Engineering 1896 Jan-Jun: Index: Letters to the Editor

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ACCIDENT to Leeds Express. James Fforde, 586
Accidents, Railway, and Continuous Brakes. Novoye Vremya, 722, 821: Norman D. Macdonald, 821
America and the Bessemer Process. A. P., 354 ; F. J. R. Carulla, 354 ; H. Bessemer, 367 ;
Anglo-American, 386 ; A Member of the American Institute of Mining Engineers and the Iron and Steel Institute, 552 ; Henry Bessemer, 614 ; John E. Fry, 615 ; Jos. D. Weeks, 55
American. See United States
Arbitration and Cure for Strikes. Alexander H. Kinder, 354
Association of Water Works Engineers. Wm. Matthews, 128
Automatic Feed of Water-Tube Boilers. J. H. Heck, 516
Automatic Guns. Hiram S. Maxim, 293 Ball Bearings, Resistance of. F. R., 17

Battle Losses. F. N. Maude, 449
Battleship Design (Our Naval Position). J. Ferrabee, 164 ; Argus, 518 ; F. H. S. 650 ; Argus, 754 ; Flag Officer, 820 ; G. Macdonnell Lemmi, 820
Bear Valley Dam. Douene, 355
Bessemer Process, America and the. A. P., 354 ; F. J. R. Carulla, 354 ; H. Bessemer, 367 ; Anglo-American, 386 ; A Member of the American Institute of Mining Engineers and Iron and Steel Institute, 552 ; Henry Bessemer, 14 John E. Fry, 615 ; Joseph D. Weeks, 755
Bicycles, Tractive Resistance of. Henry W. Ravenshaw, 60 ; Fairman Rogers, 164 ; H. W. Ravenshaw, 260
Blow-Off Sump, Explosion of a. J. Donaldson, 26
Boilermaking, Century of. A. Huet, 95
Boiler Inspection and Registration Bill. M. Powis Bale, 720
Boilers, Compound Marine. Constantin Wegschaider, 519
Boilers, Strength of Short. J. C. Spence, 62, 95, 27, 260 ; P. Keelhoff, 292 ; H. Highet, 292, J. C. Spence, 388 ; F. Keelhoff, 551 ; H. Highet, 20 ; F. Keelhoff, 822
Boilers, Water-Tube. See Water-Tube Boilers
Bradford Technical Institute, Steel Girder Tests. Dorman, Long, and Co., Limited, 356
Brakes, Continuous, and Railway Accidents. Novoye Vremya, 722, 821 ; Norman D. Macdonald, 821
Brakes, Quick-Acting. Clement E. Stretton, 16 ; Novoye Vremya, 62 ' • Clement E. Stretton, 94 ; Novoye Vremya, 130 ; Clement E. Stretton, 64 ; Novoye Vremya, 195 ; Clement E. Stretton, 27 ; Air Brake, 227 ; Novoye Vermya, 260 ; Norman D. Macdonald, 356 ; Novoye Vremya, 56. See 722
Bulkhead Doors, Water-Tight. Engineer R.N., 50
Bulkheads and Excursion Steamers. W. David Archer, 96, 130
Burglar-Proof Safes. Samuel Chatwood, 259 ; R. H. Thurston, 387 ; Samuel Chatwood, 451

