Engineering 1897 Jul-Dec: Index: Letters to the Editor








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Letters to the Editor
- ACME Feed Heater and Purifier. Acme, 478
- Aesthetic Side of Engineering. H. Heathcote Statham, 571; V. de Michele, 600 ; H. Heathcote Statham, 630 ; V. de Michele, 649
- Alma Tube Works. George Platt, 208
- Amalgamated Society of Engineers' Monthly Journal. W. S., 683
- Amsler's Planimeter. J. C. A. Stepan, 748
- Angles of Pipe Bends. J. P. BurkItt, 478
- Art and Engineering. See JEsthetic Side of Engineering
- Atlantic Trade, Bristol and the. W. J. Moore, 683
- Axle Box, Cedervall's Patent Protective. J. Hulme, 507 ; F. R. Cedervall, 600
- Balanced Locomotive, A. J. Parry, 599 ; Novoye Vremya, 809 ,
- Barr and Stroud Range Finder. Archibald Barr, 600
- Beetroot Sugar. Sigmund Stein, 778
- Belgian State Express Locomotive. Memoir, 630
- Boiling Corrosive Liquids by Steam. Thor, 420
- Bridge Building in Egypt. Alfred D. Ottewell, 39
- Bridge Building, Foreign Competition in. Thomas Wrightson, 163. Statics, 208
- Bridge Design, Art and. See Esthetic Side of Engineering
- Bridges, Actual Stresses in. W. H. T., 239
- Bristol and the Atlantic Trade. W. J. Moore, 683
- British v. American Locomotives, Cost of. A. Linton Logan, 747
- British Fire Prevention Committee. Edwin O. Sachs, 649. See also Fireproof Construction
- Buildings, Shoddy v. Fireproof Construction in. J. Bucknall-Smith, 683. See also British Fire Prevention Committee
- Buluwayo Railway, Opening of. Francis Fox, 720
- Cast-Steel Shafts. John Spencer and Co., Limited, 135
- Cedervall's Patent Protective Lubricating Box. J. Hulme, 507 ; F. R. Cedervall, 600
- Cement, Portland. B., 683 ; Henry Kelway Bamber, 720 ; V. de Michele, 747 ; H. K. Bamber, 778 ; V. de Michele, 807
- Chainless Cycles. W. Hemingway, 746 ; H. A. G., 778
- Charges for Specifications. Fair Play, 649
- Chitty Dynamo and Motor. Willans and Robinson, Limited, 720 ; H. W. Evans, 747
- Clyde Shipbuilding. Wm. Hastie, 239 ; The Writer of the Article, 301
- Colouring Steel. John W. Gage, 301
- Compensation for Accidents Bill, Workmen's. James Robinson and Thomas Biggart, 21 ;
- Clement E. Stretton, 39
- Contracts of Municipal Authorities. Employer, 642
- Corliss Valve, Proell Cut-Off with. Hermann Kuhne, 22 ; James Dunlop, 39
- Corrosive Liquids, Boiling by Steam. Thor, 420 Cranks, Cycle. See Cycle
- Cycle, Chainless. W. Hemingway, 746 ; H. A. G., 778
- Cycle Efficiency Tests. F. W. C., 507
- Cycle Gearing (The Length of Cycle Cranks). E. H. B., 571; A Cyclist Engineer, 682 ; R. E. Crompton, 682 ; F. W. C., 720 ; W. B. C., 720
- Cyclists, Oil for. Price's Patent Candle Company, Limited, 720
- Deflection in Steamers. Queror, 301; Robert T. Napier, 331 ; Ajax, 331 ; Verity, 363 ; Nauticus, 392
- Dock, Largest Floating. Blohm and Voss, 364 ; Swan and Hunter, Limited, 392
- Dredging of Rivers, Automatic. James Waddell, 21; Joseph Waddell, 119
- Drury Lane Stage, Accident to the. Edwin 0. Sachs, 419
- Education, Technical. P. L; I., 630
- Efficiency of a Bicycle, Tests of the. F. W. C., 507
- Egypt, Bridge Building in. Alfred D. Ottewell, 39
- Egyptian Bridge Building, Foreign Competition. Thomas Wrightson, 163 ; Statics, 208
- Eight-Hours Day. See Engineering Dispute Eight-Hours Day. Edward G. Herbert, 119
- Electric Lighting of H.M. Ships. T. A. R., 807
- Electric Towage. A. T. Fraser, 571
