The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-16

SEA GlRT'S CHANGE
The Fourth Regiment Dem
onStrates the Wisdom OF
Regimental Camps.
WHISPERS AND Boards COME OFF
How Jersey City's Gallant SOldiers
Amuse Themselves When
Off Duty.
WHISPERS AND Boards COME OFF
Sneefa1 to ne .Icrsep Citn Ne,rs.

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CAMP WERTs. Sea Girt, July Is, 1885,
with Sundays rest and quietude
thing of the past the National Guards
men of the Fourth Regiment awoke at
reveille this morning to begin in earnest
the routine work of the eneampment-
AS soon as Old Sol popped his smiling
countenanoe above the horizon the Gun
Detachment, in command of Lieutenant
John T. Pringle, was seen puillng lts
faithful Howitzer across tthe camp
ground in the direction of Brigade Head
quarters. The camp was asleep, but the
detachment soon dispelled the silence
with a loud boom from the Howitzer
Simultaneously the brigade colors and
the Camp Werts'' burgee were run up
the flag staffs, while Major Brownies 3
drum and fife corps began that bane OF
the National Guardsman's camp life, the
reveiIle. As most of the company COM
mandants took privilege of Colonel
Abernethy's order allowing them to drlil
their commands before breakfast, the
shrill cry of fall in" from strong
lunged first sergeants was ringing
through the company streets. Company
I of Bayonne, ever anxious TO De hrst
in peace and first in war, was the hrst
command on the field. The other COM
panies followed soon after and the crill
continued for an hour. That the drill
serves to sharpen the appetites OF the
men was made manifest at breakfast,
when Oliver Twists example was emu
lated by nearly all the companies The
First Battalion, composed of Companies
A. B, C and D, were excused from ali
drills of the day, it being the battalion
day for rifle practice at the range
Captain J. Howard Bumsted, Jr., OF
Company A. acting Major of the Thfrd
Battalion, was relieved so that he might
look after his company in the practice,
and Captain Lollmann of Company X
was acting major of the battalion in
stead.
IMPROVEMENT IN GUARD MOUNT.
The guard mount was supervised by
Lieutenant Rowell, U. S. A. and met
with his entire satisfaction. His untlr-
ing energy in behalf of the regiment mas
shown itself in tine guard mount. There
Is a marked improvement in this I'M
portant ceremony and the guard is con
Quoted on lines in strict ACCORDANCE with
fhe rliles OF the U. s. Army. The strin,
gent rules regaring the visits OF enEsled
men to points outside the guarc ahes g
have in a measure been modified and as
"a q result s.Suuan.' Spring Lake and As
bury Ptrk were visited by large aeie-
gations Turing. the gay; gay, ,Lar Of cam
many & IS Officer of the Day, and Lieu
tenants Sullivan of K and Frank Cole OF
L Officers of the GnaPa o tain aotaiGli49md 4ndrew t7v
Derrom of b, with Lieutenants MefVyn
Armstrong of c and Mortimer Gleason Gleall
If y Officers of the Guard. The nrst orlh
of the encampment was begun at quar-
Ter to ten o'clock this morning When me
Second and Third Battalions ,;st aSsempdea 1.9ara
mt through a stiff drill lasting one hour
The drill was in battalion formatlon
movements by fours and in street column
formation The battalion drill was WIZ
messed by Colonel -Abernethy. FROM haiI-
past one O'Clock until three o,clock @ me
battalion was drilled in EXTENDED orasr-
The companies were diElded into SQUADS
fhe corporals taking charge. Dress pa
rade at night closed the work OF the
day The regiment again snoWeo up +t,o oo
COMPANIES passing by in view in per-
feet aIignrnents. The abs pee of yisi-
tors at dress parade IS most, mosI nlaI,Sen. h,51.
dred people in the field The falling on IN
fhe attendance at parade is due no doubt
to the change in encampment from pfl-
eade to regimental. or,,-,e.e.
REGIMENTAL CAMP A SUCCESS.
The regimental camp, is a big success,
a fact which is noted with particular
Measure by the officers of the brigade
1.-THE reginental camp is very, very sue
cessfrl,' said Brgadisr, , Generai T,ic+io,, /:
rroductiye of more good and so far !
have not heard one complaint. The mess
is SO well managed that the first - com % n.
ppoint Of view the camp is most success
fui. I.' Everything is going along smoothly
'1H The feature of the day was the rife
Ylracfice of the First Battalion. The
imarksmen assembled al the range at
eight o'clock. Major Robart Sn1ltn,
Prigadier General Bird W. Spencer and
Captain Charles H. Springsted, 1nspee-
tors of Rife Practice. were % on name ai1
ready for a big days work The entire
silir sIsirrnish runs. At half past one O'Clock
in the afternoon the. marksrnen bel began IN
ditions for. Shooting were good, and q
number Of high scores were made. Dur
ing the afternoon sixty narksmen quail
fed CAPTAIN J. Howard Bumsted, Jr.
of Company A, carried off the honors
ofthe day with the score of 81 Follow
ing are the qualifying scores-
COMPANY A.
A1rds 2nl yds Total