New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-21
WEATHER BUREAU WORK.
ANNUAL REPORT OF GENERAL HAzEN.
VALUE OF THE WARNINGS ISSUED BY THE SERVICE

yArrJE OF THE WARNING, ISSUED BY THE SERVICE
COLLEGE GRADUATES As OBSERVERS.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3D. General w. B. Hszen Chie'
Signal Ofcer has smitted TO the Secretary OF war
his annual report showing the operations OF his
during the last fiscal year. The report begins win
statement OF the value OF the instruction Afforded ~
Fort Myer and the services OF the Signal Corps atcnoo
TO General Miless command during the Geronimo cau
pagn Regret expressed at the action OF congress
falling to provide for continuance OF Fort hyer rs
POST OF instruction. On this subject General hazen
says: am of the opinion that this was done un'o'
a msconceptOn Of the facts. II was said on the nooi
OF tpe Senate that Fort Myer rather Nh expensive
place when in the most inexpensive feature
the Signal Service and a source OF actual SAVING
many thousands OF dollars annually to the Cnio'
States"
Concerning the work Of the meteorological DIVISION
the report Gays: Many very imnorant laws nave IT,
gently oeep deduced theoretically aud confirmed Dy
pserystlons and pertinent Solar and terrestrial IA
daton. the conditions determi nins temperature 'no
relations bet se-n tue amount OF solar heat receveu
Darts the earths surface aud tue cOrrr-pohu
ing resulting the effect o: the deecune
mOspnere aud the theory OF tue general motion OF o
atmosphere. aud OF cyeones tornsdoes. rtc sI' s'0
II IA ated that the plan OF securing observers
Young qualified by education for the pursuit w
scirnhc sludi-s, and thus Raising he standard OF .ne
en of the signal Corps has now been in oper
alton Ave years aud OF the 37S en-imrnts nads
that 81 college graduaes and IL JAS pro'oi
OF benedl TO he services. , o,
T,uc weather forecasts and special "srhlnE.
rsnei during year, is said that tue increasing
demand for these forecasts may be taken as evidence
their value Tue office IS unable 10 comply VIII Ino
numerous requests reeved from Giles, towns sDu vo
porutIon the special warnings Own- 10 tue lmcf
an ropratIOn Tor branch OF the sorvce Geneia
Hazen says That the progress maze III lndeatIne tns
app of cold has been highly satisfactory
he vinced that property 70 the value 81 many n
lions OF dollars been saved thTOdgn the agency
,hs ,ervce. Tue cold ,gna Is nov as layeu ~
2gO cities and the United states ana IrOW tnre
points distributed ry Telephone and railway 10 sDou
20 600 sta"ns. An Appropriation OF 20 OoO IS reco,
mended for the extension OF the service anh the
i expressed that appropriation would ne more az
ceptanle to the ueople OF tie l.C65 cola WAYS sgn
ispayed during year. Oil, 80. Per cent Wers
justnel or the utit Of t1e flood WARNINGS 'urlsueu
by the signal service report saws careful estH ao
shows tss property valued at $4,000 was s'ved NJ
siu ge station NASHVILLE, Tenn By the warnings OF Ine
signal the Cum herland River during Mhrcn
aud April current The system OF sea coast
Ia said Z, be OF great ue aud it c1lon-
sion along Atlantic coast Is nmendeh
The report suggests tnat some substantial rr"slu,
should be given to the members OF the IntrrnauIhai
Polar Fxpeditnu and hopes that ConTess at us mex
will the successful WORK prrloimru "
Lieutenant Greedy and his arty by proyidlns
OF and support FOR the families OF those "uo
lost their lives while serving VITA this e1edltion