New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-01
SAvANTS FROM EUROPE
Seventeen Scientists Arrive for
Engineers Meeting.
DIX TO EXTEND WELCOME
Many Entertainments Planned
for Distinguished Visitors
in New York.

Seventeen delegates 20 the sixth inter
national congress for testing materials
arrived IN New York Yesterday on steam
crs from different parts OF the world. The
delegates were welcomed nj the docks
by d committee Of forty prominent en-
gineerE and scientists OF this city and
taken by automobiles 10 the headquar-
tiers, IN tho Engineering Societies Build
ing, at No % West seth street. There
thcy were greeted by the secretary OF
the organizing committee, II. T. J. Por-
Ter. They we're then escorted TO their
hotels
The arrivals Yesterday included some Of
the worlds most distinguished engineers
and mon OF science. They were:
Prince Andrew Gagarin. st. Petersburg
Ernst Reitler Vienna, general secretary
Of the international Association for Test
ing Materials: Nicholas Katchtnn, Mos
COW. engineer Of the ways Of communica-
ton. manager OF the mechanical insti-
tute for testing materials at the Imperial
Technical High School, Of Moscow; +.
Chludoff Moscow. Dr. W Rosenhain,
Teddington England. representing the
National Physical Laboratory Of Great
Britain Professor p. y. c. Kley, Of
ficially representing the government or
Holland. L. Bienfait. representing the
Royal Institute Of Engineers. The Hague;
Professor A. Rejto, court councillor. pro-
fessor at the Budapest University OF
Technical Sciences, representing the
Hungarian government; A. Fodor, repre-
senting the Society OF Hungarian En-
gineers and Architects; Modesto Panetti,
professor Of the Polytechnic School,
Turin, Italy: Herr Jaeger, privy state
councillor of the PTusslan Ministry OF
Commerce and Trade. representing the
German government: Ernest Herman
Scheit, Dresden. Germany, privy coun-
cillor. officially representing ssxony;
Johannes Cali, Freiberg, Germany; Ju-
Illus CarstauJen, Duisburg, Germany;
Santiago Julia. engineer Of the Chalk and
Cement Roman Boyer Company. Mar
settles. France; Dr.. ATOMS Leon. Vienna,
officially representing the Austrian gov
crnment. and Otto .Zugmayer. Of Wal
dcgg. Austria.
While the congress docs not formally
open until Tuesday. meeting OF the
council of the International Association
for Testing Materials will Dc held Mon
day. In the afternoon the various inter-
national commissions will meet in the
Engineering Societies Building, and In
the evening a reception for the members
of the congress and the women accom-
panying them will be given IN the En-
cheering Societies Building by the
American Society for Testing Material
the American Institute Of Electrical En-
sineers. the American Society OF Me
chanical Engineers and the American In
stitute Of Mining Engineers.
At the formal opening or Tuesday tho
address OF welcome on behalf Of the
President Of the United States, will be
delivered by General William N. Bixby,
chief of engineers OF the United States
army. Governor Dix will respond on be-
half of the state. and will also welcome
the delegates. William A. Prenoergast
Controller. will welcome the European
visitors on behalf of the Mayor. Various
entertainments will be given in honor Of
the visitors.
At the end OF the sessions in New York,
on Saturday the engineers, five hundred
I'm number. will board three special Pull
man trains and will visit Washington.
Pittsburgh, Buffalo and Niagara Falls
before returning 10 New York.