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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-01
IMPORTATION SIGNAL.

direct bearing upon commerce Mariners al
ways Interested in knowing. II possible, what
weather conditions likely TO prevail when be
ginning a voyage. Especially Is this true OF the
coastng seamen whose business leads them close
TO the shore upon which sudden gale may drive
them almost without warning Hero the flags In
use take the bloodrcd hue OF danger The gen
eral storm signal Is "A square red flag with centre
square OF black. II eastcrly winds are to prevail
during the storm foretod. d red pcnnani Will
be seen flying along with the storm signal If the
winds 70 be westerly then the pennant Will be
pure white as seen flying In conjunction with the
storm signal 1t IL to be observed that the principal
directions for winds east and west Now note
the quartcrinc combinations. If the wind IS north
east. the red pennant Will be above the storm sig
nal If southeast. 1t will be below the storm signal
If the wind is northwest. the white pennant VIII
he above the storm signal. and If 1t Is southwest
why then OF course the white pennant Will be beio"
the signal.
With exceptions these comprise ali of the
signals by flag used by the bureau. one Is fouhd
In signal which devised to meet an extraoF-
binary condition such prevailed during the re-
cent awful hurricane. 1t is recognized in the ser
vice as the hurricane signal and consists OF TWO
rel pennants displayed one above the other IL was
placed upon the service list about eight nouns nouns
and used for the first time by the onlcidIs
here In thai storm. The other Is the genera IN
formation signal consisting OF single req pehtaa.'
II signifies that there IL a storm lurking some
WHERE in the neignborhooi which may and may
not break on TINS coast EncN mariners see IL III,
may know that is d good time to hug port Ar the
only safe place. When this signal Is seen on me
Great Lakes IL Is an indication that winds are eN-
pected which may prove dangerous TO smaller YES
sells towns without reference to any stated We
lOclty OF wind When IL is reen nying along any OF
the points OF the Atlantic seaboard or the Gun
coast II indicates that the local observer has re-
ceivcd information from the central office or
storm covering a limited area. which may prove
dangerous only for vessels about to leave port the
signal notice TO shlpmasters that inlor-
nation OF a more detailed character Will be given
them II they VIII apply 10 the local observer IL
is worthy OF remark that they generally apply Tor
the special word.
PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE SIGNALS
The public at large. too is coming more and more
into touch with the aims OF the service. Mr.. Dunn
remarked 10 The Tribune reporter that every year
he gave OFT about ten thousand OF the nag cards
with the printed instructions for intelligent use
An uptown business man. whose store Is In dl.y
receipt OF the observations reported that last year
he gave away three hundred thousand cards OF the
flag sgnals which he himself had had printed IN
addition TO the vast numbers thus disposed o.
trust and insurance companies have taken ad'a"'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-01
TINE CORNELL UNIVERSITY CLUB.

.crryt, MEASURES TO INCREASE ITS MEMBER
sHIP-A PROSPECTIVE HOME FOR 1T.
The annual dinner Of the Cornell University Club
AT the Waldorf last Thursday evening was so Sue
ccssful that il mas given encouragement 10 TIC
officers II the club make effort 10 gather all the
Cornell alumni in this city and nearby cities into
the fold Henry ". Sackeit. lawyer Win an
Office in The Tribune Building. Is pres dent OF the
club and the secretary is Edward {. Bailey, a law
yer who has his Office No. ~ Ndssau-st. CALVIN
Tompkns is chairman Of the Membership Commit
tee with an Office No. % LlOerty-st. NJ. Bailey
has been active in trying 10 Increase the membership
OF the club and former member OF the Cornell
University Gec Club hc was Instrumental IN bring
ing the slee club TO the dinner on Thursday night
and thus increasing the Interest OF the occasion
II was as,ertainel at the dinner that there are
more than $40 Cornell men living in New-lork and
neishborlng cities and towns The officers OF
The club are going to have = list OF the men with
their addresses printed. ana send the list each
on H. with the request TO supply missing names and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-01
WEATHER SIGNALS.

