The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-20
LAST NIGHT In CAMP
The Gallant Fourth Ce1e-
brates the Eve of It's
Departure From
Sea Girt.
LONG SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED
Lieutenant Carroll of Bayonne's
Hibernian Rifles Creates
a Sensation.
Speeial to the Jerseu city Nslrs.

Special to the jersey City Nelrs.
CAMP WERTS, Sea Girt, July 10, 1855.
Tattoo 10 r. M.-The encampment of the
Fourth Regiment is practically at an
end and before this article reaches the
readers of 1.-THE Jersey City News the
regiment will be on its way home. Inc
encampment will not be closed ot1clally
until one o'clock tomorrow afternoon,
hut the work of the rank and file is over
tonight. When the boys arrive in Jersey
City tomorrow afternoon they Will pre-
sent a vastly more Different appearance
thar on Saturday last when they left
for the encampnent. The hot sun has
tanned their faces and hands, and those
who nave not tanne present counten-
ances that are made conspicuous by the
reddish hue.
Tonight, as soon as supper was over,
the boys started in to make the last night
in camp a memorable one. The fun
started in the Gun Detachment when
Lieutenant Pringle ordered the Detach-
ment to assemble. he desiring to say a
few words to the members and one in
particular. Calling Private j. F. Byrne
to the front and centre he said that on
behalf of the members he desired to pre-
sent him with a token of esteem in re-
| cOSulllOu VI liz IICQdSit
the Detachment street when most needed.
PRIVATE BYRNES' MEDAL.
The token proved to be a mammoth
medal, the construction of which involved
the bottom of a cheesebox and the can
vas top of a camp chair. On the canvas
which served as a ribbon was inscribed
champion Absentee Byrne accepted
the token in the spirit in which
it was donated and soon had
his friends in Company I ar
ranged in line for a parade about camp
IA wheelbarrow was secured and Byrne
i was wheeled through the various COM
pany streets. Behind the wheelbarrow
the members of Company I, together
with over two hundred boys of the Sec
ond Battalion marched in a double rank.
This procession started others in the
field. The "Kazincs'' of Company A, at
tired grotesquely, escorted the first pa
rade back to the Gun Detachment street,
where Byrne was compelled to make a
speech.
Until "taps'' the uproar continued.
Colonel Abernethy and the officers were
over al Brigade Headquarters paying
their respects to Brigadier General +.
F. Wanser, so the boys had the camp
to themselves and they made the best
of the opportunity. Upon the return OF
Colonel Abernethy from General Wan
ser's headquarters the Gun Detachment
serenaded him, singing the SONGS WhtSn
made it's members famous during the
Vos5 post band, after its concert,
and serenaded Drum Major Brownlee,
playing several selections and conelud-
ing with Aud Lang Syne.'
A1fhOuuh there was music III aDunu-
ance, the boys were not content and
sought means to add to the din. SONS
them, while others who had saved
blank cartridges from the extended or
der drills used them with telling e ef,
among the members not to sleep at all
during the last night of the encamp-
ment, and at the present wiring me
r Ross are pfspAilns - .
The usual routine of work was car
TALON and afternoon extended order
drills, the First Battalion had the field
to itself. The Second Battalion had a
at the range, while the Third Battalion
devoted the entire day to practice at
the ranges
visited the beach and INDUCED in prac-
teal shooting with its HoWitzer. The
piece was located midway between the
and pointed out toward. the sea. Seven
teen hundred yards from shore was
the ns'i "mutton1Ieg is sail' tar target. To hit the
target at this distance is a feat worthy
of accomplishment and requires expert
of shrapnel were taken along, this am
munition being the most effective fer
the work in hand. Lieutenant Pringle
was in command and he and Corporal
Morris alternated in sighting the piece.
The first shell FREQ went over the tar
get, exploding as it reached the water,
4 thrnNyinO III a mjniQtl1ra wa for smut
The second shell fell a little short, but
the third was better timed and exploded
m mi5 dhiat e o1 shs t a Eef;e G IN tS 1f t tasge ayins
GUN DETACHMENT's PRACTICE.
The target was hit four times but not
the afternoon it was discovered that the
bulrs-eye had been pierced. The menu
bers of the Detachment carried the tar
company street, where it was the centre
of attraction. In the evening. the boys,
rallied around the target and listened to
story of the days shooting, by Private
Walter Smith. The target will be taken
home to be placed on exhibition at the
The feature of the day was the review
preceding the dress parade, and at which
the long service medals recently pro-
vided for by the State were presented.
The regiment was reviewed by Governor
Werts, the companies passing by in
presented by Governor Weles afte<
those entitled to them had been called
to the front and centre. Those who re-
ceived medals were:-
For twenty-five wears, Drum Major
Brownlee; for twenty years. Lieutenant
and Quartermaster Benjamin F. Moore,
Jr.. and First Sergeant diva Colbert,
of Company c.: for fifteen years, Colonel
Hugh H. Abernethy, Major Robert
G.. Smith. Captain B. M. .Gerardin, Cap
tain and Paymaster Frank ]. Matthews,
| Sergeant Major Theodore A. Johnson,
/ Color sergeant Charles A. Bauer, Cap
tain Arthur L. Steele, CAPTAIN Alvin II;
Graf. Musicians Joseph w. Higgins n
Joseph f. Bechlar.
corporal at post No. / this afternoon.
Lieutenant Nicholas Carroll of Company
D. Hibernia Rifles. of Bayonne, came
to the camp arrayed in full dress uni
form to visit his friends in BayonTe's
! Company I. His uniform was particu--
Iarlv eaudy. the shoulders being weighed
down by heavy gold epaulettes. The cor
poral of the guard spying the epaulettes
ipmped to the conclusion that Carroll
was a Brigadier General, and ordered
the guard to turn out to salute. Carroll
was too overcome by surprise at the I'M
/ expected honor to maintain his dignity.
He LET the cat ont of the bag when The
smoke to the corporal requesting him. to
direct him to "Bayenne avenue The
occurrence went the rounds of the camp;
and the laundering corporal was forced
Ito submit to much spirited chatting.
GAME HOME FROM CAMP SICK.
Private Joe Crane, who lives in Pa
- ,o ~ ri from 10 mn Nprfc