New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-17
THE SIGNAL SERVICE.

GRATIFYING
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16. The following is
synopsis of the report OF the Chief Signal officer for ~
year ending Sept. 20. 1873:
He reports systematic and continuous instruction
OF the army In military signaling and telesrsPhhy
ssnsi school q Instruction 'ssa xhpps
Va. and in the Department Of the MisSV ,na,
Ss % ns
provided for with MERIT value Given IT, afe,tns nn
standing Of the cadets, Ia renewed, and Is Also SUI
gested that to secure accuracy and uniformity, o
oicer to DO in future charged with that
SIX commissioned officers have received instruction a
@ wv s1n as AZ
ton to the grade OF observersergeant and ssss
ants to observersergcsars, recomps9ded tls !ss
army shall ave the benefit Of th,s hla Wen zen
sppcnted school for instruction In the dutes OF s.e
assumed character OF perusnence much desired. ,sy
Recruiting for the Signal Service has been stcoesMd
oerins themselves for enlistment After selection and
dpll srd hstfHsscs Ls1e::, a sefa sscodd cram
nation those especially designated for duty 81
instrocted in the higher branches pertaining 70 tne
service again examined and again tested before DELHI
vncod that the SUCCESS Of tie Work nrusted him de-
pGSs n Ss part uDn 'ns s are good
The Whole number Of stations from which the once
now receives It's stated meeorc reports Is 81? OF whcn
IS are the regular stations IN the United sates II are
In Canada three IL tue West 1n asSss S SaIn e ss
and Of the Canadian, from which reports have peen
oeved BY oomty Of exchange Win .ne
reports from Havana Cuba, began on August o de-
66 ap oD ep az TSee other points in the Islands Of
Porto Rico. Guadaoupe aud Barbados VIII DC ~ IN
fernaona Arrangement with the authorities Of any 81
these islands which fact is greatly regret too NOR pro
there at present any return OF weather
yIded for or Officially requested %.
The display OF bulletins and weather charts az $40, s
tions the supply Of prompt and gratutoas lnformsu1
20 the press and the exhibition at designated points o
day night signals at times OF probable sPeci
h Sr s BEEN Continued The total number Ia.ed
bulletins issued and distributed at the several ase,
na rsT RSra v sna
depth OF water Of principal rivers Ths toal
and the press reports exclusive OF the pubioaon % @
synopsi, and probabtes have been 1872 sin1 yseS,y
weather chronicle and $3.50 OF the monthly westher
review" have been furnished and grstntousy soeia
tons institutions OF learning and scientific persons ~
The office has the SS ., the 70, e special
Of the Fl isS
Weather reports to the mspy farming and other
communities nos now reached ey teles,sp"' npess
tS' S nOs s sni 'n ia time for The
plan adopted has been to divide che TERRITORY o. the
trbuting point at or near the center from which Two
printed copies the and .ba sncs
and which oo can be reached BY Of RAIL- the sa%o
with the Cooperation Of the Post-ofce Department the
bulletins being exhibited in frames by eas nrnSSss
at each post-vlce received, ana now
for the regular distribution, daily, Of sSsl printed
copies of the weather Report for display OF 'i'
By the different modes publication adopted fos the
service each of which has been ARRANGED WIN nuho
press 1t is estimated that the information sIDans1s
from this office reaches daily onethrd OF the
he mfr m
cation with 16l established organization, such
Boards Of Trade and cs SS%%ercs d
In addition this wide diffusion. the works OF me once
Of more scientific character and not intended FOR daily
popular use have acquired precision OF detail snd fnll
ness OF illustration which enables them 10 company
fsvoraby with soss Of foreign countries Ine a "a t an
County. For the study of the phenomena OF
a9' the %Dpf Sene Rsr''Sq' the 1
oroe tes% aoa % to be- great
stations have been established at favorable points In
s Monn m 10 c. the dcHit task Of
permanent telegraph station on the summit OF Pixies
an elevation 0a ~ the Secretary gas Of wSr
graph line has been built to connect tho saoh Win
su spG
war BY legislation Of the last Congress authorizing
az may be suitably located for that purpose and
to os the s
Service by means OF suitable telegraph nne'
IN discbaree OF thIs duty, a telegraph |
iina has been completed 10 miles In length from Sea-
Vile m peoks Beach n j. connecting ut Seave with
the line OF the western Union Telegraph Company The
material is ready aud the work is IN progress on the
OF n line from SANDY HOOK 70 oauoss.
Western Union line OF Long Branch. These con:
.ton. w,,i aIlnw of annals being displayed |
nection' ,asovin1 stations esrabIisbed At Sandy
~ 49, t"' nns Rranch Rarnegat Atlantic City Peck's
nooh. "a csne May Tne nlsn in contemplation pro-
Beaen, of sirnal stations al nfesaying
posus sn oT ngbthoscs along the ocean coast OF New
from
Jersoy aa"h otber line ia in prooess of erection
. ios tha yi,iage Of Rockport Mass 10 Thatchsr's
run, run T,shthnuse d,stsnoe OF three miles and
Isu nSicb one mile ana half will be cable. line
nai W the .tations At wing stations and light