weather with the greatest detail. Now FOR ne gen
oral weather signals Flag ~. Of the list is SIM
p,y "a square b.t OF white bunting. II means far
weather and stationary temperature. Flag 10. IS
square % blue with narrow band OF White across
tho top 1t indicates rain or snow, with stationary
temperature Flag No. Is white as 20 the upper
part. with the lower less than half OF blue and In
diCatcs local rain or snow. Here IS one % the
things which good many people look upon as
weakness IN the Weather Bureau Service. IN that II
cannot accurately forecast either rain or snow but
i, must be borne in mind that single degree makes
for rain snow and 10y no possibility can that he
estimated 50 where The average Of change Is SO close
either the bureau does tho best can ana leaves
an open option for one or the other
Flag 40. is the temperature signal II Is a
penrani. triangular in shape and black In color
80 3 is tho regular cold signal. being white
flag with centre square OF black.
THE TEMPERATURE FLAG.
Now note for a moment how the temperature rag
is used in combination. J. you SEQ the whit" TO-
with the black pcnnaut above u you are 10 under
stand that f4ir weather viii prevail. with rise 10
temperature II tho black pcnnani is below tD-
white square. look for a fai IN temperature ]!
3D.. black triangular p"nnant b. placed above ne
blue square. rain or snow and warmer weather are
indicated IL below Il simply means rain or '1ow
and fan 10 temperature. II me black triangle
Dc raised above the half white and haf blue Gas il
means local rain and rise In tcmpera turc.
and II below To-, same conditions with fall in
temperature. That Is all there II 10 Il The black
triangle tolls the whole story Of the Thermometer
by IT'S position above below ono OF tho others usc
IN combination II the white square Indicating fair
weather .- seen and accompanying L. ih' cola wafc
s.rna.-thAt is the white ilc WITH ~" black c"n're
slaarc-no reasoning - required 60 know thni Ae'e
viii b. fair weather followed hy cold wave. So
- The cola wave s'gril Doc noted flying with ihe
vain or snow Gag q blue. II Is 10 Do interpreted NJ
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-01
SIGNALS IY WHISTLE.

There IS another matter - which the Bureau has
given a great deal q attention since the idea was
formulated four wears ago. That Is the sounding
OF whistle signals from railroad engines while dying
along l. was Thought 20 bc feasible and with the
prrafI0u % the officials OF the various companies.
j. BIAS been successfully carried out Passengers in
comfortable Wasners or rlllmans have often heard
.n th, dead watches 81 the night the weird. haif.
o.. grade crossings. but quite As often noN they
indicate 60 t.H farmers adjacent % the lne 90
a.. ..4.cec.llns lay II is used by the railroad nen
.u uIl.t.na communities whore postal comwnnica-
ron .s s'i. -.u. Mlca removed from the farmer ana
vt.r. ihr telegraph is au expensive luxury. The
Same signals are likewise employed n smalI .lanu-
WA s."'lr h.s "Hs'. " i.'' - s.l~ Gay V,2,N ."1
sounded at stated tines So ,hat tntre is 40 chance
l' confusion with tA, calls 70 Woikinch
Those signals aye nipple pa chAra''er, !l'si tAcre
Is one long blast T. attract attention; ast"s sDls
b-s.n. Long blasts refer % tac weather and snort
r~afi r Two long ones Indicate rain cor snow. Three
loag blasts point - local rains one snort bIaS'
nounce higher temperature IN prospect and three
short. suapYN blast tell ih" farmer t' tr' in ms
Oh ile W., These blasts must be considered IN com
h.nau,r one long blast alone. indiGates fa'r
weather. and stationary temperaturt Two ions
blasts. alone. mean rain or sno" ana stat'oia'y
..fn,,ra;ure one long blast. attended closely By =
,..rs re- long and two short blasts must be read
for rain snow and higher irmp'i atitr oe ,I''s
slt three short blasts point t. far weather ana a
D"id ya, ,nI three long and two short blasts
s,,',i Nv iocni ra ms with higher temperature SO
fsf AS possible the engineer u eN.ctr" 10 IcPvt'
the signals more times III orler t!iat poS9'u
ties 90 u.sreadirg the forecast such a. MAP a. s
from variable winds or nattenton 10 the Hls' sig
Lal. may be avoided. H.,
In New-York city the Bureau has for long time
been perfrct.ng It's system Of informing the great
public Every morning over sN hundred maps arc
sen nuf from the central station IN The Manhattan
In. Building They sent 20 all or the schoo!s
Of the city for the weather mas come 20 pe par. ~
tho course OF study. being taken IN connection WIN
the review OF physical geography by the pliIs. IL
rs Significant OF the interest taken hN the puplI3 d
= rcn.ard ~ norlt consists IN permitting the head
member % the class TO make out ne weather lo'r
cast from The map as furnished The mans are sent
- All ~ fhe colleges and every hotel IN the ctN
The nags are displayed from ne Manhat , LIE
Rulldng from the Pulitzer building. inc Nrtropol,
tan IIfc Building Madison Squarr nc MarInvIo ~
Hotel the Hotel Majestic and the Mercantile EA-
change.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-01
NEWEST WEATHER SIGNALS.
INFORMATION is NOW SPREAD ON
LIBERAL SCALE.
FLAGS AND THE STORIES THEY TELL ABOUT
RAIN AND TEMPERATURE-PR
TONS WHIsTLED BY LOCOMOTIVES
AS THEY SPEED ALONG-MAPs
DISTRIBUTED AMONG THE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

