Telegram-herald., 1889-09-10

These signals are interpreted IN this
manner:
H. r. we want immediate assistance"
II. r. We coming"
NJ = DO the beet you oan. ve cannot give
assistance
" d. Il must abandon cno vessel
Among the other communications pro-
vided by tho Code are:
y. c The international signal Of Distress.
H y Engine or machinery disabled"
VI. X. Remain by the ship"
NJ p Landing at this point is impossible.
VI. @ Look out FOR line"
Nv. Lights viii be kept at the best
places for coming ashore"
These signals can be used either be-
tween vessels a. sea or between vessels
and land station, With equal facility.
England's representatives will sub
nit % the Conference nine new signals
for adoption. and viii ask that they be
Incorporated in the two-fag system
They are.
Il want assistsnce= phase remain By me-
'-You are standing into danger"
Beware 0f derehct dangerous 60 naviga-
ton.-
Have encountered toe"
The way is of my ship: you may feel your
vay psst me"
stop. or heave 70: have something TO
communicates"
Am disabled: communicates with me-"
steer more 20 port"
'sSteer more 20 starboard.-
The two latter are for the use OF ves-
sells IN signalling 70 tugbOats IN harbor.
The FIRST code OF marine signals.
which was introduced In the English
Navy IN Queen Elizabeth's time. was a
very primitive affair Good Queen
Bess" found that her small but active
men-o'-wsr were constantly fouling each
other, aud that the loss from this cause
was about as serious as from wrecks by
storms. SO. in 1920. regular day and
night code was adopted. Many Of the
signals we're arbitrary. but being recog-
nized by the ssamon. they were quickly
understood. Here are two Of them.
Loose mAinsop sail meant 20 'unmoor ship
Loo~eo fore-top sail aRd oue gun meant 10
prepare for sailing
From these and s0ue fifty others
have sprung The three great systems OF
signals now in use-the day Code. with
as SC 1are and triangular flags and pen
nants. the night. with It's lights and
rockets and She fog signals with taeir
whistles. horns. bells and sirens.
In The American Navy and merchants
marine. great interest IA felt in the
work of the approaching Conference.
Leading shippers and importers all over
the world. tae managers of the rreas
steamship lines who have many thou
sands of lives committed r. their caro-
every season. and The magnates - ths
coas1ng trade are ar pr1f0nudlv
anxious That the code should be 50 re-
vised "a - limit tba probabilities %
collision IN foE OF darkness Many of
ths veterans are also interested
When I runm suded a vessel many
yssrs Azo. said old Caps. Antrose p.
snow. 'she-e we're no rules q tts road.
The captain rs pretty n1uca as p-ovf-
1rnoe A'~ected hiul- snd there were
fe-@F accidents sheu tnan now. when
-aptatne sail according - written rnles-
It's tTue. rnera we're fewer bfr s-eame-s>
thosAga TIE ~ - = me road are ve.v
usefl Wien sro shlne are q great wa7
aparl hut when during -hicz fog
great iron hals looms suddenly ur be-
fore Tor. right ander rour howsrrit-
7ou WRns - 10 soulete ~ a0i IA ghtT
epicE eoo. fou try - rememher -
1n-e1 - ERE Road. bus ron RI IN
n tdae Your experience EEL yen -
do one rhlrz. your ~ es tfh goa - 10
anof1er feu make a third uoTer1e1
aud. t~o fsTs later ena or two ~ 7onr
survivors arrive in safety a. she isst.-
nsrion - che o.her 81
lt is not oelieved that - sut'ec- =
= sigma e VIII he taxen nr sre~is 2
~ me con .sra1ce. slrhouFd lr thesa
aaFs ~ rapid ocean -rsveI an1 sivts7-
p ps - harore. it nay vel 10 cor
sitered a. Important -ra Ire f0g
znal- 1o~ Used AZ. uhis. - hc-ns. si-
re1s snt oel~ Tie nl-r -er ard 'r-s-
tier % - sounds sre slznif7snt He-s
- A iiustration- 80 fasbes rsrrssens-
taz eng CT s1orf Thi-riee
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