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THE SEW COAST SIGNAL SERVICE.
Ready for Immediate Revival Wlien
Occasion Require*.
(Georre E. Walsh in Scientific Ameri
can.)
Prior to the war with Spain we had
practically no coast signal service
along either of extensive seacoasts, and
when the war broke out, the navy
department made haste to provide
some adequate means of protecting the
Atlantic seaboard from unexpected at
tack. It was one of the creditable
operations of the war that the depart
ment succeeded within a short time in
establishing a signal service from
Maine to Florida, which kept every
important point guarded. There were
60 signal stations established between
these two points, and they were suf
ficiently close together at important
points to prevent the approach o
anv hostile fleet undiscovered. A large
sum of money was spent within a
few week* in perfect! " m
service, and no one otuside of the
government empn-yeo kh-w now per
fectly well the whole Atlantic seaboard
was covered. _ . , .
The abandonment of this intricate
and costly service at the close of the
war was criticised by many, and an
effort was mode to induce the de
partment to adopt a permanent coast
signal service similar to that main
tained by France and England. This,
however, wcu’d have been an immense
ly costly outlay of funds, far greater,
on account of the amount spent in
any European country. The navy de
partment, however, carefully worked
out a system of coast signal service
which to-day is so efficient and inex
pensive that it deserves greater praise
than it receives. It is maintained as
a separate branch of the navy depart
ment, and In times of peace it has
nothing to do except to keep its sys
fi *- such a state of efficiency that
on short notice it can perform valua-
ble work.
When the service establised its series
of stations along the coast it built 60
portable houses or stations. These
frame structures could be erected and
taken down on short notice. When the
•war closed the service was discon
tinue; but the portable station houses
were taksn apart and stored at various
points near the site of the station. The
new' service contemplates using these
portable signal stations in times of
war. Each station house and all the
signaling equipment are kept in stock,
so that on short notcie they can be
hurried down by fast freight to their
positions and put up within a few
hours. Each signal station house is
numbered, and a chart of the service
shows corresponding numbers along
the coast and at what point the pota
ble station house is kept in stock. The
coast is divided into districts, and
in each district there is a certain
number of stations. The cost of stor
age is very small.
To man these signal stations would
require a large force and In the event
of hostilities the navy could ill-afford
to spare the necessary number of ef
ficient men. Green recruits could not
•well undertake the work; for the im
portance of the signal service is too
great to be jeopardized by men un
familiar with it. At the outbreak of
the war the signal service included a
number of men trained for the work,
and volunteers were immediately en
listed and trained by the veterans. By
these emergency measures the coa-t
was in time carefully protected; but
the situation at the declaration of
hostilities was critical.
To avoid a crisis which might prove
disastrous to the country, the coast
signal service has perfected a system
by which the naval militia of the dif
ferent states will take Immediate
charge of the signal stations in times
of war. A large force of the "naval
militia along the Atlantic coast is be
ing drilled in signaling, and these men
could be drawn upon at a day’s notice
' for effective work. Many of them sa.w
active service in the signal service
during the w?r, and they have further
increased their skill and effleciency by
a thorough course of study and train
ing under the supervision of promi
nent officers in the navy.
So effective has this system become
that naval officers do not hesitate to
say that the sign <1 service is ready for
any emergency, while the cost in times
of peace is trifling. In the event of
war word would be sent out to ship
the different signal station houses to
their respective posit ons, and the com- j
plete equipment would follow. Then I
the demand would be made upon the
state militia officers for signalmen, and
they would be hurried to their posts.
Thus within a day or two the whole
coast could be amply guarded by 50
different signal stations thoroughly
equipped for all work and in the hands
of competent men.
Each station is supposed to he equip
ped with a telegraph intrument and
every code of signals used by war ships
and the merchant marine. The signal
men are then able to exchange mes
sages with any approaching ship, no
matter of what nationality or from
what port of the world. Each station
requires five men. There are two ex
perienced signalmen, two expert teleg
graphers, and a cook. This provides
for night and day work, a signalman
and a telegrapher being on duty all
the time. In times of war the signal
men and telegraph operators are re
gularly enlisted as petty officers, and
the cook as a common seaman. The
telegraph operators must be qualified
experts, familiar with the signs and
codes used by the sign-il service. The
small wooden signal station building is
arranged to provide comfortable quart
ers for these five men, and they would
live there night and day in winter and
summer should necessity demand It.
