Engineering 1894 Jan-Jun: Index: Letters to the Editor








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Letters to the Editor
- Air, Compressed, Meter. Interesado, 811
- Air Pump Substitute at Sea. Jas. B. Richardson, 717
- Aluminium and Steel. J. T. Bucknill, 270; Bickle and Co., Limited, 300
- American v. English Railway Carriages. A Carriage Builder, 181; Edward Walker, 208 ; Novoye Vremya, 208 ; C. J. Anderson, 332 ; Novoye Vremya, 332; A Carriage Builder, 459
- Analysis of Furnace Gases. Josiah McGregor, 239. See Marine Engine Trials. J. Hudson Beare, 299
- Aqueduct, Barton Swing. W. II. Thorpe, 175 Artificers in the Navy, Engine-Room. Harry Williams, 268 ; Ranker, 268 ; Chief Stoker, 298; George Howell, 328; James Swift, 328 ; Impartial, 661; Staff Engineer, R.N., 679; Chief Stoker, 713 ; Verax, 777
- Balancing of Engines and Bridge Failures. H. Rolfe, 52; J. D. T., 76; 11. Rolfe, 151, 174; J. D. T., 174 ; R. A. Zeise, 175 ; H. Rolfe, 206 ; J. D. T., 239; J. F. Tyrrell, 298; II. Rolfe, 298; J. D. T., 353; H. Rolfe, 386; J. F. Tyrrell, 427; J. D. T., 427; H. Rolfe, 458 ; Wilson Hartnell, 516; H. Rolfe, 517, 661; X. Y., 679; II. Clarke, 713; H. Rolfe, 754, 777 ; Novoye Vremya, 860
- Barton Swing Aqueduct. W. H. Thorpe, 175
- Battleship Stability (H.M.S. “Resolution”).
- Algernon de Horsey, Admiral, 76; W. H. Wheetem, 661
- Belleville Boilers. Walter II. Maudslay, 758 Bevel Gear, High-Speed. A. L. F., 428 Bilge Keels. See Battleship Stability
- Boiler Explosions, The Lancet on Kitchen. Edward Ingham, 175 ; Lavington E. Fletcher, 240
- Boiler Tubes, Leaky. Alexander Sime, 331 Boilers, Belleville. Walter H. Maudslay, 758 Boilers, Water-Tube v. Cylindrical. See Water-Tube
- “ Brandenburg” Explosion. R. N., 860
- Bridge Failures, Balancing of Engines and. See Balancing of Engines
- Bridge, Glasgow. Anti-Vandal, 332
- British Conservatism and Australian Patriotism.
- Evacustes A. Phipson, 24
- British Locomotives. Novoye Vremya, 758
- “Campania” and “ Lucan ia.” Lewis Beard, 623 Canary Islands Water Supply. Irrigation, 23 Canoes, Steel. Thomas Christy, 683
- Capital and Labour. J. T. Bucknill, 331; A Subscriber, 353 ; Evacustes A. Phipson, 353 ; J. L. D., 354; F. E. B., 493; J. T. Bucknill, 493; Civil Engineer, 559; David Macdonald, 559; A. Hanssen, 559; A Subscriber, 559; Benedict W. Ginsburg, 626; J. T. Bucknill, 626; F. G. W., 626; J. M., 627; David Mac-donald, 682; Hugh B. Rooper, 682; Civil Engineer, 682; A Subscriber, 683; A. Hanssen, 683 ; F. W B., 716 ; J. M., 716 ; J. T. Bucknill, 716; A. B. C., 716; F. G. W., 716; K. Nave, 757; Hugh B. Rooper, 757 ; David Macdonald, 757 ; E. A. Phipson, 758; P. D., 776; J. M.,776; David Macdonald, 812; J. M., 812; Alfred Hanssen, 855 ; F. G. W., 855 ; A Subscriber, 855
- Carnegie Fire-Proof Buildings. F. H. Kindi, 274
- Carriages, American v. British Railway. See American v. British Carriages
- Cement Concrete, Making Portland. Percy J. Neate, 754
- “ Charleston,” Cruise of the. Cruiser Engineer, 355
- Colliery Accidents. Experience, 299
- “ Columbia,” U. S. Cruiser. Edward T. Gregory, 428
- Compound Locomotives. William Sisson, 54 ; J. D. T., 77 ; Jas. Dunlop, 151; J. I). T., 175 ; E. Gobert, 206; Jas. Dunlop, 206 ; Win. Sisson, 206; J. D. T., 238; James Dunlop, 238; E. Gobert, 238 ; James Dunlop, 333
- Compressed Air Meter. Interesado, 811
- Concrete Making, Portland Cement. Percy J. Neate, 754
- Consumption of Smoke. Wigham Richardson, 77 Copper, Saws for Cutting. II. A. Pertwee, 624 Copper Sheets, Manufacture of. H. Carlile, 624 Corrosion of Underground Pipes, Electrical. C.
