Engineering 1896 Jul-Dec: Index: Letters to the Editor

Engineering 1896 Jul-Dec: Letters to the Editor Index.

Engineering 1896 Jul-Dec: Letters to the Editor Index.

Engineering 1896 Jul-Dec: Letters to the Editor Index.

Engineering 1896 Jul-Dec: Letters to the Editor Index.

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Letters to the Editor

• ABATEMENT, Smoke. J. C. R. Okes, 252
• Abt Rack, Snowdon Mountain Railway. Rinecker, Abt, and Co. 345
• Accident at Preston, Curves and the. W. J. Ellis, 535
• Air Pump, Edwards'. Stuart, 276 ; Senex, 276 ; Fred Edwards, 309 ; Senex, 348 ; Fred Edwards, 377, 407 ; Senex, 470, 693
• Aladdin's Lamp. C. R. Fenwick, 376
• Arc Lamp. Johnson and Phillips, 184
• Atlantic Mail Service. Thomas Moore, 425
• Atlantic Ship Route Lights. Thomas Moore, 04 ; Charles A. Stevenson, 535 ; Thomas Moore, 624 Charles A. Stevenson, 654
• Australian Progress, West (Aladdin's Lamp). C. R. Fenwick, 376

• Ball Bearings for Gearings. M. E , 77
• Battleship and Torpedo Defence. V. F. Lassoc, 656
• Bearings, Ball, for Gearings. M. E., 77
• "Birkenhead," Wreck of the. A. D. Seton, Major, 276
• Blue Prints, Copying. Phillips, Ormonde, and Co., 184 ; E., 276
• Boileau's Traverse Tables. W. H. Allen and Co., Limited, 713
• Boiler, Evaporative Power. Steam User, 425
• Boiler Explosion. See Explosion
• Boiler Explosion and Ship Sinking. Benedict W. Ginsburg, 57 ; A Consulting Engineer, 77 ; R. W. Barnett, 109 ; A Consulting Engineer, 44 ; R. W. Barnett, 184 ; A Consulting Engineer, 218 ; Delta, 308 ; Lower Deck, 376 ; J. H. R. Rose, 376
• Boiler Firebox, An Overheated. C. A. Walsh, 77
• Boiler Inspection, Compulsory. The Author of "A Handbook for Steam Users," 814
• Boiler Manhole Covers, Removal under Pressure. W. J. Benton, 252 ; J. Kemp, 309
• Boiler, Munro. H. M. Wilson, 654
• Boiler Tubes. Marine Engineer, 745 ; Neutral, 80
• Boilers, Strength of Marine. J. A. Lade, 746
• Boilers, Strength of Short. H. Highet, 77 ; J. C. Spence, 109
• Brakes, Continuous, and Railway Accidents.
• Novoye Vremya, 144 ; Norman D. Macdonald, 52 ; Novoye Vremya, 377
• Bridge, Fixed Girder, Great Ducie-Street, Manchester. S., 593 ' • W. H. T., 624 ; J. Gilchrist 81. See Bridge Practice
• Bridge Practice. W. H. T., 624, 681, 713
• Bridges, Large Span Railway. E. W. Young, 744
• British Association. H. S. Hele Shaw, 603
• British Association of Water Works Engineers. Viator, 110
• Bulkhead Doors. Ernest Gearing, 23 ; W. B., 57

• Cardiff Exhibition. A. D. Seton, Major, 276
• Cars, Motor. W. C. J. de Graaff, 308 ; G. A. Haig, 309 ; George T. Pardoe, 348 ; Charles T. Crowden, 681; Triangle, 713 ; Diogenes, 13 ; W. Worby Beaumont, 713 ; Master Mechanic, 744 ; Alfred R. Sennett, 779
• Carriage, Motor. See Car, Motor
• Carriages, Wide Railway. G. A. Sekon, 57
• Cement to Resist Paraffin. Inquirer, 425 ; M. I. C. E. , 682
• Chilian War and Nitrate of Soda Deposits.
• Caupolican Lautaro, 621
• Chronographs. C. Purcell Taylor, 57
• Civil v. Royal Engineers. See 348, 375. Jacob, 25 ; Justice, 57, 251
• Climacteric, Mechanic's. Out of Date, 276
• Conductivity of Sheet Copper, Thermal. Thermos, 564 ; Dr. St. Lindeck, 621
• Copper, Thermal Conductivity of Sheet. Thermos, 564 ; Dr. St Lindeck, 624
• Copying Blue Prints. Phillips, Ormonde, and Co., 184 ; E., 276
• Cornwall, Granite in. T. Kyffin Freeman, 276. See 368
• Corrosion of Gauge Glasses. J. W. Sutton, 504
• Crushing Mills for Ginger. E. H., 309
• Cupolas, The Design of. Student, 682
• Curves and the Preston Accident. W. J. Ellis, 35
• Cycle Gear, Protean. Whippet Cycle Syndicate, Limited, 714
• Cylinders, Strength cf Thin. H. Highet, 77 ; J. C. Spence, 109

