--+------------+----+-----------+---------+----------+---------+--------------- | | | |Material |Subsequent| | No| Locality |Year| Process. | Treated.| Exposure | Results.| Authority. --+------------+----+-----------+---------+----------+---------+--------------- 1|Chestnut |1839|Earle's |Hemlock |Paving |Failure |S.V. Beuet | Street, | | | blocks | | | | Philadelpha| | | | | | | | | | | | | 2|Watervliet |1840| " |Oak |Gun | " | " | Arsenal | | | timber | carriage | | | | | | | | | 3|Delaware & |1840| " |Rope |Fungus |Favorable| " | Hudson | | | | pit | | | Canal | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4|Philadelphia|1840|Lime bath |Pine |Railroad |Unfavor. |M. Coryell | & Columbia | | |stringers| track | | | Railroad | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5|Boston & |1844|Sulphate |Ties | " | " |I. Hinckley | Providence | | of iron | | | | | Railroad | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6|Belvedere |1850|Salt |Hemlock | " | " |M. Coryell | Railroad | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7|Baltimore |1850|Lime |Ties | " | " |J.L. Randolph | & Ohio | | | | | | | Railroad | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8|Rochester |1852|Payenizing |Ties | " | " |T. Hilliard | | | | | | | 9|Germantown, |1855|Charring |Fence |Fence |Favorable|G. McGrew | Ind. | | | posts | | 1879 | | | | | | | | 10|Pottsville, |1857|Pyrolig'ite|Timber |Railroad |Unfavor. |H.K. Nichols | Pa. | | of iron | | sills | | | | | | | | | 11|Erie Railway|1858|Boring | " |Bridges |Favorable|H.D.V. Prait | | | | | | | 12|Galveston |1867|Casing |Piles |Bridge |Failure |W.H. Smith | | | | | | | 13|New York |1868|Beerizing |Lumber |Signs |Doubtful |S. Beer