The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-21
JERSEY NOW HAS A NAVY
The Battalion Of the East Mus
tered In-Captain Jacques
Congratulates.

New Jerseys navy became an establish
| ed fact last evening, when the Battaion
of the East. consisting of the Jersey Guy
| and Newark divisions. was mustered INTO
the States service at Ferryman's Han
Hoboken. There were forty men IN eacn
division. and a finer body of men coulo
not be found in any state. captain
| William Jacques. commander of the he
serve. accompanied by his aide; Lieuten-
ant Washington Irving, was present ana
made a most favorable impression Upon
4 his command.
Lieutenant Irving mustered the sailors
in and administered the oath to each OF
the men. When this was concluded ne
introduced Captain Jacques to the new
tars. who said
Gentlemen and seamen. l ADDRESS you
as gentlemen because the only founoa-
ton for a successful volunteer organiza-
ton is g-entlsmanliness. | ADDRESS you
as seamen because 1 know that when the
State calls upon you it can rely upon
yoa. 1 want to thank you for your pa
t.ence and perseverance in bringing about
this organization. 1 wan you all to feel
your personal responsibility, and to un-
| derstand that anything I can do for you
will. + wish you every success in your
sea work. and / am sure New Jersey VIII
be proud of her navy"
The Captain was vigorously applauded
when he finished. and cheers were given
| for New Jerseys navy and it's gallant
commander.
LIEUTENANT JACQUES CAREER.
New Jersey is very fortunate in secur.
| ing the services of Captain Jacques. He
has entered into the work with enthu-
siasm. and is determined to de every
| thing in his power to make the Naval
Reserve a model organization in every
respect. He was appointed from New
! Jersey to the Naval Academy at An
napolis in 1868.
He graduated in the line, and remained
| in active naval service until 1886, when he
resigned to ~inaugurate the manufacture
| of heavy ordnance and armor at the
works of the Bethlehem Iron Company.
He was assistant in the Coast and Geo
| detics Survey; Member and Secretary OF
the gun foundry Board and Secretary OF
| the Senate Committee en- ordnance and
war ships He introduced into the United
States the fuid compression and Hydrau-
| lie forging of heavy masses OF steer
and is author of numerous works on
He was a member of the I~nternational
Jury on Marine Transportation and War
Material at the Worlds Ex-
He is a member of Council American
| Society of Naval Architects and Marine
engineers, American Society of Civil
1 Engineers, American Institute OF Mining
Engineers, American Society of Mechan-
ical Engineers, U. s. Naval Instltute,
Fellow Of the American. Geographical
institution, British Institution of Mechan-
stitute, Associailon Of Naval Architects
and B gs1oE ETt5rSh At lmp THE l VEST.
The Trenton division of the Battalion
of the West held a drill last evening at
tain Charles 3. Dahlgren, who has been
selected as Battalion Commander; Col.
Alex, G olIphant and Eugene Davis
Their drill was very cred.table, con
s.dering the discouragement with which
the bays haye to contend ta fba After remb It was of
forty, was drawn up IN line. when cap
tain woodward introduced Commander
He made a congratulatory speech, say
ing that the division was about to
achieve what it had go long dssiredato
This showed the value of perseverance
The darkest hour was just before morn
ing, and the speaker thought the darkest
two weeks ago. He SAID the Reserves
never could have been organized without
the help of frfends-friends, that were
1 l1gn IN pOWCI. WI SCilASAhSh "StS
present who had done more than any
other men for the cause. These were
General r. A. Donnelly and Colonel A;
| G. Oliphant. The speaker could not tell
how very much these gentlemen had as
sisted. 1t was the duty of the organiza
uonHto recognize these services, and he
4 suggested a vote of thanks, which was
carried by q hearty unanimity.
COMMANDER DAHLGREN SPEAKS.
Commander Dahlgren was then intro
4 duced ,aud said he was surprised when
asked to the command of the bat
talon, but nov that he a seen, this
men he was, very glad that he had ac,
cepted. Nothing could, be done without
cooperation, and that he asked for. HI
wanted all hands to work together ano
see If theys could not have the best bat
When he had finished, loud applause
greeted him and hearty cheers were
4 heard for him and Commander DAVIS
The Trenton division, with one at Cam
den another at Haddonfield, com
prise the battalion of the West. When
the cheering subsidized. the boys gave
their division cry, which IS:
Who are we?
Who are we?
First Divisions New Jersee
Naval Reserves.
Ah-root.
The division will be mustered into the
service Of the State this evening, In Tay-
Ior Hall Assembly Rooms, when Stat
Commander Jacques will be present.