Cruiser "Blenheim." XV. H. XVhite, 284
- British Engineering, The Future of. A. F. P., 133
- British Industry, Shipping Charges and, Deacon, Maxwell, and Dore, 441
- British Trade in India. S.P.Q.R., 253
- Brunel’s Pocket Line to Rescue the Drowning. J. Lawrence-Hamilton, 101
- Bulkheads, Economical. E. A. Cowper, 391
- Central Stations, Power in. Alfred Hanssen, 253 ; H. D. Pearsall, 253
- Centrifugal Pumps. Alfred Hanssen, 173 ; 0. F. Charnock, 202
- Colliery Winding Drums. A. Richards 40
- Commercial Aspect of Engineer’s Training. J. E. Thornycroft, 232 ; Hard Times, 232
- Compound Locomotive for Northern Railway of France. Adolphe E. Gobert, 284
- Consumption of Smoke. T. Nicholson, CIO; X. J. V. K. Q., 043 ; Observer, 701 ; T. Nichol¬son, 701; Progress, 805
- Cooking and Heating by Electricity. Thomas Fletcher, F.C.S., 749
- County Surveyors, Ireland, Open Competition,899
- Crank Axles. Killie Crankie, 133
- Cruiser “Blenheim.” W. II. White, 284
- Cruiser “Gaiser,” Danish. R. A. Ziese, 22 ; *John I. Thornycroft and Co., 40
- Cruisers in Naval Warfare. Samuel Long, 392
- Cunarders, Old. See Atlantic Liners, Old
- Curves, Railway Transition. C. F. F., 71 ; Walter Shellshear, 409
- Danish Cruiser “Gaiser.” R. A. Zeise, 22 ; John I. Thornycroft and Co., 40
- Decimal System. See Metrical Weights and Measures
- Diamond Manufacture (Recent Science). Charles S. Parsons, 643
- Docks, Graving. Theory and Practice, 301 ; University Graduate and A.M.I.C.E., 440 ; C. Colson, 440; Theory and Practice, 002; Justice, 010 ; An Elderly Bachelor of Engineering, 042 ; Justice, 043, 071
- Dredger for the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. Hunter and English, 871
- Drills, Electric Drills for Ship Repairs (“Umbria” Accident). The Electrical Company, Limited, 41
- Drowning, Brunel's Pocket Line to Rescue the. J. Lawrence-Hamilton, 101
- Drum, Winding. A. Richards, 40
- Dynamo Field Magnets, Steel for. James Muirhead, 440 ; H. W. Ravenshaw, 002
- Dynamos, Measuring Power for Driving. A., 320
- Egypt, Irrigation in. W. Willcocks, 133
- Electric Cooking and Heating. Thos. Fletcher F.C.S , 749
- Elevators, Atmospheric Grain. Elevators, 017
- Energy of Vibrating Matter. S. Tolver Preston. 101
- Engineering, The Future of British. A. F. P.. 183
- Engineer's Training, Commercial Aspect of an. J E. Thornycroft, 232; Hard Times, 232
- Engines for Driving Dynamos, Measuring Power of A., 320
- English and American Locomotives. G. It. D., 043
- English Commercial Enterprise Abroad. T. W. T. Tuc'iey, 408
- English iron Works, Early, J. Eliot Hodgkin, 805
- Exhibition, Batavia. John Birch and Co., 201, 071
- Explosion, Boiler, An Interesting. William Cross, C.E., 41
- Fast Paddle Steamers. See Steamers
- Flying Machines. Hiram S. Maxim, 325 ; Horatio Phillips, 325 ; J. L. Fullerton, 409
