The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-25
A Fine PARADE.
The Troops in Camp at Sea
Girt Reviewed by Gen.
Plume Yesterday.
Ispeeial % he Jerasp ca Ne.gs.


ly plumes and statelier officers, greeted
the Second Brigade yesterday afterD0on
at four, when the entire encampment
passed in review before the corpmandant
Of the'Eew jersey Division, s1ajor Gen
'eral Joseph w. Plume.
Visitors Kere.so numerous all day, and
particularlyst the review in the after
noon, that the egrounds resembled cir
Gus exhibition hore than a military en-
campment. Several small excursion par
ties from Trenton and vicinity, and also
from the towns on Me Long Branch Rail-
road, SWelled the crowd Yet there was
ample room on tie extensive camp
ground fortwice as magy. people.
The change IN the Appearance of Camp
numerous is remarkable. All the former
Romantic beauty of the scene disappears
beneath the weary feet of the omniDreseut
eXcursionist visitor.
PREPARING FOR REVIEW
Long before the hour for the Ieyiew,
the companies were assembled IN the
streets between the tents on the eastern
side. Here little drilling occurred
while waiting for the bugle to sound at
the brigade headquarters. Photograph
ers, who have been as busy as bees here
for the past two days. improved the
cloudy hour by taking many views of the
companies in the line. Every man was
as spruce and bright as new dollar.
The Seventh boys were especially natty
as the most of them were in bright. new
suits. All the men wore their white
gloves and with their officers were in full
uniform. The Gun Detachment formed
opposite the brigade headquarters, facing
the field.
A DRUM CORPS DRILL.
Tn fho inf hot la br
Ivy Drum and Fife Corps. of Camden,
drilled in front of General Sewell's head
quarters. Their performances was high
ly creditable, and called forth round
after round of genuine applause from the
military men and visitors, who formed a
solid wall around the corps parade
ground.
At last the summons to the regiments
was proclaimed by the headqnarters'
bugler, and the refrain taken up in the
encampment by the regimental bagler.
In a moment all was in hustle. The
colonies were looking for their chargers,
and bhe ieutenants and adjutants dehv-
sstaf rode out to the north centre field,
and awaited the arrival of General
Plume, the review officer OF the day.
The companies moved out or ca1np, and
FORMED IN REGIMENTAL LINE.
in front of their camps. First, the Third
Regiment, on the western end of the
field; then the Seventh, and lastly the
Sixth, forming the extreme eastern end
of a line of very trim formidable military
array.
While this was going on General Plume
and staff rode on the field and Joined
Commanding Officer Sewen at the centre
of the line, but at the extreme northern
limit of the field. When General Plume
passed on the field the Gun Detachment
fired salute OF thirteen guns and then
hurried to their position in the western
end of the line.
GENERAL SEwELL'S BLUNDER.
The three colonels, Lee Skirm and
Cooper, in the order named, sat like
statues on their steeds some twenty yards
in advance of their troops and facing
their commander at the north. Back of
the eolonels were the staff officers and
captains.
The men were ordered, by General Sew
ell, to carry, present and shoulder arms,
and perform other tactics. Then the re-
viewing general, Plume, and staff rode
up to the men of the Sixth and slowly rode
westward along the entire line, accom-
panied by General Sewell, the command
ing officeri This was the queerest "break"
of the day, and in direct opposition to
present military procedure, as che follow
ing will show
"On the parade for review of brigade
or battalion, or other body of troops less
than O brigade, the commanding officer
of the troops will remain at attention In
front of his command, falling to the fronb
while the reviewing party passes around
the lines. decision Lieutenant General
$3.50, A. G. O., 1885, n From official
memoranda of decision published by the
Secretary of War in 1889.
MILITARY PAGEANT.
This action of General Sewell was Sc
verely criticised all around. The mounted
guards ard their stats then passed the
last Third Company on the west and
proceeded to galiop up behind the men
and between the rank and their encamp-
nfent. This done, they resu med their po-
sitions in the field and the order right
Wheel was gwen, thus placing the Sixth
at the head of the brilliant military pa
geant of over an hours duration which
followed.
The three regimental bands were very
fetching in their appearance, trreproach-
able in their playing, precise and regular
in their marching. The Camden men
were ahead, and as they marched down
the northern side of the field, past the
commander and reviewing general and
preceded by one of jerseys crack bands,
a murmur of applause went through
the crowd that was the expression of
the sincerest praise.
On they came, turning short at the
StanQ OF Lne generals ana marching
across the field. The wheeling received
the closet scrutiny by the generals, the
regimental officers and the people.
While not above critism, yet the men
showed marked Improvement over their
former parades this week.
Glistening muskets and brigh uni
forms and the inspiring music made the
occasion most memorable. Even Cover
nor Albeit changed his mind, and with
his staff rode out on the roadway about
the epcampment and admired the scene
greatly.
Then in mement all was over; the
soldiers went into camp and began ball
games or lolled about their tents. while
the thousands of visitors hurried away.
Mangled by the Train.
Walter Roche, en-year-old boy, liv.
ing at No 1912 Atlantic avenue, Brook
lyn, attempted to cross the Long Islanc
Railroad Company's tracks on Atlantic