In the daytime the signalman would
spend his time in the top of his 50-foot
signal mast, where, armed with a pair
of double lens binoculars, he would
scan the seas In all directions. His
orders would be to signal every pas
sing craft, whether sailing ship or
steamer, and to enter the questions and
replies in the logbook. In the daytime
the signaling would all be done by
means of the International code signal
flags, displayed at the top of the 50-
foot mast. In the night time the Shroud
light or Meyer code of signals would
be used. Ordinary coasting ships would
riot be reported but merely entered in
the logbook.
Each station Is connected by private
■wire with the navy department at [
Washington. In time of war the opera
tor would report immediately to head- j
quarters of the signal district In which i
the station was located the signaling '
•of any ship or starrier of Importance,
and responsible officers there would 1
decide wheher It was Important enough
to send on to Washington, it is be- l
lteved that the United States thus
possesses a perfect signal system, held
In readiness at all times for Immediate I
work along our Atlantic coast. In the
event of a declaration of war, or a
threat of hostilities, word would go
forth from the navy department over
the wires, and within 24 hours 50 sig
nal stations would go up from Maine
to Texas, and expert, well-drilled naval
militia volunteers would man them.
Within 48 hours the navy department
would be in such a position that every
vessel along the coast would be re
ported to it, and the movement of Its
own war ships up and down the coast
could be ascertained. Communication
with the war ships along the coast
would alone In such an emergency
prove of the utmose value.
—Uncle—"Tee. Charles; I laid the
.foundation of my fortune by saving
Spendthrift Nephew—"l
t know you tvtr Urov on%. un-
Puach.
MAIL ORDERS FOR ITEMS IN THIS ADVERTISEMENT MUST BE SENT BY RETURN MAIL.
. TOY TALK
To-Morrow Morning
WE bid you welcome to
TOY-LAND, whieli is situated
in our spacious and well ap
pointed BASEMENT. 'Tis a
great showing you view here of
all that gladdens the heart of
happy childhood and makes the
older folks recall their youth
ful days and Christmas times.
OUR TOYS and BALLS and
FIRE ENGINES and WAG
ONS and RAILWAY CARS,
are just the things for the
hoys. YOU can’t fail to be
pleased with this tine display
and then there’s CARTS and
DONKEYS and DRAYS and
ENGINES and AUTOMO
BILES and HORSES and
TRICK PONIES and ME
CHANICAL FIGURES which
do all sorts of funny things to
create fun, frolic and laughter.
THERE is going to be a great
selling of every item know n to
the world of TOYS, and you
may depend that
Mister Santa Clans
is going to make this part of
this big store his headquarters.
NOW we want every good lit
tle girl and bov in this town to
write to SANTA CLAUS and
send the letter to him in our
care and we will see that he
brings von just what vou want.
That’s All.
Our Hosiery
Is made and dyed by the best
and most famous HOSIERY
people, and that’s one of the
strong reasons why you should
buy of us.
To-Morrow
250 pairs WOMEN’S aud
CHILDREN’S fast black Seam
less HOSE, the regular 121-2
cents pea* pair kinds in this
great stock reducing sale at
Bc.
Fine Hosiery.
250 pairs WOMEN'S East
black and regular made lace
lisle HOSE, a genuine 20 cents
per pair kind put in this quick
stock lowering sale at, per pair,
\ 3c.
Boys’ Stockings.
250 pairs Boys’ Fast Black
and Corduroy-ribbed HOSE,
very stout and strong. Abso
lutely fast color and worth 19
cents pair. BE sure you ask
about them in the quick rid
dance sale at
12J*c
Fancy Hose.
250 pairs WOMEN'S high
class fancy HOSE, with red,
bine and black grounds, in
fancy colored tigures and
stripe®. HERE goes those 39
cents per pair values in this
stock lowering sale at
23c.
Shoe Specials.
DO you buy your SHOES
of us? If you don't come here
and let us tell you why you
should do your purchasing at
this store.
To-Morrow
t WOMEN’S extra high grade
kid and patent tip lace or but
ton SHOES. 'Tis a most ele
gant and refined SHOE and
worth here and everywhere
$2.00 per pair, but it goes to
morrow at
$1.50.
Fine Shoes.
WOMEN’S superb styles in
patent tip or kid SHOES in ten
different styles of lace or but
ton kinds. Tis the best look
ing and best wearing $3.00
SHOE in town and to-morrow
it goes along with the other
bargains at, per pair,
$2.00.
Boys’ Shoes.
THE kinds which look right
and wear w’ell and are known
as “the steel shod sorts," —
si?es 12 to 2 and worth $1.75
per pair the world over. Here
they go to-morrow at
$(.25.