- Forced Draught and Leaky Tubes. J. Witten¬berg, 23 ; John Lermont, 23 ; II. Benbow, 70 ; G. E. Belliss and Co , 101 ; X., 252 ; Triplex, 252; John Phillips, 252; James Daglish, 252; Robert McGlasson, 252; Robert Dumas, 252 ; J. A. Curling, 283; George Wilson, 283; G. G. T., 283; Justitia, 281; C. Turnbull, Jun., 326; Alfred Morcom, 343 ; J. H. Abercrombie, 344 ; Marine Engineer, 344 ; John Watt, 391 ; John Phillips, 391; W. Walker, 440 ; Zittenberg, 440; Sigmund Reichenberg, 749 ; Alex. MacVicar, 750 ; W. II. Wilson, 750 ; Geo. Peebles, 837 ; J A. Lesourd, 837 ; J. Jennings Campbell, 870. See A «viz Boiler Committee
- Frost Valves for Hydrants. W. Lewis Baker, 284
- Gainsborough Water Works (221). A Timmins, 284
- "Gaser," Danish Cruiser. See Danish Cruiser Geometrical Approximation. Archimedes Itedi-vivus, 344
- Gilbertiana. Park Benjamin, 40; Silvanus P. Thompson, 71 ; X. Y., 71; Wm. H. Wiley, 71; Silvanus P. Thompson, 202
- Graving Docks. Theory and Practice, 391 ; C. Colson, 440; University Graduate and A.M.I.C.E., 440 ; Theory and Practice, 602 ; Justice, 010 ; An Elderly Bachelor of Engineering, 042 ; Justice, 043, 071
- Gun, A Multiple Projectile or Compound. S. Tolver Preston, 40
- Gutta-Percha Covered Wire, The Inventor of. P. J., 23, 41; Alex. Siemens, 70 ; F. H. Dan- ehell, 201; Carl Siemens, 232; Ellen Hahn Danehell, 893
- Hairpin Making Machinery. R. J. Bush, 441
- Harmonic Valve Diagram. John E. Sweet, 749
- Harveyised Steel Armour-Plates, 249; Vickers, Sons, and Co., 285 ; Philip J. D. Lindoe, 285
- Hook and Eye Making Machinery. A. E. W. Gwyn, 173
- Hot-Air Jackets for Steam Cylinders and Gas- Fired Boilers. G., 23; Henry Davey, 41; Frederick Hurd, 41
- Hydrants, Frost Valves for. W. Lewis Baker, 284
- India, British Trade in. S.P.Q.R., 253
- Inquests, Professional Witnesses nt. W. H. Davis, Fleet Engineer R.N., 71
- Institution of Civil Engineers. Telford, 671; Steam, 701
- Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland. A Member, 071
- Ireland, County Surveyors. Open Competition, 899
- Iron Works, Early English. J. Eliot Hodgkin, 805
- Irrigation in Egypt. XV. Willcocks, 133
- Jackets, Hot-Air, for Steam Cylinders and Gas- Fired Boilers. G., 23; Henry Davey, 41; Frederick Hurd, 41
- Jackets, Vacuum. Robert McGinsson, 284
- Landlords and Boilers, Ground. XV. D. Rees and Co., 010
- Leaky Tubes. See Forced, Draught and Navy Boiler Committee
- “Leopold II.” XV. B. Thompson, 002; A. O. Robins, 010 ; Paddle Wheel, 043
- Liability of Engineers. An Elderly Bachelor of Engineering, 042
- Lightning Conductors. J. B. Breur, 871
- Liverpool Overhead Railway. C. S. <lu Riche Preller, 232
- Locomotive for the Mersey Railway. J. D. T., 252
- Locomotive for Northern Railway of France, Compound. Adolphe E. Gobert, 284
- Locomotive, Winby’s Express. J. D. T., 071
- Locomotives, American and English. G. It. D., 643
- Locomotives, Mr. Stretton’s List of. John II. Ravenshaw, 24 ; Clement E. Stretton, C.E., 41; John H. Ravenshaw, 71 ; Clement E. Stretton, C.E., 101 ; John H. Ravenshaw, 133 ; Clement E. Stretton, O.E., 173 ; John H. Ravenshaw, 202; Clement E. Stretton, C.E., 232
