The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-23
POURTH'S PROGRESS
Regular Army Officers
Praise the Excellent
Work at Camp
Griggs.
GOVERNORS DAY A SUCCESS
Robert Davis Confined in the Guard
House and Chief Murphy Or
dered 10 Move On. S
GOVERNORS DAY A SUCCESS
Especial to ..rhe Jersey CITY News

ISUeCial to the Jersey ots NT~r> g.;
CAMP sGRIGGS SEA GIRT, Jniy ~
lS7.-The Fourth Regiment covered ~
self with glory yesterday atsSea 1ais 81
though those who saw the resiinete
march down Montgomery street last pay
urday and did not see them pass N IS
view before the Governor yesterday Wi
find some difficulty, perhaps. IN beneslns
this statement; Nevertheless 1t Is true.
This is not based upon the judgment -
any enthusiastictJersey City man w
takes a Just pride in his local resiriehs.
but is. set forth upon the authoriss -
Captain Torrance who Son
Thirteenth Infantry, T. 5. A.
which IS considered the crack company
of the.Tpepartment of the East; he n
his company are encanaped here LOT rlile
practice and. the. captain has taken q
great interest In the work of the militia;
In speaking of the excellent work done
by the Fourth while It has been on sis
ground, the captain remarked 10 9ehetai
Fwanser.-sI don't see how you 40 a.
With punishments We nave az OUT
command we have hard work TO keep the
men at work: but you, with nothing more
severe than a court martial ana ols-
missal. keep these men together anu Hahe
good soldiers of them.
The work of the Fourth yesterday IS an
/ more.commendabie since the
set for them was high. The regulars par
ticipated in the review and were given TIE
right of line Immediately behind the paho'
The first troops that the people saw an
the parade were these soldiers. with the
reputation of being among the very pesl
drilled in the regular service, ana lhey
naturally judged those that followed ps
the first impression made upon them py
the regulars.
Thew were not disappointed. AS platoon
after platoon filed by the reviewing stana
it maintained as perfect a line as the
regulars n marched fully as We'll Iney
lacked one thing, however, which slngo-
larly characterized the regulars. n iat-
ter had an easy, unrestrained SWING
which gave them a snap and go which
aroused general admiration, whereas the
boys of the Fourth, though there was a
marked Improvement in this respect
seemed to be iaboring under some re-
straint and were less free in their move
ments. But in spite of it all their work
was excellent and deserved the applause
1t received all along the line.
When officers and men began to look
at the sea and determine in which direc-
ton the wind blew yesterday morning
their hearts sank. There appeared TO be
no let-up to the rain in sight and instead
of an opportunity to show rnelr
friends. what good soldiers they were the
prospect was most ffattering for pendin
the day in wet, damp tents, taxing their
ingenuity to invent methods OF Killing
time. No one was rash enough to pre-
dict clear weather either at Sea Gfrt or
jersey City, and the consequence was
that the excursions which were advertised
for the camp, although at the time nxed
for starting there were large numbers OF
men. women and children in the station
ready; to start, were postponed. Many
came down Notwithstanding the rain and
did not regret that they did So Jersey
City was well represented in the throng.
Robert Davis was among the first 10 ar
rive and was the first 70 get into trouble.
The guard lines are kept more strictly
than ever this year. You can My enter
and leave the ann proper by one corner,
called Post No. !. Any attempt to cross
the ines brings a warning from the
sentry and persistency in that attempt
leads to the guard tent. Mr.. Davis upon
arriving on the ground. paid his respects
to General Wanser and then started over
to the camp to salute the new colonel,
Robert Smith. By this time the atlnos-
phere had become close and Mr.. Davis
took a short cut across the line. Heswas
accompanied by Alderman-at-Large Mid
lige and several other politicians. When
the sentinel warned them, n of the
men -saidSeGo ahead, Bob. He's got no
right to stop us; go ahead"
As becomes his position as leader, Mr..
Davis started forward boldly. not notic-
ing that his companions held back as
though they were deserving him. Once
across the line the sentry took him into
custody. Mr.. Davis was asked his name
and replied George Grace" The officer
of the guard was summoned and Mr..
Davis felt very much relieved as he saw
in that functionary 2 man with whom q
what the trouble was and the. sentry re-
piled a. man named George Grace" ar
rested for trying to u the guard
replied the officer. and MI. Davis was
marched away. They put him In the hoi
is~tuffy-tent and kept him there While al
civilians came UP to the tent and speepec
in at the leader trying to stir up some All
with his straw hat. and went away ssnick,
er4ug. When the matter was reported te
Colonel Smith he ordered the; leaders re-
leasei Mr.: Davis says the whole affair
was a put UP Job and he blames Alder.
man7ateLarge Midligs for: putting up tn
Esief Murphy was among the visitors
and RECEIVED what the Chief called a dest
q ~ asf ii 0 'front.' Rs e aRs G aa ans sss eosfsg e
listening to the music. He leaned agains'
the fence which enelOses the sacred
ground assumed by Governor Griggss whey
a sentry came up n ordered him ava,
Just as the Chief would order a spersol
ITO move pnssdn Jersey scaty
Police Justice Nevin, Finance Commits
ei0ner Brautgam, Jacob Rtngle,. exSFFree
holder John Doscher, Clayiand Tilden
James Love James c. Young, Captain
Farrier, William Farrier, AssembfyEqaI
Macarthur, Police Commissioner West
City1Treasurer Simeon smith EFT Lock
strong, Martin Finck, Brigad:er-Genera
Mason, and many other prominent men
Ri Rev. George Benuitt, rector Of sGracI
Episcopal Church, and Mrs. Bennitt; Wer,
guests of Colonel hollywood at dinner las
All 81 the dozen companies Of III
order drills and skirGnish firing in. tie al
ternoon. About 5000 rounds of blank am
munition were used.
When the new guard mounted s,
the afternoon Captain William Maxon. o
Company a detailed as OhiceTgof tn
Day, with First Lieutenant E. Harrisqi
Of the Guard. and Second Lteufenan
George G. Rhoderiek, OF. Company a
SUPPLEMENTARY Officer Of the Guard
An exhibition drill was given b6fOr
guard mount by the detachment OF regu
lars belonging to Company F. Thirfesptl