- S. du Riche Preller, 24
- Cost of Railway Wagon Repairs. W. D. Cogges-hall, 270,300
- Cranks from Shafts, Removing, 483. Percy J. Neate, 623 ; D. J. Murray, 680
- Cruise of the “Charleston.” Cruiser Engineer, 355
- Cruiser “ Columbia,” U.S. Edward T. Gregory, 428
- Cuirass, Maxim. Hiram S. Maxim, 754
- Cylindrical v. Water-Tube Boilers. See Water-' Tube Boilers
- Draining Lands, Pump and Windmill. Scoop Wheel, 207 ; W. H. Wheeler, 239 ; P. J. P. Sluiter, 270; A. Hansen, 334
- Drawings, Torpedo-Boat, tec. An Engineer, 459 Du Temple Water-Tube Boiler. J. A. Normand, 427
- Economical Speed of Steamships. W. J. Millar, 54
- Eight-Hours Day. A Scotch Engineer, 23; William Sime, 54 ; James Keith, Assoc. M. Inst. C.E.,77; A Scotch Engineer, 151; James Keith, 176 ; V. de Michele, 331
- Eight-Hours Day Division. V. de Michele, 334
- Electric Lighthouses. C. S. du Riche Preller, 208 ; Alex. Brebner, 333
- Electric Traction, Professor Kennedy and Frank B. Lea, 556 ; C. S. du Riche Preller, 627 ; Robert W. Blackwell, 658
- Electric Tramways. Philip Dawson, 239
- Electrical Corrosion of Underground Pipes. C. S. du Riche Preller, 24
- Electrical Locomotive, Heilmann. C. S. du Riche Preller, 175
- Employers’ Liability. Employers, 239 ; Clement E. Stretton, 269; Employers, 269; J. Speed, Engineman, 299 ; Employers, 299 ; Clement E. Stretton, 333 ; J. Speed, 354 ; Employers, 354 ; J. H. Chatterton, 354 ; Clement E. Stretton, C. E., 459
- Engine Balancing and Bridge Failures. H. Rolfe, 52 ; J. D. T., 76 ; H. Rolfe, 152, 174 ; J. D. T., 174 ; R. A. Zeise, 175 ; 11. Rolfe, 206 ; J. 1). T., 239 ; J. F. Tyrrell, 298 ; II. Rolfe, 298 ; J. D. T., 353 ; II. Rolfe, 386 ; J. F. Tyrrell, 427 ; J. D. T., 427 ; II. Rolfe, 458 ; Wilson Hartnell, 516; II. Rolfe, 516, 662 ; X. ¥., 679 ; II. Clarke, 713 ; H. Rolfe, 754, 777 ; Novoye Vremya, 860
- Engine, “Grafton” High-Speed. Arthur F. Scott, 626; Arthur Rigg, 682; Arthur F. Scott, 777
- Engine, Marine, Trials. Josiah McGregor, 239 ; William Kent, 299 ; J. Hudson Beare, 299; Josiah McGregor, 493, 556
- Engine-Room Artificers. Harry Williams, 268; Ranker, 268; Chief Stoker, 298; George Howell, 328 ; James Swift, 328; Impartial, 661; Staff Engineer, R.N., 679 ; Chief Stoker, 713 ; Verax, 777
- Engines, Steam, on Common Roads. James Paxman, 624
- Engineers, Marine, Position of. Comme II Faut, 333
- Engineers, Military, and Civil Appointments. See Military Engineers
- Engineers’ Year Book. H. R. Kempe, 809
- English v. American Railway Carriages. A Carriage Builder, 181; Edward Walker, 208; Novoye Vremya, 208 ; C. J. Anderson, 332 ; Novoye Vremya, 332 ; A Carriage Builder, 459
- English Trade Abroad, Development of. Herbert F. Carter, 23
- Explosion, German Warship “ Brandenburg.” R.N., 860
- Fans, Noise of. Iron, 428 ; Richard Clarke, 459 ; Pneumatic, 492
- Fast Warships. J. J. O’Neill, 23
- Fireproof Floors. F. H. Kindi, 273
- Forty-Eight-Hours Movement in Engineering Trade. See Eight-Hours Day