- Machinery, Taxation of. G. Humphreys-Davies. 173, 232
- Manganese Steel. Hadfield's Steel Foundry Company, Limited, 133
- Manufacture of Small Arms. R. F. C., 899
- Marine Boilers and Leaky Tubes. See Forced Draught
- Maxim's High-Speed Steamer. C. M. Ranus, 201
- Measures, Metrical System. See Metrical System
- Measuring Power for Driving Dynamos. A., 326
- Mechanical Flight. Hiram S. Maxim, 325; Horatio Phillips, 325 ; J. L. Fullerton, 409
- Metrical System of Weights and Measures. O. C. D. Ross, 320 ; C. S. du Riche Preller, 343; J. Emerson Dowson, 391 ; Charles Louis Hett, 391 ; C. S. du Riche Preller, 409; J. Slater Lewis, 441: Jno. Birch and Co., 804; James Hume, 838; Charles Louis Hett, 838 ; J. II. Twigg, 809 ; J. XV. Bennett, 899
- Midland Railway Speed. Frederick J. Bolt, 325
- Navigation, The Beginning of Steam. A. M., 101
- Navy Boiler Committee. Delta, 701; J. Jennings Campbell, 870. See Forced Draught and Leaky Tubes
- New South Wales Railway Commission. XVm. F. Schey, 409
- North German Lloyd Line. B. XV. Ginsburg, 409
- Northern Railway of France, Compound Locomotive for. Adolphe E. Gobert, 284
- Northwich Bridge. John J. Webster, 701
- Novelty in Patents. R. R. Gubbins, 284; Thomas Moy, 343
- Overhead Railway, Liverpool. C. S. du Riche Preller, 232
- Paddle Steamers, Fast. XV. B. Thompson, 002 ; *O. Robins, 010 ; Paddle Wheel, 043
- Patents, American. Fell and Wilding, 805
- Patents, Novelty in. R. R. Gubbins, 284 ; Thomas Moy, 343
- Persia. See Atlantic Liners, Old Pneumatic Riveter. Alpha, 749 ; De Bergue and Co., Limited, 870
- Power in Central Stations. Alfred Hanssen, 253 ; H. D. Pearsall, 253
- Professional Witnesses at Inquests. X. H. Davies, Fleet Engineer. R.N.,
- Projectile or Compound Gun, A Multiple, o. Tolver Preston, 40
- Propeller, Screw Turbine. See Thornycroft
- Pulsometers, Steam Consumption of. A. Macivor, 837
- Pumps, Centrifugal. Alfred Hanssen, 173 ; G. r Charnock, 202
- Railway, Beirut and Damascus Light. C. S. du Riche Preller, 101, 133
- Railway, Liverpool Overhead. C. S. du Riche Preller, 232
- Railway Speeds. Frederick J. Bolt, 325
- Railway, Transandine, Bridges on the. Phoenix Bridge Company, 173; Expert of Forty Years' Experience, 202
- Railway Transition Curves. C. F. F., /I; Walter Shellshear, 409
- Rating of Machinery. G. Humphreys-Davies, 173, 232
- Recent Science. Charles S. Parsons, 643
- Rifles, Manufacture of Small Arms. R.F.C., 899
- Riveter, Pneumatic. Alpha, 749 ; De Bergue and Co., Limited, 870
- Salt-Cutting Machine. A. Espinosa, 284
- Saw Blades, Thompson Flexible Back. Saws, 174
- Schichau Locomotive Boiler and Torpedo Cruisers. It. A. Ziese, 22 ; John I. Thornycroft and Co., 40
- Scholarships, Whitworth. Reform, 837
- “Scotia.” See Atlantic Liners, Old
- Screw Propulsion with Non-Reversible Engines.
