The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-31
Home FROM CAMP WHRTS
The Fourth Regiments
Rousing Reception Sat-
urdaY Afternoon.
CHEERS FOR COMPANY A
All the Boys in Good Health and
Look Like yeterans-Com-
pany HIS Welcome.

The cheerful ring Of bugles and the
deep roll of drums late on Saturday
afternoon, hearaled the return of the
camEment at Sea. Girt. The boys ar.
rived at the Pennsylvania station al
fifteen minutes to five o'clock. They had
come through on a special train in q
little over two hours, and the trip was
without incident. All were looking
eagerly forward to the return to their
homes and places of business on Monday
morning. No time was lost in leaving
the cars when the train had come to a
~standstill In the station. When all had
alighted, the regiment was quickly
formed, and the march to the armorY taken
up
Tie drum corps struck up Home
Again" and to the enlivepihg stratus of
that music the boys marched ND Mont
gomery street, The coming of the regi-
ment had been announced aud the streets
were crowded with people who had come
to welcome the soldiers home. They
| gave the soldiers q roasing reception aud
loudly applauded them as they marched
by. The regiment made an excellent APP
pearance and plainly showed the beue-
hciai results OF the weeks practical in.
struction in Its march and general SOL
dlery bearing. The bronzed faces of the
boys ana the preciseRess OF their nova
fnentS mada them look more like old
veterans returning from a long cam
palgn than citizen soldiers coming back
from a weeks stay In camp. They
marched up to the armory where the
regiment was disbanded.
COLONEL sPfELMAN's COMMAND.
(snlnnal SnoiIura 40 Finn
pany h. Went direct to its armory in
P~ohltnaun'5. The boys appeared to be
considerably tired, and expressed them
selves as glad to get back. Although the
company mas been organized only a little
over three months, yes the boys. as they
marched from the Pennsylvania depot,
made q ereditable showing. AS they
passed through the s reefs on the Heights,
where their friends We're ready to receive
them, they were loudly ~apylauded. They
were sunbarned and they looked the
healthier and sturdier for ii. Jersey City
Heights was proud and justly so too. Of
er'company.
When inside their drilling hall, KNAPP
sacks, b ayersacks and eanteens were
lung upon chairs, aud such a ~clatterl
Every soldier boy wanted to tell another
about what he had done. and a perfect
bedlum was under full swing in a second.
Many of the soldiers of Company Fl. are
nSuioeIo VI tue IoaeCuetOrS CluD, on
Palisaae avenue. Those boys wasted no
time In getting to this club rooms, where
clam cnowder, meats an liquid accom-.
panlmeDts Were awaiting their attention.
The boys were hungry, aud did more
than Justice to the hearty meal.
Captain SDieiman said to a NEWS re-
porter:-
I'VE had a glorious time, and feel
proud of my company. We are positive
that we made as gooi a showing as any
other company. Although we are tired,
we have all had a fine time. Camping
has agreed with u.s."
COMPANY AS RECEPTION.
The various companies proceeded to
their armorie s where, after Kidding them
selves of almost everything they brought
from camp except their sunburu, most of
the buys proceeded to their homes.
Others scattered through the city, and
the little groups in uniform Which QUE
met on the streets, made things
look like the old war days. The
heroes of the day were the gallant boys
| of Company A, whose march TO the
camp from Jersey City has wen them Il
national reputation. TAey plotded every
foot Of the weary ftty-six or fiftY-seven
| miles. aud when they marched into the
camp last Mouday eyery nan that starred
WAS iu the ranks. While in camp they
did all that was required Of them and
faithfully perfor meu all the duties Of the
CAMP the same AS those OF their fellow
soldiers who were carrjed to the grounsis
| by the railroads. When they returned
home Saturday every Que was in the best
| OF health.