New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-21
NEWS FROM THE ARMORIES.
EXPERIMENTS WITH "A BICYCLE SIGNAL CORPS
GOOD RESULTS.

EXPERIMENTS WITH A BICYCLE SIGNAL CORPS
-GooD RESULTS.
Some Of the members Of the 18Th Regiment who
arc anxious to form bicycle Corps went ON an inter
esing excursion last Tuesday when the regiment went
TO CreedmOor There were ten OF them under com
mand of Captain George G. Cochran. They started
from the armory two hours ahead Of the regiment, and
went out as scouts covering tie country through
which the regiment had to pass ON tho railway The
supposition was that brigade was stationed az
BROOKLYN, and it was desired to advance BODY OF
men through hostile country 10 Creedmoor. Inc
bcycle corps went to Woodhavcn on the cars, ana
there divided of into twos and patOlled the country
roads for two miles each side OF the railroad tracks
At the crossroads man from each main road would
cross over and meet the patrol from the other road
thus enabling the whole corps to be Informed at Ire
ouent intervals Of what adventures any OF the party
had met At Jamaica word was sent 20 the arinory
that all was in order for an advance, and inc
regiment started. The same plan OF operations was
continued 10 Queens and TO Creedmoor. where the
clors arrived before the regiment did and the whole
dv advanced 10 the butts for the days work togeuer
IN theory men had been left along the road to Keep
mn sgna communications between the troops at Ireed
moor and the main body supposed 10 have Dceh leu
9, Rrooklyn. The utility of this excursion was u
chow the value Of bicycle corps In going IN ADVANCE
~ a moving body of troops, particularly when the
avol &c by railroad and it Is necessary 10 know that
AZ, ,sch. ~ way Is clear for the running OF trains
IA 4, also valuable for signal service The officers Of
90 reoir,enf believe that g bicycle Corps can &C
oron,,sh everything ~ the Of reconnaissance that
oo,,1,-, can The v b elmen can make Sixty miles
Ar ~ &c said Captain Cochran is particularly PROUD
20 me fact that he did not receive his orders FOR the
~ I'm 10 D. H. on Monday. He picked up some
- tho beenen OF the regiment who had not previously
been trained as CORPS All" s''NV'" VIZ ~
the next morning
11o l7,b Regiment IS now getting ready TO 60 to
no state Camp on next SATURDAY Under date OF
Iune II orders have been issued covering the assembly,
a1 atails of transportation The regiment will leave
sou,b sixtb.st williamsburg. at noon on June - ana
win retprn on July A. Captain Eddy has been de-
,d as officer OF the daY on the occasion Of the en-
hortotlnn and Lieutenants ChristoRel and Hart as
officers of the guard. Adiutant iubben viii 20 to
camp with the regiment in compliance with the per
sonal request of Colonel Eddy.
Company D. 47th Regiment, had Instruction In guard
and sentry duty at the Prospect Park parade ground
last night.
Walter c. Lang and Thomas T. Jackson passed the
briQade examining board last Monday evening LOT
,Je nlaces of first and second lieutenant 0f company
A 4Tth Regiment. sergeant Eugene lmiay mas OecI
made first sergeant Of Company ID III place VI S'o"u
C6mpany l. l4ih Regiment, VIII go to Glen Sove
IN Julv 81 as the gnests Of DOWNING POST Oh VIC oiu
Army and lis past commander, Charles b. TobeS,
Izfh Regiment veteran and the father OF Llcnlenaht
b. IL. Tobey, Of the company; 90, poot,,oo, went to
peekskil on Friday by steamboat 10 vlsu thelr HuN
comrades at fhe State Camp About 200 more "ei'
by rail.