The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-29
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GENERAL PLUMH'S DAY
The Commander of the Mill
tia Inspects the Troops
sssss at Sea Girt.
CLOSES THIS AFTERNOON
Company G Abandons its Contem-
plated March Home-C0m-
pany A Receives
Medals.
AMP CLOSES THIS AFTERNOON
Special to The Jersey c.ty Ne,rs.

During the past week the guardsmen
have gone through a course OF drilling.
doubly as severe as the United States,
Army. and IL is with little regret that
they will leave the city of tents. The
severe routine. however, has had a
marked effect upo the members or the
Fourth Regiment.
The will return to JERSEY City we'll
drilled and with c-ompleXious of a deep
bronze hue. THIS new companies espec-
tally have received a great deal OF benefit
from the encampment. Their strict aI-
tention to the drills has developed them
until now they are almost on a par with
the older companies of the regiment.
Company II, Colonel SpiIlman's com
mand. leads the new companies for pro-
f1ciency. The recruits of this company
have given strict attention to the pro-
gramme of work. aud Major Brensinger
is greatly pleased at the result.
COMPANY G'S COOL WORK
Company G, better known as the
"Devilish Company" also surprised the
officers by the III in which the mani
bers drilled and manifested their know
ledge of the duties of a soldier. Captain
Lampert worked hard during the week
drilling the boys and to him much credit
IL due for the progress that has been
made. The proposed plan of walking TO
00k6Ag ohbI Wal - w o0bS INV
ever, as Captain Lampert could not Sc
cure the necessary permission from Col
onel Abernethv. The Colonel did not
deem the scheme capable of success as
no preparations for the journey had been
made and consequently he refused TO
give the company permission TO march.
Company A, which made such a re-
markabIe SUCCESS of its march to Sea
Girt, remains the feature of the camp,
and when the boys leave for home TO-
night they will be given a rousing send
off. The most remarkable feature OF the
trip Is the fact that as yet no man has
been compelled to seek the aid of q
physician. Their long march mas not
affected them in the least, and they will
return to their homes as sturdy as when
they left them a week ago.
Yesterday, which was practically the
closing day of camp is an uneveltful
one, the only event of interest of interest
being the revisW by Major General
Plumes; which took place at tive O'Clock
In the afternoon.
The review was identical with tina t
held by the Governor on Thursday ex-
cept that the Major-Generat rode up and
down the line ACCOMPANIED by Colonel
Campbell aud the Two stats instead of
the Governor. Governor Werts, how
ever. with his staff saw the review from
a good position on the field. A large
throng, though by no means SIS large as
that Of Thursday. also witnessed the
review. No excursion trains were run
and the crowd of spectators was made up
of the cottagers and hotel guests from
the neighboring sea side resorts. who
drove to the grounds in their own con-
veyances or came by the village stage.
Better arrangements for policing the
grounds had been made and there was
none or the crowdiug upon the space
reserved for the reviewing officers and
the guests of the State. This %precaution
was taken by General Plume himself.
GENERAL PLUME BoILS WITHIN.
The Major-General, who is the real
Commander-in-Chief of the National
Guard, it is well known is a strict disci-
plinarian. On Thursday with his wife
and daugher he was standing just
within the roped enclosure behind the
Governors staff. The crowd pressed so
close upon the reviewing party that a
private was detailed to keep them back.
Ths private started to work like a new
chanceman at a fire line. He yelled to
the ladies and gentlemen who composed
the spectators at this point: Come,
gents, now you'll have to get out here;
come, quick" all the time dragging his
rifs behind MIN by the baYonet. When
the march by began. he leaned YEARLY
on his rifle and began to discuss the
merits OF the marching soldiers with one
of the spectators. The Major General.
who was in civilians dress and was
among tho gents the sentry had or
dered back, fairly boiled when he saw
these rank breaches of discipline. Beck
oning to an officer, who stood near. he
ordered him to ascertain to what COM
pany the guard belonged, who he was
and who had detailed him to che posi-
ton. The officer complied with the
order and a bright private and an officer
Of the guard are confidently expecting to
be summoned before asscourt marshall.
In the march the Fourth made a good
showing and received applause all along
the line. The officers of the regiment
paid their respects TO Governor Werts
and the General this evening at an in
formal reception at Brigade headquarb-
tiers.
After the review the regular dress
parade wa held.
THE NEW DRESS PARADE.
To one who remembers the old cere-
monious dress parade when the Brieadier
General attended by his by his staff took
the field and put his command through
the manuel of arms, the ceremony under
the new tactics appear strange. The
main object of the new tactics is ito get
there" as speedily s possible. Most all
of the old time fuss and feathers has
been eliminated and the formation aud
m~anoeavring is more business like and
expeuiLions. In the first place the
Bri0adler General does not CO me out aud
command at dress parades as formerly.
Where the whole brigade was a unit,
now each regiment is the unit. The
Colonel with his staff takes the
position before his regiment which the
BrIgadisr formerly took before the
brigade. Instead of massing the must
Clans and marching them up and down
the entire brigade line, the musicians of
each regiment march before their W
regiment.
In the old time the commanding off
GERS of the regiments met in the centre
of the field and together rode up to the
Briqadier General while the band played
officers of each regiment meet in front of
aheir regiment with the mounted men on
each flank, aud then march up to the
Colonel, and salute him and receive in-
structions as the colonies used to do
under thu old formation.
COMPANY A CoMPLIMENTED.
When Company A returned from the
parade Captain Bumsted announced that
the medals for fifty and one hundred
consecutive drills would be awarded to
the men who had won them. Fol one
hundred drills First Lieutenant j. C..
Westervelt, Richard r. La Barr and Ser
geant Major Samuel G. Bouker each re-
ceived Il handsome silver bar to be added
to the bronze fifty drill decoration.
Those who received the fifty drill medals
were:-Prfvstes Harry Howard, Nicholas
Gonderr, George Burger, William Gal
way and O.. l.. McCanu. The medals
were presented by Major Brensinger.
who, in his presentation speech, paid the
company a SomplimenI. He said:-