Excerpt from History of the Signal Service: With Catalogue of Publications, Instrument and Stations As one by one, yet all independently, the coast signal Observers on any day tele graph to the central office the same significant tidings of the ocean indications of an Atlantic gale - the intensity and direction of the swell - their concurrent observations often present unmistakable proofs of the presence, course, and progress1ve rate of these menacing storms. The intelligence thus afforded is indispensable to the storm-warning and weather-prediction work of the Washington authorities. But, apart from the meteorological value of such a coast Signal Service, its inci dental contributions to the life-saving stations have already proved of the greatest assistance. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.