The evening times., 1898-05-20

ment could not resist the temptation to
awaken the sleeping soldiers by sounding
"Reveille." The stirring notes of the
bugle not only caused the boys in blue
TO tumble out, but sundry citizens and
children came trooping out upon the
streets, rubbing the sleep from their eyes
to see the New York volunteers and bid
them Godspeed.
The First New Jersey Regiment reach
ed the city soon after the Buffalonians.
and the cars of the three sections which
brought the over the Pennsylvania Rail-
roadm from Sea Girt, were strung along
the tracks on Virginia Avenue from
Third Street 10 a point east of the New
Jersey Avenue freight yards. The Jer-
sey men also slept soundly and but few
of them left the cars until after daybreak
this morning.
The First New Jersey. or mosquito
Regiment is from Newark. II consists
of twelve companies, with from eighty
four to eighty-nine men to each compa-
ny, total of LOIS enlisted men. 1t Is
commanded by Col. E. A. Campbell and
Majors Freeman. Hayes and Champlin.
The Jerseymen are a fine looking body
of fighters. The minimum height limit
of the regiment Is fire feet, six inches.
and there are many s-footers in the ranks.
and some who are even taller. They are
good marksmen and their officers proud
ly claim that the boys will make any
number of bull rseyes when they meet the
Spaniards. The Jerseymen are anxious
to reach the front and engage in HOSTILE
ties. A stalwart fellow. with the stride
of a tregedian said 10 a Times reporter
this morning:
when we meet the BANKED dons we
will show them how Jersey mosquitoes
can sting"
A sergeant of the First New Jersey
proudly related that only 1-2 per cent
of the regiment were rejected after the
physical examination. He also stated
that there were only nine "cold footed
men, in the entire regiment. He meant
by ''cold footed men, those who had re-
fused to be mustered into the service Of
the United States.
In the regiment is an Irish-American
company with full ranks. 1t is known
as The Emmet Guard" Notwithstand-
ing the fact that Newark is composed
largely of Germans and German-Ameri-
cans, it was pointed out that there is
not a German or German-American COM
pany in the regiment.
The "Bisons' and Mosquitoes" are rep
resentative bodies of American soldiery
and both regiments will no doubt give
good accounts of themselves when they
reach Cuba.
The men of the Sixty-fifth were pro-
vided with long wooden tanks filled with
water. In which they took an early morn
ing wash. The Jerseymen were not Sc
fortunate and had to resort to street
hydrants and private houses for their
toilets. The volunteers of both regiments
made a raid on stray dogs and cats in
the vicinity of their trains and secured a
number of mascots, which were carried
to the Virginia camp
Foraging parties besieged the South
Washington cook shops early this morn
Ing to get "a square meal" as New
Jersey infantryman expressed 1t. They
complained Of their light diet OF hard
tack and canned horse since leaving
camp. Other parties of Jerseymen scat
tered about the-eity to get glimpse of
the public buildings and pretty parks in
their green Spring costumes.
There were a number of men from the
Mosquito regiment looking for gore in
the shape of taH glasses Of lager beer.
I'VE have found a new name for
schooners of beer" sang out a rotund
and jolly little corporal from Newark
I'VE call them auxiliary cruisers now"
The streets contiguous to the troop
trains swarmed with blue-clad soldiers
all the morning. and reminded old-timers
of the stirring war scenes In the early
sixties when troops from the North were
being hurried Southwark.
Strict military discipline was enforced
by the omcers OF the Sixty-hfth New
York, and the cars were surrounded by
guards to prevent the men from straying
away.
These are war times" said a New
York lieutenant. bringing a tall private to
a halt. The private had gone around on
Seventh Street to imbibe of several
auxiliary cruisers" Come to atten-
tion,' commanded the lieutenant. Bring
your heels together; head erect, eyes
front. Take that pipe out of your mouth,
sir. Now didn't you know 1t was a VIOLA
tion of orders to go away from your
carr
mo. sir" replied the tall private, sa-
luting.
go to your car at once. will attend
to your case later"
The two. regiments received great oya.
tions from the patriotic citizens of Buff
falo and Newark when they left home
The trains with the Sixty-fifth and First
New Jersey regiments were detained here
several hours waiting for locomotives.
Later in the morning they pulled out and
across the Long Bridge to Dunn Lorfng
Camp. Many Of the men carried with
them bouquets and small flags which were
presented to them by the crowds of ladies
and little girls who lined the streets and
gave the boys a parting ovation.
The volunteers expect to receive spe-