Cabs, Locomotive. An Old Express Driver, 721;
Clement E. Stretton, 780
Canals, Cost of Ship. Henry E. P. Cottrell, 64
Carriage, Horseless, in France. Alfred R. Sennett, 516
Carriages, Railway. Charles Clinton, 779, 822
Chairs, Railway. H. B. Roxburgh, 550 ; Inspector, 585 ; H. B. Roxburgh, 649
Chandler's Triple-Expansion Engine. J. Douglas, 27
Check Valves, Spring-Loaded. W. Sisson and Co., 755
Church, Moving a. Harry Hems, 293, 451
Circulation in Water-Tube Boilers. See WaterTube Boilers
Civil v. Royal Engineers. See Royal Engineers Classes, Railway. Charles Clinton, 779, 822
Classification of Warships. John H. Burton, 20
Coal Premiums on Railways. Clement E. Stretton, 226 ; A Thirty Years' Driver, 259 Old Coal Dodger, 355
Collapse of Water-Tube Boilers. Consulting Engineer, 618. See also Water-Tube Boilers
Colliery Explosions. H. C. J., 649 ; William Moor, 720
Columns, Crippling Strains of Wrought Iron and Steel. E. M., 195
Competition, Continental. Scrutator, 720
Competitive Schemes. B., 60 ; M.I.C.E., 95 ; Taurus, 130
Compound Marine Boilers. Constantin Wegschaider, 519
Condenser and Receiver Drop. A. C. Elliott, 6; The Writer of the Article, 164
Continental Competition. Scrutator, 720
Continuous Brakes, Railway Accidents and Novoye Vremya, 722, 821 ; Norman D. Macdonald, 821
Contractors and London County Council Progress, 615
Corliss Engines. L. I. Seymour, 129
Cost of Ship Canals. Henry- E. P. Cottrell, 164
Crane Derrick, Strength of. J. C. W., 293
Crankshafts. J. K., 519
Crippling Strains of Wrought Iron and Steel Columns E. M., 195
Cubical Contents, Table of. W. G. Barnett, 64 ; D. L. Hutcheson, 195
Cylinders, Strength of Thin. See Strength of Short Boilers

Dani, Bear Valley. Douene, 355
Decimal System. (See also Metric System.) Ibro, 93 ; Octo, 451; Ibro, 550 ; Octo, 650
Denis Papin's Steamboat. X., 63
Derricks, Strength of. J. C. W., 293
Design of Warships. J. Ferrabee, 164 ; Argus, 18 ; F. H. S., 650 ; Argus, 751; Flag Officer, 20 ; G. Macdonnell Lemmi, 820
Diagrams, Theta-Phi. W. 0. Horsnaill, 822
Doors, Bulkhead. Engineer R.N., 650. See 96, 30
Draught, Forced, and Coal-Dust Explosion.
Duplex, 822
Draughtsmen. G. Edw. Smith, 61
Duodecimal Scale. Ibro, 551. (See also DecEmal and Metric System.) Octo, 650

Electric Lamps, Life of Incandescent. W. M. Smith, 451
Electrical Engineers, Institution of. C. S. du Riche Preller, 18
Electrical Engineers and National Defence. Works, 259 ; T., 293 ; Works, 326 ; T., 356
Electrical Training Gear. Sautter Hari& 16
Engine, Chandler's Triple-Expansion. J. Douglas, 27
Engine, Steam, Theory (Receiver and Condenser Drop). A. C. Elliott, 96 ; The Writer of the Article, 164
Engines, Triple-Expansion Corliss. L. I. Seymour, 129
Engineering Research, Marine. Fred Edwards, 28
Engineers, Military Electrical. Works, 259 ; T., 293 ; Works, 325 ; T., 356
Engineers in the Navy (Royal United Service Institution). Efficiency, 648
Engineers, Royal. See Royal Engineers
English and American Railroad Track. Clement E. Stretton, 721 ; Novoye Vremya, S21
English and American Railway Speeds. See Railway Speeds. High. 61, 94, 259
Exhibition, Kiel, 1896. The Direction, 16
Explosion of a Blow-Off Sump. J. Donaldson, 26
Explosions in Collieries. H. C. J., 619 ; William Moor, 720

Failure of Gauge Glasses. R. S. Hale, 164
Fastest Vessel Afloat. Leslie S. Robinson, 450. (See 471.) Palmam Qui Meruit Ferat, 519 ; Leslie S. Robinson, 649
Flag, United States. G. H Clark, 780
Flaws, Microscopical, in Steel. F.R M.S., 128 ; Thomas Andrews, 194 ; F.R.M.S , 260
"Forban," French Torpedo-Boat, Fastest Afloat. Leslie S. Robinson, 460. See 471. Palmam Qui Meruit Ferat, 519 ; Leslie S. Robinson, 649
Forced Draught and Coal-Dust Explosion. Duplex, 822
France, Horseless Carriage in. Alfred R. Sennett, 516 Gainsborough Water Works. E. Timmins and Sons, Limited, 286

