The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-17
,e,ter in Lieutenant colonel Parker's


shelter in Lieutenant Colonel Parker's
tent. for the
i was q .c wise an g~re sag5s oam ner down SHa
increasingly until half-past seven cl0ch;
At seven o'clock the entire camp Mss
startled by a vi rr;fBd ha nrasb ol Thse camp
grounds had been struck by ngntnl ans
| The bolt entered the ground ABOUT one
hundred and fifty feet from - ana tan on Lieu
tenant Mervyn Armstrong was sittlng
| outside the tent looking towards Brlgaae
HEADQUARTERS. The nasa oeS Was "terribiy
magnifcent," and enough to dazzle the
| eyes of Argus The flash was a streak
IN he Iengthi IT seemed to spread as it came
into contact with the earth. The nash was
also seen by all the memoers OF odo une rt Gun
| The bolt made five holes in the GROUND.
DAMAGED BY THE BOLT.
| The holes were on a line with one
| another, the deepest one being our lee
| below the surface. In diameter inc noars
| measured less han four inches ana Were
| clean cut as though made by a SHARP
| pointed stake. Lightning also struck the
tent in Company H streets occupieu T ~
| holt struck the rear tent pole pulllng II
| doWn though the tent and running down
a rifle which reclined agalnsIt the h,t pq one
hsrrei Showed no signs of having received
| the electric charge. The corporais Were
both in the tent at fa the III tlm M r TbeV were re
startled out of thir wits by the racket OF
| the electric visitor. but when. they real
lied that they had escaped INJURY nenf ab bnTy
| telling their friends of the experience az
though it were an every day. occurrence
Following close upon the heels of the
electric bolts the rain came down IN
still greater fury, raising lnnumerapis
| he camp grounds were in fit condition
| for aquatic sports. All the company
| streets, together with the STAN oilcers
| At first the fortunate possessors Of rub.
| Der boots walked about smiling at the
envious chances of those who did not
| possess rubber footwear, but the boys
| were not to be baked in that way;
| They promptly took off their shoes and
stockings. rolled up pa their w Rantalpon fbe 10
pleased. The boys, like true soldiers,
took the condition of things phllosoS1phiSe nc
ally and started in to extract an lllra f ne
weather-in fact tonight was tine mer-
| REST night of the e~ncampment to date;
LOOKING TO H MEMS CoMFORI.
Lieutenant Colonel William J. Parker
made a tour of the camp shortly pefore
| eight O'Clock to ascertain the exact con-
| dition of the company quarters. Inc
Lieutenant CSlonei no beuno ,nas tne we're we're
wet to such an extent that the health
! of the men you'd be endangered II they
slept on them, so he made a hasty trip
to Brigade Headquarters. and as a re-
| suit each man was provided With a COT,
| the same as used in the ncampment
| heretofore. The field sacks were piled
up in a heap in the company streets.
! The Lieutenant Colonel went still fur
| Their and arranged with the Commissary
fee and cheese and crackers ITO the men
at tatto. The might cap" mess was
| served in the mess halls, and the hot
| fore leaving the mess halls, Acting Ser
geant Major Robert Killough proposed
three cheers for Dr.. Parker, and they
roof beams dance. Three cheers Were
| also given for Quartermaster B.. F.
Moore in recognition Of his excellent
The men Immediately returned to their
quarters and turned in" to enjoy the
new dry cots.
through the scheduled extended order
| drill while the marksmen of the Second
Battalion were at the ranges. The ex-
somewhat of a failure, but this is more
the fault of the compilers of the present
infantry regulations than Of the National
/ Guardsmen. The extended order drills
| States Army as well, and it is said that
they will soon be abolished by a tactical
board of the army The extended order
drill is the most uninteresting drill in the
manual, and beyond instruction in the
use of the rife it is of little value. The
and under the supervision of the Battal-
ion Commanders. Dress parade was called
off owing to the second thunder and rain
storm sE Mnlfh as poW SSak Is w WNoRE Ieunos'
The. regiment. has now settled down to
clock ike regularity. The men, too, have
little Gain rising is INDUCED in.
-sl4 H. H@@~- - Ill.,
regiment had a Surprise for Lieutenant
Melvin W. Rowell. u. S. A, instructor
in guard duty. The officers summoned him
18r1 ael0f General lnegef' Bird d sW W. Spencer en 4 ann N
| their behalf presented him with a valu-
able gold watch charm in recognition of
| the services he has rendered the regi-
msnt in dnstrnetion rb IN gaara duty UT "a and :
neat speech thanked the officers for their
ment to the boys who had performed
guard duty. He said hat if the improve
m egIme r9n1 Woufd b IN as sh9 nes sam perf fasl0 rf ie
It is possible for any National Guard
badge with the exception that the badge
appears on both sides.
was officer of the Day today. Lieuten-
ant Mervyn Armstrong of Company G
and Lieutenant Mortimer Gleason of
4 AOll1DdlIy IL ~ LIZ ao1 W
Major Robert G. Smith and Acting
| Major ]. Howard Bumsted, Jr,. mounted
on prancing steeds rode to Belmar this
| afternoon to visit friends. In the absence
Of the two star Majors. Captain Thomas
Major of the First Battalion and Cap
tain Lohmann of Company K Acting
Major of the Third Battalion.
Blanket tossing furnished amusement
for the companies this afternoon, the. II
| Detachment and its neighbor, Company /
of Bayonne, leading in the sport. Pri-
yate Charles Griffin of 1 and Private Rig
gins of the Gun Detachment were the vic
| Tins.
Company, Is temperance sergesants,
on awakening this morning and finding
a score of empty whiskey bottles ar
ranged in a row outside their tent.
The Third Battalion, with but three
companies, has a larger attendance than
either the First or Second Baftalions.
which have four companies each. This
is due to the fact that none Of the COM