The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-07
BRIGADE CAMP.
The Soldier Boys Will Begin Duty
on Saturday, Alter ALL
Rife Practice Neg
leeted.

LAIHN q w
! downcast over the prospect OF having TO
enter camp on Monday, July IL, bat
their spirits were ~lightened a few days
ago by the announcement that by a
speei Al ~dispensatlon they were to be al
lowed to 20 to Sea Grit on Saturday,
.Julv II. This week will be an exceed
incly lively one at all the re~giinental aud
battalion headquarters. and every night
soldiers OF one or another OF the COM
mands will be hurrying hither and
thither rettinr together the articles
requisite for camp duty. Clothing VIII
be taken home and brushed upi Deits
BACKED. buttons and other brass work
polished and knapsacks packed, all OF
which will be a pleasing task 60 tne
boys. who are anxious for the chance
Ia sniff the fresh salt air. of the caInp
once more. The teats now in Caledonian
and HIVES parks, Newark, Will be taken
down on Wednesday, and by thursdays
sunset will be pitched at Sea GIrt. q
ing the early part OF the week eacn OF the
commands win send TO the camp an al
vance guard" under the command OH
commissioned officer. whose duty 1t Will
be To see that the quarters OF their sew
eral commands are in proper shape Tor
the troops on Saturday. Bltnkets, over
coats aud other stores will be ~oyerhauled
and got ready for distribution when the
LIDOUA IA - NA0
will take possession of their quarters be-
tween three and six o'clock on Saturday.
Saturday night and Sunday Will be de
voted to setting their quarters to rights,
dipping in the surf, aud otherwise pre-
pairing for the active routine work; wnich
Will begin on the following Monday
morning. The full routine OF duty VIII
be found in the military column. The
brigade will be commanded BY Brigadler
General Dudley S. Steele.
THE USTER ROLL.
The commands comprised in the bri-
gade, with their commandants n the
probable number that a command
win parade, Is as follows
First Regiment-COlonel e. A. Camp
bell, seven companies, $50.
Second Regiment-Colonel d. A. Stew
ems, live companies, 30.
Fourth Regiment-Colonel L. b. wan
ser, six companies. 325.
Fifth Regiment-Golonel L. r. Barn
ard. six companies, 325.
First Observation-Disclosures 5.
V. MISSY, three companies, 30.
Second Battalion - LIeutenant-Colonel
j.. v. Moore, three COMPANIES, 10.
Third Battalion-Lieutenant-ColonslE Z.
II. Snyder, three companies, 175.
Gatling Gun Company A-Captain j.
N. Drake, 60.
This will give, with the Governors de-
partment and brigade stats, a total of
abou 1000 uniformed men In camp. The
grand aggregate, including servants and
| other help, will be close to 1900. Brlga-
dier-G sneral r. A. Donnelly. Quarter
master-General, has been hard at work
during the past two weeks Ia getting
things ready for the boys, u has left
nothing undone that was necessary TO d
10 their welfare aud comfort. The food
will not only be abandans in quantity,
hut will be the best that money eau guy.
II anv of the commands lack for food or
other necessaries, IL will be the local quar-
termasters and not of the departm mt.
Governor Albeit will be at the cottage
during the encampment. as will be the
members OF his personal staf. Tn sew
eral organizations will be equipped with
the regulation white helmets, which will
greatly add to the comfort OF the men,
being several ounces lighter than the reg
ulation black helmet used for full dress.
RIFLE PRACTICE.
While the entire National Guard at
this season of the year is deeply inter
ested in rifle practice, there is strikin &
lack OF attention on the part of the m a.
jority OF the line officers to this most g s.
seutial duty.
Some officers claim that they can not
learn to shoot well, no matter how earn
estiy they try. While this may be true
there IS nothing to prevent these same
officers from showing that they appreci-
ate skill in others, or no reason why they
should not infuse enthusiasm into the
members Of their commands aud encOur-
age them 20 perfect themselves in marks
manship.
Last year out of 40 line officers in the
State only ninety-three qualified as
nfarksmen. These officers represented
hfty-nine companies. In the First bat
TALON, where every line officer and seven
out Of nine ield and staff officers quail
fed as marksmen, the total membership
w.-1 nDf - w-l.na OH aa1AwraI Fn- au-
practice; IA Qualifying as marksmen;
thirty-six into the hrst class n twenty
one into the second class, leaving but
thirty third class men. In this organize
ton the officers not only order the men
to the range, but 20 with them and en-
courage them as well.
This is quite a different showing from
that made by the local commands. In
the First Regiment, with twelve field an d
staff officers and twenty line officers,
only seven of the former and nine OF the
latter qualified. Out of a membership Of
523 only ifty-eight qualified as marks
| men, sixty iuto The first class and forty
seven into the second class, leaving 35s
who failed to report on the range. The
Fifth Regiment had eleven field a staff
officers, with an aggregate membership
of 449. Of these a meagre forty-three
qualified as marksmsn, sixty-two into
the first class and forty-taree into
the second class. leaving 301
who did not take sufficient Interest
in rifie-shooting to go to the range. Tn G
Third battalion ooh but sixty-three t o
the range out Of a membership of 22l. an d
yet the members of this command clai IN
hat they are not able to qualify becau Sc
their rifles are unserviceaOle. While t he
rides are undoubtedly Of an old pa tern
and a majority Of them inaccur ate, there
is still no reason why the men should re-
main away from the range, as they conld
c~ertainI y Z rifles enough to SHOOT with
# they tried.