Gauge Glasses, Failure of. R. S. Hale, 164
Girder Tests at Bradford Technical Institute. Dorman, Long, and Co., Limited, 356
Girders with Curved Flanges, Web Shear of Plate. A.M.I.C.E., 60
Glasses, Failure of Gauge. R. S. Hale, 164
Great Western Railway Coal Premiums. Clement E. Stretton, 226 ; A Thirty Years' Driver, 269 ; Old Coal Dodger, 355
Gun Training Gear, Electrical. Sautter Harle, 16
Guns, Automatic. Hiram S. Maxim, 293 Horseless Carriage in France. Alfred R. 'Sennett, 516

Horseless Vehicles. Gilbert Elliott, 720
Hydraulic Railway Signals. J. T. Bucknill, 3561 Saxby and Farmer, Limited, 387 ; J. T. Bucknill, 450

Indian Public Works Department. India, 325
Inspection and Registration Bill, Boiler. M. Powis Bale, 720
Institution of Civil Engineers. B. H. Thwaite, 95 ; P., 227 ; One of the 6000 " Mice," 259 ; Triple Expansion, 292
Institution of Electrical Engineers. C. S. du Riche Preller, 16

"Jenny Lind " Locomotives. An Enginer, 356 ; David Joy, 388 ; A. E. Garwood, 388 ; A Mechanical Engineer, 388 ; Henry Greenly, 388 ; Alexander Denholm, 388 ; D. H. Littlejohn, 49 ; An Engineer, 450 ; David Joy, 450 ; J. F., 60 ; J. W. Palmer, 518 ; Merntik, 518 ; Clement E. Stretton, 651 ; D. H. Littlejohn, 552 ; H. Greenly, 585 ; An Engineer, 586 ; Mernok, 586 ; Alexander Denholm, 586 ; David Joy, 615 ; Clement E. Stretton, 650 ; D. H. Littlejohn; 50 ; David Joy, 687 ; Mernokt 721 ; Clement E. Stretton, 721 ; D. H. Little john, 780 ; Mernok, 780 ; David Joy, 822 ; Clement E. Stretton, 822

Kane-Pennington Motor. W. E. Gibbon, 17 ; Roots and 'Venables, 60
Kiel Exhibition, 1896. The Direction, 16

Lake Shore and Michigan Southern " Record "
Locomotive. Norman D. Macdonald, 451. See also 448, 516
Lamps, Life of Incandescent Electric. W. M. Smith, 451
Leeds Express Accident. James Fforde, 586
Life of Incandescent Electric Lamps. W. M. Smith, 451
Light Railways and Tramroads. C. S. du Riche Preller, 292. See Erratum, 326
Locomotive Cabs. An Old Express Driver, 721 ; Clement E. Stretton, 780
Locomotive Coal Premiums. Clement E. Stretton, 226 ; A Thirty Years' Driver, 259 ; Old Coal Dodger, 355
Locomotives, "Jenny Lind." See " Jenny Lind" Locomotives
Locomotive Piston-Rods, &c H. Rolfe, 61
London County Council and Contractors. Progress, 615
Losses in Battle. F. N. Maude, 449

Marine Engineering Research. Fred Edwards, 128
Metric System and Standard Screw Threads.
M. C., 163 ; Th. Peters, 163 ; Screw Cutter, 94 ; Bryan Donkin, 324 ; Screw Cutter, 324 ; George M. Bond, 325 ; E. H. G. Brewster, 354 ; Screw Cutter, 354, 451. See also Decimal System, 293,451, 550, and Duodecimal System, 51, 650
Microscopical Internal Flaws in Steel. F.R.M.S., 28 ; Thomas Andrews, 194 ; F.R.M.S., 260
Military Electrical Engineers. Works, 269 ; T., 93 ; Works, 325 ; T., 356
Motor Cars in France. Alfred R. Sennett, 516
Motor, Kane-Pennington. W. E. Gibbon, 17 ; Roots and Venables, 60
Motors on Common Roads. J. E. Thornycroft, 128
Moving a Church. Harry Hems, 293, 451

Naval Position, Our. J. Ferrabee, 164 ; Argus, 18 ; F. H. S., 650 ; Argus, 754 ; Flag Officer, 20 ; C. Macdonnell Lemmi, 820
Navigation of the Thames. A. Scott, 586
North-Eastern Brake Experiments. See QuickActing Brakes

