Engineering 1894 Jul-Dec: Index: Letters to the Editor
Note: This is a sub-section of Engineering 1894 Jul-Dec: Index
Adulteration of Portland Cement. Macevoy and Holt, 775 ; A Manufacturer of Portland Cement in the Old-Fashioned Way, 807 ; J. L. Spoor, 808; Gilbert R. Redgrave, 808; Macevoy and Holt, 843
Aeronautical Society of Great Britain. F. W. Brearey, 197
Aluminium Torpedo-Boat. British Aluminium Company, Limited, 496
American Locomotive History. Clement E.
Stretton, C.E., 237
Aqueduct, Briare Canal. E. Mazoyer, 809
Architects’ Certificates. Mechanical Engineer, 239
Assistant Engineers, Royal Navy. See Engineers Automatic Mail-Bag Collecting Apparatus. G.
Watson, 529 ; J. D. T., 551; G. A. Sekon, 551; P., 581; C. Chester, 618
Balancing of Locomotives. J. D. T., 14; No-voye Vremya, 86; J. D. T., 165; H. Rolfe, 165, Novoye Vremya, 197; H. Rolfe, 275, 333 ; Novoye Vremya, 367. [See 396.] A. H. Tyler, 367; Novoye Vremya, 396; J. D. T., 396; H. Rolfe, 432; Novoye Vremya, 529; J. D. T., 530; H. Rolfe, 547; Novoye Vremya, 580; H. Rolfe, 581, 681; Novoye Vremya, 713
Belleville Boiler. See Water-Tube v. Cylindrical Boiler
Bicycles without Gear. George Broadrick, 197 Boiler Draught, Improving. William Radcliff, 239. See also Servt Tube Efficiency
Boiler Experiments. R. H. B., 745; Bryan Donkin, 809
Boiler Question in the Navy. Argus, 273, 306, 362, 497; C. Humphrey Gilbert, 528; Argus, 649
Boiler Tube. See Serve
Boilers. See Water Tube v. Cylindrical Boilers Boilers, Gas Fuel for, Loco., 714
Boilers, Strength of Short. J. C. Spence, 797,844 “Brandenburg” Explosion. Outsider, 11; An
English Engineer in Germany, 86
Briare Canal Aqueduct. E. Mazoyer, 809
British Locomotives, Early. G. A. Sekon, 333 ;
C. E. S., 618
Calcium Carbide. Henry Morton, 810
Canal Aqueduct at Briare. E. Mazoyer, 809
Canal Boats, Steam. R. B. Kennedy, 239;
Thomas Irwin, 274
Canal, Manchester Ship. An Engineer who Makes Reliable Estimates, 14
Capital and Labour. David Macdonald, 10; J. M., 10; F. G. W.,44 ; J. M., 45 ; A. B. C.,46; F. G. W., 85 ; A. Hanssen, 85 ; J. M., 237 ; David Macdonald, 237 ; J. M., 365 ; F. G. W., 365 ; David Macdonald, 366; Reflex, 396; David Macdonald, 397 ; George Crosoer, 500; A. B. C., 500 ; J. M., 500 ; P. D., 500; F. G. W., 551 ; T., 580; J. M., 650; F. G. W., 683; T., 809. See 673
Carbide of Calcium. Henry Morton, 810
Castner Electrolytic Process. See Electrolytic Cataract Construction Company. Archibald P.
Head, 810
Cement Manufacturers, Proposed Association of Portland. Macevoy and Holt, 775 ; A Manufacturer of Portland Cement in the Old-Fashioned Way, 807 ; J. L. Spoor, 808 ; Gilbert R. Redgrave, 808 ; Macevoy and Holt, 843
Centrifugal Pumping Engines, Large. J. and H. Gwynne, 714
Certificates, Architects’. Mechanical Engineers, 239
Chimneys, Mill. R. L. Kirlew, 843
Chlorine, Electrolytic Action in Primary Cells.
