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News

Location

Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Nov 22, 1923

Page

11

Corrosion Causes Big Loss Annually

New York on November 21 British authorities estimate annual wastage in iron and steel at nearly 3.5 billion dollars. Alfred D Flinn cites soil and water interactions softening cast iron underground and underwater while exposure to air can harden it. Historic notes include 1835 Mary Rose guns and 1822 pirate ship cannon recovered soft but hardening in air.

New York Alfred D. Flinn Engineering Fountaion J. Vipond Davies United Engineering Society Portsmouth Holyhead Wales

Hot Flor ida cast iron guns raised from Armada wreck

The 1740 recovery of Flor ida cast iron guns from a Spanish Armada wreck exposed their hot surfaces after corrosion. The article explains gray cast iron contains carbon that water cannot dissolve, reducing weight but not dimensions, and warns protective steps to keep injurious water away or neutralize its action. It cites a circus man’s example as a final note of nonchalant coexistence.

Whale Rammed on Navy Transport Off California Coast

The navy transport Argonne slowed and backed to shed a whale clinging to its bow off Lower California. Lieutenant Commander L W Johnson reported the vessel rammed and broke the whale's back as it returned to Fort Mason from New York. The piece notes an odd aside about eight thousand leases in an ordinary house fly’s eye.

San Francisco Argonne Lower California L. W. Johnson Fort Mason New York

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