- Robert McGlasson, 22, 24, 101, 133 ; Magnus Volk, 133 ; Robert McGlasson, 284, 392, 617, 805
- Screw Turbine Propeller. See Thornycroft
- Shipping Charges and British Industry. Deacon, Maxwell, and Dore, 441
- Ships' Bulkheads, Economical. E. A. Cowper, 391
- Smoke Consumption. T. Nicholson, 010; X. J. V. K. Q., 043 ; Observer, 701; T. Nichol¬son, 701 ; Progress, 805
- Steam Consumption of Pulsometers. A. Maclvor, 837
- Steam Navigation, The Beginning of. A. M., 101
- Steamer, Maxim’s High-Speed. C. XI. Ranus, 201
- Steamers, Fast Paddle. XX'. B. Thompson, 602 ; O. Robins, 616 ; Paddle Wheel, 043,
- S.S. “ Great Britain.” Wm. XI. Henderson, 173 ; XV. Ginsburg, 202 ; H. Lawrence Swinburne,
- 202 ; XV. XI. Anderson, 325. See also Atlantic Liners, Old
- Steel for Dynamo Field Magnets. James Muirhead, 440; H. W. Ravenshaw, 002
- Steel for Rifles, Manufacture of Small Anns. R.F.C., 899
- Stretton’s List of Locomotives. John If. Raven¬shaw, 24 ; Clement E. Stretton, C.E., 41 ; John H. Ravenshaw, 71; Clement E. Stretton, C.E., 101 John H. Ravenshaw, 133; Clement E. Stretton, C.E., 173; John II. Ravenshaw, 202 ; Clement E. Stretton, C.E., 232
- Sulzer Engine Tests (Future of British Engineering). A. F. P., 133
- Superheating Steam. William Donaldson, 440
- Surveyors, Ireland County, Open Competition,
- Syrian Light Railway (Beirut and Damascus). C. S. du Riche Preller, 101, 133
- Taxation of Machinery. O. Humphreys-Davies, 173 232
- Tequixquiac Tunnel, Mexico. Fred. W. Abbot, 805
- Tests of Steam Boilers, Chelsea Electric Station. J.Grcstv,441; Frank King,602 ; M. W.T., 602 ;
- J. Gresty, 043; Frank King, 071; J. Gresty, 750 .
- Theory and Practice. See Graving Docks
- Thompson Flexible Back Saw Blades. Saws, 174
- Thornycroft Boiler in Danish Cruiser. R. A. Zicse, 22 ; John I. Thornycroft and Co., 40
- Thornycroft's Screw Turbine Propeller. Alex. Vogelsang, 201; Non Libet, 201; A. Vogelsang, 232 ; Arthur Rigg, 232
- Tower, Blackpool. Babel, 301
- Trade Enterprise Abroad, English. T. W. T. Tuckey, 408
- Trade in India, British. S.P.Q.R., 253
- Training of Engineers. See Engineers' Training
- Transandine Railway, Bridges on the. Phoenix Bridge Company, 173 ; Expert of Forty Years’ Experience, 202
- Transition Curves. C. F. F., 71; Walter Shell- shear, 409
- Triple-Screw Engines. Jas. Hamilton, 232 ; Duns¬muir and Jackson,284
- Tube Fastenings, Boiler. II. Benbow, 70. See Forced Draught and Leaky Tubes
- Tunnel, Tequixquiac, Mexico. Fred. W. Abbot, 805
- Turbine Propeller. See Thornycroft
- “Umbria” Accident, The. The Electrical Company, Limited, 41
- Vacuum Jackets. Robert McGlasson, 284
- Valve Diagram, Harmonic. John E. Sweet, 749
- Valves for Hydrants, Frost. W. Lewis Baker, 284
- Vibrating Matter, The Energy of. S. Tolver Preston, 101
- Water Works, Gainsborough (221). A. Timmins, 284
- Weights, Metrical System. See Metrical System
- Whitworth Scholarships. Reform, 837
- Winby’s Express Locomotive. J. D. T., 071
- Winding Drums. A. Richards, 40
- Wire, Inventor of Gutta-Percha Covered. P. J., 23, 41; Alex. Siemens, 70 ; F. H. Danchell, 201; Carl Siemens, 232 ; Ellen Hahn Danchell, 899
- Witnesses, Professional, at Inquests. W. H. Davis, Fleet Engineer, R.N., 71
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