New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-30
THE SIGNAL SERVICE.
.r,c,, VALUE TO THE COUNTRY.
u.zrS,s PLEA FOR GREEDY AND HIS MEN
GENERAL n" rsr,,r OF THRIR EXPEDITION.

UAZENS PLEA fOA' '4''
GhNh'N nrsr1r OF THKIR EXPEDITION
rov Oct. 29.-The annual report
ch,of signal officer ia maze public oy inc oeoi
ofthe +odav. The following are the most import
tary OF war 'oO'''
nDt features . ,,,,ction pursued at Fort Myer has
,aen enlarged and and Practical instruction Of
ydes ior men Of the signal service ia GNtes ~
o. tbe signal Corps n tme Of Ta he constantly avail
81 eoh1hcOou branches q military service ior VIM" Wv
signal Corps is ne,onstany increasing and expanding
The IIesai Snties OF the bureau has, SING 9'o,
CAUSED the purely n,n{S neglected proposed
the eobe coming year TO erect two pern"ont ~ sIf
during .VoDs w, III good range between tneh VI 100 80
signal stations IN e6np them wiki the latest ana most
fifteen li snpsratns for visual signaling. tho
In the c1"isg Wver Thirty one enlisted mon were
eow"ted in military signalhs, soldiers and
meteorologyy,t b sp srn ra Service. ..,, .,o
osrYos OF ,1 srmctions Tor officers charged with tLf
preparation OF yos and the orsrnF Of storm signals
o. been enlarged. and nov ON rSfcsors OF meteor
oogy in t1s 'asid skstchipg and Typographical
military rs also been added with q EltM u 0
drsSls Of signal officers IN tilno Si H~ with view
INC s enlistment OF young c0esS eaI Seryice has been
The ,bor observers OF the sigma 81 ,i,e az
Of making 1o ,,c tho wear with gratifying rehuSe' W
continue nhsfments made i'll the last 'o'I yea" ''e
SIX we're college sSf feature OF tho indication WORK
Ihe tGe ycar has been the large These specai
during w Tor particular locahtles; e. lie
are made daily at a. m an ~ ~ n"pulation
sgeceedng day for tne sates and are sent by special
for nheS signal service Observers SlreCoIS Gov the
sSeT services, railway oicis oss of the wear this
Information ~ ont regularly twenty nlGo o. ov'
ONE 1l messages The numOer ot ,c IL ia nr0bable
special ,,isfv the wants or the pun -
dalyand 10 s asI' indications will be mace lOr uIl
Sn,. ' Ind not for large DISTRICTS Us '1''
pared cold wave signals dPa0d lFRS ST f y
sl5 or So per CEN, icS requires special study and
important mVlSlT ;,rc the best results Inc Iorce
e1labie for the work Il ll' i, the uret araon of
aNa't ~, me most experience IN ' ~ P The lin" ,f
have h"9 I are ocers detailed Iro. tn. i A.,
weather forecasts nj service is to be maintained IL
fine Army anu IL "a of the services Of these officers
should DoI ne p ex rrience that they arc eompc'oH'
to perform hls important IN o1pcran June so, 1855 in
A., i,iteI states 4o9 III iIl'loai ir, Co
received ron no Canadian Meteorological Service me
20 coast telegraph Inc cAlta'9 - 5orrv IA and
soa ram Smlthville n. Cto cape IieNI! va; NV NV
Coast iLGm ot."l,nc Va o sandy Hook, ~ D. IL nus
i" NJ rrea value T. shipping ana aloI'S Il n
r1 Communication wbenAassl,jance ihy DC IL ,o h,.
I at - ms line arc used as teiePh3he uo u!
to saving Service ard in case OF wreck lle CIcW
Of life sa'ns Of tbe wreck The value Of this line to
IT, sira Service and to the shipping interest VI Co
no,ptIv is snch as require not only hncTal apaU
ed3 fcT its maintenance but an addiu2na! ahpIoP
aaton for It's extension along the coast TINS r,
~ ~ rshe Of which exceeded the entire amount "HTn
Driated for tue support OF tho slsr@ r ina now
o6srsted by this service Is 2'''9 mics
General uazen reviews at great length the report oil
lieutenant Greedy and comments III OF IT, lie Warmly
command, Lieutenant Greedy, his DIFFERS ana uo' Ii
Sn ain and bravery with which they discharged ther
dntes and bore their suGeruss, and Trohouhco' INC
,,,s ot the oxuedition highly valuable TO silence
~wb.teverD he SAYS inexperienced critics NAV
N,c+o,izo n errors it none the less follows that
lieutenant Greedy brought in health and strength MS
eutre MARTY AMI in safety all the records ana impor'
saa,ito Instruments connected with his two years
10. saf
tr tbe rasAness with which the Proteus was iorceu
,to the ice the entire party would have returned III
health. c,ts et,,
Officer trusts that proper recognition may De taken oi Ms
sorvices by renewal and passage OF the Dill repore"
ilyoraby at the last session OF congress WIN VIC" W
hs hecou,iuc assistant to the Chief signal Olhcer'
cool war record wounds, and twenty-four years OF
b,,or,ile seryiee-seventeeh in connection with TINS
corapart from his remarkable Arctic service enttc
biD TO this consideration. His present physica1 con
dion preclules active cavalry service, and uhder pre-
sent prospects. relieved by law from signal Iu'y' Ao
would co. after quarter OF century service, 10 le
retired list heu.eant. His loss wo1 pe ,us-Drlu-
70 tho signal Corps win which he i1t3 ~ -
himself Tho debt stu due DOM inc ucd,' "'I 't
OF the international Polar Expedition lei 10y lAeutelI
GreeT which perfectly performed az ~ WoI.' u u
heeysd fbe country anxious and ready TO meet ana
II il hoped that no question the faults Of othersand
for which they not resi- onsOe may prevent
aiitting recognition is due to tho memory OF Leuen
his country further into the mysteries 81 the NCrt th
abv other was ever carried. Promotion to Lieutenant
reely aud Sergeant Braiuer. Whose pathetic stories are
now ready for The world and whose records 81 eHcft
courage and generosity all that highest m IHoeu
en1d make hein should be quick and httilg WhiIo INC
four remaining survivors should be pat upon me H.. o
public servants whose accomplished woIk enules tAeH
Opublic support"
General Hazen submits the following as legislation
needed by the Signal services;
To beadded to the signal corps, with rank and pay Oh
officers of Ike grade of cavalry: 1900,
One colonel; one lieutenant colonel; one MAJOR ana
dsdrsing officer; eight captains and tie second Heulou
ants OF the sga corps after eight years 81 service rs
second neutehants may be appointed by the PRESIDENT
first lenenants. and after fourteen years service A.
eutenants Inay appOin ed by the President captains
And the sergeaus of the signal Corp. shall be com
posed three classes; twenty-five OF the first ass VINO
Shall have the pay proper Of $50 month; hfty ~ the
second class, VINO shall have the pay proper OF so
mouth and seventy-6ve OF the third class VINO shdJ
have the pay proper Of S3i month, the SANE a. now
And all he ergeants, cOrpOrals and pnvdtes OF the h
class shall he known Observers Ot tie signal
Service"