Engineering 1891 Jul-Dec: Index: Letters to the Editor
Note: This is a sub-section of Engineering 1891 Jul-Dec: Index
Action of Steam. H. F. J., 720; R. L. Newman, 748
Adams’ Radial Axle-Boxes, Mr. W. B. Francis C. B. Burgess, 156 ; J. D. T., 215
Aerodynamics. Thomas Moy, 625 ; D. C. Vogt, 655
Air Compressors. General Engine and Boiler Company, 718
Alloys, The Properties of. J. R. Arnold, 575 Alternating Current Motors. W. M. Mordey, 685
American Machine Tools. W. S. Bancroft, 574 American Navy. R. T. N., 418
Atlantic Liners, Some Notable. B. W. Ginsburg, 685
Atlantic Record. White Star, 74; G., 74. See also Knots, The Use of Term, and “ Majestic”
Audley Water Works, The. Stephen Harding Terry, 102
Ben Nevis, Wind Velocities on. Horatio Phillips, 655, 720
Binnie’s Rain Gauge. W. J. E. Binnie, 685
Boiler Circulation. John Them, 12; Adam Miller, 41 ; John Tnom, 74; Adam Miller, 102 ; N. Jensen, 156 ; John Thom, 156 ; John Gamgee, 1E6. (See Letter by A. E. Jones, 545)
Boiler Explosion, Huddersfield. John Swift, 126
Boiler Inspection. Coinage, 12; S. Boswell, M.I.M.E., 13
Boiler, Serpollet. Bryan Donkin, Jun., 364 ;
O. H. Wildt, 455
Boilers, Oil Burning. James Johnston, 476 Boilers, Welded. Reader, 305, 326
Breakdowns in the Navy. Short Stroke, 365 Brighton Railway Jubilee. George B. Rennie, 364
Brine, Evaporation of. Constant Reader, 748
Canet 12.6-In. Gun. Jas. A. Longridge, 305 Capital and Labour. James Perry, 454 Catalogues, The Modern Manufacturers’. John
Birch and Co., 624
Cement Burning. Stanger and Blount, 515 Cement Manufacture and the Utilisation of
Waste Products. W. R. Taylor, 545
Cement, Portland. Ewing Mathieson, 102
Cement, Portland. Maker and Chemist, 575 ;
Stanger and Blount, 605
Cement, Portland, in Australia. H. C. Mais,
M. Inst. C.E., 384 ; Stanger and Blount, 454
“ Charles Dickens,” Locomotive. Charles Dickens (Engine No. 955), 326
Chilian War. F. W. R. H., 12
China Coal. Hong-Kong Merchant, 240
Circulation in Boilers. John Thom, 12 ; Adam Miller, 41 ; John Thom, 74 ; Adam Miller, 102;
N. Jensen, 156; John Thnm, 156; John Gamgee, 156. (See Letter by A. E. Jones, 545)
Coal in China. Hong-Kong Merchant, 240 Coal Consumption, Atlantic Vessels. White Star, 214, 282; North Star, 304 ; B. F. C. G., 304 ; White Star, 365 ; W. B. Thompson, 385 ; Jas. Howden, 385 ; White Star, 418 ; Jas. Howden, 545
Coal Viewed as a Machine for Deriving Motion from a Source. S. Tolver Preston, 11
Coding in Manufacturers’ Catalogues. John Birch and Co., 624
Coffee Essences. Jas. R. Bennie, 305 Comparison of Steam Vessels. See Vessels Compound Engines. An Old Subscriber, 365 Compound Locomotive, North-Eastern. R. C. W..
364
Compressors, Air. General Engine and Boiler Co., 718
Concentration, Iron Ore. W. T. May, 102
Concrete Blocks, Watertight, Making. Water Subway, 282 ; V. de Michele, 305
Conical Pistons. Piston, 326
“ Cordelia,” Gun Failure on H.M.S. C. Wortley, 102
Corrugated Furnaces, Fox’s. Leeds Forge Company, Limited, 102
Cost of Gas v. Electricity. H. F. Hills, 74
Cotton Combustion; Fire on “ City of Richmond.” Coates and Carver, 74 ; Asphyxia, 74 ; Coates and Carver, 102; Visitor, 126
Crane, 15Ton Steam. A. B , 385
Cranes, Electric. Engineer, 305 ; R. Bolton and Co., 326
Cupolas, Utilising Waste Heat from. Foundry Manager, 515 ; Theo. Hornung, 545 ; F. E. R., 574
Drain Gauging Machine. W. B„ 385
Electric Cranes. Engineer, 305 ; R. Bolton and Co., 326
Electric Lighting of Trains. I. A. Timmis, 305
Electric Tramways. E. H. T., 605
Electric Units and their Nomenclature. Wm.
