The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-21
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CAMP CHOLERA GONE
Major Parker and His Corps
Rout the Enemy and the
Fourth's Boys Are
Improving.
ESCORTED OUT OF CAMP
Thomas McAuIey Dishonorably
Discharged from the Service
Preparing for Tomorrow.
fsneoial 70 THE Jersey CITY News. ]

Especial 10 The Jersey City News.
CAMP GRIGGS, SEA GIRT, July a.
1S3.@The camp cholera" which, LOT
want of a better name, the unprofessiohaA
have bestowed upon the sickness wniehs
has attacked the gallant foortn, Aas
greatly abated, n less 4 1orts
guardsmen reported i'll yesterday Morn
ing at sick call. The so-cailed cho4eta
was no cholera after all, but mercy 9
disorder due, Major Parker, the regimen
tai surgeon, says, TO the wretcheo AZ
mospherical conditions. combined Win
the fact that most of the men nao ar
rived in camp after hurried preparations
for departure, a hard march ana ioAs
rides. and had eaten heartily OF me
rations and drank freely Of the artestan
water.
This morning all of the companies had
a-nte-breakfast drills. Battalion drills
were also held in the forenoon. The rifle
range attachments consisted OF men from
Companies A, B, C., D, E and F, who VIII,
he unable to report on the range during
the week in August assigned to the regi-
rsent for such work. Tomorrow similar
attachments from Companies G. H. l. 4,
L and NJ will be sent TO the range.
ACCOMPANIED by Colonel Sheffield
HQe1pS, tOFSElAOA 1iA6SS
TO watch the work of the men.
When the call for the afternoon ex-
tended order drills were sounded. the
rain was falling smartly. The com
panies assembled, however, clad IN army
overcoats. but before the first sergeants
finished the roll-calls the recall Tor the
drill was blown. In consequence the
men enjoyed the afternoon in various
diversions. Al guard mount there was
no rain. Captain Ernest Fischer. OF Conn
pany K. became officer of the day, with
First Lieutenant Harry ]. Ralph, OF COM
pany H. as commander OF the guaro,
and Second Lieutenant Daniel J. Smith'
of Company D, as supernunerary encers
For evening parade the regiment turned
out every available man
This morning the regimental court
martial continued. the case Of Private
Thomas H. McAuley, of Company 9,
who was on trial for conduct to, me
prejudice of good order and military
discinline. The specifications alleged
against McAuley ~were:-F1rst, lnloAlca-
ton while in uniform and on duty; seconu,
leaving the camp limits WatneuI PEI,
mission; third, continuous use q sosl
language. fourth, applying vile eptnets
TO his company commandant; nttn con
tinuous disorderly conduct in the RANKS.
The court IOuIQ lLS pl&SoACA -
every count. and recommended thal ne
be dishororably discharged from the
National Guard.
Colonel Smith approved the finding OF
the Court, and soon after noon TO-DAY NC
Auley was escorted from camp by a delali
from the guard commanded by Lieutenant
A. La Rue Christie and taken to the ran,
road station, where he boarded the sIzs9S
train for Jersey City. He was furnished
with transportation and py
two militiamen who left camp for nome
because of business matters.
Arrangements are in progress for a ser
les of athletic games between members OF
the regiment and the men forming the
detachment from Company =, Thirteenth
Infantry, U. s.. A, in camp for rifle prac-
tice. Colonel Smith is an ardent supporter
of athletic sport and will aid in making
the games successful
Captain William M. klink, Judge Adyo-
cate, left camp this afternoon for a brief
visit home.
Extensive preparations are being made
for tomorrow, when the Governor viii re-.
view and inspect the regiment. General
Wanser and Colonel Smith have invited
the city officials Of Jersey City TO visit the
camp and the soldiers have invited their
friends and relatives to come n see
them, and the probabilities are that it Will
be Jersey City Day. -