- France, Railway Development in. Wm. Moore Angas, 331. See Erratum, 352
- Friction Clutch, Seymour’s. Friction Clutch, 175
- Fuel, Oil, in Warships (Institution Naval Architects). Edwin N. Henwood, 387
- Furnace Gases, Analysis of. Josiah McGregor, 239. See Manne Engine Trials
- Gas Retorts at Rochdale, Inclined. Frank Morris, 176
- Gases, Analysis of Furnace. Josiah McGregor, 239. See Marine Enoine Trials
- Gasholders, Low v. High Pressure. Jas. W. Vickers, 23
- Gear, High-Speed Bevel. A. L. F., 428
- Generator, Steam, and Superheater, McPhail and Simpsons’. Josiah McGregor, 297 ; John Waugh, 330; F. H. Wright, 330 ; S. H.
- Sparkes, 355 ; W. Scott Bancroft, 355 ; Economiser, 623 RnN n 860arS^^ U Brandenburg,” Explosion.
- Glasgow Bridge. Anti-Vandal, 332
- Gold Milling, Purifying Water Used in. Edward Walker, 459 ; Wm. Sisson, 494
- Grafton High-Speed Engines. Arthur F. Scott, 626 ; Arthur Rigg, 682; Arthur F. Scott, 777
- Graphic Statics, Indeterminate Cases in. F. S.
- Cripps, 54 ; Harry M. Waynforth, 77
- Great Western Railway. G. A. Sekon, 207; j E. B. D., 207 ; Charles Clinton, 239 ; IL A.
- Garratt, 269; E. E. Russell Tratman, C.E., 298
- Hague International Inland Navigation Congress, 1894. L. F. Vernon-Harcourt, 492, 717; A Student of Transportation Economics, 754
- Hammer, Water. H. O. Beckh, 208
- Hatchet Planimeter. H. Prytz, 813
- Heating Railway Carriages. J. Rawlins, 332 ; C. J. Thompson, 332 ; Charles Clinton, 354
- Heilmann Electrical Locomotive. C. S. du Riche
- Preller, 175
- H.M.S. “ Hornet.” B. C. Bartley, 387
- H.M.S. “ Resolution.” Algernon de Horsey,
- Admiral, 76 ; W. H.Whettem, 661
- High-Speed Warships. J. J. O’Neill, 23
- Horseshoe Nail Machine. V. S., 240
- Indian Public Works Department. Y. Y., 626 Institution of Civil Engineers. Syphon, 331 ;
- C. S. du Riche Preller, 355 ; Disappointed, 457 ; Senex, 458; T. C. D., 627; M. Inst. C.E., 627 ; Assoc. Mem., 658, 678 ; Another Associate Member, 678 ; An Engineer, 678 ; A. M., 717 ; R., 809. See Old World Tale
- Institution of Naval Architects. Edwin N. Henwood, 387
- Iron Riiurs, Strength of. A. D., 355; J. W. Sutton,428 ; C. II. W., 459; II. J. F., 494
- Joy’s Fluid Pressure Reversing Gear. David Joy, 624
- Kitchen Boiler Explosions, The Lancet on. Edward Ingham, 175 ; Lavington E. Fletcher, 240
- Labour and Capital. See Capital and Labour
- Lancet on Kitchen Boiler Explosions. Edward Ingham, 175 ; Lavington E. Fletcher, 240
- Largest Cargo Steamer Afloat. Lewis Beard, 77 ; B. W. G., 151
- Lead Pencils. M. Powis Bale and Co., 683
- Leaky Boiler Tubes. Alexander Sime, 331
- Lengthening the Union Liner “Moor.” One Who was Present, 717
- Light Railways. C. P. Sandberg, 560
- Lighthouses, Electric. C. S. du Riche Preller, 208 ; Alex. Brebnet, 333
- Lock Nuts. G. A. Haig, 494
- Locomotive, Heilmann Electrical. C. S. du Riche Preller, 175
- Locomotives, Balancing. See Balancing of Engines, &c.
