New-York tribune., 1895-12-07
ENGINEERS SAY GOODBY.
CLOSING SESSION OF THEIR SIXTEENTH
ANNUAL CONVENTION

PORTRAITS OF JoHN ERICSSON AND ROBERT FL l."
TON AND \ MODEL OF THE MONITOR rHH-
SCENTED TO THE soCIETY-THE NEXT
MEETING TO BE HELD AT ST. LOUIS
The sixteenth annual Convention of the American
Society of Mechanical Engineers came ~ d" -
Yesterday morning 1t was with much handshakihs
and many expressions of regret at paI''"s '""' ''
members bade goodby to each other
'Al the members present at the sessions nave ""u
a royal good time" was the way memoei eN
pressed himself in speaking yesterday OF ,ne ,o" %
v,ntion "and were we'll paid for their WISH
next meeting OF the society will be held cary heN'
summer at st. Louis -
The closing session was well attended ana was
mostly devoted 10 the reading OF papers and 10 as
cussions The papers read were: Erect oi ie'"
perature on the Strength OF Wrought lroi, "''u
Steel" by r. c. Carpenter, of Ithaca y. - 80 -,
Data Relating TO Forge Shop Design u. = ~"
Chamberlain. OF the Agricultural OoAese .,.;
..Experlmental Method OF Determining the Enee'Ne
Centre Of the Light Emitted from a Standard fho'o
metric Burner" by d. :. Jacobus OF Hopoke"' ''1
THE Proportions of High Speed Engines oS '0''"
H. Barr. of Ithaca. y. u ,,,.or
Hnicture of Ericsson the inventor of the Monitor
was presented to the society yesterday y! ~
fessor F. r. Hutton. the secretary MI ~ 49,,
discovered the picture in an auction room o" mn" NJ
ave A member of the society said thal ne na' 80.
the picture hanging the walls OF ErCssSn one
Of the best great nyen5Sr e eyer
painted How it came TO ran i1r miniature model OF
picture dealer is mot spp@n Ssncath IT yesterday
The drawings of the steamboat unv a,rV veaTs was
Robert Fulton in 1873 which ior n'a Sch,ivler fam
ny Of this CITY, and was % Ssrfa srbnyer tH te of Graerc
rsrk was va ,s rsSt OF the Presidents The
drawing is framed and rests on an edseb ,ar, E,
also in the society," rooms piGaHT e painted the pict
ure from a reflection in mirror Besiues' ~, 5ne va
ce,y has Colonial mahGSahy % ny s BELIEVED to have
made the drawings OF his steamboat -, ,,,ossor,s
Another valuable gift The History OF 81 Ericsson sts
bv n A. Reyna of this city. YESTERDAY vole Ie, OF
hanks given to Mr. ReynaI ana nToleis0r hv
ilin1s he Tetiring president. in which he thanked
The members for the honors bestowed upon hiih 'h'
among the prominent members present Yesterday
were J. w Sargent OF Providence; "; X. Meostet'
Of Phedephs Warren E. H Far,S Of Bf02kyh Of BrSokyn a.
Penny OF Newburg Stanley g. FIagg; r Oi rna az
camden. * j.: d. A. Wallace and w. s Weston
Of Newark: Thomas Towne, F. r. Slater; Of Y9nS,
Hsritford: i G 4. Emerson ". H. Squire. Of Brook
lyn: T q; Oakes r. ID. Weeks OF Pittsburs hoihas
IL Merke, ir., of Phadelphia De Vos9n woTd' % 81
Muller Of Philadelphia Leslie Monethroup OF 1 NeW
Haven; John NJ. Goodell Of Brooklyn; A r. Nh'ids;;
Hrook,yn: II W Welter OF Boston: Alexander Hen
derson Gustav IIiliman. of BROOKLYN; l. X rom ON
eroy f. G. Hoffman. George Richm4md. r. nord "a; AK
Nehllng of Newark: r. F. w; Boenig RobeI. y,
Fairbanks. J. J. Mckee. Of Bethlehem Penn; sam
rtn Brooks. Of Minneapolis, MINI; r. A. McAra 2o OF
y,stown, Penn: H. r. Horstman, Of Kearny, y. j.;
j. f Glenn. OF Berwick. Penn; Alexander GordSn'
Of Hamilton. Ohio and Spencer OTIS OF omaha'