- Engine, Gas, Thermodynamics of the. E. Claudio da Iva, 207
- Engine, "Trusty" Oil. J. E. Weyman, 808
- Engineer Officers'(Royal), Peace Employment of. An Interested Onlooker, 683 ; J. T. Bucknill, 747 ; An Indian Engineer, 808 ; Surveyor, 808
- Engineering, .Esthetic Side of. H. Heathcote Statham, 571 ; V. de Michele, 600 ; H. Heath-cote Statham, 630 ; V. de Michele, 649
- Engineering Dispute. E. G. Herbert, 118 ; Alfred D. Ottewell, 301; A Vice-Admiral of the Employers' Fleet, 301; W. H.- Atherton, 301 ; J. Ferrabee, 332 ; Arnold Lupton, 363 ; Puffing Billy, 363 ; Erector, 390 ; P. K., 390 ; Richard W. Allen, 390 ; Employer, 391 ; A Glasgow Workman, 391 ; Artizan, 392 ; G. F. and W. E. Buck, 391; Onlooker, 392 ; Draughtsman, 418 ; Social Democrat, 418 ; G. A., 419 ; Arnold Lupton, 419 ; A Society Man, 419 ; Leopold Wagner, 419 ; Striker's Wife, 419 Robert J. Napier, 419 ; T. M. T., 419 ; A Glasgow Employer, 419 ; O. J. E., 445: A Subscriber, 445 ; Another Draughtsman, 446 Free Labourer, 446 ; Arnold Lupton, 446 T. S., A., 446 ; Artizan, 446 ; Enquirer, 447 Multiple Manufacturer, 447 ; Surrey Commercial, 476 ; F. B. W., 476 ; Robert T. Napier, 477 ; R. Haste Carr, 477 ; W. L. King, 506 ; An Apprentice, 506 ; Charles Richardson and Co., 507 ; H. W., 541; Q., 541; One More Draughtsman, 570 ; T. Square, 570 ; George Livesey, 598 ; W. L. S., 598 ; Q., 599 ; Onlooker, 628 ; Q., -629 ; G. G., F.R.S., 629 ; Robert T. Napier, 649 ; W. S. 683 ; Omega, 628 ; Black Ball, 778
- Engineers, Qualifications of. James Bruce, 541
- Engineers on Tea Estates. One Who Tried It, 332
- Eophone. J. T. B. 420 ; Austrian Seaman, 478
- Exhibition, Stockholm. Geo. Thomas and Co., 270
- Explosion in the Navy, Steam Pipe C. 0. Thomas, 477
- Explosives, High. Hudson Maxim, 135
- Fan Blades, Round Backed. Horatio Phillips, 600
- Fans Ventilating, Experiments on. Horatio Phillips, 600 ; M. Powis Bale, W. G. Walker, 600, 807
- Fifty Years of Unionism. Federal, 746
- Fire Prevention Committee, British. Edwin 0. Sachs, 649. See also Fireproof Construction
- Fireproof Construction in Buildings. Shoddy v. J. Bucknall-Smith, 683. See also British Fire Prevention Committee
- Fire Protection in Europe. A. C. T. Vreedenberg, 301: Edwin O. Sachs, 392
- Fletcher, The Late Mr. Lavington E. J. Fred. Spencer, 21
- Floating Dock, Largest in the World. Blohm and Voss, 364 ; Swan and Hunter, Limited, 392
- Flow of Water through Long Pipes. Albert F. Hall, 135
- French Navy. Delaunay Belleville et Cie, 21
- Gas Producers, Economy of Wilson. Producer, 630 ; Open Hearth, 649
- Gas Producers, A Suggested Thermal Chemical Law. Alleyne Reynolds, 808
- German Patents, The Working of. Henry E. Schmidt, 507
- Gliding Boat, Lambert's. H. W. McIsack, 672 ; Comte de Lambert, 600 ; Thomas Moy, 600
- Government Sharp Practice. John S. Foster, 699
- Hardening Power of Low Carbon Steel. J. O. Arnold, 507 ; F. Osmond, 599 ; Henry M. Howe, 748
- Her Majesty's Ships, Electric Lighting of. T. A. R., 807
- High Explosives. Hudson Maxim, 135
- Hoist Accident at the General Post Office. Easton, Anderson, and Goolden, Limited, 447
- Houses, Moving. Rev. H. Ball, 572
- Indicators, Mean Pressure. Otto H. Mueller, 420 ; W. Ripper, 447 ; Otto H. Mueller, 542 ; W. Ripper, 571; Otto H. Mueller, 683
- Information Wanted (Boiling Corrosive Liquids by Steam). Thor, 420
