The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-23
DELUGED The CAMP
Soldiers at Sea Girt Had a
DreaIy Day for Their
Parade.
MEDALS FOR SERVICE DISTRIBUTED
Governor Grlggs Spends Much Time
at the Butts-Incidents
Of the Day.
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STATE CAMP. SEA GIRT. July q, 1895
The heavy storm clouds that have been
hanging over the camp OF the Second
Brigade of the New Jersey State Ma
tional Guard encaanped here, burst early
yesterday morning and deluged the camp
The rain came dow in torrents. drench-
ing the tents and rendering everything
wet and disagreeable. The little irregu-
larities in the surface held the water
and the men splashed about in the wet
grass looking for places to get out OF
the rain. Heavy overcoats were donned
ana the boys prepared to make the best
of it.
The company and battalion drills were
abandoned and in fact all work suspend
ed. Toward noon the clouds broke away
and the sun shone down with relentless
fury. About one o'clock a heavy shower
came up from the southwest and the
camp. was again deiuged. The shower
was exceedingly heavy and much thun-
der and lightning accompanied It. Priv
ate Joseph e. Whalen of Atlantic City,
a member of Calling Gun Company r.,
was on guard in front of brigade head
quarters and during the storm was stun
ned by a bolt of lightning and slightly
injured. He was removed TO the brigade
hospital. John Shuts, of Camden a
member of Company B. of the Sixth
Regiment, was en- the patrol in front of
the Governors cottage, when a bolt Of
lightning threw him to the ground, stun
ming him and burning his leg. He was
also removed to the brigade hospital.
Both will be all right in a short time.
1-t1 ~, -o,,+s1o 80 d-,+,, --o = o-,S1z
out in the afternoon without incident.
General Sewel. through Assistant Adju-
ant General Thomas S. Chambers, is
sued orders for the brigade TO be on re-
view at $50. Promptly at that hour the
troops appeared on the field IN the follow
ing order of formation:-Sixth Regiment
on extreme left, then the Third. Seventh,
Hospital Corps. Gun Detachment in bat
terry. Calling Gun Company B. and the
troop. The review was a preparatory one
as the great event Of the week takes
pace tomorrow.
The review was partly over when Gov
ernor Griggs walked out from his cot
tage to whore General Sewell and his
staf were standing on the field. The
Governor soon fell into congeniai com
pany and politics swallowed up military
matters for the moment. In the company
were o Kean Of Elizabeth, Prosecutor
Bayard Stockton of Mercer county,
Congressman R. Wayne Parker. Secre-
tary Of State Henry G. Kelsey. Major
denburg, one Of the Equal Taxation
Commissioners; Comptroller Hancock
and y. F. Hunter. During the review
Captain Walker of the Sixth egi
was thrown from his horse. No dam
age was done. but the frightened animal
raced through the lines and among the
mounted officers of General SeweiPs
staff.
Governor Griggs awarded medals 10
the following for the number Of years
service indicated:-First Brigade STAFF,
L Lisassnant e SGe9afi D. fF 3. Murphy gas and
Major William Palmer. twenty-five
years; Colonel T. S. Chambers and
Major 4 Z Dgncan, twenty years.
De Harte, thirty years; s. K. Darling,
Company c, twenty years; Major Briga-
dder King; fifteen years; Captain J. R.
Coyte, Company A; J: F. Decker. Com
pany c., Lieutenant H. Londel. Com
pany d, and Jacob NJ. Specht, Company
u. fifteen years.
From the Sixth Regiment, Colonel w.
A. Cooper. twenty-five years: Major E.
Dubois. Captain I. B. Pine twenty years:
Captain e: $. Magrath. Lieutenant John
g: Walker, Sergeant John Pithbope.
Lieutenant Frank Sewell, Captain d.
Mather. Sergeant w. F. Hensman, =.
From the Seventh Regiment, Colonel
". H.. Sksrm, twenty-five years; Major
J. G. Boss. thirty years: Major A. ".
Buck, Captain G.. l.. Forman. Joseph
nady. captain W. Adams, lieutenant
John v. Kane, twenty years: Lieutenant
w. G.. Maddox. William Hartman. I.
T. Moffett, William c.. Mayor. Captain
Bernard Rogers, John Downing. limo
thy Cornell, Sergeant A.. o. Kane, Ser
geant Abram Austin, John Ashton. Can
tain w S. GalIand. Captain r. e.
Whitehead. fifteen years.
The Governor spent a part of the
afternoon on the range practicing at the
butts. He kept up the good record made
or Monday on the 50O-yard ange. and
made forty-1ve points out of q possible
fifty On the coward he made
forty out of d possible fifty. Colonel
Kuser, a member of his staff, shot a
tie with him on the 500 and beat him
six points on the 900. General Congdon
qualified as a marksnan. The State
clubhouse this afternoon. A grand din
ner was given at the Governors cot
tage last night.
Great preparations are being mad
for today. It is Governors day.
Thousands of excursionksts are expected
here if the day is fair. The Governors
reception will be held in the evening.