The weather hns taken the dignity OF IN eN'O'
science and may now discussed with serious pre-
cision and painstakng particularly. the ih"'i"e.
Of keeping posted on atmospheric conditions J. not
difficult. 1t is in fact simple If one only Keeps
abreast OF the signs which displayed III ''' ''
conspicuous places. All over NewYork me weather
sharp has his habitat His little flags q warren sdPo
and color Haunted In the breeze. indicating any
thing and everything. from the coming OF warm
wave 10 a hurricane. blizzard. bearing upon us
bosom the breath Of the Arctic North and wearing
the palli mantle OF that saDle Arctic spirit bu-
how shall read the signs OF the weather: Inc
question is which is often asked OF The tribune.
i j. query which is hurled the head OF EiiaS t.
Dunn with every passing day. He answers Il con-
stanty and repeatedly and always In the same way
lie hands little bit Of pastchoard which Is IS
sued by the Department Of Agriculture ana when
bears upon one side reproductions OF miniature nags
and underneath each flag appropriate Instructions
explaining their meaning Rather there are Two
cards which the curious investigator must have ana
hold I'm his possession If he wishes to keep IN iouch
with the many-sidc iness Of The prognostcations
Some of the flags generally understood bni
their number has been steadily increased until no"
tho signals convey Information about wind ana
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-01
CONSTABLE'S MEN ~ UNIFORu.
THE OFFICIALS OF THE DEPARTMENT ALSO "EA"
A DISTINCTIVE DRESS.

The employees OF the Department OF buIuie'
yesterday appeared for the first time IN u"i,or ~"
and were reviewed by President Jeroiomah' oi ."e
Board OF Aldermen: President Rooseven' y, SON e
Police Board: Civil Service Commissioner "~.''
colone, 9 v r. Cruger and Chief Bonner OF the
Fire Department The uniform is OF blue serse
r,,h q single row OF brass buttons Superintendent
Constable his deputy and his chief clerk VIII also
- a unform like that OF the subordinates. ex-
-, ,hst The coat is made in cut4way style, ana
tb can instead OF being In the yachting form. has
q STRAIGHT visor like a police onlcials
Wr Constable announced to the men when they
were marched before him and the visitors that
hereafter all promotions would be made on the
ground of merit. President Jeroloman addressed
tho men.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-01

addresses In that way it is expected 10 reach
about LOO Cornell men. who may unite In the move,
ment TO provide a permanent home for the Cornell
University Club in this city. TIE club rooms would
be n convenient meeting place and place for a
library II Is desired also that the club shall be
made a means OF giving aid and announcement 10
the University Glee Club by arranging for concerts
I'm this city and that when boat races and footpall
games occur within reasonable distance OF this
city members of tho club may arrange to so IN COM
pany TO cheer the Cornell or team.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-01
TO GIVE A HOUSE TO GENERAL MILES,

MOVEMENT STARTED BY THE NATIONAL
SOCIETY OF NEw-ENGLAND WOMEN
The National Society Of New-Engiand women
with a membership Of go held lis hrs' amman me-
w. w.. 81. Windsor Hotel on Thursday, and reso-
,.,n was offered by Mrs Helen J. Tansley 10 start
,n,vcm, Mt for the purchase OF land In Washington.
a q and the erection thereon OF house buil, AFTER
~ * Dnn,ai stve 10 be presented 10 General Nelson
v,Ies in rec gnition OF the services which ne mas
rendered his country The res oaon Ma cal
~, ;erms The subscription was headed with *lW
SO SO n unnamed friend Of Mrs. Tansey.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-01

local improvements in the Twenty-sixth Ward
are paid for by the property-owners In install
ments SO IL has been decided 10 place dspnalt
over the granite blocks: thus the people assessed
for the granite will get better pavement than
they are paying for. while those who wheel ana
drive will get perhaps d better pavement FOR this
distance than the macadam will be on the rest
Of the avenue As soon as the bill Is passed II
is understood that the Park Department VIII
take prompt measures 10 let the contract ana
will endeavor TO push on the work as rapidly as
possjble Few things are more needed in Brook
lyn than this outlet to the system OF good roads
on Long Island.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-01
4 REAL ESTATE NAN ACCUSED
FREDERICK W. DUNTON ARRESTED FOR
LARCENY.
HE IS CHARGED WITH APPRoPRIATiNd TO HI
ou,, rsr MONEY SECURED on NOTES
GIVEN BY TIE COMPANY OF

