Engineering 1900 Jan-Jun: Index: Letters to the Editor

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ACCIDENT at Southampton. L. G. Mouchel, 726
Aerial Torpedoes. R. IL Angier, 230 ; D. H. A., 262
American Competition. A Practical Exporter, 24 ; Member Woolwich 1st Branch, A.S.E., 131; A Practical Exporter, 164 ; F. G. Halsey, 165 ; Member Woolwich 1st Branch, A.S.E., 195 ; A Practical Exporter, 229 ; A Member Woolwich 1st Branch, A.S.E., 262 ; British Insulated Wire Company, Limited, 298 ; F. H., 392 ; R. H. Thurston, 425 ; Colonial Observer, 659
Armour-Plates and Defences. Anglophil, 164
Armoured Steam Cars for South Africa. Alfred J. Allen, 25
Artillery, British. Anglophil, 262 ; Suum Cuique, 331 ; Anglophil, 392 ; El Pasog, 392 ; Outsider, 425 ; Disgusted Briton, 488

Barnaby's Theory of Cavitation. P. M. Staunton, 25
Boers' Searchlight°. Ransomes, Sims, and Jefferies, 298
Boiler Explosion at Wellington. James Ferrabee, 853
Bridge, Czesar's over the Rhine. S. Flood Page, 393
Bridge, Old North, Edinburgh. Aldobrand Oldenbuck, 25
Bridges, Weights of United States. H. G. Tyrrell, 759
British Artillery. Anglophil, 262 ; Suum Cuique, 331 ; Anglophil, 392 ; El Pasog, 392 ; Outsider, 425 ; Disgusted Briton, 488
Broken Tailshafts. A. Erskine Muirhead, 560

Caesar's Bridge over the Rhine. S. Flood Page, 393
Caledonian Locomotives. H. R., 828
Calyx Drill. B. L., 560
Canada, Trade with. The Editor British
Columbia Review, 559
Cars, Large Freight, on British Railways. J. D. Twinberrow, 560
Cars, Motor. Leonard J. Todd, 592, Alfred J. Allen, 626 ; F. C. Nunn, 725
Cars, Motor, Tare Weight of. H. Wilcke, 60 ; A. J. A., 98 ; W. Wilcke, 132
Cars, Steam for South Africa, Armoured Steam. Alfred J. Allen, 25
Cavitation, Barnaby's Theory of. P. M. Staunton, 25
China, Engineers for. J. Stevens, 60
China's Railways. J. Whittall and Co., Limited, 660
Circle Squaring, Lay Out. James Horsfall, 263 ; A. S. E. Ackermann, 331 ; Claude Pain, 362
Classical v. Scientific Education See Education, Public School
Coal-Mining Industry. Colliery Manager, 424 ; One Interested, 593
"Commander Cawley," Steam Pilot Yacht.

George E. Burn, 195

Competition, American. See American Competition
Condensers, Electrical. R. Shand, 792
Copper Tube-Making by Electrolytic Centrifugal Process. S. Cowper-Coles, 262
Cylinder Explosion, Peculiar Steam. Inquirer, 331

Defences, Our National, Anglophil, 164
Doors, Removing Manhole. George B. Richards, 331
Drill Calyx. B. L., 560
Drillings, Standardised. Thomas D. West and others, 61
"Dunalastair " Locomotives. H. R., 828

