The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-31
COMPANY AS FULL RANK
Every Man Present at Inspee-
ion-Appearanee Of the
Other Companies.

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The annual inspection of the Second
Battalion of the Fourth Regiment, which
took place on Tuesday evening, furnished q
surprise to the National Guardsmen, who
expected to see the battalion. make a better
showing in point Of attendance than the
week had but seven men absent. Had all
the companies of the battalion done as well
as Company A, Major Brensinger's anticipa-
tions would have been realized.
The companies were inspected by the
regular inspecting officers, L~ieutenant-C Col
Boltwood and Captain Wallace of the First
Brigade staff. They were accompanied by
Colonel Abernethy, Lieutenant-C Colonel
Mason, Captain Alvin H. Graf, Ma or
Brensinger and First Lieutenant John T..
Pringle.
COMPANY Il.
Company H was the first command to re-
ceiye the attention of the officers. The COM
pany was inspected at its arInory in Pohls-
mann's Hall, and with the exception of at
tendance it made a good showing. When
the roll was called it was shown that there
were eleven ~absentees, four more than that
reported by the entire First Battalion. The
uniforms and equipments were in fine condi-
ton and the drill was excellent. Captain
Spielman and Lieutenants O'Sullivan and
Wild were in command. The company will
no doubt receive a high standing. AS soon
as soon as the inspection was concluded the
officers ~clambered into the coaches, which
were waiting outside the armory for them
and were driven to Bergen Hall, where
Companies A, ID and G were in waitieg.
COMPANY A.
Company A was the first of the two to be
inspected. The company was divided into
two platoons, this being rendered necessary
by the small hall. The uniforms and equip
ments were first inspected and then the roll
was called. Every one of the seventy-four
men in the company responded to his name
and the command thus earned for itself 100
per cent. in attendance. In order to secure
the 100 per cent. Private G. Story, who was
at Utica, n. Y, on business returned all the
way to Jersey City and took his place in
the ranks. Lieutenant Colonel Boltwood
conplimented Captain Bunsted on the fine
condition Of the brasses, rifles and equip
ments Of the priyates ard said that there is
not q company in the Girst Brigade which
can show as much proficiency in the manual
of arms as Company A. Last year
the company was the only infantry
company in the State which vas
marked superior in the manual OF arms. and
If the company does not receive the same
marx this year, IL will not be because it did
not drill as well as last year. The company
was commanded by Captain Bumsted and
Lieutenants Westervelt and Bowley.
COMPANY G.
As soon as Company A passed out of the
hall, Company g.. in command of Captain
Lampert and Lieutenants Martin and Bren-
nan, marched in and formed in two platoons
for inspection. Sixty-three OF the seventy
men on the roll answered the roll call. The
company made a good military appearance
and executed the manual well. The uni
forms and equipments were in good condi-
ton.
COMPANY D.
Company D was next inspected. Like
Company G., it helped to swell the list of abb
sentees. The company reported ten of its
seventy men absent. Captain O'Neill n
Lieutenant See were in command. The
State property in possession of the members
was found to be in q fair condition, and the
drill in the manual was fair.
The total number of absentees in the bat
TALON was twentv-eignt, but some allowance
should be made for the difference between it
and the First Battalion absentee list, on &C
count of the larger membership. Each one
of the companies has a larger membership
than those of the First Battalion, and but
twenty-eight members absent out of nearly
three hundred is considered a very good
showing indeed.
ON 81 SKIRMISH.
After the parade yesterday Captain Bum
sted of Company A presented Sergeant c.
Fred Long, Privates George M. Galway and
j. Van Cleef with honorable discharges.
The parade yesterday closed the drill sea-
son for 1S93-94. The season has been q busy
one, and a vast improvement is noticeable in
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