The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-27

upon code. This is. however, a varia-
mailing.
One of the newest methods of cleo
trio balloon signaling was recently
operated at Uxbridge, England. A bal
loon made of thin cambria, vanished
in light color, was sent up and held
captive at an altitude of 1000 feet. In
side of the BAG rope ladder was sus-
pended from the top and secured at the
bottom. The ladder had six rungs and
TO each rung an incandescent lamp was
fastened. a twin wire cable secured
the balloon to the earth and through it
the lamps could be individually or col
lectively operated. Twenty five stor-
age battery cells, each weighing "A
pounds, were used to operate the
lamps. The latter were snapped in and
out and a message was deciphered and
recorded at Battersea, 1e miles away.
The balloon was transparent enough to
allow the different lamps to be diStin-
guished apart with ease and il had the
additional advantage of completely
shutting out the after glow of the car
bon, that is, the reddish light emitted
after the current is shut off and While
the carbon is not yet cool
Balloon photogrametry or the survey
ing and photographing of distant fields
has also been much improved of late.
The invention of the telescope photo
graphic lenses has advanced this de-
partment of military science percepti-
bly,. In fact, the balloon question in
warfare is one that is capable of al
most indefinite development. The pos
sibilities claimed for the balloon of the
future are dazzling. For instance, army
officers say that there is nothing i'm
probable in the Supposition of a gem
eral Of the future using balloon as
point of observation and transmitting
his orders by wire to his army beneath
his feet An officer with everything
thus under his eve could be in electric
communication with every gun on the
field, just as the commander on man
of-war in his coming tower is able to
personally operate every gun on his
ship.
General A W. Greedy in speaking of
the advances made in field biography,
says: ELECTRICAL communication plays
in modern warfare a part that empha-
sizes the necessity of perfecting it to
the highest degree. The day following
the battle of Ping Yang, the Japanese
carried their flying lines into that city
from Seoul, a distance of 20 miles, and
the British advance on Dangold exem-
plifies the indispensability of such mill
tary lines" This shows the estimation
in which the field telegraph is held by
dIUlN ClllC6IS. lie HlOQSIn
States REQUIREMENT, including the
flying field telegraph and telephone, has
superseded the heavy telegraph dial of
other DAYS. The size of the kit is so
small that it can be carried with ease.
1t does not weigh over Is pounds.
There is diminutive Morse key and
buzzer and one wire over which mes
sages from DO tn instruments can be
sent simultaneously. The delicacy of
the telephone is so exquisite that the
faintest whisper can be transmitted a
very great distance, a small battery
carried on the back supplying the ne
cessary current. The usefulness of this.
instrument is not limited to flying
field lines. It's inventor is Captain
James Allen of the United States signal
corps, and he has made some expert
ments with it that prove it to possess
wonderful efficiency
The bicycle field reel for paying out
telegraph wire has simplified the equip
ment of the flying lines to a minimum
The form of the reel is such that one
man can transport two miles of insul-
ated double-conductor wire with as
much raDidity as a column of cavalry
can move. A complete telegraph equip
ment consisting of several wagons and
a lot of paraphernalia already exists in
Fort Sheridan in the department OF