Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-12-10
Miscellany
The STgnal Serllce KrnOrl.

The Chief Signal Officer Of the army
has recently submitted very CRAFTY ing
exhibit Of the labors Of his bureau during
the past year. ThirteeR new stations
have been added, so that at the present
time there are sescnty-eisht points Of OBJ
servation in the Uuited States, eleven in
Canada, aud three in the West Indiaa, the
latter being located al Havana. Kingston
aud Santiago de Cuba. Tnrec other sta.
tions, on the islands Of Porto Rico, Quad
alope aud Bar5adocs, will also shortly be
equipped.
Some very excellent arrangements have
been completed for securing farmers and
others, in communities Got reached by
telegraph, information as regards probable
weather earlier than would he afforded
were the reports delayed by publication
in newspapers. The plan adopted has
been to divide the territory Of the United
States into districts, each district having
a distributing pciut, at or near Tic center,
from which two printed copies OF the syn-
opsis aud probabilities are forwarded by
mail to all post offices within the districts,
or which eau be reached by sal, steamer,
or mail coach by p. NJ. of the same
day. The bulletins are then conspicuous
ly posted in the receiving offices. aud g.
$50 printed copies of the weather report
are thus daily distributed to 4,49l post
Offices; and the plan thus far has work ed
admirably.
There are nineteen special river stations
from which reports of the depth Of water
in the principal rivers Of the Uritcd
States are made by telegraph. at parhcu-
lar seasons during which danger from
, froshets may BE- anticipated. Twenty OF
the reg aiar stations also furnish rivre re.
ports, which are of great value as giving
constant and accurate knowledge Of the
condition. Of channels. aud thus adding to
the safety and convcnicuce Of our river
commerce.
Fer the purpose Of studying the phe
ncmepa Of the upper portions OF the at
mosphere. stations have been established
IN Mount Washington, n. H., Oh Moln
Mitchell, N. c., aud quite recently third
one on the summit OF Pixies Peak, at al
elevation Of II 2l6 feet above sea level
One of the most valuable additions It
the system, which has been made durin,
the past year, is the establishment OF ;
chain of lifc-savng stations along the AT
lauic coast. Signals visible for scme dis
tanCe at sea, serving to warn vessels o
probable bad weather, are TO be displayed
from points twenty five miles apart from
Sandy Hook to Cape May, and it is in
tended to continue the construction of suit
able telegraphjc communication along th'
dangerous cSast Of Virginia and Nortl
Carolina. Without doubt these point
of observation will be of great benefit
They will serve as meteorological station
from which information Of the condition
of the weather at the sea level can b
transmitted as sites for lighthouses an'
life boat deposits; as vidertes in time o
war, to give warning OF the approach 0
an enemy's fleet as means of commupl
cation wihvessols cruising along the coast
and as positions Of display of cauilenar.
signals, as already noted.
t With reference to international ex
changes of meteorological information
Gen. Myer refers to the proceedings 0
the recent Weather Congress at Vienna
The proposition was adopted, by'a unanl
nous vote of that body. that at least on
uniform observation of such character a
to be suitable for the preparation Of syn
optic charts should be taken, and re,orde'
daily and simultaneously at as many sta
tiens as practicable throughout the world
&c 1t is also stated that arrangements hav
already been made W tn Prussia and lul
key to commence on January, 1874, tn
exchange of one daily report, taken sim
r ultaneously through those countries an
the United States and the co-opeiatio
of other nations in the system is expected
--Scien'ifc american.