Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-10

| operators were directed to send TO the War
DepaTtnenta' the end Of every month the
original Of every telegram, retaining copies,
and In No case 10 allow the original aphers to
/ be given up or destroyed Some tine after
/ this Il was rsported that Gen Grant had taken
Psssession Of certain business Of his bssA-
/ quarters operator. Gen. Grant denied the
sn.Ao-ity Of Col. Stager 10 Aemsnd the sriSinais
OF military disps.ohss. and ssiA that he could
not have them he was not advised that he
order Was By authority Of the secseAry To
avoid future trouble abeut This matter Mr.
btAn ton turned - Quar- ter master General Msass
and u was ordered that All vouchers covsria4
ezpsHsss OF ,olesrsphing should have attached
Thereto the messages charged for, and to that
wise order he War DEPARTMENT ls now enabled
TO prtat the entire military record Of our
sraIss.
But tbs vast power M sssntsn bad vsfA hia
Telegraph aidS-d.-eaLap 1, illustrated in the
asaI Glt he had with Gen. ap.st II Was while
osr. Gran. was o. Nah vile, IL January, Iss4,
GnG was ABOUT to stsTt Tor kSoxyLiQ-
II his Personal Memoirs" ne says:
when l started on tlis tyip II was nAesssary
fcr ne to have some person slosf y be could turn
Isf>tehss taso ciph.r And vhS ssuld aiso BEAD
Tire cipher dirpatrhes which We. Liable TO ~
osive daily ana sirnos; hourly. Cpasr tAs rules
=: tbs War Department. al hat ans Mr.. stal-
tor Esd tNkcu fire control of she matter o.
regulating the telegraph and assernfriRG k1v
It sho1!i be n,od and Of ssytng ~he slcns
should hsss the ciphsrA Tns operators pos
ssssst Of the 0iphsrs, as wei o. s4s etrhsrs
-,se, we're practically Independent Of tAs ssra-
rn.rdar- ~ncln 'hsy ware serving innsdistsly
under, and had to rspsFt - tbs Var Depart
n.sa' th-cush osn. sagcr a. tAs dispatches
vash .hsy received or forwarded was
oSissa to lS.'s sss t.isSrspk operator back 81
10 Wish al the dispatches to ne
would oorns, 20 DO forwarded from there
A. have stated, .t uss nocasssry for me also
30 Ravs AZ operator 5arfps thu insoecuSn Who
Dad Ps~s'siea Of this cipher to enable rpl to
te!ssTass 70 E,J division and to the War De
Farnasot .t'hoe: rnr sispntckss being read ~
al :h7 srora-ors along he line OF wire. ever
walsh tAsy were tr,nEnittsd Aocerdinsiy
o; dsr>o thu cipher operator to turn over the
ko- 70 Capt Cvru. r Corn.toci OF Ia. eoraz 81
sr.47ssr,. whom hsd .sl=0tod asa rfae and
s.sers-; MAE -no ce--slrl- serld 10 trusted
With th. cipher IL Ks operator al nv hesAouar-
ts-s oCCld The cpe--'nr r-t-.si rOtnt blank
% ;Trn ovar tie ksv :" Capt CoJn.tock a, di-
rccte! - u.s. stating that hts orders from tn.
We D->a-tu'rnt were not TO give Il 70 any
Doiv-tho COMMA adinS general CT any one .iss
j told hin ! vsould see gkzthsr he would
Or rot He aid inst Il he lid as would bs prn-
i-',d. tod hin II he did not a. rloy. ssr-
.%Sn'y would BE- punished. Finally. so.ing the
rauishrnsDt wa cortsin IL he refused logger to
Hors nv oglsr aud beng so4arhst remote
20 Ct II IL ~.s not protested altceethei from
80 consequences OF his .iiscUsiiencs 10 lis Or
cefsl from tn. Wa Lepsrtulsnt, he Welded
VIXEN re'rrUs3 frosa Eu91vtl.s l found quite
c9unoiIou- The otsrs.v. Lad been repri-
IisH1sd very severely AID ordered 10 be re
heed Informed the Sscretar, OF War or tis
sfsi'ts NJ secretary II charge % the Telegraph.
StsSsF. that ths usn could Eot he relieved for
As ast only oAs-ed nv ordsrr 1t wss abso-
lately uscesssrv Tor E.s to have this ciphsr and
lbs man voGId certainly have been p1ui.b.d il
b Lad nc. Delivered IL; that thsy aid have
u punish me y they runnlsd anybody, or
words 70 that eject"
STANTON VS. .-yEEIoA.