Economy of Fuel. George Craig, 165
Edinburgh, Old North Bridge. Aldobrand Olden-buck, 25
Education and Competition. F. H., 392 Education, Public School. W. W. Marriner, 296 ; H. B., 296 ; A. Sonnenschein, 296, 332 ; N., 331; S. J. W., 626
Electric Continuous v. Polyphase Motors. R. F. Fessenden, 362 ; T. G. Littleboy, 489
Electrical Condensers. R. Shand, 792
Electrical Engineering at Home and Abroad. C. E. L. Brown, 229
Electrical Equipment of Warships. Alfred Hanssen 694
Electricity, Marvels of. P. H. W., 659 ; Great Harry-street, S.W., 693
Electrolytic Centrifugal Process for Copper Tube Production. S. Cowper-Coles, 262
Engine Governors, Marine. E Odagiri, 760 Engine Trials at Ranelagh Works, Scott. Enquirer, 361 ; Reavell and Co., Limited, 392
Engine Working, Marine. Charles E. Russell, 332 ; L. 0. P. Y. Z., 361 ; George Claret, 361 ; Fleet Engineer, R.N., 393
Engineer Officers. See Royal Engineers
Engineering at Cape Town. P. F., 362
Engineering at Home and Abroad. C. E. L. Brown, 229
Engineers' Lending Library. E. W. Whiteford, 230, 726 ; M. Walton Brown, 759
Engineers, Mechanical, in China, Openings for. J. Stevens, 60
Engineers, Naval. Hopeful, 97 ; X, 297 ; Lieu-tenant, 423 ; Engineer, R.N., 488; New E.R. A., 558 ; Naval Engineer, 558 ; A. Marshall, 559 ; Hopeful, 659 ; Lieutenant, 692 ; Amicus, 693 ; Fairplay, 726 ; Fleet Engineer, R.N., 757 ; A. Marshall, 758 ; H. K., 853
Explosion, Peculiar Steam Cylinder. Inquirer, 331
Explosive, Maxim Multi-Perforated. Thomas A. Hill, 196 ; Hudson Maxim, 758; T. A. Ilill, 854

Fans, Screw. C. II. Innes, 165
Fire Prevention in 1899. D. Anderson and Co., Limited, 25
Fireproofing Wood Fittings for Theatres. If. C. Standage, 424
Flight, Mechanical. Horatio Phillips, 361 Flip or Jump of a Rifle. An Old Volunteer, 424 ; J. Bridges-Lee, 455 ; John Rigby, 558 ; Horatio Phillips, 593
Foreign Competition. See American Compe¬tition
Foreign Tramway Companies. J. Gilchrist, 331
Foreshore Protection, W. H. T.. 693 ; R. G.
Allanson-Winn, 626, 725 ; Traveller, 792
Fracture of Steel Shafts. A. Schanzer, 693
Freight Cars on British Railways. J. D. Twinberrow, 560
Fuel and its Economy, Dear. George Craig, 165 Fuel, Liquid. Kermode's Liquid Fuel System, 392

Glasgow University and Naval Architecture. P. M. Staunton, 559
Glycerine, The Recovery of Crude. Frank W. Scott, 195
Governors, Marine Engine. E. Odagiri, 760
Guns and Steel Tests. Anglophil, 262 ; Suurn Cuique, 331; Anglophil, 392 ; El Pasog, 392 ; Outsider, 425 ; Disgusted Briton, 488
Gutta-Percha. H. G. Standage, 828

Hammer, Longworth Power. E. Samuelson, 331
Hammers, Pneumatic. J. B., 425
Hennibique and Accident at Southampton. L. G. Mouchell, 726
Holidays, Overtime Rates for. Engineer, 559 ; Lex, 660

Impact. H. Erskine Muirhead, 262
Indicator, Ripper's Mean Pressure. F. Boulden, 165
Insulating Gutta-Percha. H. G. Standage, 828

Jump of a Rifle, Flip or. An Old Volunteer, 424 ;
J, Bridges-Lee, 455 ;
John Rigby, 558 ; Horatio Phillips, 593

Lending Library for Engineers. E. H. White¬ford, 230, 726 ; M.-Walton Brown, 759
Library, Lending, for Engineers. E. H. White-ford, 230, 726 ; M. Walton Brown, 759
Liquid Fuel. Kermode's Liquid Fuel System, 392
Locomotive Driving Wheels, Varying Weight on. George K. Grieve, 98
Locomotive, Veteran. R. v. Helmholtz, 97 ; Alfred R. Bennett, 131
Locomotives, Caledonian. H. R., 828
Locomotives at the Paris Exhibition. Que' qu 'un, 759
Longworth Power Hammer. E. Samuelson, 331
Lubricators, Sight•Feed, Archibald Little) 660