• Dam Construction. A. A. W., 276
• Decimal and Metric Systems. William Sisson, 7 ; James A. Coombs, 109 ; William von Brennerberg, 252 ; Sydney A. Reeve, 308 ; C. W. Kinder, 503 ; W. J. Ellis, 564
• Design for Gas or Oil Engine. Alfred J. Allen, 18
• Diagrams, Indicator. C. S. Drewry, 276 ; Charles Day, 309 ; C. S. Drewry, 347
• Displacement and Speed in Racing Yachts. J. T. Bucknill, 375 ; J. J. O'Neill, 407
• Docks, Kidderpore. J. H. Apjohn, 308
• Doors, Bulkhead. Ernest Gearing, 23 ; W. B., 67 ; "Drummond Castle," The. Benedict W. Ginsberg, 57 ; A Consulting Engineer, 77 ; R. W. Barnett, 109 ; A Consulting Engineer, 144 ; R. W. Barnett, 184 ; A Consulting Engineer, 18 ; Delta, 308 ; Lower Deck, 376 ; J. H. R. Rose, 376
• "Dunvegan Castle." Caird and Rayner, 276
• Duodecimal and Metric Systems. William Sisson, 7 ; James A. Coombs, 109 ; William von Brennerberg, 252 ; Sydney A. Reeve, 308 ; C. W. Kinder, 503 ; W. J. Ellis, 564

• Earthquake, The Recent. John Milne, 814
• Education, Technical. Sidney H. Wells, 405, 70, 623 ; German Shop Manager, 682 ; H., 745 ; General Manager, 813
• Edwards' Air Pump. Stuart, 276 ; Senex, 276 ; Fred Edwards, 309 ; Senex, 348 ; Fred Edwards, 77, 407 ; Senex, 470, 593
• Electrically Driven Fan. Counterblast, 594
• Engine on the Highway. See Cars, Motor
• Engines. Stationary Steam. S. M., 713
• Engines of the S.S. " Ohio." A. E. Seaton, 81
• Engineers, Royal v. Civil. See 348 and 375. Jacob, 425 ; Justice, 57, 251
• English Trade Diminishing ? Is. T. S. Cornish, 03, 564. See also Migration of Trade
• Evaporative Power of Marine Boilers. Steam User, 425
• Examinations, Irish County Surveyorships. Irishman, 375
• Explosion on French Cruiser " Jaureguiberry," Forges et Chantiers, 23
• Explosion on H.M.S. " Blake." Marine Engineer, 693 ; H. R. de Salis, 623

• Fan, Electrically Driven. Counterblast, 594
• Fastest Train in the World. Haydn Baggs, 745, 83 ; A Passenger, 780
• Feed Apparatus, Yarrow's. Libra, 218 ; J. Apsey, 18
• Ferro-Manganese, Manufacture of. B. Antonovitsch, 470
• Fire on Shipboard, Prevention of. W. R. Taylor, 70 ; Uhlmann and Keutgen, 534, 535. W. R. Taylor, 535 ; Henry Brier, 593
• Firebox, An Overheated Boiler. C. A. Walsh, 77
• Fitters and Turners, Strike at Hull. A. H. Hope, 69
• Fletcher Rysimeter. Robert H. Campbell, 504
• Foreign Competition. T. S. Cornish, 503, 564. See also Migration of Trade
• Foundry Practice, Modern. J. L. Dexter, 347 ; Theta, 347 ; The Writer of " Modern Foundry. Practice," 377 ; Theta, 407 ; C. J. Seaman, 407. See Cupolas
• French Cruiser " Jaurdguiberry," Explosion.
• Forges et Chantiers, 23
• French Naval Manoeuvres. Va.) Victis, 406
• "Friant," Niclausse Boilers of the. J. and A. Niclausse, 23

