Telegram-herald., 1889-09-10
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II ~ iazlsnazn tie mere mention q
IL 4 - ~ .i-e E1l4 80 sea esa tures
- slls-ss1g pllJ1re ~ stormy days.
fasy n4s1Ls 4n1 Eocz 1o-zni coasts
Eo-~ ssasse-s ea1 I04lo~ . bs41en tFacx
slroas sssElalsiy painless ocs41s, a8s
tae7 eas es.---l4l-.lL>--.Ls taeiE SAINTS ald
~is1es ~ e4-l el-sr sLea mlny Isl.es
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AFe-1 -s-i-slsI A. -1s box all darkness.
- l4yst1fy - Atn- As - the
El1es- t1en4ssiges al tAs cods u
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The lasernattonaf Code. Nhich GOV
ezns NE vessels ~ az maritime nations
On llo oce@a Highways is . polderols
21sa-f. Or s4aal.y iE employed auEne FAls.
froln 4 - - several tLoasA1d fsr Ihs
signa-s, go t1s alushsr II 1or,ls All
knraess ~as Ulcl tss4 - these Likely %
d 1sod - sea. Is aas. Ia f4ct. a sim pls
Te1 fatrtY c9mpxe 5eusfve cipher. based
o. Ne ssAaass gElac-Ele rh4s IS used -
tzrTe u-erc-i ,l1e E4ll4 la Jranssetinx
business - lssi1. A steam uas lntro-
1acsd saa zseAs tres L l .s-rs and passeu-
ger y<ssets begza ~ f11it.piT, The code
of commerce. 4ld ts Ras reconstructed
acoofd1aglY Ia The place ~ numerals.
tns - consenanm ~ q sns alph 4bet were
used ant villa IS e0do aags. and about
g. 4rtiIl4Fy s-Saa.s 10 AS found max
40 less -LAn ~ 700 distinct signals
could be- ul.lto oY oSm eln4-lous- Oue,
40, tcree OF foor 1ags are used Ii
ul-sl<11Lg t1o oou5oln4tiols, The later
being tlo mailman u4zlbor un1er tie
COD. *
This sy8sean, Which las been in use
Tor nany years. having been 80 % .ected
a. oel,a5io.lal revision has again been
Hound insa-.cleus Cor he req 1tssnsnts
o. che vast tra'lc ~ che mastlrle world,
and - nov - BE- realodelled. On Ocso-
Der t5. there Will - hed in tie city OF
WtshtnCsol, = conference u he Mari
time nati,ns. eacl country befng re-
presented IS SIX practical seauen. This
oufrre1cs ha5 been called Tor the
st4eed purpose of revssi NJ The Rules
al tao Road az Sea" and from the com
preaeusive nature Of the task before
it, - - >co54hlo rha' It VII oe > pro
ionxed ons. The United States vii %
adj J rsspresen sed. an France, Germany.
kussrA. spain AAd Denmark viii also
D. rcpreseu I'd. uhste Italy, Austria
snd Portugal are expected 70 send dele
gates
knyiant's representa- ,ives In the con
ference utll be Mr Thomas Cray. OF
the By1zsh M2Fine Department, Chai r.
nan; Sir Dlgby Mgrray. Captain Wilson.
Sir George y ares. captain HOEisr. she
secretary fr Lloyds, and Admira
NcChntock % tAs Trinity House.
These gentlemen rscetrcy reported %
the British BOARD OF Trade that the
entire signal system needed revision
and suggested certain alterations.
Ihey declared that the tWo-hag systen
was faulty ard should De- rcarransed
and HAT rhero should De q special hist Of
slg2als, to Be male a. night or during
fog 5y whlte or lash lights. and by day
wito dags Or whistles.
There ars three classes OF signals in
ire International Code. Day signals.
highs signals and fog signals. Color.
com binarton and position are al signi-.
dcank Tbus. when rhe lookout on the
eeoi, 0f . sseaEner or sailing vessel. or
toe v<rt1srt sasrh at Ftre Island, who
frst dssrries IA shs NJ .he incoming
vessel ss she leaves the high seasand laws
ter c0-rse for View York harbor observes
hsrsiEnal aotsto4- ~ can tell by the code
her name. nationality and calling. II
sla has met With an accident her sig
nals again tell she story. and assistance
Is speedily an TIE way
Thers are some signals that have
sorsl0re meaning 70 mariners. and their
display BY vessel always sends thrill
OF horror through The observer. Among
the ssssisAess arr those shat convey the
intelligence OF impending and seem
ingiy unavoidable calamity. Up runs
the tsyo-aag signal y. NJ and the