Manchester Sewage. 0. J. Kirby, 60 ; Hill Hartland, CO
Manhole Doors, Removing. George B. Richards, 331
Marine Engine Governors. E. Odagiri, 760
Marine Engine Working. Charles E. Russell, 332 • L. O. P. Y. Z. 361 ; George Claret, 361 ; Fleet Engineer, R.N, 393
Marvels of Electricity, P. H. W., 659 ; Great Harry-street, S.W., 693
Maudslay, Sons, and Field's Affairs. Tarry, Sherlock, and King, 393
Maxim Multi-Perforated Powder. Thomas A. Hill, 106 ; Hudson Maxim, 758 ; T. A. Hill, 854
Maxim's Aerial Torpedoes. R. H. Angier, 230 ; D. H. A., 262
Measurement, Yacht. H. C. Vogt, 559 ; Tha-lassa, 693
Mechanical Flight. Horatio Phillips, 361
Melting Ratios, High. Robert Buchanan, 263
Midland Locomotive at Paris Exhibition. Quequiun, 759
Motor Wagons for Roads. Leonard J. Todd, 592 ; Alfred J. Allen, 636 ; F. C. Nunn, 725 Motors, Continuous v. Polyphase. R. F. Fessenden, 362 ; T. C. Littleboy, 489

National Defences, Our. Anglophil, 164
Naval Architecture, Science. P. M. Staunton, 559
Naval Engineers. Hopeful, 57 ; X., 297 ; Lieu. tenant, 423 ; Engineer R.N., 488 ; New KR.A.,' 558 ; Naval Engineer, 558 ; A. Marshall, 559 ; Hopeful, 659 ; Lieutenant, 692 ; Ainicus, 692 ;' Fairplay, 726 ; Fleet Engineer, R.N., 757 ; A. Marshall, 758 ; H. K., 853
North Bridge, Edinburgh, The Old. Aldobrand Oldenbuck, 25

Oil, Effects on Screw Propulsion. R. M. K., 694
Old Locomotives. R. v. Helmholtz, 97 ; Alfred R. Bennett, 131
Openings for Mechanical Engineers in China. J. Stevens, 60
Overtime Rates for Holidays. Engineer, 550 ; Lex, 660

Paris Exhibition and French Patents. E. P. Alexander and Son, 331
Patent Laws. H. Dawes Cripps, 196
Patent Office Temporary Premises. M. R., 25 Patents Examination Question. II. D. Pearsall, 792
Pilot Yacht " Commander Cawley," Steam. George E. Burn, 195
Piston Rings. G. B. R., 694
Pneumatic Tools. J. B., 425
Powler. Maxim Multi-Perforated. Thomas A. Hill, 196 ; Hudson Maxim, 758 ; T. A. Hill, 854
Power Hammer, Longworth. E. Samuelson, 331
Pressure Indicator, Ripper's Mean. F. Boulden, 165
Propulsion, Effect of Oil, on Screw. R. M. K., 694
Protection, Foreshore. W. IL, T. 693. R. G. Allanson-Winn, 626, 725 ; Traveller, 792
Public School Education. See Education Purifying Water. J. Ferrabee, 98

Railway Freight Cars, Large. J. D. Twinberrow, 560
Railway Wagon, 50-Ton. Traction, 132 ; J. D. Twinberrow, 560
Railways, China's. J. Whittall and Co., Limited, 660
Range Finders. R. Field and Co., 726
Rank of Naval Engineers. See Naval Engineers Recovery of Crude Glycerine. Frank W. Scott, 195
Removing Manhole Doors. George B. Richards, 331
Rhine Bridge, Csar's. S. Flood Page, 393 Rifle, Flip or Jump of a. An Old Volunteer, 424 ; J. Bridges-Lee, 455 ; John Rigby, 558 ; Horatio Phillips, 593
Rings, Piston. G. B. R., 694
Ripper's Mean Pressure Indicator. F. Boulden, 165
Road Locomotive. Leonard J. Todd, 592 ; Alfred J, Allen, 626 ; F. G. Nunn; 796
Royal Engineers. Vigilant, 25 ; J. T. Bucknill, 61 ; F. D. B., 97 ; R. G. Randall, C.E., 296, 360 ; Sapper, 360 ; Vigilant, 392 ; Royal Engineer, 456 ; Critic, 489