• Gas Lighting, Incandescent. J. L. Dexter, 624
• Gas or Oil Engine, Design for. Alfred J. Allen,, 18
• Gauge Glasses, Corrosion of. J W. Sutton, 04
• Geneva, Electricians' Congress at. See International Congress
• Ginger. See Crushing Mills
• Girders, Lattice, Strains. Student, 57
• Glasses, Corrosion of Gauge. J. W. Sutton, 604
• Goodman's Hatchet Planimeter. John Goodman, 77. See Prytz Planimeters and Planimeter
• Granite in Cornwall. T. Kyffin Freeman, 276. See 368
• Great Western Locomotive " Leopard." Henry Sharp, 407
• Gwynne's, Strike at. Gwynne and Co., 635

• Hard Steel. Hiram S. Maxim, 681; J. 0. Arnold, 13 ; Hiram S. Maxim, 745 ; J. 0. Arnold, 779 ; A Young Foreigner, 779 ; Hiram S. Maxim, 13
• Hatchet Planimeters. Delta, 308 ; E. Kilburn Scott, 308, 425. See also Prytz Planimeters
• H.M.S. " Blake," Explosion on. Marine Engineer, 593 ; H. R. de Salis, 623
• H.M.S. "Powerful," Trials of. R.N.R., 469 ; Balfour Bramwell, 535
• "Horse-Power." C. M., 624
• Hose Pipes, Tests of. Merryweather and Sons, Limited, 504
• Hudson River Tunnel. W. R. Mutton, 309 ; E. W. Moir, 347
• Hull Fitters' and Turners' Strike. A. H. Hope, 69
• Hydraulic Calculations, Slide Rules for. C. N. Pickworth, 681

• Incandescent Gas Lighting. J. L. Dexter, 624
• Indicator Diagrams. C. S. Drewry, 276 ; Charles Day, 309 ; C. S. Drewry, 347
• Induction, Telegraphy by. Guglielmo Marconi, 93
• Inspection of Boilers, Compulsory. The Author of " A handbook for Steam Users," 814
• International Congress of Electricians at Geneva. Dr. Maurice de Hoor-Tempis, 308
• Irish County Surveyorship Examinations. Irishman, 375. See Royal v. Civil Engineers

• Japan Great Sea Waves. George Cawley, 218
• "Jaureguiberry," Explosion on the French Cruiser. Forges et Chantiers Company, Havre, 23
• Johnson and Phillips Arc Lamp. Johnson and Phillips, 184
• Jones's Water-Tube Boiler. James Watt Boulton, 594

• Kidderpore Docks. J. H. Apjohn, 308

• Lampblack, Packing. P. P. T., 714
• Lattice Girder Strains. Student, 57
• Leonardo da Vinci's Hygrometer. See Weighing Machine
• "Leopard," Great Western Locomotive. Henry Sharp, 407
• Locomotive " Leopard," Great Western. Henry Sharp, 407
• Locomotives, North-Eastern Express. Clement E. Stretton, 23 ; J. D. T., 57

• Manhole Covers under Steam Pressure, Removal of. W. J. Benton, 252 ; J. Kemp, 309
• Maxim and Hard Steel. Hiram S. Maxim, 681; J. O. Arnold, 713 ; Hiram S. Maxim, 745 ; J. . Arnold, 779 ; A Young Foreigner, 779 ; Hiram S. Maxim, 813
• Mechanical Engineers in Belfast. J. H. Greenhill, 218
• Mechanic's Climacteric. Out of Date, 276
• Metre-Gauge Railways. C. E., 682
• Metric and Decimal Systems. William Sisson, 7 ; James A. Coombs, 109 ; Wm. von Brennerberg, 252 ; Sydney A. Reeve, 308 ; C. W. Kinder, 503 • W. J. Ellis, 564
• Migration of Trade. Wm. Dooley, 425 ; W., 469 ; Yarrow and Co., 503
• Motor Cars. W. C. J. de Graaff, 308 ; G. A. Haig, 309 ; Geo. T. Pardoe, 348 ; Charles T. Crowden, 681 ; Triangle, 713 ; Diogenes, 713 ; W. Worby Beaumont, 713 ; Master Mechanic, 44 ; Alfred R. Sennett, 779
• Mountain Railway, Snowdon. Rinecker, Abt, and Co., 345
• Munro Boiler. H. M. Wilson, 654
• Museum, A National Railway. J. Sinclair Fairfax, 535 ; G. A. Sekon, 564 ; W. B. Paley, 682 ; J. Sinclair Fairfax, 682 ; A. R. Bennett, 713 ; Norman D. Macdonald, 713 ; Alfred R. Bennett, 745 ; J. Sinclair Fairfax, 745