Stroud, 364
Electricity, Alternating Current Motors. W. M. Mordey, 685
Electricity v. Gas, Comparative Cost of. H. F. Hills, 74
“ Empress of China Indicated Horse-Power.
T. Hudson Beare, 193
Engines, Compound. An Old Subscriber, 365 Evaporation of Brine. Constant Reader, 748 Exhauster, Radial Steam Jet. P. D., 326
Fire on “ City of Richmond.” Coates and Carver, 74 ; Asphyxia, 74 ; Coates and Carver, 102 ; Visitor, 126
Flying Machines. Thomas Moy, 625 ; D. C.
Vogt, 655
Flywheels. Percy J. Neate, 454 ; Bernard Esmark, 477 ; James Armer, 514 ; G. Pinning-ton, 544; Percy J. Neate, 576; James Armer, 684
Forced Draught in Atlantic Steamers. See Coal Consumption
Foundations, Subaqueous. Goldsmith and Son, 102
Fox’s Corrugated Furnaces. Leeds Forge Company, Limited, 102
Franklin Lifebuoy. F. Dixon, Brown, and Co., 624
Friction, The Committee of Research on. J. J. Bircket, 156
Frictional, Phenomenal. B. Morley Fletcher, 215 ; Jas. Ferguson, 718
Furnaces, Fox Corrugated Flues. Leeds Forge Company, Limited, 102
Gas v. Electricity, Comparative Cost of. H. F. Hills, 74
Gas, Water. See Water Gas, 41
Gauging Machine, Drain. W. B., 385
Gun, Canet, 12.6-In. Jas. A. Longridge, 305
Gun Failure on H.M.S. “ Cordelia.” C. Wortley, 102
High-Powered Triple-Expansion Engines. A Whitworth Scholar, 574 ; A. E. Seaton, 605; A Whitworth Scholar, 624
Huddersfield Boiler Explosion. John Swift, 126
Hygiene, International Congress of. Thos. W. Cutler, 73
Indicator Diagrams for Power, “Empress of China.” T. Hudson Beare, 193
Inspection of Boilers. Coinage, 12 ; S. Boswell,
M.I.M.E., 13
Ireland, Railways in. J. T. Backnill 621
Iron Ore Concentration. W. J. May, 10-
Japanese Coastguard Ship0. Pro Sir
Armstrong, Mitchell, and C)., Limited, Edward
W. Lloyd, Director, 605
Jubilee of Brighton Railway. George B. Rennie, 364
Knot, The Use of Term. G., 12; J. H. Slade, 41; White Star, 74 ; G., 74
Labour and Capital. James Perry, 454
“Lahn,” Engines of. A Whitwortn Scholar,
574 ; A. E. Seaton, 605 ; A Whitworth Scholar,
I 624
Lifebuoy, Franklin. F. Dixon, Brown, and Co., 621
Lighthouse Lights. A. G. Fraud, 193
Lighting, Cost of Gas v. Electricity. H. F. Hills, 74
Locomotive Building at Stratford. u Quantity after Quality,” 748
Locomotive,North-Eastern Compound. R.C. W., 364
Locomotive Running Million Miles. Charles
Dickens (Engine No. 955), 326
Locomotives, British and American. J. D. T., 418; J. D. T., 456
Machine Tools, American. W. S. Bancroft, 571
Machinery, Taxation of. S. M. Burroughs, 193
“Majestic,” The. White Star, 214, 282; North
Star, 304 ; B. F. C., 304 ; White Star, 365;
W. B. Thompson, 385 ; Jas. Howden, 385 ;
White Star, 418; Jas. Howden, 545
Marine Machinery, Weight of. U. H. Wingfield,
Motors, Alternating Current. W. M. Mordey, 685
Niagara, Projects for the Utilisation of. H. D.
Pearsall, 605
North-Eastern Compound Locomotive. R.C. W., 364
Note on the Comparison of Steam Vessels. See
Vessels
Oil-Burning Boilers. Jas. Johnston, 476
Ore Concentration, Iron. W. J. May, 102
Oregon. B. W. Ginsburg, 685
Pistons, Conical. Piston, 326
Portland Cement. Ewing Mathieson, 102
Portland Cement. Maker and Chemist, 575 ; '
Stanger and Blount, 605
Portland Cement in Australia (Tests). H. C.