A. Rene Upward, 529 ; H. Y. Castner, 547
Circulation of Water-Tube Boilers. See Water-Tube Boilers
Civil Engineer, Description of. M. Inst. C. E., 776
Coal Mines, Depth of. An Old Subscriber, 367 ;
Edgar Kidwell, 530
Coal Transport by Worms. H. A. S., 197 Compressed Gas Cylinders. H. Ball, 431
Co at facts of County Council. An Engineer, 239 Conveyors of Coal, Worm. II. A. S., 197 Cornish Boiler Experiments. R. H. B., 745 Corrosion of Propeller Shafts. Marine Engineer, 580
County Council Contracts. An Engineer, 239 Cylinders for Compressed Gases. H. Ball, 431
Day’s Steaming, Longest, on Record. Benedict W. Ginsburg, 364. See 423
Design of Warships. W. II. Whettem, 581
Draught, Improving. Wm. Ratcliff, 239. See also Serve Tube Efficiency
Education. See Technical Education, and also ' '1 raining
Electrical Text-Books. Technology, 844 Electricity in Mines. A. L. Steavenson, 745 Electrolytic Action of Chlorine in Primary Cells.
A. Rene Upward, 529 ; H. Y. Castner, 547
Engine, Oil, Trials at R.A.S.E. See Oil Engine, cfce.
Engine Pistons, Steam. S. S. W., 165
Engineers, Military, and Civil Appointments. See Mi itary Engineers, &c.
Engineers, Royal Navy. Hopeful, 276; Naval Engineer, 305 ; Censor, 305 ; Truthful, 364 ; Hopeful, 431; Engineer R.N., M.I.C.E., 463 ; Pro Patria, 550 ; Snifting Valve, 617 ; Pro Bono Publico, 617 ; Nil, 650 ; Snifting Valve, 681 ; Fiat Justitia, 775 ; Observer, 809
Extraction, Gold, in Slimes. C. C. Longridge, 745
Filtration of Sewage. Hill-Hartland, 809
Fires, Statistics of Theatre. Edwin O. Sachs, 463
Flight, Problem of. V. E. Johnson, 17 ; A., 86, 164 ; Sidney H. Hollands, 239 ; V. E. Johnson, 274 ; C. F. Jenkins, 305 ; Hiram S. Maxim, 305; Horatio Phillips, 333 ; A. G. Ashcroft, 333; Hiram S. Maxim, 333, 363 ; R. Runeberg, 367 ; Hiram S. Maxim, 396 ; W. R. Haughton, 396; R. Runeberg, 463; Hiram S. Maxim, 496, 551 ; Sidney H. Hollands, 580
Flying Machine, Maxim. See Flight. Problem of French Railway Cars. Charles Clinton, 530 ; C.
Frank Burtt, 551
Fuel, Gas, for Steam Boilers. Loco., 714
Gas Fuel for Steam Boilers Loco., 714
German Warship “ Brandenburg” Explosion. Outsider, 11 ; English Engineer in Germany, 86
Gold Extraction in Slimes. C. C. Longridge, 745
Grinding Mill Plates, Iron for. J. B., 165
Heilmann Locomotive. H. F. C. Boughey Burgess, 714 ; C. S. du Riche Preller, 746
Holyhead and Kingstown Channel Service.
A.I N.A., 86 ; V. E. Johnson, 274
Howden’s Challenge. See Water-Tube v. Cylindrical Boilers
Hydro-Extraction, The Principles and Practice of. R. Williamson, 776
Indian Railway Contracts. An Indian Engineer, 85
Indian Railways. W. A. Ironside, 164
Institution of Naval Architects. Leslie S. Molin-son, 165
Iron for Grinding Mill Plates J. B., 165
Iron and Steel, Molten, Specific Gravity of. Moulder, 844
Jet of Steam, Reaction of a. J. P., 714 ; W. J Millar, 746
Knot a Unit of Distance. J. Humphrey Davey, 580 ; C. Humphrey Gilbert, 618
Labour and Capital. See Capital and Labour Lattice Paradox. N. D. Y., 807
Least Work, Statically Indeterminate Structures and the Principle of. J. Harrison, 714, 745 ; N. D. Y., 807
Lesseps, F. de, and the Suez Canal. George Turner, 843
Light Railways. J. A. Saner, 616; C. S. du Riche Preller, 616 ; A. II. Dykes, 616; F. C. Fairholme, 616; J. J. Tyrrell, 714; J. E. S., 714 ; F. H. Gill, 774
Light Railways (Proposed for England). George Conaty, 85
Locomotive Boiler Experiments. R. H. B., 745
locomotive, Heilmann, IL F. G. Boughey Burgess, 714 ; C. S. du Riche Preller, M6 jocomotive History, American. Clement E. uocomotives^ Balancing of. J. D. T., 14 ;1 No^e
Vremya, 86; J. D. T., 165 ; II. Rolfe, ’ Novoye Vremya, 197; H. Rolfe, 275, 333, Novoye Vremya, 367; A. H. TJfler> »' Novoye Vremya, 396 ; J. D. T., 396 ; H. Ro1*?’ 432 ; Novoye Vremya, 529 ; J. D. T., 530 , H. Rolfe, 547 ; Novoye Vremya, 580; II. Rolfe, 581, 681; Novoye Vremya, 713 i
Locomotives, Early British. G. A. Sekon, 333 ;
