The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-07

PREPARING TO FIGHT.
Recruiting Active at the
Fourth's Armory for the
New Regiment.
CAPTAIN BRODERICK'S APPOINTMENT
Veterans of Go. AS Meeting
Does Not Amount to
Much.
CAPTAIN BRODERICK'S APPOINTMENT

The work of examining the recruits
from the Fourth Regiment will probably
begin tonight. The word has been passed
around to those who volunteered TO pc
at the Ar1nory this evening to undergo
the necessary physical examination. The
officers have informed the men under
them that if they cannot arrange their
business affairs so that they can be ex-
amined tonight and be prepared to cave
at once they can go before the surgeons
at any time tomorrow.
1t was very late last night when a mes
senger called at the Armory with a tele-
gram for DIR. John J. Broderick, Captain
and Assistant Surgeon Of the Regiment.
1t soon became noised abroad that DR..
Broderick had received the much coveted
appointment of Battalion Surgeon in the
new regiment. His room was immediate
ly besieged by officers and men who
were anxious to confirm the news and to
learn, IL possible. when the men We're
likely to be called out. DR.. Broderick
showed his telegram to a favored few
1t was from Governor Voorhees,, who said
that he would be pleased to have DR..
Broderick accept the place of Assistant
Surgeon and appear before the Board of
Examining Surgeons at noon today. Dr.
Broderick replied at once that he ac-
cepted the appointment and would be at
Sea Girt at the hour named.
DR.. Broderick and the embe of the
regiment at large believe that as soon
as he passes his examination he will re-
turn to Jersey City and begin the work
Of examining recruits without delay
Acting on this belief orders have been
issued for the men to appear for examin-
alton this evening.
1t Is said that the military authorities
will not wait until all the members of
the Fourth Regiment are ready to assem-
BILE them to Sea Girt, but win order them
to report i'll small squads as fast as they
pass the necessary physical examination.
1t is probable thai the first squad will
leave early tomorrow morning. AS the
men arrive at Sea Girt they will be fitted
out at once with regulation army arms
and equipments. Each man will be given
a pair Of loose fitting, dark blue breaches,
which will come about three inches below
the knee, a pair of stout leggings and a
dark blue blouse. A working suit of
brown canvas will also be provided. The
men will be equipped with Krag-Jorgen-
sen rifles. The men gather from the fact
that they are to be given tropical cloth
ing, and that they will see active service
before long.
Recruiting for the six companies allotted
to the Fourth continues. Outsiders and
former member Of the regiment are be-
ing enlisted each day to swell the number,
and 1t is believed that the 636 men neces-
sary to make six full companies will be
recruited before the volunteers leave for
Sea Girt. The members of the Board Of
Trade Regiment, which was formed some
time ago. and which only drilled a few
times are showing the kin of stuff they
are made of by volunteering to go with
the Fourth. Arthur Roberts, First Lieu
tenant of the Board of Trade Regiment.
has already enlisted in Company L., and
has volunteered with the members OF h a
company, and it is said that eighteen
more member of the regiment will follow
his example this evening. Company L
will probably send as many men to the
front as any company IN the Regiment.
Thirteen of It's members are already see
ing service in volunteer or regular regi-
ments of other states, having grown tired
of waiting for the Fourth to be called out
and enlisted elsewhere. Up to last night
~sixty-one members of Company L had
volunteered for service with the new regi-
ment.
Those who have volunteered are:-First
Sergeant Spencer Stanley, Sergeant Rich
ard F. Jones, Sergeant Isaac J.. Hopkins,
Corporal Percy G. Andrews, Privates Geo.
e. Bergeron, William N. Van Slyke,
Charles Maxfeld, Harry N. Frost. George
Greene, James w. Davidson, Charles x.
Christie, Owen Kennedy, John Van Pclt,
James Gibson, John Doyle, Louis Folder,
Hugh J. Callahan, Walter Milne, Thomas
Clark, William Bridenthal, Joseph p.
OrNeill. Robert ]. Hoos. Peter Denneby,
Alfred w. Van Zee, Clarence Outwater,
Charles Lowe. John H. Berges, Howard
w. jackson, Vincent Connolly, Clarence
X. Middleton, Joseph Walsh. Benjamin. E.
Roberts, Nathaniel B.. Smith, William
May, James E. Herman, William Foley,
Crowell M. Haslett, Matthew Teas, Will
lam ~Stillwagon, Joseph P. Howard, Geo.
Cramer. Albert Bentler. Jr.. William H.
Higbee, John Scanlon. Peter I. Flannery,
Joseph Glenn, John Murphy, Peter Cries,
Thomas Reilly, Timothy Connolly, Arthur
E. Roberts, Anthony Drexler, James d.
Morgan, Frank Scully, William H. Buck
land, William Davy, Thomas Ellison,
George Horbett, Joseph Doudy. Roberr
LAWYER and Frank Mcmahon.
There was considerable excitement
about the Fourth Regiment Armory lag,
night. 1t was headquarters night and
nearly ali the officers were present. Cap
tain William Maxon of Company A, who
is accused of counselling the members Of
his company not to volunteer, was con-
spicuous by his absence. Lieutenant
Samuel Drayton of Company A was aboui
but did not have much to say. He stetrcd
clear of the veterans of the company who
had assembled for an Indignation meeting.
1t is said that three mem are responsible
for the action of the member of Com-
rany A., controlling them absolutely. They
are Captain William Maxon, Lieutenant
Samuel Drayton and Lieutenant Colonel
J. Howard Bumsted, former Captain of
the company.
Each of the three officers named has ex-
pressed himself as opposed to the menu
beers of the Fourth volunteering as in
%dividuals and has Influenced others tina.
way. Lieutenant Drayton is employed in
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