- Locomotives, British. Novoye Vremya, 758
- Locomotives, Compound. William Sisson, 54 ;
- J. D. T., 77 ; James Dunlop, 151; J. D. T., 175, E. Gobert, 206 ; Jas. Dunlop, 206 ; Wm. Sisson; 206; J. D. T., 238; James Dunlop, 238; E. Gobert, 238 ; James Dunlop, 333
- Locomotives, Webb’s Compound. W. B. Thompson, 658
- London Refuse Steam Generator and Electrical Power Corporation. See Steam Raising by Towns1 Refuse
- London and South-Western Railway and its Service. The Writer of the Article, 813
- “ Lucania ”'and “ Campania.” Lewis Beard, 623
- Machinery v. Manual Labour. Evacustes A. Phipson, 76 ; Tax, 174 ; David Macdonald, 207 ; Engineer, 237 ; Evacustes A. Phipson, 270
- I McPhail and Simpsons’ Steam Generator and Superheater. Josiah McGregor, 297; John Waugh, 330 ; F. II. Wright, 336 ; S. H. Sparkes, 355 ; W. Scott Bancroft, 355 ; Economiser, 623 Manchester Ship Canal. James Abernethy, 54 •
- E. L. Corthell, 354 ; James Abernethyi 781; Penny Wise, 781 ’
- Manual Labour v. Machinery. Evacustes A • Phipson, 76 ; Tax, 174 ; David Macdonald, 207 '■> Engineer, 207 ; Evacustes A. Phipson, 270
- Marine Engine Trials. See Analyses of Furnace Gases. Josiah McGregor, 239 ; William Kent, 299 ; J. Hudson Beare, 299 ; Josiah McGregor, 493, 556
- Marine Engineers, Position of. Comine II Faut, 333
- Maritime Congress, 1894, Hague International Inland. L. F. Vernon-Harcourt, 492, 717 ; A Student of Transportation Economics, 754
- Masonry Dams. Jaramar, 714
- Maxim Cuirass. Hiram S. Maxim, 754 Meter, Compressed Air. Interesado, 811 Microbes, Sewage Purification by. Joseph
- Corbett, 238 ; Sydney R. Lowcock, 269; W. D. Scott Moncrieff, 269 ; Sydney R. Lowcock, 299; W. Kaye Parry, 300 ; Hill Hartlaud, 300
- Military Engineers and Civil Appointments. Alma Mater, 354 ; A. P. Gwynne, 387 ;
- A.M I.C.E., 387 ; Ubique, 387 ; Alma Mater, 427; An Indian Engineer, 427 ; Louis L. WaL dock, 427; Junius, 427; C. W. D , 427; J. T. Bucknill, 457 ; R. A., 457 ; A. P. Gwynne, C.E., 457; Crassly Ignorant Officer of Engineers, 457; Cedant Arma Togte, 492; An English A.M.I.C.E., 492; A.M.I.C.E., 492; An Indian Engineer, 516 ; A Military Engineer, 625 ; Old Indian, 625 ; S. P. Q. R., 625 ; J. T. Bucknill,
- 659 ; Sanitary Engineer, 659 ; Civilian, 659 ; An Inquisitive A.M. I.C.E , 660; Alma Mater,
- 660 ; Assistant Surveyor, R.E., 660 ; An Inquisitive A.M.I.C.E., 678 ; Reginald Thomas, 679 ; A Quondam Admiralty Civil Engineer, 679 ; A Military Engineer, 679; The Writer of the Article in the “ United Service Magazine,” 713; Ad Rem, 713 ; J. T. Bucknill, 713 ; The Crassly Ignorant Officer, 754; Surveyor, R.E., 755; F.R.I.B.A., 755 ; Ci vis, 755 ; Sanitary Engineer, 755 ; Temporary Surveyor, 756; An Indian Engineer, 756 ; I. E., 779 ; An Inquisitive A.M.I.C.E., 780 ; J. T. Bucknill, 780; Another Military Engineer, 781; Alma Mater, 781; The Writer of the Article in the “United Service Magazine, 781 ; Quondam Division Officer, R.A., 808; Sanitary Engineer, 808; Alma Mater, 809 ; Assistant Surveyor, 809
- “ Moor,” Lengthening of the Union Liner. One Who was Present, 717
- Nail Machine, Horseshoe. V. S., 240
- Navy. Edwin N. Hen wood, 494 ; H. O. Arnold Foster, 517
- Navy Artificers. See Artificers
- Navy Information (Cruise of the “ Charleston ”). Cruiser Engineer, 355
- Nile, Assouan Dam on the. Joseph Crede, 678
- Noise of Fans. Iron, 428 ; Richard Clarke, 459 ;
- Pneumatic, 492
- Nuts. M. R., 754 ; G. W. Sutcliffe, 777
- Oil Fuel in Warships (Inst. N.A.) Edwin N. Hen wood, 387
- Old-World Tale. A. M., 717 ; An Old Boy, 809
- Patent Agent Legislation. Cui Bono, 758 ; Thos.