C. E. S.,618 A .
London County Council Contracts. An Engi
neer, 239 , ...
Longest Day’s Steaming on Record. Benedict
W. Ginsburg, 364. See 423
Lubricant Testing Machine. R. H. Thurston,
237 ; A. Martens, 333
Mail-Bag Collecting Apparatus, Automatic. G. Watson, 529 ; J. D. T., 551; G. A. Sekon, 551; P., 581; C. Chester, 618
Manchester Ship Canal. An Engineer who Makes Reliable Estimates, 14
Maxim Flying Machine. See Flight, Problem of Mechanical Training, The Critical Side of. Hy-draulicus, 306; A Subscriber, 462
Military Engineers and Civil Appointments. Surveyor Royal Engineer Civil Staff, 13 : Y. Y., 13 ; Alma Mater, 46 ; A “ Stanley ” Engineer, 84 ; Assistant Surveyor R.E., 85 ; Alma Mater, 164
Mill Chimneys. R. L. Kirlew, 843
Milling Cutters. M. C., 551
Mines, Depth of Coal. An Old Subscriber, 367 ;
Edgar Kidwell, 530
Mines, Electricity in. A. L. Steavenson, 745 Moulders’ Dispute on the North-East Coast,
Arthur Henderson, 197
Naval Architects, Institution of. L. S. Molinson, 165
Navy Assistant Engineers. See Engineers, <0c.
Navy Boilers. See Boilers and Water-Tube
Niagara Power Works. Archibald P. Head, 810 Nile Reservoir. F. W. Webb, 197 ; J. P., 239;
R. P., 277 ; J. Erede, 333
Oil Engine Trials at R.A.S.E. A Competitor, 14 ; Campbell Gas Engine Company, Limited, 14
Oil Testing Machine. R. H. Thurston, 237 ; A. Martens, 333
Ordnance, Naval, New Projectile for. C. C. Longridge, 843
Ozone, Production of. P. Jensen, 776
Patents and Agents. Shorn Lamb, 47 ; Thomas Wilkins, 47, 277 ; J. Sinclair Fairfax, 277
Pipes, Steam, for High Pressure. Americus, 496; R. H. Barrett, 551
Pistons, Steam Engine. S. S. W., 165
Pohte Air Lift Pump. M.I.M.E., 85
Portland Cement, Dry Method of Making. R.
Moodie, 14. See also Cement Manufacturers
Power Works at Niagara. Archibald P. Head, 810
Problem of Flight. V. E. Johnson, 17; A., 86, 164 ; Sidney H. Hollands, 239 ; V. E. Johnson, 274 ; C. F. Jenkins, 305; Hiram S. Maxim, 305; Horatio Phillips, 333 ; A. G. Ashcroft, 333 ; Hiram S. Maxim, 333, 363 ; R. Runeberg, 367 ; Hiram S. Maxim, 396 ; W. R. Haughton, 896 ; R. Runeberg, 463 ; Hiram S. Maxim, 496, 551; Sidney H. Hollands, 580
Projectile, New, for Naval Ordnance. C. C.
Longridge, 843
Pump, Pohte Air Lift. M.I.M.E., 85
Pumping Engines, Large Centrifugal. J. and II.