• Naval Manoeuvres, French. Vvo Victis, 406
• Niclausse Boilers of the " Friant." J. and A. Niclausse, 23
• North-Eastern Express Locomotives. Clement E. Stretton, 23 ; J. D. T., 57

• "Ohio," Engines of the S.S. A. E. Seaton, 681
• Oil and Gas Engine, Design for. Alfred J. Allen, 18
• Oil, Non-Mineral. Fred. Northrop, 109
• Origin of Wire Gauges. Wm. Palmer, 624

• Packing Lampblack. P. P. T., 714
• Paraffin, Cement to Resist. Inquirer, 425 ; M. I . C. E. , 682
• Pelton Waterwheel and Power. Dorville Libby, Jun., 145
• Permanent Way. N. D. la Touche, 218 ; Novoye Vremya, 274 ; N. D. la Touche, 535 ; Novoye Vremya, 564 ; F. W. D., 565 ; Novoye Vremya, 22
• Planimeter. H. Prytz, 347 ; John Goodman, 377; Ernest Kilburn Scott, 425
• Planimeter, Hatchet. Delta, 308 ; E. Kilburn Scott, 308, 425
• Pollution of the River Trent. Civis, 653
• "Powerful," Trials of H.M.S. R.N.R., 469 ; Balfour Bramwell, 535
• Preston Accident, Curves and the W. J. Ellis, 35
• Prevention of Fire on Shipboard. W. R. Taylor, 70 ; Uhlmann and Keutgen, 504, 535 ; W. R. Taylor, 535 ; Henry Brier, 593
• Protean Gear for Cycles. Whippet Cycle Syndicate, Limited, 714
• Prytz Planimeter. See Planinieter
• Pump, Edwards' Air. Stuart, 276 ; Senex, 276 ; Fred Edwards, 309 ; Senex, 348 ; Fred Edwards, 377, 407 ; Senex, 470, 593

• Quick-Acting Brake, Westinghouse. See Brakes, Continuous

• Rail Joints with large Bearing Surfaces. C. P. Sandberg, 622
• Rails (Permanent Way). N. D. la Touche, 218 ; Novoye Vremya, 274 ; N. D. la Touche, 635 ; Novoye Vremya, 564 ; F. W. D., 565 ; Novoye Vremya, 622
• Railway Accidents and Continuous Brakes. Novoye Vremya, 144 ; Norman D. Macdonald, 52 ; Novoye Vremya, 377
• Railway Carriages, Wide. G. A. Sekon, 57
• Railway Museum, A National. J. Sinclair Fairfax, 635 ; G. A. Sekon, 564 ; W. B. Paley, 682 ; J. Sinclair Fairfax, 682 ; A. R. Bennett, 713 ; Norman D. Macdonald, 713 ; Alfred R. Bennett, 745 ; J. Sinclair Fairfax, 745
• Railway Service to Scotland. Haydn Baggs, 45, 780 ; A Passenger, 780
• Railways, Metre-Gauge. C. E., 682
• Royal v. Civil Engineers. See 348, 375. Jacob, 25 ; Justice, 57, 251
• Royal Engineer Civil Staff. Examination, 348.
• See Royal v. Civil Engineers
• Rysimeter, The Fletcher. Robert H. Campbell, 04

