The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-06
PREPARED FOR CAMP
Blankets and Knapsacks
Issued to the Fourth Reg
iment Last Evening.
MERRIAM PACK WILL BE USED
Captain Bumsted, Of Company A
Returns Home From
Europe.

Europe.
A stranger upon visiting the new
Fourth Regiment Armory last evening
would. judging from the activity dis
played there. have supposed that the
gallant National guardsmen had been
called out for active service. At the rear
Of the drill shed huge cases were piled
up. Two of them had been opened, and
the contents were being removed by
Quartermaster Lieutenant B. F. Moore
and Quarternaster Sergeant DicksonL
The cases contained red blankets and
the new knapsacks known as Merriam
packs. The hustle was not occasioned
by any order calling for active service.
but by the General Order No. calling
for preparations for camp. The mem
bers of the regiment were Immensely
pleased at the discovery that the new
Merriam pack had been adopted by
the State. and that every man in the
regiment would receive one. The new
knpsack is big improvement over the
old one used heretofore. In the old
knapSack the weight had to be borne
by the shoulders while the straps across
the chest which had to be drawn tight
to hold the knapsack in place, made the
heavy dress coats hug the body closely,
a very unpleasant feature in hot weather.
In the new Merriam pack the straps
across the chest are done away with, en-
tirely leaving the wearer free to unbot-
ton his coat without removing his
lnapsack The weight is also taken from
the shoulders and 4. transferred to the
hips and waist. This is accomplished
with the aid of two sticks, notched at
the top where the pack is tied by the
corners to them. The lower ends of the
sticks fit into leather sockets in the belt
The pack is made of brown canvas and
the blankets, instead of being rolled up
on top, as in the OLD knapsack, ara
passed around the four sides ard fas-
tened there with leather straps.
The National guardslnen found 1t no
easy matter to solve the problem OF
properly fastening the pack. ana
much laughter was occosioned when
thev became entangled in the 'har-
ness A representative OF the Irm
which supplied the State with the
nacks was on hand to explain the work
ings of the new luggage carriers.
ORDERS FOR CAMP.
Camp orders have been issued, and at
the regiment will assemble at the new
Armory and proceed via the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad to "Camp Werts," at
Sea Girt.
The orders in full are as follows:-
/. In compliance with General Orders,
No. C. s.. Headquarters First Brigade,
the Regiment will parade in full uniform
(white helmets with spikes, officers mel
NETS same as for the enlisted mem,
knapsacks packed, with blankets roileo
thereon. and will proceed. via. Pennsyi-
vania Railroad, to Camp Werts' at
Sea Girt, N T., on Saturday, July iS'
1895. Assembly at 1890 P. M.
TT. Every officer and member OF the
Regiment must make the necessary ar
rangements to be present from the begin
ming to the end of this important duty.
No excuse for absence will be entertainer
except that of disability by reason OF
sickness and this must be certified to
by the Regimental Surgeon.
III. Commandants of companies will
make requisition upon the Regimentai
Ouartermaster for knapsacks and blank
cts. Each enlisted man will carry in ms
knapsack the necessary changes of under
clothing, an extra pair of shoes. articles
of toilet the fatigue cap and blouse, ana
at least two pair of white gloves. Bag
gage will be allowed as follows:-Conf-
missioned officers, one trunk; to each
company and the field music. one chest
One servant will be allowed to the OIL
GERS of each company, and one to each
company, and one each to the non-eoh-
rnissioned staff. field music and gun de-
|r.s r,,a,, ,r,,1s+ h. ,,ro1,de,l will,
tachlient' AHey -. -. ),
a certificate OF employment IN oruer 10
will 6a
se,.l -1 oa,l,r 1Tho was NOT enlisted be-
taken 70 caiup "ho "o-0 nv SA--
fore the 30th day of June, and borne upon
the quarterly return of that date, and
~.,l,,4;4,,+a lin ba narmittea under any
SUBSTITUTE SUBSTITUTE WI, &c &c - ,,noa,,,, ~.
other camp followers will not be per-
,,it+od 10 1uaar anv uniform or anv part
mltteo 10 wear any ui1ho1 ,,, u, y. qi' 20.
thereof" Rifle practlce Will take place
during the encampment. Instruction in
ouard d,,tv and military courtesy will be
su@iu uu'' 80 - I,s,,+o,,a,,+ aroI,,i,,
under the olrectIoh ol Aheuleiian' HheA' ii1
W euard will be detailed for duty
on the train and at camp untu reheVeo
by the regular guard on Sunday morning.
Fer Saturday July IL Captain Arthur
=, 60 II, = ,5...;Iaa -.
Officer OF the Day; First Lieutenant A.
JaRne Christie of Comnany B. as Officer
-, - ,ceoo,,i Tio,ta,so,,.
or Ine tIuarq anu lSeconu L1Sulei.tls 81.
Wllllam n. Wlio, OIL Soinp n; , dS ~
pernumary OInGer IS oi ene GSarI, sis,i a,1s
arnarsl erI IN pddifion ia tbree . men