The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-13
ALL JERSEY City THERE
The Camp at Sea Girt Was
Full of Visitors On
Governors Day.
COLONEL VAN CLEEF'S ACCIDENT.
His Horse Reared and Fell Upon
Him---The Fourth's Triumphs.
special to the Jerseu On Neaos.

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of every Jerseyman on the ground. and
there were at least 5000 of them, swelled
with pride this afternoon when Governor
Green reviewed and inspected the First
Brigade of the State militia. If the indi-
vidual Jersey breast did not swell it
ought to have done SO, for finer set of
better drilled men has seldom been seen
on any camp ground.
sALUTING THE GOVERNOR.
The Governor, mounted upon hand
some bay and attended by his brilliant,
white-helmeted staff, rode on to the
ground at four O'Clock as the assembled
gun detachments belched forth salute
of twenty-one guns. The weather was
charming. Overhead was a clear blue
sky relieved by fieecy bits of clouds,
while light breeze from the ocean de-
1ightfully tempered the atmosphere.
A long line of carriages filed with the
pretty girls who are part of New jerseys
fame and their escorts lined the ground
in front of the parade, and the space
roped off for spectators was crowded.
The brigade was drawn up, and Brigadier
General Steele and his staff were in
position when the Governor came upon
saluted and the brigade presented arms.
Governor Green lifted his hat and joined
General Steele.
THE REVIEW.
They rode in front and rear of the lines,
and the Governor and his staff cantered
back to the reviewing point. General
Steele took his position at the head of the
brigade, and the march began. After the
General came Major Brownlee, of the
Fourth Regiment, who, being the senior
drum major, commanded the band and
massed drummers and tifers of the
brigade.
Regiment leading and the First Second
and Fourth Regiments and the Second,
Third and First battalions followed in
the order named. The rear was brought
up by General j. Madison brakes gaudily
attired Veteran ZOuaves.
Drum-Major Brownlee wheeled the mu-
sisIans to the right, where they stood
Dlaving until the brigade had passed.
General Steele saluted the Governor and
then took his place beside the Com
mandel dn- Chief, where he remained dur
its colonel Nsaluted and then wheeled his
horse into position beside the Governor
and BrigaoNier General, where he re-
manned until his men had passed. When
the colors wereNcarr1ed by they were dip
ned to the Cover uOr, who saluted them by
The march was admirably executed and
the regiments were AL loudly applauded
by their friends upon the ground, put
those who received the most atGenIIon OF
this nature were the men OF the Fourth
and General brakes Veterans. None OF
the men marched better than the former
and the manner in which the rear rank OF
each company closed up was unequalled
by any other regiment. .
Gox
likes to call the militia, with critical eye,
and expressed his admiration for their eX-
cellent appearance and soldierly bearing
in unmeaSured terms.
THE FoURTH's LITTLE EXCLUSIVE"
The review was soon followed by dress
parade. The battalion formed as usual
and when the parade was dismissed Gen-
eral Steele, instead of returning immedi-
ately to his headquarters, remained in the
field to watch Colonel Wanser form his
men into line of battle and march them
across the field.
The Fourth is the only regiment on the
ground that has had the temerity to at
tempt this difficult manouvre, and its
execution by them is always witnessed by
a large number of spectators.
General Steele closely watched the
Fourth until it disappeared into its
camp. Then turning to his staff he said o
few words of praise for the regiment and
galloped off the field.
The day opened misty and cloudy and
the general impression was that GOV.
ernor's Day would be but q repetition OF
Yesterday. The sun, however, came out
while the men were at breakfast and
quickly frightened things up. One OF the
excellent features of the camp is that
owing to its sandy soil it quickly becomes
dry after the heaviest rain
About eleven O'Clock the grounds began
TO be filled with visitors. A large 6. A:
R. excursion from Newark was at hand
and Van Houten Post brought down
thirteen car loads of Jersey City people
h. fact, so many familiar faces were to be
seen in the Fourth's camp that 1t looked
tents, by the sea- Rifle practice, guard
NOM ting and battalion drills took most
of the lime until noon.
AZ III wee O'Clock the ambulance corps
gave an exhibition of their skill in hand
ling the 81 elk and injured.
INT. Wrestling EXHIBITIONS.
Then came Nhe review and dress parade,
and at the clos Y OF Ihe latIer tne Gatnng
finder commandNO NOf Lieutenant Olauskie.
gave an exhibit on drill at the brigade
This was one on the most interesting
features of the capnp. The 9uickness
with which the you1sg men handled their
pieces. changed it's Wheels loaded and
discharged it Delighted the large number
of spectators which crowded about
Especially entertainingrwas the manner
in which the men dropped off as though
shot while the gum was being fired, leav-
ing but two or thEee to- manipulate the
piece. ,
ters Lieutenant Babcock and his gun de-
tachment of the Fourth Regiment were
giving an equally attra6 tive and skillfnl
Exhibition at the rear OF the' Fourth's
camp.
The band gave concert at Nbrigade
headquarters in the evening" and at nine
O'Clock the signal corps gave an exhibition
of their methods of conveying informa-
tion by flashing torches.
When the Governor and his Ataff came
upon the field the horseAwhicIM General
Kearney was riding boltediand daAhed for
the crowd.
The General succeeded im checking the
horse before any wassinjpred. PiArce,
Potts and Bowen, the leading merchants
of Manasquan, sent o letter to Genera
Steele last evening, in which they said
that they had made no complaint against
the members Of the brigadefto the Mayor