Men’s Shirts.
Avery handsome assortment
of HOLIDAY gifts in high
grapes of perfect flitting
DRESS SHIRTS. The very
latest styles in two popular
prices—one at SI.OO. The oth
er at
$1.50.
Night Shirts,
MADE of soft finished flan
nel OUTING in fast colored
stripes, full lengths and per
fectly made; just what you
want for your husband's com
fort, each 75 cents and
SI.OO.
COUNTRY MERCHANTS LOOKING FOR HOLIDAY GOODS SHOULD VISIT OUR STORE.
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY. DECEMBER 8. 1901.
DRESS GOODS.
Broadcloths.
Too many pieces—too many
yards. We don’t want them
any longer. Every right shade,
every right color in every
body's $1.05 per yard grade.
Come right here and choose
of the 1,000 yards which go out
with a ruch to-morrow at, per
yard
$1.15.
Broadcloths.
Every yard must go. Do
you buy a dress, a waist or a
skirt to-morrow? If you do,
come and choose from 800
yards just the color you want
and the. kinds sold up the
street at $1.23 per yard, here
at
85c.
Broadcloths.
Last chance on this lot of
over 700 yards. ’Tis a good
bye to every piece. We just
won’t have them. Do you have
a want for such? Then come
and buy from these SI.OO kinds
here to-morrow at, per yard,
69c.
Skirtings.
Out they go. Best lot ever
brought to town. ’Tis a pity
to make such sacrifices, but we
don’t want them. Plenty of
time to wear a SHORT SKIRT.
’Tis correct any day in the
year, and to-morrow $2.00 qual
ities go at a dollar twenty-five,
and $1.50 grades at
83c.
Venetians.
The light weight, satin faced
kinds in a range of charming
colors. The very best material
for a dressy dress, full 45 inch
es wide and sold the world over
at $1.39 per yard. Buy it here
at
89c.
Suitings.
They must move out quick.
Every yard full width and pure
wool. All the best shades in
solids and mixtures and sold
from MAINE to CALIFORNIA
at 59 cents yard. Hurry with
the crowd, as it goes at
39c.
Waistings.
Those plain and fancy polka
dot FLANNELS are on the list
to get out with the others, and
here you see all the smart styles
in every imaginable shade and
color, and values that are 75
cents yard go now at
39c
Corduroys.
Not too many left, but
"enough to supply immediate
wauts in nearly all the right
and much in demand colors.
If interested get the regular
GO cents kinds tomorrow at,
per yard.
45c.
Metallic Velvets.
Sold throughout the country
at 75 and 85 cents yard. Some
choice combination colorings
left in the dark shades, and
then there’s beautiful pieces of
pink, canary, rose and blue.
All out for fast going at, per
yard.
60c.
Black Goods.
Last on the list but the best
and biggest bargain of them
all. Two great piles of gen
uine imported SERGES,
CHEVIOTS, HOMESPUNS,
•IMPERIALS and high class
SUITINGS in two prices just
about one-third less than regu
lar asking. One line at G3
cents and the other, worth
$1.35 per vard, at
83c.
Bed Quilts.
200 very handsome HOLI
DAY SPREADS in plain and
fancy white CROCHET and
MARSEILLES styles. Buy of
this great sale your HOLIDAY
gift and get that which is ab
solutely correct. Prices go
from $5.00 down to
SI.OO.
SOME FACTS WITH FIGURES.
THIS morning we come with a frank and
honest confession regarding the great quantities of
fashionable and seasonable merchandise in our
great establishment. Trade conditions, throughout
the entire country, are not up to the anticipations
and expectations of the mercantile world, and we,
like hundreds of other importers and distributors,
find too many goods on hand at this season of the
year.
Now What's the Remedy?
The edict goes forth to-morrow, and every de
partment in this house has imperative orders to re
duce stocks at once. To do such, and to thoroughly
accomplish our outlined purpose, we first begin by
reducing prices to such figures that limited purses
are given heretofore unknown purchasing power.
The Dress Goods News
Fo*und in another column, will be most interesting
reading for contemplating buyers, as it is our resolu
tion to clear out every piece, every yard, of this im
mense stock, and if you are thinking of a waist, a
skirt, or a full suit, be sure you look over this rare
purchasing privilege.
Suits, Wraps and Waists
Play important parts in this stock-reducing sale, and
prices have been lowered to such figures as will
easily convert you into possessing your ideal gar
ment at phenomenally low prices. Such introduces
you to what you now may expect from the five
heavily laden floors of this store, and we caution
you to make no error in seeking elsewhere for any
item on your list of wants.
