The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-19

their parade grounds and extended order
uriI entered upon with vigor aud spi rit
the battalion In extended order being,
for ths Hrst time. tue programme. The
Second had out three battaiions. two OF
four companies, one OF hree compHnie "
of twelve files each. under Majors Currie,
jackson ana Muzzy. Their work was
considering that this was the first drill or
the battalions in formation for attack,
surprisingly good.
THE FOURTH.
1.-THE Fourth Regiment paradad for
drill two battalions. each OF four COM
panies Of twelve flies each, under Majors
Smith aud Bressinger. 1t was evident
that instruction aud practice, rather than
willingness and ability, were what The
men lacked. After q few movements in
close order extended order was taken
pon-commissionsd officers thoroughly de-
monstrated their ignorance. After some
forcible calling down by the officers i'm
provement WAS manifested. anu toward
the close of the drill the improvement
was very great. The Fourth has, however,
camp, much yet to learn about extended
order.
The First Regiment had out three four
company battaliors uudar command of
Majors Freeman and ChamplIn aud Cap
tain Hill. Major Freeman a former
member of the Seventh N. O. 5. N. T.,
had his battalion we'll In baud, ana the
~deployments, assemblies, rallies aud vol
leys were very good indeed. The advance
by rushss of the Third Battalion were
failures until after repeated corrections
sections learned to advance alternately.
1T Is apparently in working drills tnat
this brigade excels. and were mora at
tention paid to minor details, to the set
up of the meg, TO enforcement of silence
aud steadiness, and, i'll short TO discipline
rather than drill, il Is evident that New
Jersey would have in its First Brigade
an organization OF which IL might we'll
be proud.
Cavalry Company A Essex Troop
drilled at the eastern enu of the field,
paradlng two platoons undsr command
of Captain Flemming. Their work was
al mirabls Ia every way. ami what might
be expected Of this excellent orgcniza-
ton. Their stric5 observance of the
rules OF military courtesy and soldierly
bearing when on duty as mounted order
lies was III sharp contrast with the &C.
lions and personal appearance Of the in
fantry. Their company street was
splendidly policed aud their uniforms
aud equipments In perfect order at all
times.
AMBULANCE CORPS.
1.-THE Hospital n Ambulance Corps
OF the First Brigade, composed of four
- A1v S1SA AetAN RAAASAN
Dally by Lieutenant Herold. an ex-
regular of experience and energy, gave
an interesting drill III front of head
quarters in tbs AFTERNOON. The corps
and surgeons had plenty to DO during tns
first few days III camp. when over $50
men were Ill. with symptoms OF oxalic
acid poisoning, and did their duty nobly.
THE regiments were again out for drill
in the afternoon, and great improvement
over the WORK of the morning was shown.
A review by Major-Geueral Plume was
held at five P. NJ. Jnly %. and was a
repetition Ct the review of.the day before,
and evening parades were the lasG OF Ihs
active work OF the brigade III camp. The
troops were paid off aud returned home
on Saturday.
10 summarize. Camp Werts was In
many respects one of The most successful
10 the history of the n. u. N. j. No
National Guard brigade ever went into
OF taking with 1t raw recruits" aud dis
orgaGized by che collaboration Of OLD COM
pany aud regimental lines.
tine veteran Drum Major George w.
Hill. of the First Regiment, was detailed
by Adjutant-General Parker to act as
brigade drum major. aud under his di-
rsction, with the band and field music of
specially selected 10 render The
honors, the ceremonies were corr ectly
rendered according to the new regula-
lions. 1t was noticeabl e the First Kexi-
ment field music was the only ole 10 play
the new duty calls Daring the Cover
nor's review. at this salute OF the First
Regiment Drum Corps at the reviewing
point, they rendered the salute called for
in the regulations, Il march,. the same as
to the commauderin-chief, while the
field music OF the Fourth Regiment
played three ruff1es," which was wrong.