The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-15
In CAMP BY The SEA
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Jersey City's Crack Reei-
ment Begins the Serious
Work of Military Life.
REVIEWED BY GOVERNOR WERTs
Brigadier General Wanser Saluted
The Ambulance Corps HOSTS
a Flag Upside Down.
REVIEWED BY GOVERNOR WERTS
snecfa1 to the Jerseu City Nesrs.

week of hard work perfecting themselves
in the art of war. The regiment arrived
yesterday afternoon at four o'clock over
six hundred strong. The train or SIX
teen cars which left the Jersey City sta
ton of the Pennsylvania Railroad at q
quarter to two o'clock with the guards
men on board seemed imbued with the
military spirit, for it flew over the rams
at lightning speed, arriving at the famous
sea side camp ground on scheduled time.
1t was a happy crowd that alighted from
the train as it pulled into the statioh.
The boys had been given a rouslng rare
we'll greeting at Jersey City ana were III
excellent humor in consequence. As soon
as all the companies had left their respec-
tive cars the regiment was draw up by
battalions in the road opposite the sta
ton and then forming in street column,
headed by Colonel Abernethy and his brill
liantly uniformed staff, began its short
march to the camp ground. The Gun De-
tachment preceded the regiment until
when within fifty yards of the Cover
nor's cottage, where it halted allowing
the infantry men to pass, taking their
position in the rear.
REVIEWED BY THE GOVERNOR.
The boys marched well in passing the
Governor, who reviewed them from the
verandah of his cottage. The regiment
was drawn up in front of Brigade Head
quarters and halted. Brigadier General
P. Farmer Wanser with his staff were in
waiting in front of the Brigadier GEN
erals tent. The regiment was brought to
q present arms" General Wanser raising
his cap in acknowledgment of the sa-
lutte. 1t was originally intended that the
regiment should come to the present
arms upon the firing of the National
salute of twenty-one guns and the rails
ing of Old Glory by the Gun Detachment,
but as clouds heavily laden with rain
began to drift over the camp, the General
t~houghtfully received the salute, allowing
the men to escape the d~renching they
would have received had they remained
a few minutes later. AS it was some of
the companies had to execute double time
to reach their tents and escape the down
pour. The Gun Detachment, however,
had TO weather the storm and with the
rain coming down a perfect torrent and
accompanied by large hail stones, the
cannoneers fired the salute and hoisted
the National Colors on the flag staff in
front of Brigade Headquarters. The sa-
lutte was ex~cellently given and earned for
the detachment the praise of the Bri-
gade officers.
The Detachment was saved the trouble
of hosting the burgee bearing the in
scription Camp Werts'' on the tall flag
staff in the extreme west corner of the
camp ground, this duty having been
performed by a detail of the ambu-
lance Corps before the arrival of the
regiment. The Ambulance Corps detail
became the Laughing stock of the regi-
ment, however, when it was discovered
that the burgee had been hoisted wrong
side up. Since the Gun Detachment has
assumed control of this duty the burgee
has been hoisted properly.
STRICT GUARD RULES.
AS soon as the regiment was housed
in the white city the guard was posted.
The guard duty will receive more atten-
tention this year than ever before. Lieu
tenant Rowell of the Tenth Cavalry,
U. S. A. who is detailed as instructor in
guard duty is a busy man and if the
boys are not letter perfect in this impor-
tant duty at the end of the week it will
not be his fault. A strict guard is main
tanned over the regiment during all
hours of the day and night. With the
exception of the officers no enlisted man
can pass the lines without a passport from
the Colonel. unless accompanied by a
hcer. There are twenty posts in all and
the guard consists of sixty-three men
Who are divided into three re-
of Company E was officer of the day,
and Lieutenants "A; La Rue Christie, Of
were oficers of the guard. The first
relief was compelled to patrol the posts
during the rain and hail storm and as
the s%entries were drenched. Captain
Thomas b. O'Neill, of Company D was
officer of the day today and Lieutenants
Edwards s''e Of F t %ofieers of t Iaa guard n; 4.
Company. G win be the officer Of the day
Company H, and Frank Cole, of Com
pany L, officers of the guard. A number
"a m nigh att snd man TO w wTqa" ca tue gua bd
house for the night. "squans has not
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to visit the famous rendezvous.
IN EXCELLENT STATE.
quiet one, and not characterized by the
".hub-bub" that has invariably marked
the e~ncampments of the past. The new
way, while the others took things easy.
At half-past two O'Clock some frolicking
privates Of Company I set fire to a huge
Street. and the Sentry on the post was
requested to send in an alarm of fire.
me sentry, however, round the blaze
only too welcome, for the air was cold
corporal he warmed his chilled marrow.
The broad floors and field sacks in the
tents have added much TO the comfort
of the men. The men find the field
sacks far more comfortable than the cots
used heretofore, while too much cannot !
be said for the broad floors. The mess,
too, is far above the average in quality.
Every meal served 50 far has been ex-
quarters and excellent food the regi-
ment, to use the words of Colonel Amer
nethy, sis in excellent shape The
commissary is looked after by Lieuten-
ant Colonel FELTON,, of the State Quar-
termaster Department. Lieutena amt B.
F. Moore, the Regimental Q~uarternaster,
Dickson, have been working like bea-
and the result of their labors is appar-
ent at each mess. This Commissary De-
partment of the regiment evidently be-
lieves that quantity is as essential as
quality, and no man can complain that
he has fallen short of his just share.
ceasing flow of hot coffee at each meal.
The coffee is of a good quality, too, and
is just the kind to make a man feel like
bracing up after hard work. Another
pleasing innovation of the Commissary
Department is the manner in which the
meals are served. Each company has
had a waiter ASSIGNED to it. ard the con-
be- h~er c~-ti-aiv dorn AWAY v,Stb'
NO WORK FOR MEDIC AL DEPART
MENT.
The medical department has had very
little to do as yet. The boys are enjoy