81 hat time Grant ~ss lieutenant gsnsrai
en' NJ stanton Was lis superior Officer and
b.! SONS TINS before this issuSd an order ttat
TIC C!Shsr books furnished operators were not
10 ss si'sp to ssy ons uos 20 ts copied or used
D. sHs oihs5 person without special psEaa,s-
:, d from the Secretary OF War. and that gen
sr.It commanding should not allow any s:4c
ofEcer - iEtertsre With the operators 10 the
discharge Ct tLcir cut:ss b direction Of tie
s'rrsisT. CT War Gen. EalIsak advised Gen
GIAn' vi tiH order, explaining tho matter
fully. aad thatby reason Of the operator ebay
-Hg Col Csnstocs the operator had sssu a.s-
iH4.ssd, ard stating that the operator should
have gone 10 prison rather han 10 havs sur
seuts.sl the cipher 10 another, he also stated
That Sn sccogat Of this cipher HAVING brsn
communicated to Col. CcI.itock the Set
Rotary lad directed another to be
pEsPsIsd In iie stead, which YVES to
ter What his rank, vita olt his spe-
ciGi authority. Answering tais Gen. Grant
stated Tat Ls die Rot know OF uLy order ds1u-
lag who, ard who alone, could be intrustsd wish
the Ns't;ngten ciphs-. and tat he had NO
Thought 10 Ibis matter Of violating any order,
" even wisL, u The Secretary Of War, and re-
Gussted That the operator be restored, aud tina.
Re NCnli obey asy order or wish from any Of
ais SUPERIOR, matter how conveyed il he
knew sr only thoasht 10 came frerl them. In
this CONNECTION IL IL important h0<e TO state
that the cipher was rss.orsd to the operator
This show. how important the cipher was hsld
py Mr. stanton, snd What gTea, trust hs put Ia
HI, Telegraph operators. and how with bis ceur-
age cad strong ARIA lie protected that trust
.sa!nst the power which was supreme the
field.
so RECOGNITION FOR TEE OPERATORS.
Congress has voted thanks to the heroes Of
every battlefield, and all distinction, honor and
care have been extended to them By the nation;
bu; ths hsroisIn, the devotion, the iucAlculsble
service Of tine telegraph operators 10 the eoun-
tFy have never been noticed BY Congress. But
know that tasy received the thanks OF tho
President and OF tho Secretary Of War aud
were pre-sfnirsn;ly appreciated by Thorn: that
they we've considered by these great men who
were he CIV! heroes Of the war as the guard
that gave he armies success, that saved thou
sands III lives, uiiHcas OF treasure and great
cities nom obstruction
Oae Of these guardians 81 Hampton Roads
gave tie alarm that floating monsser-bau
and bomb proof had mace It's D psarancs at the
mouth G! tho Elizabeth The wooden war
ship, cleared for action then over the waters
cane the sound 0, 0rsadu1s The big guns
on the RIP Raps." v:uaictivs and thundsfous
are -; work. Suddenly AMID the deep re-
vsfbsrations OF The heavy guns the operator
catches tbs sbaEY click Of the ssuudsr. II Is
ths operator st Newport News. WHO says: TITS
the tsrrimac, She IL steering straight fer the
Cumberland A psass.l THE Cumberland
gives hsT broedsids Waiting at the FORT
She heslI over" lsuspsnss seems to be
sinking lAu1iou, wHtchnx.l NO, she
oemss on again" Iorsa; anIis!y.l 'shs has
sITEss tHs Cumberland and poured bread
aide into bar. God, The Cumberland is sink
ing breathlsss suspense The Cumberland
has ired her last brsadstds and the Gag 10 sui
here A, the Views" the shells shrisksd
about ths OPERATOR quarters and went crab
ing through us ostce by his side. but thsrs Lo
wa. bis steady baud at the key, teniug his
superi0rs IL the War De sartraent Of tbs DANCE
20 Washington this new iron monster pre-
sented.
Col Plum. in his Military Telegraph in tho
Civil War, has tod he story Of the Srss, dss<s
aud great service .! tie telegraph operssors.
No one can read this highly interesting and
valuable account o. the armed struggle Without
~es-ng At fhN