The Above Are Facts,
Figures Now Follow Below.
4 Cents Yard For 6 Cents Fancy Outings.
5 Cents Yard Fort Cents Bleached Domestics.
6 % Cents Yard For 10 Cents Cotton Flannel.
X% Cents Yard For 10 Cents Fancy Percales.
8% Cents Each For 10 Cents Pillow Cases.
10 Cents Yard For 15 Cents Persian Outings.
\VA Cents Yard For 25 Cents Brown Sheeting.
37 Cents Each For 50 Cents Bleached Sheets.
47 Cents Each For 65 Cents Bleached Sheets.
50 Cents Pair For 75 Cents White Blankets.
75 Cents Each For 98 Cents Heavy Comforts.
98 Cents Pair for $1.39 Very Heavy Blankets.
$1.25 For $1.75 Sateen Covered Comforts.
$1.50 For $2.00 Extra Large Gray Blankets.
$2 for $2.50 Superior Gray Or White Blankets.
$3.00 For $4.00 Superb Extra Large Blankets.
$3.98 For $5.00 Large And Excellent Blankets.
SOME HOLIDAY InTHIS
Begin your buying to-morrow. Stocks are fresh, new and
complete. Every right item you could imagine is here in
every right price. First comers are those who get the
choicest things and are confronted with no disappointments
w hich are sure to overtake those w ho delay their shopping
to the last hours.
Holiday Handkerchiefs ■gJESSSJESTC
sortment in Savannah. Nothing more appropriate than a
box from our sorts or a few- of the finer and handsomer
kind. We start the selling by presenting two immense
center counters filled with Ladies’ plain hemstitched, hand
embroidered and lace-trimmed white linen HANDKER
CHIEFS, aud start the prices from 10 cents, O flft
12 cents, 15 cents, 20 cents, 25 cents and up to
Hnliilav rifIVPS A grand stock to choose from.
iIUHUdy lIIUtWA. Every right color and black,
and then everv pair is fitted to your hand and warranted to
wear. OUR GREAT DOLLAR KID GLOVE' is the best
procurable at the price, and then we sell the < jr /\
best GLOVE made in the world at
A Rip ClftVf Sfllf Of great interest to every
A DIJv UIUtL OdIL woman who wants high
quality at bargain prices, is to bo made here in the morning
and every contemplating GLOVE buyer should be an early
inspector of the one thousand pairs which were bought out
of the regular way, and w hich are w orth up to r Q _
$2.00 per pair, that go here at only
Holiday Umbrellas. *•.
that is absolutely perfect, and then the prices are just to
your liking. Buy such a present for man or woman and you
buy that which is acceptable and appropriate.
TOMORROW, 300 Men and Women's Gloria Silk, steel
rod and plain or fancy handle UMBRELLAS, d? f f r
TO MORROW, 200 plain or fancy handle, pure silk and
steel rod and Paragon frame UMBRELLAS, bought by us
especially for the holiday trade and priced C? f A AA
from $2.00 up to *4> U.UU
HnlitlflV Ties An assortment which presents
liUllUdj lICA. over one thojigand kinds in tecks,
bows, scarfs and four-in-hands. The best line iu town and
the prettiest styles, at tvo prices, which are to be pr /■
shown fo men, at 25 cents and at 3UC
SUITS-WAISTS.
Cheviot Suits.
Here is a line of dark Suits
in blue aud gray wool mix
tures and CHEVIOTS, nicely
made, good lookers aud per
fect fitters, but we don’t want
them any longer—that’s why
$6.50 values go to-morrow at
$3.98-
Stylish Suits.
ANOTHER great bargain in
Women's Man-tailored dress
SUITS in blue and black taf
feta trimmed SUITINGS. A
real $8.50 value is put iu this
stock reducing sale and
marked
$4:98,
Tailored Suits.
HERE’S a limited number
of WOMEN’S black, brown and
blue stylishly self-trimmed
SUITS that in the regular way
bring $15.00, but they go along
with the other bargains at
SB-98.
Elegant Suits.
Just to your fancy and lik
ing. AWFULLY good looking
and perfectly finished and self
trimmed. Made of pure w 00l
VENETIAN in black, brown,
navy and castor; $20.00 kinds
$1220.
Refined Suits.
Made of brown, blue and
black PEBBLE CHEVIOTS,
elegant in every manner and
just right for all occasions,
OUT they go in to-morrow's
sale and these $22.50 SUITS
are shown at
$14.40. ..
