The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-10

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more strict than that at any previous en-
campment on this field. All the regi-
ments are kept down to hard work and no
pains are spared to make the First Bri-
gade, N. G. S. N. j., proficient soldiers.
The consequence is that, although this
was but the second day of the camp, the
dress parade this evening showed vast
improvement over that of the day before.
There was also noticeable improvement
In the battalion and skirmish drills of the
various regiments.
PRAISE FOR THE FOURTH.
Competent military experts are begin.
ming to express their admiration of the
excellent showing made by the Fourth.
Most of the men have profited by their ex-
perience in camp two years ago, and take
to the work this year like veterans. The
regiment is one of the largest on the ground
and in the field manoeuyres and manual OF
arms it has no superior in camp. Jersey
City has every reason to be proud of her
soldier boys.
The weather today has been delightful.
A strong sea breeze from the south has
blown over the camp all day, and the man
who had not drawn a heavy overcoat was
anxiously enquiring for the Quarter
master. The health OF the camp is excel
lent and, aside from attending to few
"secret sorrows within" and sunburned
faces, the ambulance and hospital corps
have had but little to do.
CAUTIOUS SENTINEL.
Two hundred and eight men of the
Fourth, under command of Lieutenant
Colonel Abernethy went to the rifle pits
today to qualify for the marksmen's badge
competition. Captain Abram Bush, In
spector of Rifle Practice, was in charge
of the shooting The 100 yards competi-
tion was passed by 250 men, and forty
passed the 300 yarSs. Owing to several
delays the remain yler of the detail were
unable to shoot be1)re dress parade.
The butts were not properly prepared
and the men had to wait two hours. Then
when the shooting began there was
another long wait, caused by the man
from Squan Village, who is placed on the
bluff skirting the beach to give warning
when any one is passing, signalling for q
vessel which was steaming by at least
three miles from the shore. When it is
considered that the rifles used will not
carry further than 1000 yards, the caution
of the man from Squan Village is be&uti-
full to contemplate.
AS this was the first firing in the pits of
the encampment the shooting was wit
messed by number of civilians and Off
GERS of the other regiments.
Governor Green, attended by member
of his staff, drove down to the pits in q
carriage, and Brigadier General Steele
explained the workings of the target and
scores to little boy and girl.
The scores made by the men were on
the whole commendable, and showed the
Fourth to be as proficient with the rifle as
they are on parade.
Colonel Wanser was making some eX-
cekent shots when part of a cartridge was
expe}led from the breech of his rifle. The
Colonel fortunately escaped injury.
BUGLER WALTERS TAKES THE CAKE.
Sergeant Adolph Walters, of the
Fourth, is not only one of the best looking
soldiers in camp, but he is also one of the
hest buglers. The sweet tones of his bu-
Gle have won Adolph's way to the heart
IF one of Squan Villages fair maidens,
and today she sent him fine cake, which
she assured him she made herself.
Lieutenant Berry, OF Company Q, is car
he says, he has gained since he came
The family of Captain Bressinger, of
Company F, who is principal of School
No. 5, in Jersey City, arrived at the camp
this evening; They. will spend the sum-
nler at the Wells cottage, at Spring Lake.
First Sergeant Waldo Gibbs, of Com
ryany B, has taken several prizes in the
school of the on-commissioned officer.
He graduated with standing Of 100 per
cent.
s'sunshades." They consist of a small tuft
near each ear and he says they are to
Keep the sun off Major Mason was Ad-
jutant of General John Ramsay's staff
during the war.
ernor Green's staff, is at the Governors
cottage. There are number of Jersey
CITY people ON the brigadier generals
staff. They are Major Louis H. Broome.
engineer; Major Charles Boltwood and
Lieutenant Colonel John A. Parker,
assistant adjutaut general.
Constable Masker, of Company D, has
been compelled by business to leave
camp. The gun detachment fired the
sunrise and sunset salutes yesterday and
received much praise for the soldierly
manner in which II performed its work
Private Robinson, of Company +, was
accidentally struck by a bayonet. His
wound, which is on the cheek, is not seri-
nus 1.-THE Baulkers," who form part of
Company d, are on hand in force.
CALLERS AT CAMP.
Ex-Fire Commissioner John Brennan,
Station Master Keiffer and Detective
Peter Morris, of the Pennsylvania Rail
road visited camp this afternoon and
we're were entertained by Colonel Wanser.
Ex-City Collector James Love viewed
tbe dress parade this evening with criti-
cal eve, '.Zack" Watson, the colored
walking encyclopedia from the Fifth
district enteftalnS OIncefs hOW nightly
with Shakespearanere ecitations, with vari-
ations-nlore variations than Shakespeare
Among the visitors at camp today were
Mrs j. e. Wood and family and the
Misses Clark, of Bayonne, guests of Abel
r Wood. of the Fourth Regiment Drum
Corps; Mrs. S. Whinyates and the Misses
Whinyates, of Magnolia avenue; Captain
Charles M. Laws and Miss Laws, who Wis
tied their brother, John M. Laws, of the
Fourth Gun Detachment.
One of the jolliest men in the officers
mess is Lieutenant Evans, of Company Il,
who. in civil life, is Principal of Public
School No 81, on the Heights. Lieuten-
ant Evans was elected to his Office just
before the regiment came to camp, and
has not received his commission yet.
On Monday a private named McCaw
made his appearance in camp and con-
iucted himself in such disorderly man
ner that he was placed under arrest. He
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