The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-09-04

on the lances and the battery wagon follow.
e n TisE az came anne ,Pts 70 Put their four mPG po feY lines mss n
tall poles deeoEated with uniformed men could
main line wires stretching along this point
where a month ago there was but one.
fishing communication required tho labor OF
all the men. and an expert electrician WIS
itfSSl yy,S to Be ssSn S SiEsSayos 3. d q st PostPSG1 s S wSllS
lookeddo on him from the top of q neighbor-
ing telegraph pole. Now the work of photo
ErpIRdhlinS B aas p mat % are desEel is Gr Ss fast as
possible. and, sent, with maps, TO the Bureau
camp ia continually changing. this means. a
E nefoD aI n Satts Of I %GS6k : aTG nm gay 90 tS 10 gay lay o Wta tS9s
From. the foregoing Il would hardly seem as
signal. Nevertheless. the isgs have played
an important part in the conduct Of this camp;
glasses, flags and photographs. have been
o os, bill L.r The % nS5 keen keen q h constant Gsg FSr lSSf;
relay stations from hill to hill to signal head
quarters. whence the news is sent out By
a. transport as. much ss fifteen miles west
OF Montauk Point. The incoming ship Is
smokestack can be made out. and the identlh-
SStiSG ID Is v then sSssT1ns disto As sem fGa sol,6 eRe
vo by : direction bssak2 rs o. ne GSoE% n nSn6lt GoG General neral
OF sick. and whether or not any infectious or
cS9SI1t2EiGns diseases disease are aboard Higgins.
Most Of the transports gave the REQUIRED in
formation by the Tlgwag code. Some nnfor-
t%ens ayri Rnf B p9 %=IFEa SSons 9R i9s pass ons Pss
on board understanding the code, There. was
pinned a red flannel shirt in the middle o ithe
sheet and started out on their reply. but be-
fore they had proceeded far a fog shut them
As soon as the report from q transport Is
ing General, who Issues orders for it's re-
c~eption so that. three hours before 1t has made
its way, around the end Of the point and up to
the anchorage. preparations for it's reception
ant!ne station DR.. MaGruder. who is in charge
ing in his boat a lagman. who transmits his
report TO the commanding General; When
Capt the Be oIitstt als sna h RiGrT Tifs a %Tf'T %ot EsFy III
Corps man was sent out to report on his case.
CAPT: BIorrowe on board. Very i'll. but re-
From shore Gen. wheeler's;order that he be
realeased from quarantine was tagged, and
Capt. Borrowe was brought In and taken away
BIT BIZ Of o Signal signal work. aiH was an that in the the case sse'S Of the he
Ninth Massachusetts, Regiment. for the trans
fer Of which Senator Hoar and other Bay State
men had made arrangements. The signal
to transfer SrH he men and Eadt The bodies be ies Of the dead
New London. and this was etfected, IN mid
ocean. saving several hours OF valuable time.
Beach the signal Service men learned Of Il at
midnight, but at that hour they could rouse no
one. At 5 o'clock the next morning Gen;
shortly afterward a man Of the corps had
reached the scene of the accident on horse
Of rough riders Who we're looking Tor strayed
horses as q quarantine guard. and kept this
SEX sRPRp m laa9r@ oa. q TR fae PRTGsFefis Island al fe| Raiiro onS
added cars to its regular morning train and
brought the men up.
transmit a message from here to the end Of
the point, eight miles away. almost as quickly
bright day the Photograph works direct from
here to the Lighthouse at the points end:
other Instruments than flag or heliograph for
signalling in.cases OF emergency. as witness the
following: A man on top Of a telegraph pole
the. road which the ppssessor Of the flask was
frss soldier took OF his hat and n vigorously sly
INNhlsEey coming, Stop man and get some"
Down came No. ?, stopped the infantryman.
You've got a flask in your pocket. partner.
l can smell the booze. Give us a drink"
No mar in this camp refuses another adrink.
| IC hluiIb mon NlcbC -hNo iiu'hs lIlhAN Viiiii
| greatly at the accurate diagnosis. Back went
the signal man. after taking a pull. to his pole.
and wig-wagged:
Thanks. Do the same for you some time"
One Of the picturesque sights Of the camp Is
to see the flags on the hilltops working or the
lanterns sending the night signals. As the
Signal Corps carries only REVIEWERS. the men
do not go on, sentry duty, and the camp Is Ia-
trolled by a detail from the rough riders. The
hardest part of the corps work is over. but 1t
still has one special task Of considerable magni-
tude on its hands, the lighting of the camp by
electricity. The. lights will probably be in
working. order in a few days, and travel by
night, which is now practically impossible ex-
7 cept by moonlight. will be easy.
Capt. Higgins, to whose efforts the success
OF his corps is chiefly due. has been in the SER
vice since April. He is a graduate Of the Uni:
versity OF Pennsvlvania. and was in the class OF
'9S Of the law school of the university. His
home is in Germantown. Pa. Although he is
but % years old. he Ia a lawyer. a surveyor. n
civil engineer. an electrician, a telegraph
operator. and an expert photographer and
draughtsman. He is entirely engrossed in his
work. and Is one OF the few men who will not
rejoice in a release from duty at Camp Wikof.