Mais, M.I.C.E., 384 ; Stanger and Blount, 455
Problem Solutions. Edward J. M. Davies, 193
Propeller Shafts. H. F. Mai% 575
Properties of Alloys. J. O. Arnold, 575
Propulsion withNon-Reversible Engines, Screw.
See Screw
Propulsion, Mr. Robert Mansei's Law of, Steamship. See Vessels
PuertoCabello, San Felipe and Araure Railway.
B., 456 ; Henry J. Cooke, C.E., 515
Radial Axle-Boxes, Adams, Mr. W. B. Francis C. B. Burgess, 156. J. D. T., 215
Railways in Ireland. J. T. Bucknill, 624
Refrigerating Machines for Milk. Richard P.
Fuge, 156
Refrigerating Machines, Tests of. Linde British Refrigerating Company, Limited, 157 ; Consulting Engineer, 304; Linde British Refrigerating Company, Limited, 326; A. B. W., 326 ; Nellikuppam, 364 ; J. and O. G. Pierson, 385; Nellikuppam, 385 ; T. B. Lightfoot, 418 ;
H. Johs Krebs, 455 ; Nellikuppam, 476; H. J ohs Krebs, 605
Reversible Screw Propulsion. A. Perroni, 418 ;
Robt. McGlasson, 544, 718. See also Screw Propulsion
Rolling Stock of British and American Railways.
J. D. T.,418; J. D. T., 456
Sanitary Science. John D. Garrett, 365 ; Sidney R. Lo vcock, 385
Screw Propulsion with Non-Reversible Engines.
A. Perroni, 418; Robt. McGlasson, 514;
Robt. McGlasson, 625 ; S. W. Barnaby, 654 ;
Charles Appleby, 654; Robt. McGlasson, 718
Self-Oiling Metal, Tubular Cars and. Engineer, 544
Serpollet Boiler. Bryan Donkin, Jun., 364; O.
H. Wildt, 455
Shafting. Strength of. J. B. L., 544. H., 574.
A. L. Jones, 604. Heber I. Pedley, 605. D. C., 624. D. K. Clark, 624. Dennis Coyle, 655.
J. A. L.. 655
Shafts, Propeller. H. F. Mais, 575
Solutions of Engineers' Extra First-Class Question**. Edward J. M. Davies, 193
Southampton and New York Record Passages.
W. B. Thompson, 385. White Star, 418. Jas.
Howden, 545. See also “ Majestic”
Steam, Action of. H. F. J., 720 ; R. L. Newman, 748
Steam Dryer and Condensed Water Evaporator for Long Steam Pipes. S. A. Ward, 624
Steamer “ City of Richmond,” Fire on. Coates and Carver, 74 ; Asphyxia, 74, Coates and Carver, 102; Visitor, 126
Steamship Propulsion, Mr. Mansei’s Law on. See Vessels and Screw
Stratford, Locomotive Building at. “ Quantity after Quality,” 748
Strength of Shafting. See Shafting
Subaqueous Foundations. Goldsmith and Son, 102
Superheated Steam. See Serpollet Boiler
Surveying River Beds. Jno. R. Arnoldi, 385.
See also 699
Taxation of Machinery. S. M. Burroughs, 193
Train Lighting, Electric. I. A. Timmis, 305
Tramways, Electric. E. H. T., 605
Triple-Expansion Engines, High-Powered. A Whitworth Scholar, 574 ; A. E. Seaton, 605 ; A Whitworth Scholar, 624
Tubular Frame Wagons. M. R. Jefferds, 13 ; Chas. Koschin, 41; Ex Oriente Lux, 476; Engineer, 515; Engineer, 514
Units and their Nomenclature, William Stroud, 364
Utilising Waste Heat from Cupolas. Foundry Manager, 515 ; Theo. Hornung, 545 ; F. E. R., 574
Velocities on Ben Nevis, Wind. Horatio Phillips, 655, 720
Vessels (Steam), Notes on the Comparison of. Robert Mansel, 101; A. E. J., 239; Robert Mansel, 455 ; A. E. Jones, 456 ; A. E. Jones, 545; Robert Mansel, 625 (See Errata t 653)
Vyrnwy Aqueduct. George F. Deacon, 127
Wagons, Tubular Frame. M. R. Jefferds, 13; Charles Koschin, 41; Ex Oriente Lux, 476; Engineer, 515; Engineer, 544
War in Chili. F. W. R. H., 12
Water Gas. John Head, 41
Weight of Marine Machinery. C. II. Wingfield, 214
Welded Boilers. Reader, 305 ; X., 326
Wind Velocities on Ben Nevis. Horatio Phillips 655, 720
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