The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-18
THE FOURTH in GLOOM
Report That the Regiment
Will Be Mustered Out
Causes Dismay,
HUNTING UP ABSENTEES
Provost Guard Visits Spring
Lake--A Nice Collection
of Bottles.

SEA GIRT, Aug. Is, 1s9S.-There is much
| disappointment expressed in camp over
| the report tina the Fourth and Third
| Regiments are included in the list of regl-
nents to be mustered out in a few days
The men are In a very p~essimistic frame
of mind and are ready to believe the worst.
1t seems highly Improbable that this
story is true. however. It is said that
fifty thousand men viii be mustered out
and a large proportion will be cavalry and
artillery. TO take two regiments as the
quota OF New Jersey to fill the remaining
troops to be mustered out. would be very
unjust in every respect, and it would be
especially so when the State is New Jer-
sey, and one of the regiments is the
Fourth. There is no doubt that this State
has furnished its quota in better shape
as regards discipline and equipment than
the majority of the States, and equal TO
those OF any. No regiment organized un-
der the second cali is in better shape thar
the Fourth.
The Regiment continues to improve. The
setting up exercise, which the men go
through half ar hour each morning a1ter
reyeiiie. is taking the kinks out OF me
backs and Strengthening the shoulders OF
many of the men. The effect of the drill
ing is also seen in the carriage OF men,
which is free and easy.
quite a NUMBER OIL MEL WSIt Ott "
camp at check roll call last evening. and
1t was reported that there was a npr115er
in Spring Lake creating some considerable
disturbance. Colonel Smith ordered Com
pany b out as a provost guard, with or
ders to arrest any they might find who
were not provided with passes. Captain
Derrom was in command, and Lieutenant
Harry Bowley. Company G, n lleuten-
ant Gilkyerson, Battalion Adjutant were
detailed as L-ieutenants. The guard
marched to Spring Lake, but could only
f3nd six men. and each OF these was but
a very short time over due. me provost
guard got thoroughly soaked in the
heavy storm last evening. 1t is quite GER
tain tina a number of these men have
gone back to their homes, but they viii
nearly all return again, and such as DO
not will be probably apprehended by the
civil authorities and sent back to camp.
Dress parade last evening was gone
through with well, but towards the last
it was executed a little hurriedly, the
companies coming off the field in double
time. The cause Was a heavy wind
storm. accompanied by some little rain,
about half through. It did not last long
and soon cleared. During the evening a
heavy storm came up, accompanied by
quite severe lightning; The rain came
cafnp resembled small K when the
dcwnpour ceased. as it did at about one
osecck. The water, as usual at Sea GlrIl,
was soon soaked UP by the sandy soil
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of the heavy rain left.
No hsuor is allowed in camp, and when
the men returned last evening through
Post /, they were carefully examined for
bottles. all of which were confiscated. OH
Tuesday evening the result was q Iat5e
tub flied with bottles, but the number
last evening was much smaller. The bot
lies were all carefully labeled with the
owners name. and turned into the Adju-
tant's office. II a ma can convince the
authorities that the liquor was solely tor
medicinal purposes he will be allowed To
Eave it, but the evidence must be excel
lent.
with the prisoners that it was decided to
build a wooden guardhouse. This will be
this morning and the carpenters
81 zach company have been ordered to
reY.ort at the guardhouse in order to be-
Gin Immediately. The present Sibley
tents DO not fully answer the purpose.
ing a strange habit, of falling late at
night. With a ~guardhouse, too. the mum
Der of sentries could be considerably les
seQed- The prisoners are stiii AZ work
ant George Rhoderick of Company D.
open ditch runs nearly the whole
length of the camp, mo a thud a a
storm on muttered curses from time to
time ANNOUNCE that one more unfortunate
has Jumped short and landed in the bot
tom OF the ditch.
Bailey, Of Company l. Lieutenant Harry
Ralph. of Company d, Is Officer of the
Guard, an lieutenant Barber, of Com
pany Fl, is the Junior Officer of the
Guard
Hon. John w. Heck, of Jersey City. Wis
tied camp yesterday. He commended the
condition of camp. Governor VOORHEES, re-
turned from Trenton yesterday. and en-
York. at dinner. Colonel McCook was ac-
by Miss Kernochan and Miss
iMcCook. of New York. The Regimental
band serenaded the Governor and party
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