Cloth Suits.
LATE arrivals; should have
arrived weeks ago and now
that we don’t want them, pri
ces will be cutaone-lialf. They
are shown in black and castor
cloth, and are most elegant
garments, and worth $30.00,
but to-morrow we say
S2OOO.
Short Skirts.
These are in gray and ox
fords, made of good quality
cheviots, heavily stitched and
complete in every way. $3.75
values go out to-morrow at
$1.98.
Short Skirts.
ANOTHER closing sale of
about 54 in a lot of tailor
made Walking SKIRTS in all
black CHEVIOTS, being the
regular $5.50 grades which are
cut for immediate riddance and
priced at
$398.
Silk Skirts.
HERE'S a most eloquent
bargain in a goodly number of
fancy self-trimmed black taf
feta SILK SKIRTS. NOTH
ING so stylish, none more
dressy, and this lot of $9.00
garments go at
$585-
Paris Skirts.
An assortment of just an
even dozen, comprising the
seasou's handsomest imported
designs, styles and effects. Ev
ery one superbly and elabo
rately trimmed and a perfect
work of high dress art. TO
MORROW the entire stock
goes on sale at a’ reduction of
one-half, prices ranging from
$9.00 on up to
$7500-
Wool Waists.
A general outgoing of every
one we own. TO-MORROW,
the price is made new on every
such garment in the store, and
values you never dreamed of
are going to be put forth in
this stock reducing sale at oDe
third less than anybody’s pri
ces. Elegant styles from $5.98
on down to
SI.OO.
MILLINERY.
MRS. GOLDEN informs us
that she is ready to distribute
some very stylish HATS at
very ordinary prices, and.we
most earnestly ask that you
pay this interesting part of our
store an early visit.
Flowers and Feathers
Are included in this great
stock lowering sale, and be
ginning to morrow extra values
will be made into big bargains
throughout the department.
Dress Hats
Of a most unusual elegance as
well as beauty. Most becom
ingly trimmed after Paris mod
els and worth everywhere
SIO.OO, are now to go at
$6-75.
Stylish Hats.
Some ten or a dozen in the
lot. Merely a handful to close
out by noon to-morrow. Ev
eryone a perfect beauty and
worth up to $8.50 each, to
morrow w e say
$4.75.
More Hats
Are sold by us than In any
concern hereabouts, and the
reason is that “the best at the
lowest” is always procurable
at this house. TO-MORROW,
just 21 very smart styles in
street and hack HACKS, val
ues always $3.98 to $5.49 each,
lake your pick at
$2.49.
Tips and Plumes
Are included in this big sale
as well as every item among
the great stock of beautiful
Birds and Breasts
And to-morrow’s buyers will be
greeted with exceptional val
ues, as every price will be
found to have been cut into
Half.
Suspenders.
A most beautiful assort
ment especially purchased for
the HOLIDAY trade. Every
new coloring in best and most
lasting kinds and makes. Two
specials at, per pair, 25 cents
and
50c.
Sofa Pillows.
Best line in SAVANNAH,
every right design and color
and af just the best prices
you ever saw. SOME very
fine HOLIADY styles among
them ,and prices run from
$25.00 down to ,
$1.25.
Silk Selling
At this house should be at
tended by every bargain lover
in this city to-morrow', as we
put out over 400 short lengths
of plain and fancy SILKS and
fancy and plain SATINS;
pieces range from one yard up
to enough for a handsome
WAIST and prices w ill be less
than
Half.
Underwear.
WOMEN'S extra good
fleeced lined PANTS and
VESTS, the good and warm
33 cents kinds go here to-mor
row at, each
23c
Underwear.
WOMEN’S high-grade styles
in heavy Union PANTS and
VESTS. The non-shrinkable
and good-wearing 75 cents
garments here at, each,
49c.
Fleeced Gowns.
Avery special sale in a big
purchase of WOMEN’S fancy
and plain OUTING GOWNS,
worth $1.29 each, to go to
morrow at
SI.OO
Men’s Hose.
A great sale of 500 pairs
Men’s fast black regular made
and extra fine HOSE. Regu
lar 23 cents per pair kinds go
out at only
15c.
Black Silks.
A grand HOLIDAY offer
ing in 20 pieces pure all silk
LUXORS, DUCHESSE SAT
INS, ROYALS, ARMURES
and GROS GRAINS, the very
best $1.39 per yard values ever
in town go now at this stock
lowering at
98c.