- King's College Engineering Society. Burkewood Welbourn, 572
- Lambert's Gliding Boat. H. W. Mclsack, 572 ; Comte de Lambert, 600 ; Thomas Moy, 600
- Lift Accident at the General Post Office. Easton, Anderson, and Goolden, Limited, 447
- Lock-Out. See Engineering Dispute
- Locomotive, A Large United States. Archibald P. Head, 778
- Locomotive, Balanced. J. Parry, 559 Novoye Vremya, 809
- Locomotive, Belgian Express. Mernok, 630 Locomotive, British, v. American, Cost of. A Linton Logan, 747
- Locomotive Fireboxes, Staying of. S. Rendell, 807
- Locomotives, Tank. Charles Clinton, 331: H. W. Pearson, 363 ; Clement E. Stretton, 364 ; Charles Clinton, 392 ; Norman D. Macdonald, 392 ; Clement E. Stretton, 420 ; Charles Clinton, 420, 477 ; Clement E. Stretton, 477, 507
- Low Carbon Steel, Hardening Power of. J. O. Arnold, 507 ; F. Osmond, 599 ; Henry M. Howe, 748
- Machine Tool-Makers, Sugggestions for the Future. A Machine Tool-Maker, 747 ; A Machine-Tool User, 777 ; A Tool Buyer, 778 ; A Machine Tool-Maker, 807
- Mains, Ring. Piping, 208
- Maxim-Schapphaus Smokeless Powder. The
- New Explosives Company, Limited, 270
- Mechanics, Technical Education of. Taylor, Taylor, and Hobson, 270
- Metropolitan Railway, Ventilation of. James Holden, 542
- Moving of Houses. Rev. H. Ball, 572
- Municipal Authorities and their Contracts. Employer, 542
- Navy, French. Delaunay Belleville and Co., 21
- Navy, Steam Pipe Explosions in the. C. O. Thomas, 477
- Negative Slip. W. G. Walker, 807
- Non-Flammable Wood. W. Lawford, 118
- Oils for Cyclists. Price's Patent Candle Company, Limited, 720
- Patent Law. C. Turnbull, 571
- Patents, The Working of German. Henry E. Schmidt, 507
- Patents, United States. Abel and Imray, 420
- Pipe Bends, Angles of. J. P. Burkitt, 478
- Pipes; Flow of Water through Long. Albert F. Hal1,135
- Pipes, Ring Mains. Piping, 208
- Planimeter, Amsler's. J. C. A. Steggall, 748
- Portland Cement, B, 683 ; Henry Kelway Bamber, 720 ; V. de Michele, 747 ; H. K. Bamber, 778 ; V. de Michele, 807
- Pressure Indicator, Mean. Otto H. Mueller, 420 ; W. Ripper, 447 ; Otto H. Mueller, 542 ; Win. Ripper, 571; Otto H. Mueller, 683
- Producers, Gas, Economy of " Wilson." Producer, 630 ; Open Hearth, 649
- Proell Cut-Off with Corliss Valve. Hermann Kuhne, 22 ; James Dunlop, 39
- Profit-Sharing as a Remedy. George Livesey, 598. See Engineering Dispute
- Propeller Blades, Round-Backed. Horatio Phillips, 600
- Propellers, Screw. Robert McGlasson, 135
- Qualifications of Engineers. James Bruce, 541
- Rail Joint, Suspended or Supported. C. P. Sandherg, 682
- Rail in Railway Track, Travelling of Left-Sided. A. J. Cotterill, 75 ; William Pitt, 119
- Railway, Bulawayo, Opening of. Francis Fox, 720
- Range Finder, Barr and Stroud. Archibald Barr, 600
- Rating of Machinery Bill. Joseph Potts, 477 ; H. R. Summers, 508
- Ring Mains. Piping, 208
- River, Automatic Dredging of. James Waddell, Joseph Waddell, 119
- Royal Engineer Officers, Peace Employment of. An Interested Onlooker, 683 ' J. T. Bucknill, 747 ; An Indian Engineer, 808; Surveyor, 808
- Science and Art Department and their Certificates. M. E., 118
- Scott Shipbuilding Firm. Wm. llastie, 239 ; The Writer of the Article, 301
- Screw Propellers. Robert McGlasson, 135
- Screw Shafts, Breakage of. J. Smith Park, 447 ; A. J. Seaman, 507 ; Experience, 542 ; Karl Lundkvist, 571
- Shafts, Breakage of Screw. J. Smith Park, 447 ; A. J. Seaman, 507 ; Experience, 542 ; Karl Lundkvist, 571
