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Photo^irapliy in Ainericii, early days of, 59.
selection t'riini lUarkwood's magazine
coiic-eniin}{. lt>8, 18».
Pictures, tlie telej;iapliy of, lO.
Pig-iron, production of," in 18S>1J, 88.
Pipes, feed, arranfteniout of, *1.
Plate indusfrv. the tin, 103,
Plate.s, cracked, *l(;i,
stani|i.s on, 87.
Platinum, production of, in Ku.ssia. 127.
Portrait.H, scndiii;;. bv tclegrai)!!, 4t>.
Pot, iron, lirst castin;; in America, !)0.
Pressure, safe workin;:, new way to determine, l."").").
Prize e.s,say.s on air. the Hod^ikin'.s fund. 105.
Problems for idle moments, 78, 108.
Proctor, Richard A., pro)>osed monumeut to, 1'2'J.
Prophets, weather, spiders as, 158,
Prosserexpamler, accidentfrom imju'operuseof, *49,
Publications:
Locomotive, Tiik, bound volume of, 12, 184,
Annual Rejvtrt, Bureau of Steam EuRineeriiig,
12, 184.
American Steam £H;/uM;er (Edwards), 12
Jieport of the Siichsischer Verein, 42.
Jieport of the Schlesiscber Verein, 58.
II Fenomeno di Leidenf'rost iGilardi), 58.
Report of the Xorddeut.scher Verein, 74.
The Moon's Face (Gilbert). 78.
Measurement of Electric Ciirrentii, 78.
Electrical Measuring Instrutnents (Swinburne),
78.
Meters for Electrical Eiwrij!/ ( Wordingham), 78
/fe/)ort of the National Boiler Insurance Co., 8!t.
Bovj to make Jnventiung (Thompson), 89. 191,
A Columbian Tribute, 99.
Report of the Hannover Verein, 104.
Report of the Naples Associa/.ionefragli utenii
di caldaie a vapore, 104
Revista Marittima. the, 106.
Report of the American Asylum for the Deaf
and Dumb, 106.
Dampfmaschinen v.nd Transmissionen (Radiuger).
106.
Dampfkesseln und deren Avsrustung (Radinger).
106.
(Quarterly Boiler Review (Hogan), 123.
Note concerning Gritfiths's Redetermination of
the Mei'lainical Equivalent of Heat. 153.
Berlin Iron Bridge Go's, pamphlet, 154.
Heating and Tentilation of Residences (Willett),
154.
900 Examination Questions and Answers
(Edwards), 155.
Jamaica at Chicago ("Ward), 155.
Report of the Briti.sh Board of Trade, concerning
the boiler explosion acts, 172.
Some Boiler Explosions (issued by Scottisli
Boiler Insurance Co.), 184.
Theoretical Mechanics (Ziv!»X), 185.
Horv to make Inventions (Thompson), 89, 191.
Puzzles. — See Problems.
Radinger, Professor J , his vi-sit to Hartford, 107.
Railroad accidents of 1893, 168.
Rails, on the deterioration of, 186.
Reading lesson, the small boy's, 27.
Recklessness vs. Heroism, 42,
Record, the Atlantic, 184.
Retaliatory law in Maryland, the, 14.
Roberts, Mr. C. E.. bis'change of address, 42.
Russia, production of platinum in, 127.
Russian man-of-war IHmitri Donskoi, the, 107.
Sachse, Mr. Julius, on the early daj-s of pliotography
in America, 59.
Safety-valve, a dangerous, •33.
Safety-valves, dangerous lever, 59.
Scale, removal of by washing, 40, 90.
School incident, a, 27.
Sediment, removal of, by washing, 40, 90.
Separators, *97.
Sewers, proper time for constructing, 123.
Shaving, dangers of ))ul)lic shops for, 154.
Sheets, red-hot crown, 19().
Shell-plates, stamps on, s7.
Shells, on the strains jtrodnCed in, by cold water, 42.
Siege of Cuautla. the, 126.
Silk, artificial, 63.
mivit. Frank, explosion on the, 185.
Smashups, railway, of 1893, 168,
Smithsonian Institution prizes for essays on air, 105.
Suiokeconsuming device for locomotives, a, *60.
Smoke-stacks, iron, 113.
corrosion of, 170.
Soil, proper time for excavation of. 123.
Sountl, the loudest ever heard. 167.
Spark and smoke consuming device, a, *60.
Spheroidal state of water, .'54.
Spiders as weatlu r prophets. 158.
Stacks, iron, *113.
corrosion of, 170.
.Stami)s on boiler plates, 87.
Statement, annual, quotation concerning our, 14.
Steam power, the discoverer of, 13,
Steel, ettect of temperature on the strength of, *17,
production of in 1892, 88.
Strains caused by cold fei'd water. 42.
Strength of iron, ertect of temperature on, *17.
Summarj' of inspectors' rei)ort8, 21.
work since 1870, 46.
of boiler explosions. 26, 28.
Talbot, Fox, his photographic process, 189.
Telegraphy of pictures. 46.
Telescope, the big Terkes. 155.
Temperature, effect of, on the strength of iron, *17.
Terry, Mr. C. H., on the Frank JSilva's explosion, 185.
Tin plate industry, the, 103.
Tools for exjianding tubes. *131.
Towanda, the boiler explosion at, 167.
Train, the ".John Bull," 150.
Tryon, Sir George. 122.
Tube expanders, *131.
Tube, failure of a, through improper use of the
Prosser expander, *49,
Tubes, tlared, *133.
holding power of, *133.
expanded, *129.
washing them from the ton, 40, 90.
Tuberculous patients, new hope for, 30.
Tyndall, death of Professor, 186.
Unusual accident, an, *145.
Upright boilers, extension furnaces for, *81.
Valve, check, accident caused by a, *145.
" safety, " a dangerous, *33,
Valves, doulile, on blow-ott's, 41,
" safety," dangerous lever, 59.
Victoria, loss of the, 104, 122.
Volcano of Krakatoa, eruption of, 167.
Volumes, bound, of THE Locomotivk, 12, 184.
Wago Mitni, explosion ou the, 154, 166
Washing boilers out from the top, 40, 90.
"Water, cold feed, on the strains caused by, 42, 161.
purification of. b\- iron, 122
should l)e given to liabies. 122.
spheroidal state of. 54.
"Waters for boilers, comparative cost of, 75, 103.
Weather prophets, spiders as, 1.58.
Well water vs. city water for boilers, comparative
costs of, 75, 103.
Wheel, the Ferris, 156.
Whist problem, a good, 78, 108.
Wood, effects of imperfect combustion of, on iron
stacks, 170.
Workmanship, bad, accident due to, *49.
World's Fair, the, 58, 106, 107, 150, 155, 156, 186.
Worm, the silk, must it go ? 63.
Yacht, toy, explosion of a, 57.
Yerkes telescope, the big, 155.
Zollars & McGrew, Messrs., change in address, 42.