The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-25
LAST DAY IN CAMP.
Governor Griggs Pays a Visit
to %Regimental Headquarters
Visitors at Sea Grit.
snecicl to the Je,ssp citu Nsaus.

SEA GIRT, July %. ls9e.-Governor
Griggs, yesterday afternoon. on foot. with his
staff, paid a visit to the regirrental head
quarters of the Second brigade. At the
headquarters of the Seventh and Third
regiments all the field and staff officers
We're eongregated under the commanding
officers tents, while at the Sixth regiment
most of the officers stood under the can
opies of their tent. The Governor re-
manned about ten minutes at each head
quarters, and at the Seventh and Third
each officer was introduced to him by
name. BY reason of keeping their posi-
tons only a few of the officers Of the
Sixth had the honor of shaking hands
with the Commander Of the encamprnent
and Governor of the State. The Cover
nor wore a tweed suit, straw hat and
used an umbrella as a cane.
At the quarters of the Seventh. Governor
Griggs, when he met Captain Whitehead,
Of the battery, asked him If ne hit the
target in the mornings battery practice,
when the three gun detacnnents fired
shells at a triangular float 1,076 yards cut
to sea. Captain Whitehead sad he was
pleased to say that the Seventh hit the
mark with one Of the ten shots fired by
the detachment.
s'I'm glad to hear It," replied the Gov
ernor, and then he pleasantly recounted
week as a s~harpshoter or the range.
Lieutenant Colonel Banford then stepped
boys Of the Seventh did not have the
target in their possession, but that it
was carried off in pieces by the boys Of
the Third regiment, and that the Seventh
proposed to regain ii.
The Governor had already heard of the
Dissatisfaction Of the Seventh regiment
ne said, with a laugh, the thought that
was in the mind of every company, Il
guess you had better fight for e"
AS Governor Griggs and staff left head
quarters the officers said they had Elk
ecutive authority 10 regain the target,
and i would aIIa be bropgh IL BACK ssv ~ f0rf ssgi-
ment. Captain William DeHart, of Com
pany c., Elizabeth. was introduced as
1.-THE captain of his company for thirty
three years. the senior captain of the
State, and had in that time declined
forty-eight promotions"
al the officers present, then" said
the Governor, are in great measure, /
am sure, indebted to you for their posi-
There was a general laugh, but there
was a louder one, IN which the Governor
Joined heartily. as Captain DeHart re-
purport of your remark, as ! understand
it, somebody like me might have been
Governor instead Of yourself"
lale III lue dltSlLCOl LIE gun uStdcu-
ment Of the Seventh secured the battery
target. General Spencer, Inspector of the
range, authorized Colonel Chambers of
the brigade staff to request the Third to
return 1t. One pole of the target 20 feet
long had been erected in the Third Regi-
ment camp and the canvas pieces hidden
in various tents. The gun detachment OF
the Seventh marched 20 the Third and
got their prize. As they returned they
marched through the streets of the Sey-
enth's camp and were cheered heartily.
The clouds threatened rain all the morn
ing, driven by a very moist east wind,
and rain came In the afternoon after bait
talon drills. There were but few visitors
Of camp, and the citizen soldiers made the
camp, and the citizen soldiers made the
most OF 1t, especially after dark. Taps
were but q fornality, and the night was
alive with pranks. story and song.
The brigade guard of the day was from
the Sixth Regiment.
Sergeant Mccullough, Of the crack Com
! pany A, Trenton. lost a valuable gold
watch on the review yesterday. Al lady
Of Asbury Park who found it, adver-
tised her find, and the watch was re-
| turned to the owner yesterday.
Governor Griggs left the camp late In
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