- Wilkins, 758
- Patent Office Library. Thomas Moy, 76
- Patents in Camboya, Annam, and Tonkin.
- Jensen and Son, 240
- Pencils, Lead. M. Powis Bale and Co., 683
- Persian Telegraphs. H. F. Chesney, 662
- Petroleum, Tank for. Petrola, 492
- Pipes, Electrical Corrosion of Underground.
- C. S du Riche Preller, 24
- Planimeter, Hatchet. H. Prytz, 813
- Pohl£ Air Lift Pump. Delta, 754
- Portland Cement Concrete Making. Percy J.
- Neate, 754
- Pump, Pohl£ Air Lift Pump. Delta, 754
- Pump and Windmill for Draining Lands. Scoop Wheel, 207; W. Herbert Wheeler, 239; P. J. P. Sluiter, 270 ; A. Hansen, 334
- Purification of Sewage by Microbes. Joseph Corbett, 238 ; Sidney R. Lowcock, 269; W. D. Scott-Moncrieff, 269; Sidney R. Lowcock, 299 ; W. Kaye Parry, 299 ; Hill-Hartland, 300
- Purifying Water Used in Gold Milling. Edward Walker, 459 ; William Sisson, 494
- Railway Carriage Heating. J. Rawlins, 332 ; C.
- J. Thompson, 332 ; Charles Clinton, 354
- Railway Carriages, American v. British. A Carriage Builder, 181 ; Edward Walker, 208; Novoye Vremya, 208 ; C. J. Anderson, 332; Novoye Vremya, 332 ; A Carriage Builder, 459
- Railway Congress, International. W. M. Acworth, 355
- Railway Development in France. Wm. Moore Angas, 331. See Erratum, 352
- Railway Wagon Repairs, Cost of. W. D. Cogges-hall, 270, 300
- Railways, Light. C. P. Sandberg, 560
- Raising Steam by Towns’ Refuse. Arthur E.
- Collins, 332 ; F. W. Cheesewright, 458
- Rapson’s Slide. Janie'S E. Caine, 757 ; Charles Gardener, 812 ; A. Perroni, 812
- Research Committee Trials. See Marine Engine Trials
- Reservoir, Masonry Dams. Jaramar, 714
- Retorts at Rochdale, Inclined Gas. Frank Morris, 176
- Reversing Gear, Joy’s Fluid Pressure. David Joy, 624
- Road Engines. James Paxman, 624
- Room, Sound-Proof. L. H. Renshaw, 77; D.
- Anderson and Son, Limited, 151
- Royal Engineers and Civil Appointments. See Military Engineers
- Sandown Castle. J. B. Redman, 494
- Saws for Cutting Copper. H. A. Pertwee, 624
- Sewage Purification by Microbes. Joseph Corbett, 238 ; Sidney R. Lowcock, 269 ; W. D. Scott-Moncrieff, 269 ; Sidney R. Lowcock, 299 ; W. Kaye Parry, 300 ; Hill-Hartland, 300
- Seymour’s Friction Clutch. Friction Clutch, 175
- Shafts, Removing Cranks from (483). Percy J.
