Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-11-06
TIE SIGNAL SERVICE.
Annual Report of the Chief Signal Ser
vice Dfcer.

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Inc loll0NlhH eAtri'c'S from C''e "ilnua
report OF the chieI signal service o1llcer,
General UaZen recently made public will
he of interest rs showing the progress and
oTioio,,,,,. ~ tbie donortment nf tho nuhlic
ellcleht9 oi luis uepai 'iiie"o Vi the P"oii0
service. The report says; The course
of instruction pursued at Fort Myer has
been ENLARGED and otherwise improved
and now provides for the theoretical and
practical instruction Of officers and men
of the Signal Service in duties required
of the SIGNAL Cnrns in time of wnr II is
H. +..,',,. ti,,+ IN ,o,,,,ootod ,,.i,h tho|
'lo '"'oiS 'n''' az Oo''i,eO'S'' ~ ,.io
corps sGall De constantly aVallaoie lot
all branches OF military service for which
the SIGNAL COrps is maintained The
Sigrol Corn. and tel.granb train i now
- ~ -, -, ~,
recognized py an foreign powers as
most essential IN modern warfare. In
active service the duties require the men
+o ha ,nni,utod and thn tr,ius must be
moved hy horses. Daring the past two
wears not one animal has been at my
command available for this mounted IN
structi0n The field train should be fullv
enninnni in order thnl the men may be
tanrrht to ride and ,nnumnvre n teirGranh
trail, IN the field The Drass,lre of con
stnntlv increasing and expanding meteor
illogical duties on the bureau has since
1874 c.us4d the nurelv military duties and
Observation-Disclosures Of the corns 70 he some
what ,'r,girrtnI hur if j., np,y nronoseI To
remedy luis by vigorous study of the the
DRY ami practice Of the art of military sig
mans. IL Is ptoposeu uurinS u,I oo,iimS
yea ~ eio0t ~ pei mel L. o,1
H. ai ~ iois ~ ftoa, III Ill eni
the,, ,t tH ,tost nnd [,, rrIva
.heih IVA ilo i'''c1' 'tll' ,u !'oo "PP'''e"
apparatus Tor VISUAL Slgha'iihg'
The Weather Warnings.
Nh mast iunortout new feature. of the
indir.,tiou work daring the wear has been
the Inn. increase IN special indications
for NM. ,c.ilar Incol,tirs AZ the cInsa of
the v,,5i,t lis ollirr WAS sending ont rpru-
IarI,. VANITY nine nr thasp unnriul mas
sages me- number of messages is in
crensiu.r daily and TO satisfy Inc wants
If thn nm Mic If j. nrnlnbln thut the gen
arnI IN ,i..,tion, vii In. tn.dn for indiyiI
mi SUI. and not for nrre districts. AS
tbev nrr NOW nrenIrrd An increase of
STATIONS in The Wr.t and Northlyrst and
in Rril,sh America would lead to still
fnrth,r jmnrnyemrut in this imunrtnnt
hr,nrh ~ 6n .,,,rrI service lvorl, OF The
az rIId o.,vn s,,snnIs disnI,veI dnrinT
Tho y.nnr siE mr. Nj = ,,., cant were iusti
fad nm uI,rhn. al stations in onarntiou
Inn 70 1HS5 in Inc limited states was
$50 Thcsn includr The telegraph stations.
nr;ntinr .tntinnu disnl.v sneci.l river
rnttnm T,',inn syinstt ana riTht renair
Statinns In 9ddition rennrts are receivef
from tw.I,ty-uvp CannGinu stations Inv
cooperation of the Canadian meteoro
loglcal N'tNlce'
A Government Telegraph system.
Tho ca, coast toIe,,r,nh lima axtande
aldng H.. Atlantic fn6st from Smithville
y - r. Game Henry Va and from Chm
coteaG6nn w 70 Snndv Uool, n 7 7
IoS nrnv,d If orant wilma to shinninr nm,
nffordS n mani nf ranid co,n,ppppnic c
wbnn o" :. NAV he reonirad por
,;nna Of lie line ara now ned ns, taIe
nbmno Nv he Iife eavino service and !,
pasn Of ,,rarl tba cra,ys of iife snuinn
Stations ,,re nnahIed to mora nromnti,
reach no icana Of Tho wrecE T'he Yin,
~ Inc iinn 70 tho eionai sarvica and +,
the shinming interest of the conntrv i
snch aG H. raonire not nniva I;harni mn
pronr;ati,'n fnr ire maintensnra Int ' ~,
ppdditionni ono for its avtaneion nIon, ~,
ooaut T'hio oaryice has IN a ainIrIa VOC
bW mann. If tbis line sSvad nrnnerty th
vsImn If which exceeded he eentir
omoun+ ,'nnrnnria+ed for tho Uunnort -
tha oidlrsI taryirn contr,rt Has bae,
,nodn fni. tho monufactnra and Invin, n
tha nohIa tn cdnnnct NantncE et a}}th IN
meiHiand and if il exnected that tela