Gaining the deck, they found the signalman of the anchored M.
His old packet's broken down and he's getting his signalman to ask us for a tow.
He ordered the signalman below, looked across at the destroyer through his glasses, and then descended, closing and locking the lid above his head.
Mitchell and Signalman Trimbell for gallantry in diving overboard and saving the life of Prichard, Ord.
As the signalman slowly ran up the Jack, the band played the National Anthem, and a royal salute thundered from the guns of the ship lying at anchor below us.
One of them stated that he saw the ghost run up and down a ladder leading to a water tank and disappear into it, while the signalman described how he struck at the ghost with a crowbar, but the weapon seemed to go through it.
We all squealed for help, when the watchman and signalman came fast to our aid.
The tunnel being to the southern signalman apparently clear, the third train was allowed to proceed, and met, midway, away from daylight, the retreating second train.
At this moment the third train came into view, and at the same time the signalman was advised of the tunnel being clear of the first.
Smoke was now seen away to the northward, and the signalman reported that he thought he could make out the funnels of a cruiser.
The enemy before sinking was in wireless communication with some German vessel, and as smoke was seen in the northern horizon and the signalman thought he could make out a cruiser's funnels, we went off full speed to the southward.
We had worked in a little extra deck under the forebridge, so that now the signalman had a place to stand in, which I would remember was not the case last year.
Presently a signalman pattered by to relieve his mate on the bridge.
We could only have said that the signal was misread, which would not have helped us in the least; so we shut our mouths and killed the signalman next morning.
Passe-partout, as he joined the group, heard the signalman say: "You cannot pass.
The signalman said that many of the supports were broken, and that it was impossible to cross; he did not exaggerate the danger, and it may be taken for granted that when an American is prudent there is good reason for not being rash.
London Bridge to Croydon is a special train, which makes no stop short of Anerley station on the way down, consequently the signalman had no choice but to act as he did.
Meantime, wire all up the road to every station from here to London Bridge, and find out if any other signalman than the one at Forest Hill noticed this dark compartment when the train went past.
It took twenty minutes to get the signal to them and to get a reply, and it was a great relief to him when the signalman reported that the Strong Arm's landing-party had received the signal and were already altering their course.
I was sent down to wait for any reply, and found the signalman watching the Laird through his telescope.
We must get oil from the ships," he said at length, and sent a signalman to find out from the Sylvia whether the whole of the second party had already left the beach.
His signalman semaphored, "Remain where you are; will communicate with Laird".
I could not see the pirates, but almost immediately the signalmanabove me shouted: "They've fired, sir!
Back came the remaining signalman with the replies: "Captain Bannerman will have much pleasure in supporting Commander Cummins, and will engage the two guns which are annoying him ".
They are already a quarter of the way up," the signalman reported.
The signalman ran hurriedly off to make the semaphore, but before he could cross the plateau a shell burst overhead, and he fell headlong.
The signalman sang out, as they showed their sides to us, that they had no guns aboard, so that explained their flight.
He asked the signalman if he had blocked the down line, but the latter was so agitated by the disaster--which had happened within a few yards of his box--that he inadvertently declared he had.
Now, owing to the stringent regulations of the Board of Trade, the infallible block system, and interlocking of signals and points, it is impossible for a signalman to err without the grossest culpable negligence.
The signalman jumped to his feet, and, forgetting all about the stationary goods train waiting in the station on the same set of metals, signalled the approaching train.
A slender fair-haired lad, with a quick observant eye which revealed him as a signalman even before one looked at his sleeve, cut in sharply at this juncture.
If she had come up deliberately it would have been the duty of the skipper and a signalman to pop out on to the bridge at once to be ready for eventualities.
That did happen to three or four ratings from the Seagull, though, one signalman and a chap standing look-out being chucked all the way from the fore bridge.
The signalman was looking at it when I bade him good night and started down the ladder to the main deck.
One signalman and one voice-pipe man were killed outright.
