The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-08
STABBED BY THE GUARD
Would : Be Deserters from
Sea Girt Wounded with
Bayonets.
IT WAS A HOT DAY In CAMP.
Throngs Of Visitors, Religious Ex-
ercises and a Dress Parade.
Special to the Jersey city Ne,ss.

coulu nave been desired, and from early
morning until "taps," visitors from the
neighboring villages and seaside hotels
strolled through the streets and over the
parade ground of the camp
With the exception of the usual guard
mounts and the dress parade in the even
ing, all drills were suspended, and the
boys embraced the opportunity to rest
themselves before the arduous duties of
camp life begin tomorrow morn
ing. Strict military discipline will be
maintained this year, and the encamp-
ment will not be altogether picnic.
At half-past ten O'Clock the buglers
played the church call. and religious SER
vices were held at most of the regimental
headquarters. Governor Green and Gen
eral Plume, with members of their staffs,
attended the services of the First Bat
TALON, at which Chaplain Shaw, of the
battalion, preached sermon.
The Rev Father Mcdowell. of St.
Johns Church, Orange, celebrated mass
at the headquarters of the Third Bat
TALON. A more elaborate service was
held at the headquarters of the Fourth
Regiment. There was d responsive scrip
tural reading and singing by the soldiers,
accompanied by band of thirty pieces.
CHAPLAIN SCUDDER's DISCOURSE.
Chaplain Scudder preached an excellent
sermon upon Fighting and Its Reward. /"
WOUNDED BY THE GUARD.
About three o'clock in the afternoon
Percival Smith, a private of the Third
Battalion, attempted to run the guard,
when the latter stabbed him with his
bayonet in the left thigh. Smith, how
ever, scaled the wire fence, ran around
the Governors cottage, got on to the
grounds again and was running across
the parade with the blood streaming down
his leg, when he was discovered by Lieu
tenant Colonel Jenkinson, of the Fifth
Regiment, the officer of the day, who sent
guard after him, and he was placed
under arrest. His wound was bleeding
profusely, and he was taken to the hos
pital tent, where he will have to remain
the same regiment, who was with him at
the time, escaped wi a slight bayonet
puncture in the right breast
When this occurrence was reported to
General Steele he Immediately took steps
to guard against repetition of any sim
liar affair. In a short time the camp
presented all the hurry and hustle OF war
times. An aid went galloping from
brigade headquarters to the various regi-
mental headquarters, rapidly delivering
orders. Immediately each adjutant
called the orderly sergeants of his regi-
IQGuU lOSepu6I anu Icdu LuSul I'LL OIuST
from General Steele, which commanded
an immediate roll call of the entire
brigade and the report at headquarters of
all absentees without leave. The order
concluded with the declaration that here
after all men caught attempting to run
the guard would be stripped of their uni
form and set home.
The drums then beat the assembly and
the orders were carried out.
AS the afternoon advanced the rays of
the sun beat down upon the encampment
with increased intensity and there were a
number of prostrations by the heat.
DRESS PARADE.
The dress parade at six o'clock was q
brilliant spectacle and was witnessed by a
large throng of visitors. Every descrip-
tion of turnout, from the old fashioned
earryall of the ancient Monmouth county
agriculturalists to the most approved
equipage from the fashionable sea side
resorts in the neighborhood, skirted the
edge of the parade grounds, while in front
of them was long line OF pretty girls and
their escorts.
The regiments were quickly formed in
front of their respective quarters, and
then the band and all the musicians of the
ley, of the Fourth Regiment, the senior
drum major of the State, marched up and
down in front of the assembled regi-
ments.
When the regiments deployed out
into the field considerable wavering was
noticeable in the Second and Fourth Regi-
ments. This was caused by the collapse
of four men of the Fourth, and eight of the
Second, who were overcome by the heat.
The men were quickly supplied with
medical attendance, and this evening have
almost entirely recovered.
The band gave sacred concert in front
of Brigade Headquarters in the evening,
foL Mr. EraH paplar of IArcau (itU
a son of Acting Adjutant General Parker,
sang several selections.
VISITORS AT THE CAMP.
Many Jersey City visitors were at cam
today.
Judge Albert C. Hoffman and Prose-
ctltor Charles II. Winfield, looking ex-
ceedingly cool and comfortable in i'm
maculate suits of white duck, came over
from Long Branch in the afternoon and
partook of Colonel Wanser'S hospitality.
Mr.. W. HI. Robertson was the guest of his
son, Lieutenant Robertson, and Mr..
Samuel Abernethy spent Sunday with his
brother, the Lieutenant Colonel.
Captain Reed of Company B, enter
tanned Mrs. Reed and party of ladies in
the afternoon. Ex-Chief of Police Nathan,
his son and numbers of friends from Rah-
way were also guests of Colonel Wanser.
Mr.. George H. White and family Mrs.
George Clerihew, Mrs. DR.. Vondy and w.
Turner listened to Chaplain Scudder's SER
mon in the morning.
Tommy Halstead, of the City Clerks
office, spent Sunday in the camp and left
for home this evening most reluctantly.
The street on which the non-commis-
stoned officers have their tents has been
named Wanser avenue.
Color-Sergeant Barr, who is painter at
home, and can't understand why people
will run against freshly painted fences,
especially when a sign, Paint, " is con-
spicuously displayed, almost ruined his
new uniform yesterday by leaning against
q freshly painted post, bearing the word
''paint' in letters almost as big as him
The singing at the Fourth's service was
led by Captain Fred Appelles Of Com
Color Sergeant Barr entertained num-
Der of the employees of G. A. Woolsey's
paint works.
After the service this morning Chap
lain Scudder left the camp for Philadel-
phia, where he attended the convention
Of the Society of Christian Endeayor.
TURBULENT SOLDIERS.
Last evening number Of the brigade
went to SQuan, and In q short time owned