. American engineer and railroad journal . hlight as the standard method of illuminating its passenger company has already caused the erection of three gasplants at various points along the line, and has ordered equip-ment for 8S6 cars. This company has abandoned the use ofthe electric system of lighting which it has had in use for severalyears, as it was found to be expensive and unreliable for ser-vice ; and after due consideration it has taken up the Pintschsystem as being the cleanest, safest and most economicalmethod of car lighting. Some reference has heretofore been made to the
. American engineer and railroad journal . hlight as the standard method of illuminating its passenger company has already caused the erection of three gasplants at various points along the line, and has ordered equip-ment for 8S6 cars. This company has abandoned the use ofthe electric system of lighting which it has had in use for severalyears, as it was found to be expensive and unreliable for ser-vice ; and after due consideration it has taken up the Pintschsystem as being the cleanest, safest and most economicalmethod of car lighting. Some reference has heretofore been made to the Serve ribbedboiler tube, and the advantages which it offers of increasing theheating surface of boilers, with a corresponding economy offuel. Recent orders for marine boilers include sets of tubes for asteamer of the Allan transatlantic line, and one for the Cunardline. These tubes are now in use on the new steamer Mascolteof the Plant line, running between Port Tampa and Havana. For locomotives the first company to adopt these tubes was. SIXTION OF ASKUVf; KIBliEDBOILER TUBE. Fig. I. the Paris, Lyons & Mediterranean in France ; on that road toolocomotive boilers are fitted with them, and have done so wellthat too more sets were recently ordered. They are also in useon the Great Eastern in England. In this country ribbed tubes are in use on the Grand Trunkin Canada, and experimental sets have lately been ordered bythe Canadian Pacific, the Mexican Central, the Southern Pacificand Ihe Pennsylvania Railroad. PERSONALS. H. H. Gladding has been appointed Assistant City Engi-neer of New Haven, Conn., succeeding J. S. Mokley resigned Thomas Hassard, for 10 years past Engineer in the officeof the United States Commissioner of Railroads, has resignedon account of continued ill health. C. G. Waldo has been appointed Assistant to the Presidentof the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad Company, andGeorce R. Balch has been made Purchasing Agent of thesame company. J. O. Pattee, for som
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