OWN Use MONEY SECURED on NOTES
GIVEN BY THE COMPANY OF
WHICH HE WAS PRESIDENT.
t--ederick w Dunton an ex-Supervsor OF queens
County and large real estate dealer VINO Is IN
,ros,ad IN railroad operations and lives at Hollis
ono Island was arraigned before Magistrate
Game in the Centre Street Court yesterday morn
,nr on a charge Of larceny involving s-o"o' Inc
complaint against him was maze d! DeO'se -
tIagarrosn q, Rocky Point Suffolk County, Long
Island He alleges that MY Dui'Io"' VIM 1
,rasidont Of the New-York and Brooklyn Suburban
Investment Company. Of New-York. OF winch t'e
oororlatnant was secretary and treasurer, caused
-. rror,issorv notes for 500 each 10 be drawn
at,., tho COMPANY and after having them dis
.,,,..i &, the Chase National Bank converted the
,e,. IN n own use The first lot OF notes, twenty
In ali tho complainant says. were ISSUED on No
verober q 1881 Mr.. Hagerman alleges that MI
Dunton had them discounted al the Chase Naloidi
rank realizing $3.50 50. which. he also alleges
Dunton converted 10 his own use, aIthoush the ue
PENDANT when the notes were made, declared tnd'
the money was required to pay or pressing clA''s
~afnst The company. on January IL. lss2 the com
pla.nant alleges, M Dunt9n 'ooh sum- ,he,n
nf notes amounting to $4,000, ana discounted IT'LL
obfslnirg 81 A. which he also is alleged to have
kept. ,..A ,,i. oounsel Charles w
r,r','11 oita,ned a warrant from Magistrate crane
.nr he arrest of Mr.. DuntOn yesterday afternoon
and IL was given To Court Oihcer Patrlch t'HslisI
of the Csntrc-st squad, TO serve. ne O40,l W.
~ Hollis Long Island. Friday night ana piousl'
IN Duuton To the ciy tn prisoner dFLlNeu ~ ~
Tliza5eth-si station at midnight ana was locheu
"i or ,o,,r, Yesterday morning Mr.. Dunton's coun-
sci John Sabine Smith. had the examination ser
down for March al CLOCK. MAJ -" 80. ,,1rH
psroled the prisoner in Nh Smiths custody uhlA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-01

tace of the cards as a means OF Advertising, and
issue Nttle memorandum books containing all the
to- - ali sorts and Conditions Of people.
one has but to study the conditions for moment
10 appreciate what this means. IhOusahlS OF P'o-
pic iravers. the Hudson and East rivers daily In
t.c ferry-Doat-. From most o; the;n' me S.5I 80
tower or the Manhattan Life Building Is vlsiDIe'
and no object ~ he CITY perspective 70 mo- ~
served than the little flags iyins from the stan over
the big black tower. For those VINO rave ny
night there are also signals. rev o, M c.! :
thousands but have noticed great red light rom
the tower after darkness has fallen or else w".e
lshi OF searching MAGNITUDE. som .tlin's potn ar
$40? together the white aboye The red always
WI th.s rel light stands for nigh e1stery wi e.
II is simply great lantern siaEdng eisht test
high by tx feet In width and il Aas AN" cahI'e
power This IS furnished by circle OF are AMPS
inside the glass The white light above II STANDS
ior high westerly wni--that IS, Il must be read IN
conjunction with the red lamp below. THIS Whit
llghi ha. ZOO candle power Il IS SIX feet high
py Ave feet in diameter. 400
The sef...c had rs beginning as late as ls6s and
auto five years were lost In ne Work OF preIar.
beginning IN the United States under the control
- no Gef1r,,ncnt ~ Agriculture IN one OF the
great cities % Germany an association OF learned
mco was vain.y trying - decide whether i wouiI
boz possible TO accomplish anything trustworthy IN
advantage OF between three and four centuries Of
carefully colafed data regarding weather condl-
The United S,At.e hl1 none q: these The officials
hal 20 learn f0r themselves I, slow work. At
i.r'.ons - Immense ex'.nts u country. For IN
s'auc" ther" would Ac weather indications - cover
States II RAN ~ls cai.,I tor ana i tell anywhere
u any OF these area. why ~" Weather Bureau
percentage far a verified prel'ctcn and pattel t.
sef upon The back The stations were gradually
in i'as, -.'. p," we're s ,s ~ u scere
resolved i'sclf tat' IN New-YorN state. FOR IN
Now-York a-I Urock.yu Yes Il is closer stu than
that f.r hD rrnrot report rain prediction verified
nss b. "q9, 'an e ' r9 aug s on r top OF s ne
20 he ore Dot s4uArc. jus; outside his tower WIN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-01

