The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-17
GOVERNORS DAY.
Albeit and Hill Very
Chummy by Sea Girt's
Sad Sea Waves.
NO CHEERS FOR DAVID B
The Ball in Honor Of New Jersey 8
Governor a Brilliant Success
Military DoiDgs.

CAMP LEON ALBEIT, SEA GIRT, July
II. 1s91.-Never in all its history has the
State camp seen such iday as yesterday
and never has there been such a Cover
nor's day in this State. To begin with the
weather was perfect and in the second
place the Governors of two of the most
important states in the Union were on
the ground. The day began fair with
land breeze which was refreshing,
and as the day advanced the wind shifted
around to the southeast, the skies
darkened and IL looked as though
the grand review would be marred
by q storm. But as the troops
fled out into the field the sun
broke through the clouds ana a ligh
breeze coming from the ocean made per-
feet day for marching. The most impor-
Of Governor Hill of New York. He Is
stopping at General F. p. Earle's
Mammouth Hotel, Normandy by the Sea.
and was expected to arrive ut the camp
at 1920 o'clock. Major Mason Of the
Fourth Regiment was brigadier officer of
the day. and the brigsdier squad under
command of Lieutenant Clinton was
composed OF members OF the Fourth
Regiment. 1t therefore devolved upon
Major Mason TO receive Governor Hill at
the station and the Fourth to furnish
the guard Of honor The Cover
Brigadier- General in fatigue uniform
and mounted, reported to Major
Mason at the station shortly after ten
O'Clock. Two Of the signal corps, with a
large white flag, bearing red square.
mounted freight car standing on side
Arna ham 49, nf = ~
straddled the arm of a telegraph pule
away across the par ade ground. He held
telegraph instrument in bis Lap from
which wire ran to another instrument
stationed near where an artillery detach-
meut stood near one OF the big guns ready
to fire salute. The depot platform was
crowded with civilians and men in uniform
all waiting to catch a glimpse OF possi-
BILE President Of the United States. 1t
was twenty minutes Of eleven o'clock
when locomotive scream was heard up
the track and Central Railroad engine,
decked with American flags, came rush.
ing into the station. It mad behind il
parlor car and long train OK day coaches
which extended way down the track.
Every body thought the Governor would
be in the parlor car and they all made
rush for that end of the train. No Cow
away disappointed, when suddenly
some one saw "a gilt laced
Individual Jump off the last
car then another followed and then Brig
adler General Albeit jumped, and began
to assist sailow complexioned gentle
man with 4 rusty white high hat to
alight. Somebody shouted "theFe he is"
and the crowd rushed TO the end Of the
platform. They gazsd with open eyed
curiosity at New York's famous Cover
nor. But there wss not sign of en-
thusiasm. Not single cheer was raised
to greet him.
GOVERNOR HILLS PARTY.
With Governor Hill were General j. d.
Bryant, General Robbins. Gener i
Stokes, General Barber and General T.
p. Earle. and Colonies Hugh O'Donohue,
Nj. Russell, Jacob Ruppert, Jr, and T.
H. Williams, his private secretary. The
ladies of the party were Mrs. 4. B. Earle,
Mrs. Pippey, Miss L. Flanagan, Miss
Gerdes. the Misses Fieiss, Mrs. w. NJ.
Fleiss. Mrs. Litchfield. Mrs. Elwood S.
Riker and Miss Southwick. all Of whom
had been staying at Normandie. Mr.. w.
H. FIeiss and Mr.. Elwood S. Riker. ia
civilian costume, were with the party
BrIgadier General William F. Albeit
son of New Jerseys Governor; Colonel
Robert Adrain and General William G.
Heppenheimer greeted the guests. Gov
ernor Hill was assisted into carriage.
The Governors staff filed two other
carriages and then escorted by Governor
Abbett's staff and the staff of General
Steele, the party drove to Governor Alb
belts cottage. There Lieutenant Clinton's
guard lined the walk from the gate to the
path and presented arms, as Governor
Hill, escorted by Adjutant-General
Stryker, who met him at the gate. passed
10 the porch, where Governor Albeit
stood beside the blue flag of the State.
THE MEETING.
Governor Albeit was surrounded by a
number of prominent men, and after they
ha6 trnVaFnnF
General Steele and his staff called offic-
iaIly. The two Governors then entered
carriages. and escorted by the Governors
staff, drove down to the beach 20 witness
the sea coast practice OF the gun detaeh-
ment They were followed by ex-Gover-
nor Green and Brigadier General +. p.
Earl of Governor Hill's staff in second
carriage. escorted by the Brigadier Gen
erals staff.
Each of the four gun detachments frea
twenty rounds at the target. which was
mile out to sea. The Fourth Regiment
made perfect bull's-eye, which elected
enthusiastic applause from the gu6erns-
torial party. From the beach the visitors
drove through the camp to the Governors
cottage, where luncheon was served.
VAST CROWD.
While this was going on people kept
pouring into the camp ground from all
directions until there was the largest
crowd the. place ever saw wandering
about the tents getting IN the way Of the
guards aud asking all sorts OF ridiculous
questions. The Pennsylvania Company
ran several special trains from Jersey
CITY. Newark Elizabeth and intermediate
stations and the roads leading from
Spring Lake and Square were so crowded
with all manner of conveyances from the
fashionable landau with liveried coach
man aud footman to the old fashioned
farm wagon filed with wooden chairs.
In the crowd could be seen these JERSEY
City people:-Dr. Benjamin Edge, R w
Elliott, Thomas Bedle, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
low. w. Harrison. Mr.. aud Mrs. George
Holmes, Frank Earle. Eugene HartDett,
Colonel William Taylor, the Rev. Cor
nelius Breet, Captain George Fielder,
George Heaney, Ed. Schermerhorn, AL
Datz, James Throck morten. Colonel
Schaffer, Coionsl Dick inson. John
Hunt who furnishes the ex-
cellent meat the camp gets this
year; City Marshall Tim Long. Police
Captains McNulty and Newton. Mr.. aud
Mrs. James \. Davis. Mich ael Doyle,
"Al" Shellworth, Justice FIR ank Lock
wood, Mrs. Louis Vultee, William
Meschutt, Assistant Station Master
Thomas of the Pennsylvania Rail
road, Mr.. aud Mrs. Joseph VIII
son. Mrs. B. F. Gerardin. Mrs.
g.. C. Fountain, Mrs. Robert Martin,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry White, George s.