Gwynne, 714
Railway Accident, Eastern Railway o'f France Charles Clinton 530, 551
Railways, Indian. An Indian Engineer, 85 ; W A. Ironside, 164
Railways, Proposed Light, for England. Georg Gonaty, 85. See also Light Railways
Railways, Wild Flowers on. Engineer, 396
Rapson’s Slide. Berean, 15; R. W. B., 15
Berean, 47
Reliance Building, Chicago. J. L. D., 618 Reservoir, Nile. F. W. Webb, 197 ; J. P., 239;
R. P., 277; J. Erede, 333
Roads, Steam on. A. IL, 274 ; J. W. B., 580
Royal Engineers and Civil Appointments. See Military engineers, &c.
‘ ‘ Royal Sovereign ” Class of Battleships. C. W. K., 14
Sawing Granite, Stone, and Marble. Jas. T.
Pearson, 274
Science and Art Department and Technical Education. See Technical Education
Serve Tube Efficiency. Josiah McGregor, 276 ; F. Gross, 306 ; Josiah McGregor, 367 ; Edward J. M. Davies, 396 ; E. A. C., 431 ; F. Gross, 431; Edward J. M. Davies, 463; Josiah McGregor, 463 ; E. A. C., 496; Consulting Engineer, 496 ; F. Gross, 496 ; Edward J. M. Davies, 528; Josiah McGregor, 528; F. Gross, 550; Wm. Donaldson, 580; Edward J. M. Davies, 618 ; Josiah McGregor, 682; F. Gross, 746
Sewage Filtration. Hill-Hartland, 809
Shaft, Corrosion of Propeller. Marine Engineer, 580
Specific Gravity of Molten Iron and Steel. Moulder, 844
Speed of Torpedo-Boat Destroyers. Yarrow and Co., 197 ; Brassey, 197
Statistics of Theatre Fires. Edwin D. Sachs, 463
Steam Boiler Experiments. R. II. B., 745 ;
Bryan Donkin, 809
Steam Canal Boats. R. B. Kennedy, 239;
Thomas Irwin, 274
Steam on Common Roads. A. II., 274
Steam Engine Pistons. S. S. W., 165
Steam Jet, Reaction of a. J. P., 714; W. J.
Millar, 746
Steam Pipe Explosion. Outsider, 11; An English Engineer in Germany, 86 ; See also Pipes
Steaming, Longest Day’s. B. W. Ginsburg, 364. See 423
Stone, Sawing Granite, Marble, and. Jas. T. Pearson, 274
Structures, Statically Indeterminate, and the Principle of Least Work. J. Harrison, 714, 745 ; N. D. Y., 807
Suez Canal and F. de Lesseps. George Turner, 843
Tall Buildings, Reliance, Chicago. J. L. D., 618 Technical Education. An Engineer, 714 ; Another Engineer, 745; Mechanical Engineer, 774 ; A Mechanical Student, 797; J. E., 797. See also Training
Telephotos and Flash Light Signalling. A. F. E., 529
Theatre Fires, Statistics of. Edwin O. Sachs, 463
Torpedo-Boat, Aluminium. British Aluminium Company, Limited, 496
Torpedo-Boat Destroyers, Speed of. Yarrow and Co., 197 ; Brassey, 197
Traction Engines. A. H., 274 ; I. W. B., 580
Traction Engines v. Light Railways. A. H., 274 ;
J. E. S., 714
Training, Mechanical, The Critical Side of. Hy-draulicus, 306 ; A Subscriber, 462
Transport of Coal by Worms. H. A. S., 197 Tube, Serve, Efficiency. See Serve
Victoria House, Chicago. One Who Declined to Exhibit, 46
Warship Design. W. H. Whettem, 581
Water-Tube Boilers, Circulation of. F. Strickland, 237 ; John I. Thornycroft, 274
Water-Tube v. Cylindrical Boilers. Janies Howden, 42; C. Humphrey Gilbert, 86 ; C. H. Wingfield, 164 ; Charles de Grave Sells, 237 ; F. Strickland, 237; John I. Thornycroft, 274 ; James Howden, 498; Maudslay, Sons, and Field, 529 ; Consulting Engineer, 550 ; Superintendent Engineer, 577 ; W. H. Maudslav, 577 ; Consulting Engineer, 617; James Howden, 617, 679 ; Consulting Engineer, 712; Engineer, 713 ; Maudslay, Sons, and Field, 808; R. H. Tweddell, 843
Wild Flowers on Railways. Engineer, 396
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