The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-17
THE SILENT SIZED.
BICYCLE SIGNAL CORPS OF OUR
NATIONAL GUARD.
Personnel of the Company-The
Social Wheel Hub-The New
TracI>-Notes of Interest to Local
Cyclists.

Following is the personnel Of the Bicycle
Signal Corps, Utah National Guard;
Captain W. W. Hall, aged AZ; First
lieutenant F. d. Richards, &c; Second
Lieutenant c. A. Emise, "a First Ser
geant Alan P. Senior, %; Sefgeants DR..
D, N. Estes. 80; W. N. Clark. %; D. L.
Woodnlansee, %; w. a. Game, 20; Frank
Williams, 81: John Hafding,- 2S; Il. II.
Smith, Is; E. T. Jones' %; c. II. Kicker,
26; D. A. Farrell, 20; w. IL Tobias. "A;
f. A Mangum, "a; J. A. GreeneWald, rs;
Ralph r. Sharkey, %; Fred Curry, %;
". j. Moorhead, %; George c. Mcintyre,
%; e. N. Broohbank, "a; John Sharp, jr.,
Itrunpeter, &c.
After witnessing the drill last Wednes-
day. evening, The Herald scribe is forced
task TO muster in a more gentlemanly
appearing, or intelligent body of soldiers;
the corps includes some OF Salt Lakes
best young men. Their captain, W. w.
Hall, is a genial gentIeman, and very
popular officer among the members of his
company and by his own firm persua-
slveness, which is indicative Of good mill
tary. training, is enabled to exact the
sential discipline. He is thoroughly
posted in cycle tactics, as the public viii
remember from the several exhibitions
beach under his direction last summer.
The boys take a lively interest in their
work and are progressing rapidly, there
being good attendance at every drill
! The work laid out to be performed by
signal corps is something above the or
binary routine Of a soldier, and to execute
| 1t properly requires bright. attentive
mind together with an eagle eye and good
( judgment. When dismounted, they are
subject, in part, to the United States in
| fantry drill, and when mounted to the
Cycle infantry drill regulations, pre-
pared by Brigadier- General Albert Ord
way, adopted by the United States gov
eminent March %, 1892. The signal work
| is executed as prescribed in the Code of
Gallug. using the American Morse alph-
abet, which includes the temporary con-
strGction Of telegraph lines, signalling
with, the wand, torch. flag and hello
Quoted under the supervision of the cap
tain, by Sergeants Sharkey and Farrell,
while the mode OF signalling is expounded
Sergeant lIoorehead was appointed cleo
trtctan of the corps, and they are to be
congratulated on having the services OF a
thoroughly practical electrician for in
strucion in the use of dry and storage
batteries. the temporary construction of
telegraph lines, etc. The corps is also
supplied with a surgeon in the person of
The uniforms of the captain and first
GeutendntS are similar to those OF the
general staff officers of the regular army,
collars Of the blouSes are worked in gold
and silver bullion the symbols of the
signal corps, Which are flags and torches.
The uniforms Of the serSeants consist
OF 6. large felt campaign hat, the regula-
ton fatigue cap dark blue blouses with
expensive cheferons on which are band
embroidered torch and two white flags
with red and black, square, Iencars;
trousers are of light blue with black doe
skin stripes an inch and a half wide, to-
gether with belt leggings
made by United States army officers,
there are but few people in this en-
heightened age who do not admit the use
fitness of the bicycle from a military
standpoint, and there are still fewer Who
are posted as to the quality of work per-
formed by. "a well drilled signal corps.
The corps, taking advantage of this latter
fact, and recognizing the Importance of
a contingent repair fund. there is a move
ment on foot among its members TO give
a grand exhibition at one of the lake
resorts this coming summer which Inc
Herald ventures to predict will be a big
success. The probability of damaging
or breaking parts of such an expensive
machine as the bicycle, when drilling or
doing field duty, can plainly be seen.
and, as it is ludicrous to think OF the
territory appropriating sufficient money
for such a purpose, the action on the
: part of the Bicycle Signal Corps is a
very wise one and should meet with ap-
. prOVal. iLt-