t,rado,,c bronson. F. O. De Luze J. G. X Dueeii
rrnrnci,ys Feilowes John G. Heckscher H H.
Hoster Thomas H hfa1 Mus SoiT"i Perpon,
,Nrrg,r', Zewbod Morris Herman Oelricns; r.
K S;urgis George Peabody We;Gnore, W. T. " mar
ton and Stanford White.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-01
USES FOR AN OLD MANSION.
THE COLONIAL DANES TO BE IN CHARGE
THEY WILL RESTORE THE VAN CoRTIANDT
HOUSE TO ITS ORIGINAL CONDITION. AS
FAR AS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
WILL BE WELCOME.

The Society OF Colonial Danes OF the State OF
New-York is congratulating itself upon the grant
ing by the Park Commissioners OF its recent appll
cation for the custody of the old Van Cortlan dt
mansion. in Van Cortland Park. The members OF
the society have long regarded the building with
kind OF patriotic envy and they propose to
make IL a museum for Colonial and other historical
relics Since the purchase OF the house and land by
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-01

Beware OF the borrowing hend. You wouldn't
lend him your toothbrush or overcoat. for In
stance. so why lend him your wheel? once get
your wheel adjusted to suit your own peculiar
make-up and then don't let any one else roe H.
II Won do YOU will get II back with the saddle
most "tust raised trife." or the handle-Dar
"a little lower" Perhaps your friend VIII
have found the chain too loose or the bearings
not Quite as he thinks they ought TO be-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-01

Probably no place visited by cyclists offers
such opportunity for the study Of human
nature the famous Coney Island Cycle Path
leading from Prospect Part. Brooklyn, to Concy
Island Its proximity to New-York furnishes
il with riders Of all classes and conditions
with wheels to match, from the ''ice-wagon"
models of two or three years ago. to the beauti-
full creations of 1896. The costumes and bearing
Of the riders in the majority OF instances coin
eide with their mounts apd reflect TO a remark
able degree the cosmopolitan character OF the
metropolis. Among tho variety OF riders con-
stantly passing one can promptly detect the
people of refinement, their modest costumes
and their well-groomed machines betraying
their character just as readily as the vulgar
dress or dirty wheels indicate those Of careless
habits or low tastes. Among the better class OF
riders however. one finds their mounts uni
formlv OF high grade. while those who stop for
repairs are usually provided with cheap wheels
and old-fashioned tires An accident to the
latter usually means a walk home or to the
air
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-01

The prospects are now good that the Glenmore-
ave improvement in Brooklyn will be carried out
early In the coming season. The bill in its
amended form will. ii Is believed. arouse no OPP
position. especially as the money 10 pay for the
work will not come directly from the city treas
ury, but will be drawn from fund already at
the disposition of the Park Department. 1t has
been found that the removal Of the granite pave
ment now laid on dozen blocks or more OF the
avenue will be unwise, as IT has not yet been fully
paid for. the assessments having been laid I'M
oaE What Il known AZ the five-Yaar act whGrshv
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-01

Nev-Haven wheelmen are also enthusiastic
over these paths They want 70 lay one Of cinder
20 North Haven. 10 join the track constructed
from Neriden and Walngford by the wheel
1ren Of those places and even see visions Of an
extension TO bridgeport and finally TO New
York 1t is hoped TO have the frs; section In
tidable shape by May l.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-01

While the League Of American Whee!meh Is
making great strides In membership in the North
.nd West little is being accomplished in the
cou+bern States Few applications are received
The South needs number of energetic chief con-
euls like l. 3. Potter.