New-York tribune., 1895-12-05
ENGINEERS IN SESSION.
REPORTS AND PAPERS ON SCIENTIFIC
SUBJECTS.
ELECTION or orFrcERs-rHE ZURICH coNFEr


ENCE on METHODS or TESTS.
There n large gathering OF members yester-
day at the sccond days session of the sixteenth
annual convention of the American Society of Me-
chanlcal Engineers held in the socieys parlors at
No. u West Thirty -frst-st
The morning session began at 10 o'clock, and the
evening session at $3.50 o'clock AT the early ses-
sion the annual election OF officers took place. ana
the reports OF professional committees on methods
Of test received. being followed by the read
ing of papers and discussions The officers elected
were: President John Fritz. OF Bethlehem, Penn
vice presidents F n. Ball of this city; Jesse NJ
Smith. OF Detroit. VI. L. Holman OF ST. LOUIS
George w Melville. OF Washington; Charles II.
Manning Of Manchester. y. H, and Francis W
Dean. OF Boston: managers. John b. Herreshoff. OF
Bristol. r. J.; l.. e. Miller. OF Elizabeth, ~ j.;
W. S. Russell OF Detroit: John c. kafer. OF TINS
city: Charles A. Bauer. OF Springfield Ohio A T.
Walworth OF Boston: Norman {. Stiles OF Md
dletown. Conn. and George W. Dickie, Of San Fran
cisco: treasurer William II. Wiley. OF this city.
The officers were elected unanimously
The committee on testing the resistance OF hre-
prooing material to fire. which was appointed at
the last annual meeting, reported progress Inc
committee intends 10 make a furnace ABOUT 'he
size OF room in office building, ana 70 iedu
the furnace hot burning 30 az to determine
the effect OF these temperatures on the Nai'ou9
materials which used to iireproot the iron ana
steel put in modern buildings. The furnace VIII
be erected upon the grounds Of the Contmeii''h
Iron Works at Greenpoint, Long Island
4 petition relative to the Paris Exposition OF lS"'
addressed Congress. was read. Tne peutioH u'seH
immediate action TO be taken on the invitation ~
tended by the French Government to this country
to take part In the international exposition, as d
nsrod OF four years is barely sufficient time ior
adeouat. preliminary work in order to secure
display OF manufactured products that will prove
fair and indication Of the var.ed ana co''-
avfplrl gr1f
4 report on the Zurich conference upon the ''i-
acation Of methods OF testing materials OF cons'ruc
ton held last September was read by IT, T. heh-
Ming secretary OF the Professional committee oN
standard Methods OF Tests Mr.. Hennihg spohe
highly OF the manner in which sucn conference
- conducted in Zurich. In part. he said as fono"s'
1T must be prefaced that these conferences are
omposed o, all persons and corporations lhsNtu-
tons and governmental departments VINO 'ahe ~"
crest In the study OF qualities ana properueS %
materials % construction Independent individuaS'
vheth.r manufacturers or consumers, professors
managers OF railroads architects engineers OF III
spectors are ali represented as well as the depaf'-
rents of railroads and Of the Army and Navy Oh
various Governments. The resolutions taken vi
communications mad are entirely voluntary. ana
are not intended 70 he binding. bur are merely ue
axnr-ssad opinions Of those likely 70 know.
ANY further change OF reversal o. op!h'o" aus"
ny deeper study greater experience Is thuS eaS'S
uossible without causing regret or misunlerstahd-
ing The methods proposed are not H'ehoe" ~ "o
obligatory and leave the individual !nVeStsd'oi -"
tray free 10 pursue his Investigations I'D MS Wv"
manner and everything T. done 10 avod iOfinuid'-
ing nxed rules or methods OF procedure J. o1'e'
m.sbods are followed however they must be clearly
described and their accuracy demonstrates oS f''
itiye proof In order 10 present ques'oh u P'"
lem or a new method 10 the conference 'ls l"'''-
esied uerson presents paper containing cO'hpe'e
and uropcr presentation Of the subject II II =
crInta i OF
,5hir tho suh4re Of action then il II retelrei TO
subcommittee. whose duty 1t becomes 10 S'""! "
from every point OF view and report d lhe S"'VV"
inc conference. Theve sup-conmlttees are Va'e
snIv constituted OF such as have the redureu id0.'