School Education. See Education
Scientific v. Classical Education. See Education, Public School
Scott Engine Trials at Ranelagh Works. Enquirer, 361; Reavell and Co., Limited, 392 Screw Fans. C. H. Innes, 165
Screw Propeller Cavitation, Barnaby's Theory of. P. M. Staunton, 25
Sea Encroachment. W. H. T., 693 ; R. G. Allanson-Winn, 626, 725 ; Traveller, 792
Searchlights used by the Boers. Ransomes,
Sims, and Jefferies, 298
Sewage, Manchester. 0. J. Kirby, 60 ; Hill-Hartland, 60
Shaft Fractures. A. Schanzer, 693. See Tailshaft Shafting Accident (Engineering at Cape Town). P. F., 362
Sheffield and the War. G. A., 195
Ship Propulsion, Effects of Oil on. R. M. K., 694
Sight Feed Lubricators. Archibald Little, 660 Simplon Tunnel. C. B. F., 61
South African War. Alfred J. Allen, 25 ; Field Officer in 1884, 59, 97, 131, 163, 194 ; G. A., 195 ; Field Officer in 1884, 230, 262, 297, 330, 361, 391, 424, 455, 487, 523, 659, 693, 759, 828, 853 ; H. C. Standage, 725
Southampton, Accident at. L. G. Mouchell, 726
Squaring Lay Out, Circle. James Homfall, 263 ;
A. S. E. Ackermann, 331 ; Claude Pain, 362
Standardised Drillings. Thos. D. West and others, 61
Status of Naval Engineers. See Naval Engineers Steam Cylinder Explosion, Peculiar. Inquirer, 331
Steam Pressure Indicator, Ripper's. F. Boulden, 165
Steam Yacht " Commander Cawley." George E. Burn, 195
Steel Shafts, Fracture of. A Schanzer, 693
Swiss Engineering Practice. C. E. L. Brown 229 ; M. Walton Brown, 759

Tail-Shafts, Broken. A. Erskine Muirhead, 560
Tare Weight of Motor Vehicles. H. Wilcke, 60 ; A. G. A. 98 ; W. Wilcke, 132
Theatre Fireproof Wood Fittings. H. C. Stand-age, 424
Torpedoes, Aerial. R. H. Angier, 230 ; D. II. A., 262
Trade with Canada. The Editor, British Colum-bia Review, 559
Training of Naval Engineers. See Naval Engi-Heels
Tramway Companies Abroad. J. Gilchrist, 331
Transvaal War. Alfred J. Allen, 25 ; Field Officer in 1884, 59, 97, 131, 163, 194 ; G. A , 195 ; Field Officer in 1884, 230, 262, 297, 330, 361, 391, 424, 455, 487, 523, 659, 693, 759, 828, 853 ; H. C. Standage, 725
Tunnelling the Simplon. C. B. F., 61

United States Bridges, Weights of. H. G. Tyrrell, 759
United States Competition. See American Competition .

Wagon, 50-Ton Railway. Traction, 132 ; J. D. Twinberrow, 560
Wagons, Motor. Leonard J. Todd, 592 ; Alfred J. Allen, 626 ; F. C. Nunn, 725
War in South Africa. See South African War Warship Electrical Equipment. Alfred Hanssen, 694
Water, Purifying. J. Ferrabee, 98
Weight on Locomotive Driving Wheels, Varying. George K. Grieve, 98
Weight of Motor Wagons. Leonard J. Todd, 592 ; Alfred J. Allen, 626
Weight (Tare) of Motor Vehicles. H. Wilcke, 60 ; A. J. A., 98 ; W. Wilcke, 132
Weights of United States Bridges. II. G. Tyrrell, 759
Wellington, Boiler Explosion at. James Ferrabee, 853

Yacht Measurement. H. C. Vogt, 559 ; Thalasgm, 698

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