The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-13
INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS.
PROJECT OF THE AMERICAN ME.
CHANICAl ENGINEERS.
They wiil Hold II In Chicago During the
Worlds Fair-Discussion of Scientific
Papers-"ProbIem at Richmond'' Talk

Papers-"ProbIem at Richmond" Talk
ed About.
At halfpast O'Clock yesterday morning
the American Society OF Mechanical En-
gineers met in the Exchange Hotel to carry
on the business of their second days ses-
sion in this city. From that time on until
adjournment at u O'Clock one could hear
discussions on steamboats,, plungers, solid
rings, negative slips, valves, registers,
force chamber, and suction.
The first business was the hearing Of the
Councils report read by the secretary, Mr..
+. X. Hutton, Of New York. The report
embraced general business, finances, etc,
and showed that the receipts for this year.
| including the balance last year, amounts
| TO $f7720.J0: disbursements, $ll,613 30;
balance. S3T.03; uncollected dues, $40.
There IS TO the credit of the library fund
| 81, l63.4S.
The tellers then reported, and the follow
| ing officers were elected: President, Robert
W. Hunt, Chicago, ILL.,: Nice-PresIdents. ;.
w. Baldwin, New York city; John +. Park
hurst, Cleveland, o.; Alexander Gordon,
Hamilton, o.; Joel sharp, Salem, o.; q. W.
Weeks, Clinton, Mass; DE V. Wood, lio-
boken. y. j.; Treasurer, William II. Wiley,
| New York; Managers, Andrew Fletcher,
New York city; W. II. Warner, Cleveland,
o.; Coleman sellers, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa;
| +. II. Ball, Erie, Pa; q. NJ. Bond, Hart
ford. Conn. William Forsyth, Aurora, ILL.,;
j. L. DeatOn. Hoboken, n, j.; Z. w. Mason,
| New York city: II. II. Westinghouse, Pitts
burg, Pa; Secretary, +. X, Hutton, New
York city.
DUTY TRIALS.
MIR. George III. Barris, expert and con-
| sulting steam engineer Of Boston, read a
paper on "The Methods of Duty Trials Of
Jumping Engines." Much interest was
taken in the paper and it was well dis
cussed by Messrs. ID. :. JacObus, assistant
professor experimental shop-work, and
Mechanics Stevens Institute, HOboken, n.
j.; James T.. Denton. professor in stevens
Institutes; +. NJ. Wheeler, Of the George f..
Blake Manufacturing Company, New ! 0rk;
w. NJ. Barr. yice-president of the Barr
Pumping Engine Company, Philadelphia
John L. Hawkins. president CampDell
Printing Press Company, Taunton, Mass.
The report was then adopted.
The secretary read the report Of the COM
mittee of the Society who attended JOINT
meet in Chicago, October nth, of delegates
from the various engineering societies,
which was held 10 consider the question Of
establishing headquarters at Chicago during
the Columbian exhibition for their own
members and for the entertainment OF for
egn visitors. The report recommended the
establishment of headquarters at Chicago,
and also the holding Of an international
congress of engineers during the fair, to be
} in session six days, the proceedings in Eng
lish. The report was adopted. The COun-
ell will appoint committee on the subject,
who shall have Jurisdiction to act III the
matter
A letter was read from Mr.. Henry l..
Bmsse. proprietor of the Newark On. J.)
Machine Tool Works, about a hand-bOOk.for
} engineers similar 10 the one now used by
: engineers in Germany. Mr.. Bimsse recon-
mended the compilation of such book by
the American Society. President Smith
stated that such work should be done by
ali the societies and that in a few years he
+ hopes to see such a book published. The
letter was laid on the table.
PROBLEM AT RICHMOND.
; Mr.. W. IL. Adams, Of New York and
Mineral City, Va, introduced paper
apropos OF the trip in the afternoon. IL is
p entitled "An Engineering Problem at Rich
mond, Va" and deals with the scheme OF
, an inland basin built on the Chesterfield
flats Just below Richmond. Mr.. Adam
did not read the paper, but stated in few
remarks what the matter dealt with. In
81 the course of his remarks he paid a high
| and well-deseryed tribute to Mr.. {. i. T.
= Burgwyn. who, he stated, had done great
deal for the James river and Richmond's
shipping interests.
A paper on Light Road Cable COnstruc
ton. which had been prepared by Mr.. Frank
. Van Week, was read by Mr. Muniord.
I The hour for adjournment having arrived
p discussion on the paper was laid over unit
the meeting at night.
e shortly after adjournment the Society, IN.
! GLIDING the ladies OF the party, took car
] riages, cabs and omnibusses and were
) driven 10 the Ariel wharf. They then EN-
barked on board OF barge and were tOwe(
. down the river by the tugs Christian ant
q Craighill, Captains Thomas Cunningham
and Thomas Cunningham, Jr. These boat
were rendered by the Committee on james
River improvement, Mr.. Lewis ID. Cren
shaw chairman.
LUNCHEON AND MUSIC.
Shortly after tine start was made kess
nich's band began playing, and Mr.. W. II
g Zimmerman served a prettily arranged
luncheon. While upon the upper deck the
eatables were spread; below liquids were
drank as aiders 10 digestion. The whole
affair was well arranged.
When the monitor was reached a stOI
was made and the party was received bl
Commander Graham and his brother OH
, GERS. The latter showed the party the gun
boats, etc, after which another embarka
} tion was made and the party was carried IL
Dutch Gap and then brought back 10 Rich
j mOnd.
! All were delighted with the trip. An en-
+, iOyabe time was spent, and many OF the
, party spoke fayOrably of Mr.. Adams
, scheme. All were unanimous that there i
only one thing that Virginia needs, and
| that is money.
NIGHT SESSION.
The first business of the night session
was the outlining of paper by its author
Mr. Il. II. ThurstOn, on authorities on the
steam Jacket; Facts and Current
Opinions"
, Professor James L. Denton discussed very
Z thoroughly the paper. He illustrated his
, remarks on "a blackboard, and was listened
TO with profound interest. He was literally
! applauded when he finished.
Mr.. Scott \. Smith, OF Providence, Il. l.,
j also read paper on the steam jacket sub
. ject. Mr. 4. X. Almond, of Brooklyn, read
a paper on "A Novel Form OF Flexible Tub.
! ing" He declared that he had invented a
! metallic tube through which can be con
= yeyed Illuminating gas, gases, water and
steam at considerable pressure. The tube
was exhibited and much interest was mani
| tested.
The following papers were read without
any discussion, some properties OF am
mOnia: Theoretical investigation of Eli.
r cheney Of Napor Engines" "Mechanical
and Physical Properties of sulphur ID.
} oxide" by DeNolsOn Wood, of Hoboken;
I Experimental Determination ofthe Latent
5 Heat of Ammoni," by ID. ;. JacObus, OF
| lIObOken.
+ MIR. James Mcbride, Of Brooklyn, read a
paper on Automatic Regulation OF lnjec-
ton Water TO Naper Condensers.'
ri An invitation was read from the Rich
E mond and Danyille railroad for the Society
to visit their shops in Manchester.
( Souvenirs of Richmond were distributed
TO the members of the Society. The sOuye-
/ mir is a neat book of photographs Of the
principal points of interest in Richmond.
AT III o'clock the meeting adjourned.
To-day at $3.50 the Society Will have a
professional session until 1890 O'Clock.
They will then take carriages, visit the
: Iredegar Iron Works, where luncheon
will be served, 90 to the Richmond Loco
, motive Works, cigarette and tobacco fac
tories, the Lee monument, Water Works,
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