• Scotch Railway Train Speeds. Haydn Baggs, 45, 780 ; A Passenger, 780
• Sea Waves in Japan, The Great. George Cawley, 18
• Seismograph and the Recent Earthquake. John Milne, 813
• Septic Tank, Mr. Donald Cameron and the. W. D.
• Scott-Moncrieff, 406
• Sewage Septic Tank. W. D. Scott-Moncrieff, 406
• Ship Route Lights, Atlantic. Thomas Moore, 04 ; Charles A. Stevenson, 535 ; Thos. Moore, 24 ; Charles A. Stevenson, 654
• Shipboard, Prevention of Fire on. W. R. Taylor, 70 ; Uhlmann and Keutgen, 504, 535 ; W. R. Taylor, 535 ; Henry Brier, 593
• Slide Rule. C. Turnbull, 348
• Slide Rules for Special Calculations. C. N. Pickworth, 681
• Smoke Abatement. J. C. R. Okes, 252
• Snowdon Mountain Tramroad. Rinecker, Aht, and Co., 345
• Solid Drawn Boiler Tubes. Marine Engineer, 45 ; Neutral, 780
• Speed Control in Modern Steamers. Robert McGlasson, 377
• Speed and Displacement in Racing Yachts. J. T. Bucknill, 375 ; J. J. O'Neill, 407
• Stationary Steam Engines. S. M., 713
• Steamers, Atlantic Mail. Thomas Moore, 425
• Steamers, Speed Control in Modern. Robert McGlasson, 377
• Steel, Hard. Hiram S. Maxim, 681; J. 0. Arnold, 713 ; Hiram S. Maxim, 745 •, J. 0. Arnold, 79 ; A Young Foreigner, 779 ; Hiram S. Maxim, 813
• Strength of Marine Boilers. J. A. Lade, 746
• Strength of Thin Cylinders. H. Highet, 77 ; J. C. Spence, 109
• Stresses, Structures and. J. Gilchrist, 681
• Strike of Fitters and Turners at Hull. A. H. Hope, 469
• Strike at Gwynne's Works. Gwynne and Co., 35
• Structures and Stresses. J. Gilchrist, 681
• Sun Prints. See Blue Prints
• Suspension Bridges, Large Span Railway. E. W. Young, 744

• Technical Education. Sidney H. Wells, 405, 470, 23 ; German Shop Manager, 682 ; H., 745 ; General Manager, 813
• Telegraphy without Wires. Guglielmo Marconi, 93
• Tests of Hose Pipes. Merryweather and Sons, Limited, 504
• Thermal Conductivity of Sheet Copper. Thermos, 564 ; Dr. St. Lindeck, 624
• Thermal Units S. A. Sworn, 623
• Torpedo Defence of Battleships. V. F. Lassoc, 65
• Trade, Migration of. William Dooley, 425 ; W., 69 ; Yarrow and Co., 503
• Train Resistances. W. I. Ellis, 682
• Train Speeds. Haydn Baggs, 745, 780 ; A Passenger, 780
• Traverse Table, Boileau's. W. H. Allen and Co., Limited, 713
• Trent, Pollution of the River. Civis, 653
• Trials of H.M.S. "Powerful." IL N.R., 469; Balfour Bramwell, 535
• Tubes, Boiler. Marine Engineer, 745 ; Neutral, 80
• Tunnel, Hudson River. W. R. Hutton, 309 ; E. W. Moir,347
• Turners' an Fitters' Strike at Hull. A. II. Hope, 469

• Units, Thermal. S. A. Swo:n, 623

• Warship Design. W. F. Hindson, 276
• Watches and Chronographs. C. Purcell Taylor, 7
• Water Power. Dorville Libby, Jun., 145
• Water-Tube Boiler Explosions. Forges et Chantiers Co. Havre, 23 ; J. and A. Niclausse, 23
• Water-Tube Boiler Feed Apparatus, Yarrow's. Libra, 218 ; J. Apsey, 218
• Water-Tube Boiler, Jones's. James Watt Boulton, 594
• Water Works' Engineers, British Association of. Viator, 110
• Weighing Apparatus, A Novel Form. J. T. Bucknill, 218 ; Iskar Walzel, 348, 377
• West Australian Progress (Aladdin's Lamp). C. R. Fenwick, 376
• Westinghouse Quick-Acting Brakes. See Brakes Continuous
• Wheel, Water Power, Pelton. Dorville Libby, Jun., 145
• Wire Gauges, The Origin of . William Palmer, 24
• Wreck of the " Birkenhead." A. D. Seton, Major, 276

• Yachts' Speed* and Displacements. J. T. Bucknill, 375 ; J. J. O'Neill, 407
• Yarrow's Feed Apparatus, Libra, 218 ; J. Apsey, 18

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