New-York tribune., 1884-10-23
v.yyONAL CAPITAL TOPlCS

.--r,t REPORT OF GENERAL HAzEN.
O., ron Az INVESTIGATION OF THE oREELf
oAN r-,,rv rxPYprrIoy- RECOMMENDATIONS.
~r'..,,xcrov. Oct. 22.-General Hazen, Chler
,s,,er Of the Army. in his annual report TO 'no
e'e ... ~ War. says that during the year n'e o"
oe' ~, ,he course OF instruction In meteoroioeS
eomi - and sixtvnine enlisted men were ins'ruc'eu
io' ,,,nc tclcgraphy, elementary metoorolosy ""N
ih So 7 - so,diers In addition two officers nave com
o" course Of instruction at the Signal once III N,
Pe"..,, ~ weather predictions. The numoer vi
pr '',,obIe for this branch OF the service IL con-
-, ,n.uficient. The attempt made during inc i"''
- .oa-s 70 secure the enlistment OF young oo'''h'
' .os has met with success. OF the 2ol ennsI"e"''
. acrinc that time, sixty-hve were cohege er'u"a'
u, pazen calls attention to the crippled c"nu''on
che service has been left by the last two appro
~ TO, acts and says, that IA = consequence eo''N
cations of the meteorological service nave ''eN
tf" a., or,er TO send men to the telegraph lines.
,a.,on "a the Arctic expeditions General hhzeh
-ofering 10 the departure OF the Nantlc' aI'e' 'no
Is. of the Pro'eus from Lttleton siana 10 Of
TlInant Gr,v and his party 10 probable starvau"n'
- o,Hcers whose only mission in those WattS - n
oy o." ,neu di.paved lamentahle disregard oi HI'He
s;blifes He holds that II Lieutenant -
II fuesfcd mon leaving ratiOns from the l"ut' s no
mao yossel had heen sent from -. JOhnS ~ iv
smother sc,s n~red loss of life and disaster would
-, been avcried lie continues 10 ',V ','Id he
o. the expedition This year had nope, ,re ot this or
nTy fature time. But new light has oeen C and the
r,ect and with il duty becomes pun, p ,,rt al
rh Of history and justice to all calls ior ] rG Srosd
ncri ~ and authoritiye Judgment as III ,rst,nte
gl IN embrace the whole question sndl l.s ..
o,9 pronounce and the Congress OF the n,u trus,
,ranifcstlv such tribunal ,i VA, g. cxnedi
~ his whole matter OF the Lady Frank b'S h he
t" ana the exped lions organized for IT. rehei' WI,
5.,,ed worthy of nOrough Investigation ~ a. 70
c refers 10 the ,.iurc OF Lieutenant cnnt,.
,a ne sl,ucd provisions at Cape Sapile' a. u Nil 20
~, q, letter by iicutpsaut GretlN 10 h'n 49,. ~
s,,r,is himself the point of "eath a. ,'r order.
mad ilcutcuant darlington carried out 1o oi~oIol N
a., ,,.,,red mn. 40 rations of rum ana ~, E,,il
i anu ne mere and The 2lO pounds m"ulu! rtej
trr,l spoIlcd Lu-ush chocolate anu pIy biscuIt we
,r 90 it,i the 10 pounds OF rotten do9 ,.Ton savs
ri ,tI' hoIt dluJt be saved" Gcner'l t'roe
tir harrington should have LETT Two lh"S va li, .
,tI ii,Iu tbe ir,teus at Cape Sabine III SoiS ~ H.
- ,1r' the Lei -i-ual ONcer RECOMMENDS ny tie
no oui.er- be ued To the signal corps w" VIZ 49,,
49, ,I ia, ul cavalry officers: one coiolcl' IL i. c,r,
I,nl,rl one major and culi,tng oncer' t'-nl e,,
t,. and tne appointment ~ second Iel ,,r
i,,,is ,fter ,ght years. and to captains ai'Tt iV %
49,, Y,lr, service. lie recommends ludt '"' -.
r.,ut- ui tnc corps bc composed Oh M Zen N ~ n
s,,tv. ave with pay of so month. hIty WIN -, b
80 ant sevcuty-nyc with pay ot H9i' anu % l ~. III,
s,t.r,l.l- cutpuias and pilt atc~ OF the ht''
60 la, hloWu a, Observers Of the Sighdl SeI'i'o'