The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-11
SKILLFUL CANNONEHRS.
The Fourth Makes the Best
Score on a Canvas
Target.
FURTHER TRIUMPHS IN PARADE.
A Fat Mems Foot Race Which Re-
suited in a Dead Heat.
Special to the Jersey Citg Meas.

giving one the impression that great
battle was in progress on the grounds.
Shortly after guard mount the gun de-
tachments of the First, Second, Third and
Fourth Regiments went down to the
beach to practice shooting at mark. A
triangular canvass target, eight feet
across at the base, was anchored $40 yards
off shore. Although this was the first
time the Fourth detachment has ever
shot at such mark. it made the highest
percentage.
Gunner Laws quickly found the target,
and the manner in which he placed his
shell in close proximity to it provoked
the admiration of several United states
artillery officers who were present. The
regular army men said that the firing was
some of the finest they had ever seen, and
| for militia men especially good.
At the nineteenth discharge the Fifth
| Regiment of Newark broke the pole and
| the target was brought to shore. 1t had
| nine holes in it, the one nearest the bulls
eye being awarded by Colonel Clark, chief
| artillery officer of the State, to the Fourth
| Regiment detachment. Those who were
| watching through large glass said that
shot of the Fourth's which was made
after the target was broken would have
undoubtedly hit the mark.
| The fantastic forms which the spray as
sumed as it sprang up. where each shot
| struck the water, the flash of the shells
which exploded and the various grotesque
| figures which their smoke formed, made
| beautiful sight.
The firing was witnessed by many peo-
pie from the Monmouth House and the
other hotels near the beach.
Governor Green. who, with fatherly
eye, looks after "his boys" as he calls the
| militiamen, attentively watched each
| shot through a large glass and declared
| himself as well pleased with his artillery
| men Lieutenant Babcock was congratu-
lated by every one upon the proficiency
| to which the detachment has attained
| under his instruction.
The shooting of the Second Regiment
| detachment, under Lieutenant Vein
hagen was also excellent and received
much applause.
| THE FOURTH PARADES WELL.
| Major Mason put the boys through q
brisk battalion drill in the morning, the
| effects of which were seen at dress pa
rade. The Foe---7--a that occasion,
never looked better and was unequalled
| bv any other regiment in the manual OF
arms and the execution of the field ma
| noeuvres.
Its work won much applause from the
| spectators present, and the Brigadler
General commanding comphmented the
regiment.
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drill in the afternoon, and at times were
placed in front of each other as in battle.
The men behaved admirably under tire.
They discharged their pieces, retreated to
reload, and advanced upon the enemy
with the precision of veterans.
Since the camp has become acquainted
with the pleasing manner in which the
| Ambulance Corps treats the patients IL
operates upon inits drill, all sorts of ruses
are used to fall in to its clutches. just as
dress parade was formed this evening the
ambulance signal flag flashed out from
the head of the Fourth's camp. The
signal was repeated from camp to camp
and suddenly the expectations OF the
spectators of the parade were excited by
| the sight of the ambulance daShIng madly
over the field before the assembled
brigade. When the Fourth Regiments
guard house was reached Private Bier
man was found lying on the ground ap-
| parently unconscious.
The ambulance corps hurr1edly bun
died him into its vehicle and whisked
him over to the hospital. He was quickly
| examined by the surgeons, who were
somewhat surprised to find nothing the
matter with him. When he finally opened
| his eyes the surgeons asked MIN Wnal
allied him.
"Nothing," replied Bierman, ''give us
some of your medicine"
He was quickly hustled out by the stew
ards.
HE FELL UPON A TENT PEG.
Hospital Steward Fountain, of Lafay'
| cite, met with serious accident last even,
| ing while the band was playing in front
| of Colonel Wanser's tent. The Sergeant
was standing on q tent peg listening to
| the music when he slipped and fell upon
| another tent peg, fracturing one of his
ribs. His injury was painful. This morn
| ing he went home.
/ CaIN1 of nv IL
| druggist, of Passaic, was detailed in his
| place.
| Lieutenant Colonel Abernethy returned
| to camp this evening with the information
| of the Board of Freeholders' action in re-
gard to the new armory for the Fourth Reg
iment. The information quickly trav-
| elled through the camp and each company
| assembled in front of its headquarters
and gave three cheers and tiger for the
new armory.
There was much enthusiasm in camp
over the matter and the members of the
regiment received many Congratulations
| Alderman Schermerhorn, APP Datz and
| Frank Nugent arrived in camp this even
ing and intend to remain until Friday
| Captain Bruins, of Company ID, enter
tained Richard Roth and Richard Vree
land in camp today. Mrs. Dillaway and
Miss Mamie McMahon were guests OF
| Lieutenant Dillaway. Aldermen Thinker
and Brugeman, ex-Charman of the Coun
Gil Winges, Comptroller Kaufman
Charles Bartz and several other poll
ticians of Hoboken visited the SeconC
Regiment today.
Captain Jackson was Second Regiment
officer of the day, and Lieutenant Semlel
was officer of the guard. Both are o.
Company ID. Ex-Colonel Allen, who com
manded the Second Regiment when il
was in Newark, visited Colonel Stevens
today.
has been i'll, was ON duty again thi;
evening.
Colonel Wanser and the brigade stat
were entertained at dinner at the Mon
mouth House this evening by Mr.. JohI
H. Behinger, of New York.
A FAT MANS FOOT RACE.
There was much excitement in camI
this evening over fat mans foot race Il
decide a disputed point as to the compare
tive swiftness of the three heavy weight!
the regiment boasts. The contestant.
were Color Sergeant Baur, 216 pounds
Left General Guide Scott, %
pounds, and Musician Higgins, 24C
bounds, The distance was 100 yards.
THE men got away well together, but
Higgins dropped out after having gon,
half the distance and the race was finished
q dead heat between Baur and Scott.
Captain John Graham, of Company G
was officer of the day last evening anC
owing to the excellent manner III whicl
he policed the grounds, it was one of th'
quietest nights yet spent in camp ant
sleep was possible.
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