,,ios and take interest in the subject Each SUP
.nmnIttea has chairman. his deputy anu ,u d
! nort.r These chairmen then compose CJ' ~ n,.ar
ae 1 sident ASSISTED by four vce-presdents IN
his way ihe work Is pa0peISE Sar the members are
earatsI bv considerable distances No comm , a,
lions ar aL9 anr onpressVe and is advanced in all
lis divisions with satisfactory ana uhdIoa ~ wa com
iroI ana th1 plan been found to work Ss"s-
AWsisr Power OF Caratunk Fails. kennebec RIHeI
Ne" was 'he subjec; Of PAPER iea' "y nnsr ON
MSG' ,yate}' Power Its Generation and Transmisson
bv Samuel Webber followed by means OF IOs prOpeI
basins n sSG hi H .aved The other half H. ex,
rIained Wa absorbed by vegetation. or dissipate'
road. Means Adopted for SAVING on IN d Ia -
oU pedurrv" by q. T.. Emery, The Hela pilI! VI
Throttling Calorimeters. by James r. penlo. si
Some + experiments with the ThrottiinS 1al1,i .
,.Dter by r. II. and y. y Peabody; "Comparauv,e :,
rests of steam lioilers with Dineren Xmas o.
coal by 6. r. Emery. -, =, hi, .h., ,,or,
session Of the convention VIII be held ms niV'
ng at 1890 o'clock. reception and supper VIII DE-
riVen tonight at Delmonico's
Many na,y members We're elected yesterday
smong The prominent members present yesltIIeIaS Ie
,-cre Tr,rcis W IIoadley assistant secretary NOT
nan e. stiles Of Middietovn, Conn; George
porkvood Of Worcester. Mass. FREDERICK r lSui
nf Irooklyn: NJ =. Wood George A. Neper' OF
stanford Conn: J. j. White. OF New-llsooh, ~ =.
chares Bauer OF Springield ono; W: ';
Gould Of Mount Vernon, y; sI%o =: L. Oei'' u o.
Henry z Meyer jr., A. T.. Johnson James a llol :
ton of Reading. Mass: ". Wallace Chrlste, OF
Paterson y J.: J 4. Matlack. il. of PhiiaIe phla
/ Georpa Strong. George y scott OF w 3rVtslti
Nsss + r. Mcintre. OF Philadelphia, " r Par =
ridge Charles l.. Griffin of Springfield Mass. :,
King Frederick II. Co!vin. ". L. spencer anu r..
NJ Messenger Of North Grosvenor Dale oohh'' ',
+ Schoenborn Of Washington; w n. Wlssl, OF
Worcester Mass: g. +. Rethew, OF CarDohdaie' e.
penn. H. NJ Norris OF Philadelphia; D. y MeiVln'
! Of staten Island, Samuel NJ. Green, or no YOKE
Mass T. D. Estrada. OF Pittsburg; H. q hani-
nett Of Troy: II. A. Magown, of Port Rlehmond' mono
delphia: J. @ Wright OF Worcester. Mass; +; r.
Hemenway Of Brooklyn; George Mesta, OF rttts-
burg s il Perry. of Brooklyn; William g. Shep-
herd OF Erie Penn: +. X Conover. j. \. Serrell.
! pan u Grimm, OF Glen Cove. Long lsland, jeoree
| + HARDY OF Holyoke. Mass; r. r. Curtis. kichard
! Hutch,nson J. NJ Robinson. J. \. Connei, j. f..
| IdeiI i NJ Cremer. W. T.. Hopton, OF Jersey CITY