The wardroom of the Depot ship was just emptying as the late-breakfast party lit their pipes and cigarettes and headed for the smoking-room next door, when a signalman brought the news in.
I saw some tiny little flags waving to say that the signalman with the Captain had read it, and then Mr. Ching pulled me down, and only just in time, because the field gun made two more holes close by, almost immediately afterwards.
Just when we were in the middle of the "grand chain", down came a signalman to report that there was a fire on shore, and everyone stopped to look at it.
I had it hauled down and passed it into the dinghy, though the signalman wasn't half pleased.
At last the Ringdove had finished, and the signalman brought his signal pad to the Captain.
Presently the signalman hauled down the pendants, and we knew that the Vigilant had seen us, and I wondered whether Captain Lester would be frightfully angry or not.
That's your ship, the Vigilant," a signalman told us as he hoisted the Tyne's number.
Then thesignalman shouted, "They've had enough, sir!
Then, as the aircraft passed and left the adobe house to the rear, Darrin bent over and whispered something in Bowers's ear that the signalman behind them could not hear.
Wheeling, Trent ordered his own signalman to wig-wag, "Go ahead.
Signalman wig-wags that there is a deep hole about where you are now.
But it isn't the fault of oursignalman that the torpedo didn't run down the dinghy.
The signalman did so, working the keyboard of his signal apparatus--that somewhat resembled a typewriter machine--causing colored lights to flash and twinkle far up on the forward mast of his own ship.
From the destroyer's bridge a signalman was semaphoring rapidly by means of hand-flags.
The signalman who had previously saved his commanding officer from falling overboard was writhing in agony, clawing at whatever came to hand, until in a frenzy he took a flying leap over the side and sank like a stone.
Falling heavily upon the bridge, he was within an ace of dropping overboard when a signalman gripped him by the ankles.
The officer went out, and hailed the signalmanat the mast-head.
This time the narrator was a signalmanon the North Western Railway, who witnessed a remarkable sight from his box near Llanfaelog in the Isle of Anglesey.
Recovering his presence of mind the signalman promptly telegraphed the news along the line, but the terrific rush of this gigantic aircraft was unnoticed by any of the other railway employes on duty.
In spite of the danger from the hostile bullets that were singing over the earthworks a signalman stood erect and semaphored for the guns to be brought up.
Basil Dacres had just completed his trick as "Duty Sub," and was enjoying a cooling glass of lime juice in the gun-room when a signalman knocked at the door.
A signalman on the "Sunderland's" bridge snatched up a slate.
As they approached the coastguard station they noticed that the signalman was peering seawards through a telescope.
He had no sooner said it than the ship slewed to port and a torpedo passed close to our stern, the signalman having spotted the wake of a torpedo.
After our friend the signalman had wiped the splash off his face he turned round to the First Lieutenant and casually remarked: "Strike!
At once the captain and signalman levelled their telescopes on the object.
The signalman on watch, who happened to be a Cockney, suddenly yelled out: "Aeroplane on the starboard bow, sir.
The general directions for deployment being given, the signalmanwill be called upon to demonstrate his skill in the selection of particular locations most conducive to the efficient service of information.
Besides the methods detailed, there are many others which may be successfully employed by the ingenious signalman when the necessity for them arise.
The position is with the flag or other appliance held vertically, the signalman facing directly toward the station with which it is desired to communicate, his body erect and feet sufficiently separated to insure stable equilibrium.
Before the commencement of a message, care should be taken that all the letters and characters thereof are entirely and correctly understood by the signalman whose duty it is to call the same to the sending operator.
It will be easy then to scale the country near the marker until the signalman is found.
The signalman on the steamer had strict orders to let us know if a dog appeared in sight on the banks.
I hope it's really important," said Captain Farmer to the commander; while Larkyns and the head signalman kept their glasses fixed on the opposite ship, ready to take in her next signal.
The signalman had run up B flag for the cutter's return; but, as no notice was apparently taken of the signal, the captain ordered one of the bow guns to be fired.
In another minute or two, the signalman made the result of his second scrutiny known.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "signalman" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