- Shafts, Unforged Cast-Steel. John Spencer and Sons, Limited, 135
- Sharp Practice. John S. Foster, 590
- Ships, Electric Lighting of H.M. T. A. R., 807
- Smokeless Powder, Maxim-Schiipphaus. The New Explosives Company, Limited, 270
- Specifications, Charges for. Fair Play, 649
- Speeds, Summer Train. See Train Service
- Stage, Accident to the Drury Lane. Edwin O. Sachs, 419
- Staying of Locomotive Fireboxes. S. Rendell, 807
- Steam-Pipe Explosions in the Navy. C. 0. Thomas, 477
- Steamers, Deflection in. Queror, 301 ; Robert T. Napier, 331; Ajax, 331; Verity, 363 ; Nau-ticus, 392
- Steel, Hardening Power of Low-Carbon. J. 0. Arnold, 507 ; F. Osmond, 599 ; Henry M. Howe, 748
- Stockholm Exhibition. Geo. Thomas and Co., 270
- Stresses in Bridges, Actual. W. H. T., 239 Strike. See Engineering Dispute
- Stroud and Barr Range Finder. Archibald Barr, 600
- Summer Train Service. Clement E. Stretton, 541 ; P. Keelhof, 541 ; W. W. Legg, 541; The Writer of the Article, 571; G. J.W., 599; Charles Clinton, 599 ; Norman D. Macdonald, 599 ; Clement E. Stretton, 630 ; Norman D. Macdonald, 649 ; Clement E. Stretton, 682 ; Norman D. Macdonald, 746 ; Clement E. Stretton, 808
- Tank Locomotives. Charles Clinton, 331; H. W. Pearson, 363 ; Clement E. Stretton, 364 ; Charles Clinton, 392 ; Norman D. Macdonald, 392 ; Clement E. Stretton, 420 ; Charles Clinton, 420, 477 ; Clement E. Stretton, 477, 507
- Tea Estates, Engineers on. One Who Tried It, 332
- Technical Education. P. L. I., 630
- Technical Education of Mechanics. Taylor, Taylor, and Hobson, 270
- Thermodynamics of the Gas Engine. E. Claudio da Iva, 207
- Towage, Electric. A. T. Fraser, 571
- Torpedo-Boat Destroyers. D. Ram my Smith, 747 ; W. Elwyn Napier, 778 ; C. J. Leyland, 807
- Trades Unionism, Fifty Years of. Federal, 746
- Trades Unionist Principles. G. G., F.R.S., 629
- Train Service, Summer. Clement E. Stretton, 541 ; P. Kellhof, 541; W. W. Legg, 541 The Writer of the Article, 571; G. J.W., 599; Charles Clinton, 599 ; Norman D. MacDonald, 599 ; Clement E. Stretton, 630 ; Norman D. MacDonald, 649 ; Clement E. Stretton, 682 ; Norman D. MacDonald, 746 ; Clement E. Stretton, 808
- Travelling of the Left-Sided Rail in Railway Tracks. A. J. Cotterill, 75 Wm. Pitt, 119
- "Trusty" Oil Engine. J. E. Weyman, 808
- Tube Works, Alma. George Platt, 208
- Tunnel; Ventilation of Metropolitan Railway. James Holden, 542
- "Turbinia." Sydney H. Hollands, 21; Charles A. Parsons, 39
- Unionism, Fifty Years of. Federal, 746
- United States v. British Locomotives, Cost of. A. Linton Logan, 747
- United States Locomotive, A Large. Archibald P. Head, 778
- United States Patents. Abel and Imray, 420
- Ventilating Fans. See Fans
- Ventilation of Metropolitan Railway. James Holden, 542
- Water Finding. Leicester Gataker, 21; C.B. N., 75
- Water Flow through Long Pipes. Albert F. Hall, 135
- Water-Tube Boilers in French Navy. Delaunay Belleville and Co., 21
- Webster's Mould and Sandmaking Machine. Thomas Wilson and Co., 478
- Wilsou Gas Producers, Economy. Producer, 630 ; Open Hearth, 649
- Wire Ropes, Treatment of. Bochum, 331 ; Joseph Dixon Crucible Company, 363
- Wood, Non-Flammable. W. Lawford, 118
- Workmen's Compensation For Accidents Bill. James Robinson and Thomas Biggart, 21 ; Clement E. Stretton, 39
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