The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-13

or to anyone else. On the contrary, they
have always found the men orderly and
well behaved. The writers requested the
General to have the letter read to each
company.
COLONEL VAN cLEEF INJURED.
When passed Brigade Headquarters
this evening | saw Colonel John 7. Van
Cleef, once clerk of the Jersey City Board
OF Finance, but now secretary of the State
Board of Assessors, nursing an ugly
wound on his forehead
How did you get it, Colonel" asked.
el"Why,', he replied, II was going to the
review this Afternoon, when my horse
reared and fell over backward. ] man
aged to keep from beneath him, but he
plunged head foremost under the barbed
wire fence that guards the grounds and l
was badly cut. 1t was a lucky and mar
row escape for me, tell you. The horse
tore himself badly in his wild efforts to
recover his feet"
Tonight the camp has been q pande
monium pure and simple. Chinese Ian
terms decorate most of the streets, bon
fires are blazing at various points on the
parade, while the din of drums, cheers
and yells OF all descriptions which come
from the various regiments is deafening.
CROWDS OF VISITORS.
President Edward F. C. Young, of the
First National Bank, was one of the
visitors to camp today. He was there
by invitation from Brigade Headquarters,
l believe.
Ex-Governor Albeit was among the
honored guests of the day. He made a
call upon the Fourth Regiment boys,
among whom he is very popular.
William Walter Phelps, United States
Minister to Germany, visited the Engle-
wood company's camp today.
There were at least $500 people from
Jersey City and vicinity on the grounds
today. Among them were Ex-Governor
Albeit and Judge Hoffman, Mrs. Otis,
ex-Commissioner of Public Works John
Watt, Detective Henry Clay Keenan,,
George Daum, Martin Finck, John BUM
sted, Peter Donnelly, John Glossy,
Senator Edwards. George Kohl
c1an,. Miss Lulu Dahne, Miss
Mamie Lillis, Master Wallie Sackett, Z.
F. Doyle. G. J. Williams, John Wittpenn,
Police Captains Farrier, McKaig, Nc
Nulty and Newton, John Mccarthy, Fred
Budden, Isaac Strubel, BARLEY Coyle,
Gus Mills, Charles Frehan, Judge Lowy,
Alderman Jewkes, Mr.. Hendricks, of Ho-
boken, Mr.. Quackenbush, D. p. Harding,
Daniel Weissart, Colonel John McAner-
aey, E; F. G. Young, Mr. Walker Walker
Judge Dixon, ex-Judge Voorhis, Superin-
tendent Brown, of the United States
Express Company, City Clerk Scott, Dr.
Benjamin Edge, DR.. Pierson Rector, Mrs.
Rector and Miss Rector, James Murray,
James F. O'Mealia, Andrew Manning, Mr..
Flynn, John W. Hudson. G. ". Deane,
Abram Post, c. Walsh, Dick Cooper, ex-
Mayor Collins, William Garrison, Mayor
Haines, of Newark, Senator Nevius,
Charles Birdsall, City Attorney Hudspeth,
Commissioner Coyle and Mayor Grassman,
of Hoboken, City Marshal Long, Warden
and Mrs. Grimes. John r. Virgins, of
Hoboken, A. B. Whitehead, G. W. Nelson,
ex-Finance Commissioner Jordan, John
Reid, James Westerfeld, ex-Police Com
missioner Elias Roberts, Colonel Fuller,
John Vreeland, Joseph A.. Dear, George
Morrow, Clarence Sackett, George
Heritage, w. H. McCartin, Director
Muldoon, Miss Susie Walsh, Mary Griffin,
Ellis 3 B, BEoden, oder, Of OF Brooklyn %d59y MA A
Fred L. Morris, Mrs. Abel Wood,
Mrs, A. P. Brown, Benjamin
Stockmar, Mrs. George p. Babcock, Miss
c. G. Hyatt, Mrs. Charles Hutton, Miss
Lena Vreeland, Mrs. Charles H. Wood,
Miss Lizzie Slavin, Mrs. Lieutenant
Evans, Mrs. Charles r. Lorsch and Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Ray.