- Neate, 623 ; D. J. Murray, 680
- Slide, Rapson’s. James E. Caine, 757; Charles Gardener, 812; A. Perroni, 812
- Smoke Consumption. Wigham Richardson, 77
- Sound-Proof Room. L. H. Renshaw, 77; D.
- Anderson and Son, Limited, 151
- Speed of Steamships, Economical. W. J. Millar, 54
- Stability of Battleship (H.M.S. “Resolution”).
- Algernon de Horsey, Admiral, 76; W. II. Wheetem, 661
- Statics, Graphic, Indeterminate Cases in. F. S.
- Cripps, 54 ; Harry M. Waynforth, 77
- Steam on Common Roads. James Paxman, 624
- Steam Jets. Vulcan, 23; W. A. Granger, 53;
- Vulcan, 77 ; Cope, Allman, and Co., 175 ; W.
- A. Granger, 175
- Steam Raising by Towns’ Refuse. Arthur E.
- Collins, 332; F. W. Cheesewright, 458
- Steamer, Largest Cargo. Lewis Beard, 77;
- B. W. G., 151
- Steamers, Vibrations of. T. Kleen, 459, 492
- Steamships, Economical Speed of. W. J. Millar, 54
- Steel and Aluminium. J. T. Bucknill, 270;
- Bickle and Company, Limited, 300
- Steel Canoes. Thomas Christy, 683
- Strength of Iron Rings. A. D., 355 ; J. W.
- Sutton, 423 : C. H. W., 459 ; H. L. F., 494
- Substitute for an Air Pump at Sea. Jas. B.
- Richardson, 717
- Superheater. See Generator, Steam, and Superheater
- Swing Aqueduct, Barton. W. H. Thorpe, 175
- Tale, An Old-World. A. M., 717 ; An Old Boy, 809
- Tank for Petroleum. Petrola, 492
- Telegraphs, Persian. H. F. Chesney, 662
- Torpedo-Boat Destroyer “Hornet.” B. C. Bartley, 387
- Torpedo-Boat Drawings. An Engineer, 459
- Traction, Electric. Professor Kennedy and Frank B. Lea, 556; C. S. du Riche Preller, 627 ; Robert W. Blackwell, 658
- Trade Abroad, Development of English. Herbert F. Carter, 23
- Tramways, Electric. Philip Dawson, 239
- Transition Curve Field Book. Conway R. Howard, 332
- Tubulous v. Cylindrical Boilers. See Water-Tube
- Unemployed, The. A Subscriber, 23
- Union Liner “Moor,” Lengthening the. One Who was Present, 717
- U.S. Cruiser “Columbia.” Edward T. Gregorv, 428
- Varley Testimonial Fund. A. Stroh, R. E. Crompton, 333
- Vibration of Steamers. T. Kleen, 459, 492
- Wagon Repairs, Cost of. W. D. Coggeshall, 270, 300
- Warming Railway Carriages. J. Rawlins, 332; C. J. Thompson, 332; Charles Clinton, 354
- Warships, High-Speed. J. J. O’Neill, 23 Water Hammer. H. O. Beckh, 208
- Water, Purifying, Used in Gold Milling. Edward Walker, 459 ; William Sisson, 494
- Water Supply, Canary Islands. Irrigation, 23 ; Vulcan, 77
- Water-Tube Boilers. Berean, 330 ; A. Perroni, 425; John Samuel White, 425 ; A. E. Seaton, 425 ; Janies Howden, 425 ; J. A. Normand, 427 ; John Sampson, 458 : James Howden, 458, 490 ; Automatic, 491; C. Humphrey Gilbert, 491; Automatic, 516; James H. Rosenthal, 516; Charles de Grave Sells, 516 ; James Howden, 557; C. H. Wingfield, 680 ; Curiosity, 681 ; John A. Currier, 681; Chief Engineer, 681 ; James Howden, 811
- Webb’s Compound Locomotive. W. B. Thompson, 658
- Windmill and Pump for Draining Lands. Scoop Wheel, 207 ; W. Herbert Wheeler, 239 ; P. J. P. Sluiter, 270 ; A. Hansen, 334
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