The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-23
SIGNAL SERVICE BOYS
What They Are Doing in the
Philippines.
MANY M0NTANANS THERE
Telegraph Operators Well known in
This State Now Serving With the
Army in the Far East.
Ordered to uoilo.

The letters from soldiers stationed at
! Manila, and the reports of the move
| ments and doings of the boys that have
| been published from time to time in
| the Standard and other Montana news
| papers are always read with interest by
| those who have near and dear friends in
! the military service in the far East, and
more especially by those who are re-
| lated by blood ties to the soldier boys.
Many letters have been received from
Montana men in the regular army SER
vice, but little if anything has appear
ed in the newspapers concerning the
| signal corps, body of men as essen
tial to the operations of land force
| as a coaling ship to naval squadron.
In the membership of the signal corps
now in the Philippines, are many well
| known Montana telegraphers and cleo
| trlc1ans. Lieut.. George II. lilly is en-
gagged in the service there. Mr. Tilly is
known to every telegraph operator in
the state. He was, for years, employed
in high positions in the Western Union
office at Helena. The duty Of recruiting
| ~ or 30 men from amongst Montana
telegraph operators and electricians
was assigned to him at the time of the
mastering in of the troops. Lieutenant
lilly gathered about many operators
tors of extended acquaintance in this
state, concerning whose health and
well being everybody will be glad to
| receive word. The article given below
is taken from the Telegraph Age. and
relates to the movements of the signal
corps men in the Philippines:
Under date of Nov. %, our Manila
z. T. agent furnishes us with a great
deal of valuable information bearing
too torn
the Philippine islands. The signing of
the articles of peace in Paris in De-
cember renders the publication of quite
portion of this interesting matter of
no moment.
The voyage of the telegraphers from
San Francisco to Manila was unevent-
ful, but every opportunity to signal
with convoys and to drill was taken adj
vantage of. Our correspondent then
adds:
Since the arrival of the signal
corps at Manila the members thereof
have been employed furnishing details
for the various telegraph stations, and
Sth army corps being in constant
communication from Cavite around the
bay via Bakoot to the most remote out
posts. A cable was laid from Cavite to
Manila on account Of the cutting of the
land wires by the insurgents. When not
engaged in constructing lines and at
telegraph duty the company is drilled
in the manual of arms, map sketching
and signaling by flag and Telegraph
Considerable time is taken up putting
the quarters in good condition. City
water, sewerage, shower baths and
other sanitary necessities have made
our buildings the most desirable in
Manila.
The 18th volunteer signal corps
is now divided into three squads,
In charge of Lieut.. George H. Tilly.
Lieut.. +. Fl. Bailey and Lieut.. p. p
Gordon. From the present Indications
points in the PHILIPPINES group, where
they will construct lines into the inter-
Tor and establish telegraphic commune
cation with the coast cities
There are 80 telegraphers in the
corps, among whom are some of the
cream of the telegraph fraternity. Ed
gar Russell, formerly first lieutenant 9Th
artillery and assigned to West Point as
professor in chemistry is our captain.
Among the well known telegraphers
are the following: First Lieut.. George
H. Tilly, formerly night chief of the
Western Union at Helena, Mont; First
Lieut.. r. H. Bailey, Second Lieut..
Charles P. Gordon; sergeants, David 7.
Flannery, Of the weather bureau de-
partment; Willis J. Evans, New York;
Paul Q. Paulson. San Francisco; Pat
rick o. Duffy, Nashville Tenn: Samuel
l.. Bergln, Ralelgh. N. c., Augustus M.
Maxeiner, Butte, Mont. Winthrop B.
Boulter, Helena, Mont; corporals,
George D. Nimmo, Des Moines, Iowa:
Ashley p. Slccum and George S. Fow-
Ter, Raleigh. NJ c.; Edmund r. Fisher,
Helena, Mont; Edward J. Mulcahy,
San Francisco: William H. Speer Port
land, Ore; William F. Schwandt, Hell
ena, Mont; frst-class privates, Will
liam Brown. William J. Edgar, Francis
w. Johnson, Frank j. Kelly, John j.
Lynch, James Mcclure. William Nc
Nulty. Harry III. Norton, Alexander S.
Patterson, Clarence J. Prendergast,
Herbert T. Tomlinson. John w. Weir,
all of New York; George w. Crooks,
John A. Davis, Charles Gable. Edgar
w. Granley, Matthew C. G. Ives, Pat
rick r. Leo, John w. McCurdy, Ru-
dolph M Ruter all of Montana: Allen
Kirby. San Francisco, Cal; Cassius L.
Mingus, Richard H. Paddison and Her
schell P. Young, of North Carolina.
Lieut.. George H. Tilly, we are glad
to state, has entirely recovered from
his prolonged sickness which was caus-
ed by malaria. A months sojourn in
Japanese and Chinese cities has done
much to restore his health
'Since the receipt of the above, a
cablegram from Manila announces the
departure of Lieutenant lilly with a
force of operators for Iloio.''
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