Oil Motor, Kane-Pennington. W. E. Gibbon, 17 ; Roots and Venables, 60
Oil Tank Steamers. V. F. Lassoe, 355 ; IL Joshua Phillips, 617 ; John Dick Murray, 517

Paddle Steamers and Bulkheads. W. David Archer, 96, 130
Papin's Steamboat, Denis. X., 63
Patent Office and Trade Circulars. Kenric B. Murray, 227
Piston-Rods, Locomotive. H. Rolfe, 61
Power, Water. George T. Pardoe, 821
Premiums, Coal, en Railways. Clement E. Stretton, 226 ; A Thirty Years' Driver, 259 ; Old Coal Dodger, 855

Quick-Acting Brakes. Clement E Stretton, 16 ; Novoye Vremya, 62 ; Clement E. Stretton, 94 ; Novoye Vremya, 130 ; Clement E. Stretton, 64 ; Novoye Vremya, 195 ; Clement E. Stretton, 227 ; Air Brake, 227 ; Novoye Vremya, 60 ; Norman D. Macdonald, 356 ; Novoye Vremya, 356. See 722

Rail-Breaking Tests. A. H. Ht ath, 260
Railway Accidents. See also Accidents
Railway Accidents and Continuous Brakes. Novoye Vremya, 722, 821 ; Norman D. Macdonald, 821
Railway Carriages. See Carriages
Railway Chairs, Steel. H. B. Roxburgh, 550 ; Inspector, 585 ; H. B. Roxburgh, 649
Railway Classes. Charles Clinton, 779, 822
Railway Signals. J. T. Bucknill, 356 ; Saxby and Farmer, Limited, 387 ; J. T. Bucknill, 450
Railway Speeds, High. J. O'B. Tandy, 61 ; F. Keelhoff, 94 ; Charles Booth, Jun., 269
Railway Track, American and English. Clement E. Stretton, 721 ; Novoye Vremya, 821
Railway Wagons. Wagon Owner, 721; Leeds Forge Company, Limited, 779 GiMmamin
Railways, Light, and Tramroads. C. S. du Riche Preller, 292. See Erratum, 326
Receiver and Condenser Drop. A. C. Eliiott, 6 ; The Writer of the Article, 164
Registration of Boilers Bill. M. Powis Bale, 20
Research, Marine Engineering. Fred Edwards, 28
Resistance of Ball Bearings. F. R., 17
Resistance of Bicycles, Tractive. Henry W.
Ravenshaw, 60 ; Fairnian Rogers, 164 ; H. W.
Ravenshaw, 260
Resistance, Train. Angus Sinclair, 448 ; Clement E. Stretton, 516. See also 451
Road Motors. J. E. Thornycroft, 128
Rollers, Steel. F. M. W., 822
Rotation of Glass Tubes. Charles E. Benham, 326
Royal Engineers and Indian Public Works, India, 25
Royal Engineers. Mihi Cura Futuri, 64 ; see 325 ; Q. H., 387 ; M. P., 550 ; W. M. R., 586 ; C. E., 48 ; Fairplay, 648 ; Justice, 648 ; An Engineer, 77 ; A. L. P , 777
Royal United Service Institution. Efficiency, 648

Safes, Burglar-Proof. Samuel Chatwood, 259 ; R. H. Thurston, 387 ; Samuel Chatwood, 451
St. Neot's Railway Accident. A. H. Heath, 260
Screw Threads and the Metric System. See Metric System
Shear, Web, of Plate Girders with Curved Flanges. A. M. I.C. E., 60
Ship Canals, Cost of. Henry E. P. Cottrell, 64
Signals, Railway. See Railway Signals
Snowdon Mountain Railway and Accident. Rinecker, Abt, and Co., 516 ; W. Ingram James, 516 ; M. P., 550 ; J. D. T., 552, 585 ; Rinecker, Abt, and Co., 585
Speeds, Railway, High. J. O'B. Tandy, 61; F. Keelhoff, 94 ; Charles Booth, Jun., 259
Spring-Loaded Check Valves. W. Sisson and Co., 765
Steamboat, Denis Papin's. X., 63
Steamers, Board of Trade Bulkheads and. W. David Archer, 96, 130
Steamers, Oil Tank. V. F. 'Assoc, 355 ; H. Joshua Phillips, 517 ; John Dick Murray, 17
Steel Girder Tests at Bradford Technical Institute. Dorman Long and Co., Limited, 56
Steel, Microscopical Internal Flaws in. F.R.M.S., 28 ; Thomas Andrews, 194 ; F.R.M.S., 260
Steel Railway Chairs. H. B. Roxburgh, 550 ; Inspector, 585 ; H. B. Roxburgh, 649
Steel -Rollers. F. M. W., 822
Strains, Crippling, of Wrought-Iron and Steel Columns. E. M., 195
Strength of Derricks. J. C. W., 293
Strength of Short Boilers. J. C. Spence, 62, 95, 27, 260 ; P. Keelhoff, 292 ; H. Hi het, 292 ; J. C. Spence, 388 ; F. Keelhoff, 551 • ; H. Highet, 20 ; F. Keelhoff, 822
Strikes, A Radical Cure for. Alexander H. Kinder, 354

