The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-06-18
UNITED STATES SIGNAL CORPS
Captain Giddings Wants More Men for

Captain Giddings Wants More Men for
This Branch of the Service
Captain Howard A. Giddings, United
States Signal corps, has received a re-
port from Private Fairfield, in charge
of the detachment Of the signal corps
rendezvoused at Fort Trumbull, saying
that all of the party were in excellent
health and doing we'll. There are now
about twenty-five men in the detach-
ment and they are quartered in tents
at the fort. Captain Crawford, COM
manding the post, has issued them a
Buzzacott oven and uncooked army ra-
tions, and the men do their own cook
ing. A cook from the garrison was
detailed to assist them at first, but on
Tuesday Captain Giddings enlisted and
sent down a man who can cook.
DR.. A. G. Cook, the examining sur
geon for the signal corps, states that
the men are by far the best in every
way he has examined. The require
ments are very rigid, only the finest
men physically, Intellectually and NOR
ally being admitted to this service, as
the pay is high and duties responsible.
Privates receive $2040 per month, in
duulIlOu W ClOlHlllSJ Iettioiio, LlSSiSoh
attendance ETC.; corporals 1914, SER
geants $4,000, and the first-class SER
geants $54 per month-the equivalent Of
| $50 or 800 for civilianwho has to board
and clothe himself.
The detachment at Fort Trumbull
includes First Lieutenant Fairfield of
the Connecticut Signal corps, who has
been granted leave Of absence to en-
list; D. w. Travis and ]. D. Wooten,
expert telegraphers from the Western
Union main office in New York city and
members of the New York Signal corps;
Mr. Dugan, the chief electrician of the
Hartford Street Railway company; M.
| F. Owens, chief electrician at the Pope
| Tube works; William Wyatt of the
| graduating class of Wesleyan college,
an electrician; Platt Lynde and other
train operators from the New York,
| New Haven and Hartford railroad.
Fourteen of the men are present or
past members of the Connecticut Sig
! nal corps.
| A dozen more men are needed at
| once, especially telegraph operators, In
| order that the detachment may be COM
| pleted and moved to the camp of in
| struction at Washington. d. c. Ap.
plicants must present certificates OF
| character and of ability as telegraphers
| or electricians, If such. All enlistments
are made as privates and non commits
| stoned officers will be appointed from
the meritorfous privates. The signal
| detachment for a division consists OF
five f1rst-class sergeants, ten sergeants
| ten corporals and thirty privates.
| Uniforms and equipments will be
issued as soon as the men reach Wash
| ington. The uniform will probably
be the new brown khaki cloth uniform
Part of the signal corps will be mount
] ed. Captain Giddings states that the
| duties Of the corps will be the construc-
ton and operation of field and semi
| permanent telegraph and telephone
| lines, the operation Of ocean cables, the
| management of the balloon trains an6
field visual signalling. The Sigma
corps recruiting office is open daily
| from to at the First regiment arm
| DRY. A detachment is sent to Fori
| Trumbull each day on the $3.50 express
| on the Valley road-Bridgepor Stand.
/ ard.