The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-19

RAIN soaked VOLUNTEERS
Wonderful Health ofthe Sol
diers at Sea Grit in Spite
Of Bad Weather.
COMING BACK
Determined Efforts to Retain
the Regiment in the Ser
vice. Camp Gossip.
COMING BACK
Determined Efforts to Retain
IBy Cable to The Associated Press.

IBy Cable to The Associated Press.l
SEA GIRT. Aug. 10. 1S9S.AThat the gem
elai ieaitn : = ouith hes1inen'
mains good despite the constant rams
since the Regiment came to Sea Grit,
seems 10 he wonderful There are very
SeeNS - - -
few camps, indeed, where the men could
be wet and the camp soaked, n yet but
ruo +r;eine casas ba fo,,na IL Tho hos,,itaJ
eWo Trims s%sSs 70 1oute ~ ite
At sick call every morning there - q
goodly line up; but they are all cases
bronabt 81 ~ ovar caring az Mes and
-, ss,-ssssnIs 49, a,tha,
CAKES ana othef lhdlgestlple loout either
brought down to camp by friends or pur-
chased. But there have been no serious
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cases OF sickness, ana that We're hot
brought on by the indiseretion OF the
men themselves.
Droes nsrada vas neariv eomnleted last
evening ana the companies were ildfeii-
ing in review when Lieutenant Colonel
Gilmore. who is in and who
-. usaa,.ian na;a.- naa4,sant
was reeelvahg ms review 81 Ine rsgiiM n5
ruslSi ~ Il s9alrpaiiii + ,h ~ ~ ~
lalL ana = s1taal,tbSiuu tnr tIs4 49, Se e.
$3.50 : seena ~ os,ifa ~ innsrert CON
ffasian On +ba tiaL5. INF as carnreanv af5er
namnanv rsnidJv disanneared II was
$500 rha+ 49, 80 shsfens II tna eon-
fusion IT was a nretty and Strange
sight tbe sudden hraa in and dis
annea rance az fha eomnar.ies Where at
o'la ,aonoent fbere vgera some 4welve COM
nanies cavering = snare AZ nearly half 4
mile with band and All within a minute
Of So there was nothing but a bare field
with here and there a stray visitor try
ING ia eseane the COMING Storm and GET
into camp if possible before it broke-afl
this. with a background in which the tents
shone white against a black sky.
The rain came down In torrents. A
shore time after dismissal a nulnber Of
the men veptured out 10 try the new
ponchos but they speedily returned. hay-
mo fonnd thst Srv sho,1Iders and trunk
dn not Keen The rest Of inc body from
p~etffinr wet The difehes ding a few DAYS
400 rendered go6d service FAST even;nr
and carried the water OFF III very good
$3.50
q 1aros ,,mber ~ yis;to,s cama dovyn
erara Tar~a,r Gst'r +1,a rsg@,qsr sva,,rsfon
tr roi, 'srsVy orey = ~ tbs,, $50 Ks $500 -
slall aid iAltns 3 - =
go lor eile sral n eirousn ~ peiIials alasi
uriVing ralhe lhs sldses ~ enS Iditroau
stauoa ~ SOY pasaaaasma - III * rsar
laot sn9uln e taAe gais ~ ~ ~ - a III
reached the station II q ufeheHeu cohoi-
ton
me men OF the fzegiile1l ave peen ~
camp long enough 70 learn 70 1ahs luA
advantage OF eVefVthlhg thaI VIII M
crease their comfort. SO that they 90 NOT.
regard rain storms with as much horror
as they did a few weeks ago Nhen II
rains, they go INTO the tents hasten lae
flaps and wait for it to stop. Fhe ropes
ON the cook house tent last evening. ana
were fastened too tight last evening, and
as a result the contraction of the ropes
by the rain broke the ridge pole of the
tent. and 1t stands today supported by the
end poles with a drop of fully two feet
in tie centre.
regiment worked all day yesterday on the
new guard house. 1t will be of wood and
about thirty feet long. twenty feet wide
and about fifteen feet high. It will be
Ventilated from the top and sides. and it
is expected that it viii be perfectly dry.
Something of his character has. been
very much needed. for with the number
~ prisoners that have been in the guard
house far tbe nast few days the. tents
have been SO crowded that those near
the entrance were sure TO he thorouchlv
sasked With fhe fonts foo II was
neesssarv No detajI a nTnaher of extra
men For ms nl1rnase Of eus1rainr them
wbile win me new btliiding one Sentinel
- tar-r affactualfv Guard them The
VII 10 SSonai I,ngsr fhe direetian Of Tiell-
fenant Frederick Steigleiter Of COMPANY
M ,yao ie i nractioaI builder ana il
~ u M1o y - ~ - e. rs
Ea1ln = inspeetoi = ene a0s - ~
p9 49, ,aroa n,,,,har of +1,a ,non oe
Garee { s%lSs j. s ~ ab9a,t = f,at u ~ ~
e.s lesiniei "a $3.50 - 80 ~ a aLaR
suite Ply udS. lnsle : ~ uount "
MANY o. sneS IS u ne naxg SUE ~ nolils. ny :
die coi1iis p@Sh - te1iip n.y." SNsAS eay
anu SlstrS 1sl.i7sassSIap q 80
mouse. Ihey are manly the men from
tne cllies, men on Whoh lne lonslhs lot
the city mao us erect. ana VINO Went
away expecting ana realizlng t1aI tney
Would ne nrougnl oaeh ana p1nishsa u
ehey ule not soine n atsryi ~ Ia ~
CHOSEN 70 Istut4 Nolunealais. roul nle5
Wltnou5 Iurlougn pdpels wErs 1lfe az
py tne llSi1toh poLSt - -
WIN pc taken nach . eahnp 'ooay ny d
dessi lrom ealhp4 Mi, 10 maaa ~ tbo
= aee : ti ! n I 5 s = = aua he w. re-
na@tr ~ rota{n ~ Fo,srtb Bagf7nent +,
r. sart[iea Sanator sell Wiz was a.
rs g. VIII he Governor on Wednesdav |
e1-aning was nonsIIted IN ease t5is can
NOT he aceonqnlished the Governor wishes
the fo,1r New Jersey regimenfs 10 be con-
soMdated into two. and all those who wish
"a return to their homes be allowed to
go This plan. however, is intended only
as a last resort, as he is very anxious
as is Senator Sewell, that the Governors
Own be given a chance to show its