Thames Navigation. A. Scott, 586
Thermodynamics, Receiver and Condenser Drop. A. C. Elliott, 96 ; The Writer of the Article, 64
Theta-Phi Diagrams. W. 0. Horsnaill, 822
Timber, Derrick, Strength of. J. C. W., 293
Torpedo-Boat, Fastest Vessel Afloat. Leslie S. Robinson, 450. See 471. Pahnam Qui Meruit Ferat, 519 ; Leslie S. Robinson, 649
Tractive Resistance of Bicycles. Henry W. Ravenshaw, 60; Fairman Rogers, 164 ; H. W. Ravenshaw, 260
Trade Circulars at Patent Office, Filing of, I{ e n ric B. Murray, 227
Train Resistance. Angus Sinclair, 448 ; Clement. E. Stretton, 516. See also 451
Tramroads and Light Railways. C. S. du Riche Preller, 292. See Erratum, 326
Transporting a Church. Harry Hems, 293, 51
Triple-Expansion Corliss Engines. L. I. Seymour, 129
Tubes, Rotation of Glass. Charles E. Benham, 26

United States and English Railroad Track. Clement E. Stretton, 721; Novoye Vremya, 821
United States and English Railway Speed. See Railway Speeds, lligh, 61, 94, 269
United States Flag. G. H. Clark, 780

Valves, Spring Loaded Check. W. Sisson and Co., 755
Vehicles, Horseless. Gilbert Elliott, 720
Vibration Meters, John Milne, 721
Volumes, Table of. W. Barnett, 164 ; D. L. Hutcheson, 195

Wagons, Railway. Wagon Owner, 721 ; Leeds Forge Company, Limited, 779
Warship Classification. John H. Burton, 520
Warship Design. See Naval Position
Water Power. George T. Pardoe, 821
Water-Tight Doors. Engineer R.N., 650
Water-Tube Boilers. Maudslay, Sons, and Field, Limited, 13 ; T. H., 13 ; Leaver, 13 ; Hiram S. Maxim, 14 ; J. D'Allest, 16 ; Ch. Bellens, 59 ; Engineer G. Gretchin, 93 ; Ch. Bellens, 93 ;
F. Strickland, 94 ; Jno. Thom, 94 ; Fritz Krauss, 127 ; Herbert Niblett, 127 ; Sidney H. Hollands, 127 ; Argus, 127 ; J. and A. Niclausse, 62 ; R. Moodie, 163 ; Ch. Bellens, 163 ;
William D. Ferguson, 194 ; J. and A. Niclausse, 26 ; J. H. Heck, 516 ; Consulting Engineer, 18 ; Fritz Krauss, 519 ; Argus, 552 ; C. A. Matthey, 585 ; Fritz Krauss, 585 ; Consulting Engineer, 649 ; F. W. Crohn, 650 ; Consulting Engineer, 721
Water Works Engineers, Association of. Wm. Matthews, 128
Web Shear of Plate Girders with Curved Flanges. A.M.I.C.E., 60
Weighing Apparatus, Maintenance of, henry C. Walters, 387
Westinghouse Brake. See Quick•Acting Brake
Wind Pressure, Experiments on Horatio Phillips, 62 ; H. C. Vogt, 95 ; Horatio Phillips, 27 ; H. C. Vogt, 194 ; J. C. Spence, 388
Wrought-Iron and Steel Columns, Crippling Strains of, E, M., 195

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