Engineering Wonders of the World
Volume III

Niagara Falls and Clifton Bridge, III., 285. Zambesi Bridge, I., 97, 98. Car dumper at work, III., 259. Camao, “ Lines ” of, I., 8, 9. Cars, racing motor: De Dion, 1894, III., 322. Levassor, 1895, III., 323. Bollée, 1898, III., 324. Panhard, 1899, III., 325. Napier, 1902, III., 327. Mercedes, 1903, III., 328. . Darracq, 1904, III., 328. Darracq, 1905, III., 330. Thomas, 1905, III., 330. Napier, 1905, III., 331. Darracq, 1905, III., 331. Clément-Bayard, 1908, III., 332. Weigel, 1908, III., 332. De Dietrich, 1908, III., 332. Mercedes, 1908, III., 333. Napier, 1908, III., 333. Mercedes, 1909, III., 333. Church car on Trans-Siberian Railway, III., 87. Clearing sand from Trans-Caspian Rail- way, II., 376. Cleopatra’s Needle, IL, 22-27. Coal tip at Partington, I., 168. Collision with a whale while cable-laying, IL, 358. Colorado River closure, III., 113-121. Colossal planer, II., 382, 383, 384. Colossi at Thebes, I., 10, 12. Comic sketch of Fell Railway, III., 305. Conning tower, I., 446. Conversion of gauge of Great Western Railway, I., 108, 112, 113, 114, 115. Cranes : Floating , lifting boiler, II., 80. Goliath, III., 66, 69, 78. Titan, I, 178 ; III., 67, 68, 77. Sheer-le gs, lifting test load, II., 67. Culebra cut, Panama Canal: Views of, IL, 143. Sections , II., 144, 145. Ladder dredger at work in, II., 146. Curve in tunnel, L, 60 ; II., 123. D DAMS: Bhatghur, III., 243. Blackwater (Kinlochleven), III., 274. Caban Coch, III., 188. Careg Ddu, III., 185. Craig Goch, III., 182. Colorado River, III., 118, 120, 121. Cross River, III., 102, 103, 104. Croton, New, III., 96, 97, 100, 101. Ganges Canal, temporary, III., 239. Gatun, II., 142. La Grange, II., 93. Marikanave, III., 245, 247. Minidoka, II., 86. Needle dams, III., 173-176. Olive Bridge, III., 105, 106. Pen-y-Gareg, III., 190. Roosevelt, II., 99. Truckee, II., 92. Twin Falls, II., 91. Vischer’s Ferry, III., 166. Vyrnwy, III., 178. Delta barrage, II., 390. Desert, Arabian, I., 342. Divers, naval, I., 441 ; diver descending into water at Winchester Cathedral, III., 314 ; on artesian well work, III., 343. DOCKS: Canada dry dock, Liverpool, II., 174. Dry dock, section of, 11., 178. Entrance to, II., 186. Liverpool, II., 176. Manchester, II., 185. Southampton new wet dock, II., 173, 181, 182. Tilbury, IL, 176. Trafalgar, II., 179. Wall of dock, IL, 184. DOCKS, FLOATING: Barcelona depositing, II., 410. Bermuda, docking central portion, IL, 414. Depositing dock, principle of, II., 412. Flensburg off-shore, II., 415. Genoa, outrigger, II., 411. Off-shore, IL, 413. Outrigger, II., 413. Stettin, Spree, lifted, IL, 417. Trinidad, II., 409, 416. Two-walled, types of, II., 413. Dolmen, I., 6. “ Dotter,” for gun practice, I., 413. DREDGERS: Bucket, I., 248, 249 ; IL, 133, 136. Long-shoot, I., 170, 248. Suction, I., 254; II., 133, 136; ITL, 163, 167, 169. Drills, power : At La Obispo, Panama Canal, II., 139. Brandt, III., 153, 159. Drilling machine, multiple, II., 67. Dynamometer car, railway, II., 253-255. E Earthquake, effect on buildings, II., 10, 11, 13. Elevators, grain—at Fort William, I., 284; at St. John’s, New Brunswick, III., 297. Embankments : Ashokan reservoir, III., 106. Ellesmere Port, I., 161. Ince Bay, L, 162. Pool Hall Bay, I., 159. Lucin cut-off, III., 138. Omaha cut-off, III., 134. Engines, marine : Charlotte Dundas', II., 30. Deutschland' s, II., 29. Empress Queen's, paddle, II., 35. Mauretania's, II., 40. Quadruple expansion, II., 34. Scene in engine-room of battleship, L, 445. Ermack, III., 123. Excavators : Lübecker, II., 180, 182 ; III., 168, 169. Thompson ladder, I., 301. F Facsimile of one of the first messages sent over the first Atlantic cable, II., 363. Fell centre-rail track, III., 302 ; radial tank engine, III., 302 ; railway, comic sketch of, III., 305. Ferrying locomotive across Kafué River, IL, 159. Field anvils, Roman and English com- pared, I., 19. Filter beds, III., 207. Fire at Baku, II., 324. Fire control on battleship, L, 448. Fishguard harbour—old, L, 173 ; new, 173, 180. [ ’405 ] Flag, Italian, presented to Mr. J. B. Fell, III., 304. Floating centre spans of Sittang Bridge, II., 435. “ Freezing out,” I., 67. Funnels of Mauretania, II., 42. Furnace chargers, mechanical: For pig iron, III., 269. For slabs, III., 270. G Galvanometer, reflecting, II., 293. Gap, the, in the Rockies, L, 272. Gas cleaners, I., 220, 221. Gas engines : Clerk double-acting, I., 217. Körting 600 horse-power, I., 215. Two-cycle, I., 223. Five 2,000 horse-power, I., 224. Nürnberg 900 horse-power, L, 218. 1,800 liorse-power, I., 222. 2,400 horse-power, I., 222. Oechelhauser, I., 223. Otto cycle, principle of, I., 216. Premier 2,OCX) horse-power, L, 219. Gas producer, L, 218. Gauge arch, L, 64. Giant of Kerdef, I., 7. Glaciers at Eismeer station, III., 310. Gladiator, L, 41-48. Gradients on London Tube Railways, I., 310. “ Great Divide,” the, I., 276. Great Eastern, I., 317; IL, 366, 371, 373, 374. Grouting apparatus, I., 309. Guns, 12-inch : Breech, action, I., 405. Firing, I., 448. In trial barbette, I., 410. Lifting on deck, I., 404. Number of rounds fired per minute, I., 409. Penetration, I., 408. Range, I., 407. Shells, L, 411. Wire-winding, I., 406. Gushing or spouting oil-wells, II., 330, 331, 332. H Haifa, landing constructional material for Hedjaz Railway at, L, 341. HARBOURS: Dover : Block-making yard, III., 70. Divers, III., 66, 78. Diving-bell, III., 71. Lowering concrete block, III., 73. Plan, III., 79. West end of island breakwater, III., 72. Fishguard, I., 172, 173. Vera Cruz, III., 75, 76, 77. Hauling stone bull, I., 14. Hawkshaw, Sir John, I., 82. Hydraulic weir shutters, III., 235; wheel piers, II., 252. I Incline, Kikuyu escarpment, II., 58, 59, 60. Inspection car, petrol driven, for rail- ways, IL, 157. Irrigation : Basin and perennial, diagram, show- ing principle, II., 387. Irrigation works : In India, III., 232-249. In United States, II., 81-102.